Another one...$15K for a SP and a DH

enuttage · 02-19-2019, 11:45 PM

Who would you get?

My rotation right now...

84 Orel Hershiser (loving this guy)
89 Curt Schilling
72 Dennis Martinez
88 Dizzy Dean
88 Bob Feller

My DH platoon

88 Harland Clift
79 Ross Youngs

My weakest defensive players I could move to DH to replace with someone

85 Roberto Alomar
84 Willie McCovey
77 Don Mattingly

I am really enjoying this game even though I am just getting to silver after five seasons in Bronze.

Echo127 · 02-20-2019, 12:23 AM

There are so many posts like this that really confuse me. You say you're just moving up to silver, but based on those players I'd expect your team to be better than mine. And I've been middle-of-the-pack Diamond for ages.

enuttage · 02-20-2019, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Echo127

There are so many posts like this that really confuse me. You say you're just moving up to silver, but based on those players I'd expect your team to be better than mine. And I've been middle-of-the-pack Diamond for ages.

Yup. I've been winning over 100 games in Bronze for awhile. For whatever reasons that I do not pretend to understand, I was moved up to Silver for this season after 5 seasons in Bronze, where I crested 500 wins last season overall.

I lost a lot of early playoff series in my career.

FWIW, I just picked up Gary Peters for 7.5K. Have another $7.5K to play with. Or sell my underwhelming Bob Feller and go get a Ken Griffey Jr. card. I've always wanted a Ken Griffey Jr. card.

OMGPuppies · 02-20-2019, 12:35 AM

Yeah. That is pretty crazy that your team is just coming up to silver with that talent.

joehart · 02-20-2019, 01:36 AM

Larry Dierker should be better than any of your current pitchers and available at a really reasonable price (1500-2000).

Orel will eventually get hit for lots of HRs. You may want to invest into a few new SPs.

I don't believe in trying to stack up on HR hitters (only works in early leagues)...if you want to get a good 1B that hits for AVG look for Rod Carew (82).
He is not always available in the Auction House.

rudel.dietrich · 02-20-2019, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Echo127

There are so many posts like this that really confuse me. You say you're just moving up to silver, but based on those players I'd expect your team to be better than mine. And I've been middle-of-the-pack Diamond for ages.

My understanding is that players who bagan PT early after it’s release we’re being promoted easily.
Now it takes a lot to be promoted. You can easily win 100 games like my team did 4 seasons in a row but lose 3 out of 5 games and not get promoted.

I began PT on December 24th and am just now in my first season in silver.

My understanding is that far fewer teams are promoted now than when PT first began.

Westheim · 02-20-2019, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by rudel.dietrich

My understanding is that players who bagan PT early after it’s release we’re being promoted easily.
Now it takes a lot to be promoted. You can easily win 100 games like my team did 4 seasons in a row but lose 3 out of 5 games and not get promoted.

I began PT on December 24th and am just now in my first season in silver.

My understanding is that far fewer teams are promoted now than when PT first began.

Everybody was dumped into bronze leagues after the first week in the entry pool, and I think 16 teams were promoted to silver level after that first bronze league season. You did not even have to make the playoffs, or have a winning record, to get promoted, and that pace kept more or less going until all levels were filled by week 5. Now that all levels were filled, promotions were reduced to (most of the time) four at each level. But if you were in the initial bunch, zooming up the ladder was not that hard.

Thundercrack · 02-20-2019, 07:28 AM

Yes, much more difficult now to move up or down. You either have to get to the championship series or have a disaster of a season to do either

enuttage · 02-20-2019, 07:33 AM

Continuing the OT convo, I think sticking around in Bronze longer actually allowed me to accumulate more points faster than I would've otherwise.

Gift horse and all that, as I'm pure F2P. Although I will eventually fork over a few bucks for some points, it's not in the budget this month.

Canadaleaf · 02-20-2019, 07:36 AM

I bought Orel Hershiser like 5 days ago for 1800pp. I am only in bronze and he was getting rocked like crazy. I just sold him last night and bought Larry Dieker instead. The only good thing Orel Hershiser brought me was I was able to sell him for for a profit of Perfect points!

enuttage · 02-20-2019, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by joehart

Larry Dierker should be better than any of your current pitchers and available at a really reasonable price (1500-2000).

Orel will eventually get hit for lots of HRs. You may want to invest into a few new SPs.

I don't believe in trying to stack up on HR hitters (only works in early leagues)...if you want to get a good 1B that hits for AVG look for Rod Carew (82).
He is not always available in the Auction House.

Thanks, Joe.

I don't know what my problem is with not wanting to own the players "everyone else" does. And I see Dierker SO much around each of my seasons (also a sign he's a good deal).

Thanks for the tip on Hershiser. He has been so good for so long for me that I have an attachment now. But a ballooning HR total will certainly sway me back the other way.

I keep eyeing Tony Gwynn for my DH slot (or moving McCovey over to DH - neither of them are great fielders). Adding a little non-HR pop. Not sure.

I'll probably auction off a few and get back to being able to spend 10-12K on one more hitter, sticking to my lineup until one starts to clearly falter.

enuttage · 02-20-2019, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Canadaleaf

I bought Orel Hershiser like 5 days ago for 1800pp. I am only in bronze and he was getting rocked like crazy. I just sold him last night and bought Larry Dieker instead. The only good thing Orel Hershiser brought me was I was able to sell him for for a profit of Perfect points!

Isn't that funny!? Over four full seasons, my OH is 61-32, 3.71, 1.25, .9 HR/9, 2.4 BB/9, 7.2 K/9. Steady.

Kyle Freeland put up similar numbers for me, but started to regress to the mean (I guess?) in the last couple seasons I used him. I still have him on my reserve roster, just in case.

mess · 02-20-2019, 08:51 AM

Record Breaker Carlos Delgado vs RHP and Live JD Martinez vs LHP is my current DH platoon setup and is working wonders for me.

You could probably buy both for under 8k combined.

enuttage · 02-21-2019, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by mess

Record Breaker Carlos Delgado vs RHP and Live JD Martinez vs LHP is my current DH platoon setup and is working wonders for me.

You could probably buy both for under 8k combined.

Thank you! Good advice and on a shoestring.

02-19-2019, 11:45 PM	#1
enuttage Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hill Country Posts: 2,409	Another one...$15K for a SP and a DH Who would you get? My rotation right now... 84 Orel Hershiser (loving this guy) 89 Curt Schilling 72 Dennis Martinez 88 Dizzy Dean 88 Bob Feller My DH platoon 88 Harland Clift 79 Ross Youngs My weakest defensive players I could move to DH to replace with someone 85 Roberto Alomar 84 Willie McCovey 77 Don Mattingly I am really enjoying this game even though I am just getting to silver after five seasons in Bronze. __________________ The former GM of the WHBL Managua Four Roses "When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self." Last edited by enuttage; 02-20-2019 at 12:15 AM.

02-20-2019, 07:33 AM	#9
enuttage Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hill Country Posts: 2,409	Continuing the OT convo, I think sticking around in Bronze longer actually allowed me to accumulate more points faster than I would've otherwise. Gift horse and all that, as I'm pure F2P. Although I will eventually fork over a few bucks for some points, it's not in the budget this month. __________________ The former GM of the WHBL Managua Four Roses "When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self."

02-20-2019, 08:51 AM	#13
mess Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Posts: 202	Record Breaker Carlos Delgado vs RHP and Live JD Martinez vs LHP is my current DH platoon setup and is working wonders for me. You could probably buy both for under 8k combined. __________________

02-20-2019, 12:23 AM	#2
Echo127 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 79	There are so many posts like this that really confuse me. You say you're just moving up to silver, but based on those players I'd expect your team to be better than mine. And I've been middle-of-the-pack Diamond for ages.

02-20-2019, 12:35 AM	#4
OMGPuppies All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 1,624	Yeah. That is pretty crazy that your team is just coming up to silver with that talent.

02-20-2019, 01:36 AM	#5
joehart All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 1,131	Larry Dierker should be better than any of your current pitchers and available at a really reasonable price (1500-2000). Orel will eventually get hit for lots of HRs. You may want to invest into a few new SPs. I don't believe in trying to stack up on HR hitters (only works in early leagues)...if you want to get a good 1B that hits for AVG look for Rod Carew (82). He is not always available in the Auction House.

02-20-2019, 07:28 AM	#8
Thundercrack All Star Reserve Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 832	Yes, much more difficult now to move up or down. You either have to get to the championship series or have a disaster of a season to do either

02-20-2019, 07:36 AM	#10
Canadaleaf Minors (Double A) Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 111	I bought Orel Hershiser like 5 days ago for 1800pp. I am only in bronze and he was getting rocked like crazy. I just sold him last night and bought Larry Dieker instead. The only good thing Orel Hershiser brought me was I was able to sell him for for a profit of Perfect points!