Catcher - Buster Posey 9/6/1 5 star
1st Base - Paul Goldschmidt 8/8/5 5 star
2nd Base - Brian Dozier 4/8/8 4.5 star
3rd Base - Adrian Beltre 9/6/2 5 star
SS - Jimmy Rollins 4/6/9 4 star
OF - Hunter Pence 8/5/6 5 star
OF - Mike Trout 8/9/6 5 star
OF - Michael Brantley 9/5/7 5 star
DH - Victor Martinez 9/8/2 5 star
Bench
Yasiel Puig 8/5/5 5 star
Justin Morneau 9/5/2 5 star
David Ortiz 6/9/1 4.5 star
Starting Pitchers
Matt Shoemaker 6/9/8 5 star
Michael Wacha 6/6/8 4.5 star
Max Scherzer 8/6/7 5 star
Cole Hamels 7/6/8 5 star
Julio Teheran 5/8/8 5 star
Long Relief Craig Stammen 6/7/7 4 star
RP1 Steve Cishek 9/5/8 4.5 star
RP2 Jonathon Papelbon 6/8/6 4.5 star
SM David Carpenter 8/6/8 4.5 star
Closer Jason Grilli 9/6/8
Been trying to upgrade SS and 2b forever but no luck so far. I'd like to get one Ace pitcher like a Kershaw or Felix or someone, and then could probably upgrade my bullpen a bit.
Wait, you didn't spend any real money besides the $1.99 to get rid of ads? Did you use a hack? There's no way you build that team without any real money or a hack
See no response to that. Agreed, team was worth a grand easy.
my line up!
C jarrod Saltalamachia 4/7/2
1B carlos Santana 4/9/3
2B Howie hendrick 8/2/6
3B pedro Alvarez 3/9/5
SS Erick Aybar 7/2/7
LF Marcello Ozuna 6/7/3
CF J D martinez 8/8/5
RF Drew Stubbs 6/6/9
DH Mrk Trumbo 4/9/4
SUBS owings 6/3/7
segura 5/2/9
longoria 5/7/3
Pitchers
Ace Danny salazar 8/6/6
SP2 Hammel 6/7/6
SP3 E santana 6/6/6
SP4 H alvarez 3/9/6
SP5 5/9/5
Long Carlos Torres 6/6/7
RP1 Cody allen 9/3/8
RP2 joe Smith 6/6/9
SM shawn Kelley 9/3/6
CL Neil ramirez 9/3/9
Catcher - Buster Posey 9/6/1 5 star
1st Base - Paul Goldschmidt 8/8/5 5 star
2nd Base - Brian Dozier 4/8/8 4.5 star
3rd Base - Adrian Beltre 9/6/2 5 star
SS - Jimmy Rollins 4/6/9 4 star
OF - Hunter Pence 8/5/6 5 star
OF - Mike Trout 8/9/6 5 star
OF - Michael Brantley 9/5/7 5 star
DH - Victor Martinez 9/8/2 5 star
Bench
Yasiel Puig 8/5/5 5 star
Justin Morneau 9/5/2 5 star
David Ortiz 6/9/1 4.5 star
Starting Pitchers
Matt Shoemaker 6/9/8 5 star
Michael Wacha 6/6/8 4.5 star
Max Scherzer 8/6/7 5 star
Cole Hamels 7/6/8 5 star
Julio Teheran 5/8/8 5 star
Long Relief Craig Stammen 6/7/7 4 star
RP1 Steve Cishek 9/5/8 4.5 star
RP2 Jonathon Papelbon 6/8/6 4.5 star
SM David Carpenter 8/6/8 4.5 star
Closer Jason Grilli 9/6/8
Been trying to upgrade SS and 2b forever but no luck so far. I'd like to get one Ace pitcher like a Kershaw or Felix or someone, and then could probably upgrade my bullpen a bit.
be honest, how much have you spent? and is there any part of you that feels like you're just buying wins like the yankees do?
Don't ask people to post their line ups and then slam them if they have a good team and maybe spent a little money. Sorry that this game really only gives out good players if you spend real money. I don't know why everyone gets so offended by players who are willing to spend some of their own cash to build a good team.
I have honestly spent 0 dollars on this game. I have spent an enormous amount of time on this game ( far more than I care to admit). All of my gold had been earned from watching videos, winning gold from games, placing for the day/week (used to get up to 1200 a day and an additional 1600 a week. I would probably average placing 3 days a week and place for the week once I actually hit legend level. Other thing that helped a lot was their promotions. After the first I saved my gold in hopes of another one which landed me posey/puig/beltre/pence plus guys I've traded in. Other thing that has helped was plain old luck. I got goldschmitt very early on and just yesterday got vmart with a first round pick.
Locatrion Name Suitbale Star Thr Hit Pwr Spd
C Wilson Ramos C 4.5 R 6 8 1
1B Albert Pujols 1B 4.5 R 6 8 4
2B Robinson Cano 2B 5 L 9 4 5
3B Josh Donaldson 3B 4.5 R 5 9 4
SS Jose Reyes SS 4 B 7 3 9
LF Charlie Blackmon OF 4.5 L 7 5 9
CF Josh Harrison OF 5 R 9 5 8
RF Melky Cabrera OF 5 B 8 5 4
DH Matt Holliday OF 4.5 R 7 6 3
Sub Lonnie Chisenhall 3B 4 L 6 6 2
Sub Jacoby Ellsbury OF 4 L 6 5 9
Sub Mike Napoli 1B 4 R 5 8 2
Locatrion Name Suitbale Star Thr Arm Ctl Stf
Ace Alex Cobb SP 4.5 R 6 6 8
SP2 James Shields SP 4.5 R 5 9 6
SP3 Scott Kazmir SP 4 L 6 6 7
SP4 Home Bailey SP 4 R 6 6 7
SP5 Gavin Floyd SP 4 R 6 6 6
Long Tim Stauffer LR 3 R 6 5 7
RP1 Chad Qualls SR 4 R 5 8 7
RP2 Charlie Furbush SR 3.5 L 9 4 7
SM Fernand Abad SR 4.5 L 6 6 9
CL Joe Smith SR 4.5 R 6 6 9
C Travis D'Arnaud 3 R 4 6 2
1B James Loney 4 L 8 3 2
2B Jason Kipnis 3 L 5 3 9
3B Pedro Alvarez 4 L 3 9 5
SS Jimmy Rollins 4 B 4 6 9
OF Michael Bourn 3 B 6 2 8
OF Craig Gentry 3 R 6 1 9
OF Ichiro Suzuki 2.5 L 6 1 8
DH DJ LeMahieu 3 R 6 2 7
SP1 Mike Fiers 5 R 7 8 8
SP2 Marcus Stroman 4.5 R 5 8 7
SP3 Chris Young 3 R 3 4 7
SP4 R.A.Dickey 3 R 5 5 6
SP5 Jarred Cosart 2.5 R 3 3 7
Long Tim Stauffer 3 R 6 5 7 LR
RP1 Alex Torres 3 L 7 1 9 SR
RP2 Joe Thatcher 3.5 L 6 8 6 SR
SM Oliver Perez 3 L 9 2 7 SR
CL Steve Cishek 4.5 R 9 5 8 SR
Anyone that has a bomb squad used real money to get there, don't let them tell you otherwise. It's a shame they feel uncomfortable to admit it. I have Posey and Pence, got them during the event. If I didn't pay for them, I'd still have **** on top of ****. Believe me, it was worth it, I play this game far more than I play the others, and Posey is an absolute ANIMAL. Hits .380 with 30 homers and 119 RBIS in Legend against the top pitching. He would destroy Hall of Fame or MVP. People that have a lot of 5 star players spent money, get over it!
Anyone that has a bomb squad used real money to get there, don't let them tell you otherwise. It's a shame they feel uncomfortable to admit it. I have Posey and Pence, got them during the event. If I didn't pay for them, I'd still have **** on top of ****. Believe me, it was worth it, I play this game far more than I play the others, and Posey is an absolute ANIMAL. Hits .380 with 30 homers and 119 RBIS in Legend against the top pitching. He would destroy Hall of Fame or MVP. People that have a lot of 5 star players spent money, get over it!
Yep it's impossible to collect that much gold to get a whole squad of 5 stars. If you're not paying for it in game then you are collecting gold through the offers which cost money and time. I've spent money to build my team and don't regret a nickel. I've actually had people attack me with hate messages in the game. Childish haters.
Long: Kevin Quackenbush 4.5* 8 4 9
RP1: Danny Farquhar 4* 9 4 8
RP2: Blaine Boyer 4* 5 8 8
RP3: Andrew Miller 4.5* 9 3 9
CL: Kenley Jansen 5* 9 7 9
I spend gold and usually get ****. I have 105 inactives.. don't want to trade them all for a ******** #1 pick. most of the time you get garbage. I rather let it build up so they don't duplicate the pick.
Yan Gomes (c) 7/7/1 4.5*
Anthony rizzo (1b) 6/9/4 5*
Ian kinsler (2b) 7/4/6 4*
Kyle Seager (3b) 6/8/5 4.5*
Erik Aybar (ss) 7/2/7 4*
Charlie Blackmon (of) 7/5/9 4.5*
Starling Marte (of) 7/4/9 4.5*
Josh Harrison (of) 9/5/8 5*
Jose Abreu (Dh) 9/9/2
Pitchers
Ace: Colin mchugh 6/7/7 4.5*
Homer Bailey 6/6/7 4*
Matt Latos 5/7/7 4*
Gavin Floyd 6/6/6 4*
Tim Hudson 3/9/6 4*
Relief
Long: Craig stammen 6/7/7 4*
Joakim soria 9/6/7 4*
David carpenter 8/6/8 4.5*
Andrew miller 9/3/9 4.5*
Fernando Abad 6/6/9 4.5*
My starting pitchers are my weakest point. My hitting lineup does really well against legends, especially with Abreu and Harrison.
I have all 5* except at catcher and I haven't spent a dime...just a ton of time. I spent weeks collecting cash and gold. Then drafted every player in the game with that cash and gold. It took basically an entire day and I came up a little short because I underestimated the cost. People here have started threads with the same story(and some different problems). It can be done.
C Yadier Molina 8/4/2 4.5*
1B Steve Pearce 7/8/4 5*
2B Howie Kendrick 8/2/6 4*
3B Danny Valencia 7/5/2 4*
SS Jhonny Peralta 6/7/3 4*
LF Michael Cuddyer 8/5/5 5*
CF Mike Trout 8/9/6 5*
RF J.D Martinez 8/8/5 5*
DH Angel Pagan 8/2/8 4.5*
SUBS
C Devin Mesoraco 6/9/2 4.5*
1B Adam Laroche 5/9/2 4.5*
OF Alex Gordon 6/7/5 4.5*
Ace Scott Kazmir 6/6/7 4*
SP2 Lance Lynn 6/4/7 4*
SP3 Alfredo Simon 3/6/7 3.5*
SP4 James Paxton 5/5/9 4.5*
SP5 Jose Quintana 6/6/7 4*
Relievers
Bryan Shaw 6/5/8 3.5*
Caleb Thielbar 5/5/8 3.5*
Neil Ramirez 9/3/9 4.5*
Jordan Walden 9/3/8 4*
Jake McGee 9/6/8 4.5*
Im working on getting better starting pitchers and I've made the mistake of getting rid of some I should have kept.
It's a constant work in progress. And yes I have spent money, you really have to. Ive also got a second team that rivals this one
with better pitchers. Jose Martinez as my ace.
I have all 5* except at catcher and I haven't spent a dime...just a ton of time. I spent weeks collecting cash and gold. Then drafted every player in the game with that cash and gold. It took basically an entire day and I came up a little short because I underestimated the cost. People here have started threads with the same story(and some different problems). It can be done.
For the record, I have PTSD and am unemployed, so I spend a lot of time playing this game which has earned me enough gold to build a great team thanks to tournaments and trading for draft picks.
C Buster Posey
1B Steve Pearce
2B Jose Altuve
3B Adrian Beltre
SS Troy Tulowitzki
OF Mike Trout
OF Andrew McCutchen
OF Josh Harrison
DH Victor Martinez
Bench
Robinson Cano
Scooter Gennett
Hanley Ramirez
SP
Clayton Kershaw
Felix Hernandez
Jacob Degrom
Matt Shoemaker
Masahiro Tanaka
RP
Sergio Romo
Fernando Abad
Tony Watson
Greg Holland
Mark Melancon
I don't remember exactly. Basically you buy all the late rounders, then all the 2nd rounders and then 1st rounders. It comes down to cash, gold and picks. The game gets terribly slow and crashes a lot. I miscalculated and got to the point where I ran out of money but the game is so bogged down you can't make lineup changes. I tried to change my c but ended up with a lesser player and the game continually crashed so I went with it. A couple of weeks later I drafted Wilson Ramos and he is my only non 5*. There are several threads with the amounts. I would go over a bit, try to wait for a sale and prepare to be frustrated. It's nerve racking. Make sure you log in via email or Facebook...there were times I had to delete the app and reinstall.
If you start with 0 inactive it will cost approximately 1.7-1.8 million cash and about 9,750 in gold.
I will be attempting it shortly, hopefully within a week. I'm at 1.45 million cash and 10,500 gold. I'll try to keep track of my progress and update on the forum.
RP: Blaine Boyer 4* 5/8/8
RP: Brian Matsuz 3.5* 7/5/7
RP: Drew Storen 4* 6/7/7
RP: Will Smith 3.5* 9/4/7
Closer: Casey Fien 4*7/9/6
Carlos Gomez & Posey are studs, Adam Lind and Yadi have been outstanding for me, Longoria plays well
I've been trying to replace Odor for awhile now, does anyone know if there is a 2nd baseman prize in the tournaments along the way.
Also do no be fooled by Fien's stats, the guy gets shelled every time he pitches regardless of whether it is a CPU or human. Against human players he gives up 2-4 runs every inning, and against the CPU he gives up at least 3 runs. I can't tell you how many games he's cost me
I've been trying to replace Odor for awhile now, does anyone know if there is a 2nd baseman prize in the tournaments along the way.
If you keep doing the $35k cash tourneys you will get Kendrick, R 8/2/6.
In-game name: Robotstove
In TSB 2014: Legends, beat playoffs fourteen times (RETIRED)
In TSB 2015: Greatest of All Time (GOAT) (RETIRED)
In TSB 2016: Recently returned and rising!
I have come back to play TSB 2016, so you can join me and others in a general TSB 2016 chat using Discord: https://discord.gg/t9yTMgx
257-162 Hall of Fame
C D Mesoraco 6/9/2 4.5*
1B E Hosmer 7/4/4 4*
2B J Altuve 9/2/9 5*
SS E Aybar 7/2/7 4*
3B D Valencia 7/5/2 4*
LF L Cain 7/2/9 4*
CF N Aoki 7/1/7 3.5*
RF G Parra 6/3/6 3.5*
DH C Owings 6/3/7 3.5*
SUB D Young 6/5/2 3.5*
SUB C Utley 6/4/4 3.5*
SUB R Odor 5/5/5 3.5*
Pitching:
G Gonzalez 7/4/7 4*
D Duffy 4/3/9 4*
T Cingrani 8/2/8 4*
D Keutchel 4/7/7 4*
J Hahn 6/2/8 3.5*
Relief:
Long E Mujica 4/9/6 3.5*
RP1 T Clippard 8/4/9 4.5*
RP2 B Shaw 6/5/8 3.5*
SM C Hatcher 8/8/5 3.5*
CL D Farquhar 9/4/8 4*
no money spent. I have all the level 6 upgrades. I'm using cash to buy 2nd rounders. I have 329 Inactives now. I'm hoping skipping the 1* guys will not make the game slow down and crash as much as other people. Plus, I get useful players with 2nd round picks every once in awhile.
LF - Christian Yelich 4.5
CF - Andrew McCutchen 5
RF - Adam Jones 5
3B - Adrian Beltre 5
SS - Jose Reyes 4.5
2B - Chase Utley 3.5
1B - Jose Abreu 5
C - Yadier Molina 4.5
DH - Matt Holliday 4.5
Bench:
Justin Turner 4.5
David Ortiz 4.5
Starling Marte 4.5
Rotation:
Danny Duff 4.5
Chris Sale 5
Michael Wacha 4.5
James Paxton 4.5
Zach Grinke 5 (Gets ripped)
Bullpen:
LM Huston Street 4.5
RP1 Brad Boxberger 4.5
RP2 Steve Cisek 4.5
SM Joaquin Benoit 4.5
CL Craig Kimbrel 4.5
The team I just beat Legends with for the first time:
C: Yadier Molina 4.5* R 842
1B: James Loney 4* L 832
2B: Howie's Kendrick 4* R 826
3B: Todd Frazier 5* R 788
SS: Jose Reyes 4* B 739
LF: Ben Revere 4.5* L 919
CF: Michael Cuddyer 5* R 855
RF: Justin Upton 5* R 795
DH: David Peralta 5* L 846
Subs:
Christian Yelich 4.5* L 837
Giancarlo Stanton 5* R 795
Jose Bautista 5* R 794
Starting Pitchers:
Danny Duffy 4* R 439
Madison Bumgarner 5* L 798
Matt Shoemaker 5* R 698
Clayton Kershaw 5* L 999
Michael Wacha 4.5* R 668
Relievers:
Joachin Benoit 4.5* R 859
Craig Kimbrel 4.5* R 939
Jake McGee 4.5* L 968
Joe Smith 4.5* R 669
Darren O'Day 4.5* R 769
In-game name: Robotstove
In TSB 2014: Legends, beat playoffs fourteen times (RETIRED)
In TSB 2015: Greatest of All Time (GOAT) (RETIRED)
In TSB 2016: Recently returned and rising!
I have come back to play TSB 2016, so you can join me and others in a general TSB 2016 chat using Discord: https://discord.gg/t9yTMgx
i recently switched uehara out of the closer position for jansen. uehara pitched pretty well (90% save rate with a 2.5ish ERA) but jansen's early numbers have been dominant so i decided to try him at closer for a while.
the legends rotation i have yet to try out against them, but individually they seem to have done the best against the legends (all righties with good control except for fernandez and 8/9 stuff). usually cueto is the best performer against the legends. have yet to try out kluber against them. i like my normal rotation against humans though.
I am almost more pleased about the progress of my second account than of my primary account. He made it to Legends, but stands no chance of ever beating Legends playoffs. Here is his current lineup:
C: Devin Mesoraco 4.5* R 692
1B: Joe Mauer 4* L 822
2B: Howie Kendrick 4* R 826
3B: Todd Frazier 5* R 788
SS: Jose Reyes 4* B 739
LF: Carl Crawford 4* L 739
CF: Mike Trout 5* R 896
RF: Denard Span 4* L 819
DH: Leonys Martin 4* L 739
Subs:
Joey Votto 4* L 752
Matt Holliday 4.5* R 763
Starlin Castro 4* R 744
Starting Pitchers:
Aaron Brooks 1* R 341
Kris Johnson 1* L 512
Rudy Owens 1* L 231
Billy Buckner 1* R 223
Christian Friedrich 1* L 521
Relievers:
Jeff Francis 1* R 859
Carlos Contreras 1* R 513
Mike Foltynewicz 1* R 431
Bo Schultz 1* R 232
Jeff Manship 1* R 312
In-game name: Robotstove
In TSB 2014: Legends, beat playoffs fourteen times (RETIRED)
In TSB 2015: Greatest of All Time (GOAT) (RETIRED)
In TSB 2016: Recently returned and rising!
I have come back to play TSB 2016, so you can join me and others in a general TSB 2016 chat using Discord: https://discord.gg/t9yTMgx
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Catcher - Buster Posey 9/6/1 5 star
1st Base - Paul Goldschmidt 8/8/5 5 star
2nd Base - Brian Dozier 4/8/8 4.5 star
3rd Base - Adrian Beltre 9/6/2 5 star
SS - Jimmy Rollins 4/6/9 4 star
OF - Hunter Pence 8/5/6 5 star
OF - Mike Trout 8/9/6 5 star
OF - Michael Brantley 9/5/7 5 star
DH - Victor Martinez 9/8/2 5 star
Bench
Yasiel Puig 8/5/5 5 star
Justin Morneau 9/5/2 5 star
David Ortiz 6/9/1 4.5 star
Starting Pitchers
Matt Shoemaker 6/9/8 5 star
Michael Wacha 6/6/8 4.5 star
Max Scherzer 8/6/7 5 star
Cole Hamels 7/6/8 5 star
Julio Teheran 5/8/8 5 star
Long Relief Craig Stammen 6/7/7 4 star
RP1 Steve Cishek 9/5/8 4.5 star
RP2 Jonathon Papelbon 6/8/6 4.5 star
SM David Carpenter 8/6/8 4.5 star
Closer Jason Grilli 9/6/8
Been trying to upgrade SS and 2b forever but no luck so far. I'd like to get one Ace pitcher like a Kershaw or Felix or someone, and then could probably upgrade my bullpen a bit.
See no response to that. Agreed, team was worth a grand easy.
C jarrod Saltalamachia 4/7/2
1B carlos Santana 4/9/3
2B Howie hendrick 8/2/6
3B pedro Alvarez 3/9/5
SS Erick Aybar 7/2/7
LF Marcello Ozuna 6/7/3
CF J D martinez 8/8/5
RF Drew Stubbs 6/6/9
DH Mrk Trumbo 4/9/4
SUBS owings 6/3/7
segura 5/2/9
longoria 5/7/3
Pitchers
Ace Danny salazar 8/6/6
SP2 Hammel 6/7/6
SP3 E santana 6/6/6
SP4 H alvarez 3/9/6
SP5 5/9/5
Long Carlos Torres 6/6/7
RP1 Cody allen 9/3/8
RP2 joe Smith 6/6/9
SM shawn Kelley 9/3/6
CL Neil ramirez 9/3/9
MONEY SPEND...........1.99$
be honest, how much have you spent? and is there any part of you that feels like you're just buying wins like the yankees do?
1B. Steve Pearce 5/5
2B. Dee Gordon 3.5/5
3B. Nolan Arenado 4.5/5
SS. Asdrubal Cabrera 3.5/5
LF. Justin Upton 5/5
CF. Starling Marte 4.5/5
RF. Bryce Harper 4.5/5
DH. Christian Yelich 4.5/5
SP1. Danny Salazar 4/5
SP2. Mat Latos 4/5
SP3. Lance Lynn 4/5
SP4. R.A. Dickey 3/5
SP5. Shelby Miller 3/5 (9.1 K/9 in 250 in.)
CL. Jake McGee 4.5/5
C Wilson Ramos C 4.5 R 6 8 1
1B Albert Pujols 1B 4.5 R 6 8 4
2B Robinson Cano 2B 5 L 9 4 5
3B Josh Donaldson 3B 4.5 R 5 9 4
SS Jose Reyes SS 4 B 7 3 9
LF Charlie Blackmon OF 4.5 L 7 5 9
CF Josh Harrison OF 5 R 9 5 8
RF Melky Cabrera OF 5 B 8 5 4
DH Matt Holliday OF 4.5 R 7 6 3
Sub Lonnie Chisenhall 3B 4 L 6 6 2
Sub Jacoby Ellsbury OF 4 L 6 5 9
Sub Mike Napoli 1B 4 R 5 8 2
Locatrion Name Suitbale Star Thr Arm Ctl Stf
Ace Alex Cobb SP 4.5 R 6 6 8
SP2 James Shields SP 4.5 R 5 9 6
SP3 Scott Kazmir SP 4 L 6 6 7
SP4 Home Bailey SP 4 R 6 6 7
SP5 Gavin Floyd SP 4 R 6 6 6
Long Tim Stauffer LR 3 R 6 5 7
RP1 Chad Qualls SR 4 R 5 8 7
RP2 Charlie Furbush SR 3.5 L 9 4 7
SM Fernand Abad SR 4.5 L 6 6 9
CL Joe Smith SR 4.5 R 6 6 9
1B James Loney 4 L 8 3 2
2B Jason Kipnis 3 L 5 3 9
3B Pedro Alvarez 4 L 3 9 5
SS Jimmy Rollins 4 B 4 6 9
OF Michael Bourn 3 B 6 2 8
OF Craig Gentry 3 R 6 1 9
OF Ichiro Suzuki 2.5 L 6 1 8
DH DJ LeMahieu 3 R 6 2 7
SP1 Mike Fiers 5 R 7 8 8
SP2 Marcus Stroman 4.5 R 5 8 7
SP3 Chris Young 3 R 3 4 7
SP4 R.A.Dickey 3 R 5 5 6
SP5 Jarred Cosart 2.5 R 3 3 7
Long Tim Stauffer 3 R 6 5 7 LR
RP1 Alex Torres 3 L 7 1 9 SR
RP2 Joe Thatcher 3.5 L 6 8 6 SR
SM Oliver Perez 3 L 9 2 7 SR
CL Steve Cishek 4.5 R 9 5 8 SR
Lorenzo Cain OF
Matt Kemp OF
Devin Mesoraco C
Matt Holiday DH
Eric Hosmer 1B
Ryan Zimmerman 3B
Brett Gardner OF
Mike Aviles 2B
Reserves:
Josh Hamilton OF
Chris Davis 1B
Junior Lake OF
SP:
Jason Hammel
AlexCobb
Chris Tillman
Gavin Floyd
BrandonMcCarthy
R:
Brandon Cumpton
Shawn Kelly
Joe Nathan
Kyle Crockett
Kevin Jepsen
Yep it's impossible to collect that much gold to get a whole squad of 5 stars. If you're not paying for it in game then you are collecting gold through the offers which cost money and time. I've spent money to build my team and don't regret a nickel. I've actually had people attack me with hate messages in the game. Childish haters.
1b: Eric Hosmer 4* 7 4 4
2b: Ben Zobrist 3* 6 3 5
3b: Josh Donaldson 4.5* 5 9 4
SS: Starlin Castro 4* 7 4 4
LF: Mark Trumbo 4* 4 9 4
CF: Bryce Harper 4.5* 6 8 5
RF: Brett Gardner 4* 6 5 8
DH: Joe Mauer 4* 8 2 2
Starting pitchers are just awful
Ace: Yu Darvish 5* 9 4 8
SP2: Doug Fister 4.5* 3 9 7
SP3: Ervin Santana 4* 6 6 6
SP4: Marcus Stroman 4.5* 5 8 7
SP5: Lance Lynn 4* 6 4 7
Long: Kevin Quackenbush 4.5* 8 4 9
RP1: Danny Farquhar 4* 9 4 8
RP2: Blaine Boyer 4* 5 8 8
RP3: Andrew Miller 4.5* 9 3 9
CL: Kenley Jansen 5* 9 7 9
I spend gold and usually get ****. I have 105 inactives.. don't want to trade them all for a ******** #1 pick. most of the time you get garbage. I rather let it build up so they don't duplicate the pick.
C Buster Posey 5* 9 6 1
1B Miguel Cabrera 5* 9 7 2
2B Jason Kipnis 3* 5 3 9
3B Josh Donaldson 4.5* 5 9 4
SS Johnny Peralta 4* 7 6 3
OF Andrew McCutchen 5* 9 7 6
OF Yasiel Puig 5* 8 5 5
OF Carlos Gomez 5* 7 7 9
DH Paul Goldschmidt 5* 8 8 5
1st OF Carlos Gomez 5* 7 7 9
2nd 2B Jason Kipnis 3* 5 3 9
3rd 1B Miguel Cabrera 5* 9 7 2
4th OF Andrew McCutchen 5* 9 7 6
5th DH Paul Goldschmidt 5* 8 8 5
6th C Buster Posey 5* 9 6 1
7th OF Yasiel Puig 5* 8 5 5
8th 3B Josh Donaldson 4.5* 5 9 4
9th SS Johnny Peralta 4* 7 6 3
Anthony rizzo (1b) 6/9/4 5*
Ian kinsler (2b) 7/4/6 4*
Kyle Seager (3b) 6/8/5 4.5*
Erik Aybar (ss) 7/2/7 4*
Charlie Blackmon (of) 7/5/9 4.5*
Starling Marte (of) 7/4/9 4.5*
Josh Harrison (of) 9/5/8 5*
Jose Abreu (Dh) 9/9/2
Pitchers
Ace: Colin mchugh 6/7/7 4.5*
Homer Bailey 6/6/7 4*
Matt Latos 5/7/7 4*
Gavin Floyd 6/6/6 4*
Tim Hudson 3/9/6 4*
Relief
Long: Craig stammen 6/7/7 4*
Joakim soria 9/6/7 4*
David carpenter 8/6/8 4.5*
Andrew miller 9/3/9 4.5*
Fernando Abad 6/6/9 4.5*
My starting pitchers are my weakest point. My hitting lineup does really well against legends, especially with Abreu and Harrison.
1B Steve Pearce 7/8/4 5*
2B Howie Kendrick 8/2/6 4*
3B Danny Valencia 7/5/2 4*
SS Jhonny Peralta 6/7/3 4*
LF Michael Cuddyer 8/5/5 5*
CF Mike Trout 8/9/6 5*
RF J.D Martinez 8/8/5 5*
DH Angel Pagan 8/2/8 4.5*
SUBS
C Devin Mesoraco 6/9/2 4.5*
1B Adam Laroche 5/9/2 4.5*
OF Alex Gordon 6/7/5 4.5*
Ace Scott Kazmir 6/6/7 4*
SP2 Lance Lynn 6/4/7 4*
SP3 Alfredo Simon 3/6/7 3.5*
SP4 James Paxton 5/5/9 4.5*
SP5 Jose Quintana 6/6/7 4*
Relievers
Bryan Shaw 6/5/8 3.5*
Caleb Thielbar 5/5/8 3.5*
Neil Ramirez 9/3/9 4.5*
Jordan Walden 9/3/8 4*
Jake McGee 9/6/8 4.5*
Im working on getting better starting pitchers and I've made the mistake of getting rid of some I should have kept.
It's a constant work in progress. And yes I have spent money, you really have to. Ive also got a second team that rivals this one
with better pitchers. Jose Martinez as my ace.
How much cash and gold Is required to do it?
C Buster Posey
1B Steve Pearce
2B Jose Altuve
3B Adrian Beltre
SS Troy Tulowitzki
OF Mike Trout
OF Andrew McCutchen
OF Josh Harrison
DH Victor Martinez
Bench
Robinson Cano
Scooter Gennett
Hanley Ramirez
SP
Clayton Kershaw
Felix Hernandez
Jacob Degrom
Matt Shoemaker
Masahiro Tanaka
RP
Sergio Romo
Fernando Abad
Tony Watson
Greg Holland
Mark Melancon
If you start with 0 inactive it will cost approximately 1.7-1.8 million cash and about 9,750 in gold.
I will be attempting it shortly, hopefully within a week. I'm at 1.45 million cash and 10,500 gold. I'll try to keep track of my progress and update on the forum.
C- Buster Posey 5* 9/6/1
1B- Adam Lind 4.5* 8/6/1
2B- Rougnad Odor 3.5* 5/5/5
3B- Evan Longoria 4* 7/5/3
SS- Jose Reyes 4* 7/3/9
OF- Carlos Gomez 5* 7/7/9
OF- Rajai Davis 4* 7/3/9
OF- Marcell Ozuna 6/7/3
DH- Yadier Molina 4.5* 8/4/2
BN: Mark Trumbo 4* 4/9/4
BN: Jhonny Peralta 4* 6/7/3
BN: Pablo Sandoval 4* 7/5/1
SP: Gio Gonzalez 4* 7/4/7
SP: Jesse Hahn 3.5* 6/2/8
SP: Ervin Santana 4* 6/6/6
SP: Zack Wheeler 3.5* 7/2/7
SP: Gerit Cole 4* 6/6/6
RP: Blaine Boyer 4* 5/8/8
RP: Brian Matsuz 3.5* 7/5/7
RP: Drew Storen 4* 6/7/7
RP: Will Smith 3.5* 9/4/7
Closer: Casey Fien 4*7/9/6
Carlos Gomez & Posey are studs, Adam Lind and Yadi have been outstanding for me, Longoria plays well
I've been trying to replace Odor for awhile now, does anyone know if there is a 2nd baseman prize in the tournaments along the way.
Also do no be fooled by Fien's stats, the guy gets shelled every time he pitches regardless of whether it is a CPU or human. Against human players he gives up 2-4 runs every inning, and against the CPU he gives up at least 3 runs. I can't tell you how many games he's cost me
If you keep doing the $35k cash tourneys you will get Kendrick, R 8/2/6.
In TSB 2014: Legends, beat playoffs fourteen times (RETIRED)
In TSB 2015: Greatest of All Time (GOAT) (RETIRED)
In TSB 2016: Recently returned and rising!
I have come back to play TSB 2016, so you can join me and others in a general TSB 2016 chat using Discord: https://discord.gg/t9yTMgx
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C D Mesoraco 6/9/2 4.5*
1B E Hosmer 7/4/4 4*
2B J Altuve 9/2/9 5*
SS E Aybar 7/2/7 4*
3B D Valencia 7/5/2 4*
LF L Cain 7/2/9 4*
CF N Aoki 7/1/7 3.5*
RF G Parra 6/3/6 3.5*
DH C Owings 6/3/7 3.5*
SUB D Young 6/5/2 3.5*
SUB C Utley 6/4/4 3.5*
SUB R Odor 5/5/5 3.5*
Pitching:
G Gonzalez 7/4/7 4*
D Duffy 4/3/9 4*
T Cingrani 8/2/8 4*
D Keutchel 4/7/7 4*
J Hahn 6/2/8 3.5*
Relief:
Long E Mujica 4/9/6 3.5*
RP1 T Clippard 8/4/9 4.5*
RP2 B Shaw 6/5/8 3.5*
SM C Hatcher 8/8/5 3.5*
CL D Farquhar 9/4/8 4*
no money spent. I have all the level 6 upgrades. I'm using cash to buy 2nd rounders. I have 329 Inactives now. I'm hoping skipping the 1* guys will not make the game slow down and crash as much as other people. Plus, I get useful players with 2nd round picks every once in awhile.
C Yadier Molina 4.5* 8 4 2
1B James Loney 4* 8 3 2
3B Manny Machado 4.5* 7 5 4
2B Dee Gordon 3.5* 7 1 9
SS Jimmy Rollins 4* 4 6 9
OF Ben Revere 4.5* 9 1 9
OF Denard Span 4* 8 1 9
OF Alex Rios 4* 7 2 9
DH Ender Inciarte 3.5* 6 2 9
SP:
SP1 Mike Fiers 5* 7 8 8
SP2 Jacob DeGrom 5* 7 6 8
SP3 Marcus Stroman 4.5* 5 8 7
SP4 Jesse Hahn 3.5* 6 2 8
SP5 Chris Tillman 3.5* 4 5 7
RP:
RP1 Huston Street 4.5* 6 7 9
RP2 Charlie Furbush 3.5* 9 4 7
RP3 Tommy Hunter 4.5* 5 9 8
RP4 Joakim Soria 4* 9 6 7
RP5 Steve Cishek 4.5* 9 5 8
CF - Andrew McCutchen 5
RF - Adam Jones 5
3B - Adrian Beltre 5
SS - Jose Reyes 4.5
2B - Chase Utley 3.5
1B - Jose Abreu 5
C - Yadier Molina 4.5
DH - Matt Holliday 4.5
Bench:
Justin Turner 4.5
David Ortiz 4.5
Starling Marte 4.5
Rotation:
Danny Duff 4.5
Chris Sale 5
Michael Wacha 4.5
James Paxton 4.5
Zach Grinke 5 (Gets ripped)
Bullpen:
LM Huston Street 4.5
RP1 Brad Boxberger 4.5
RP2 Steve Cisek 4.5
SM Joaquin Benoit 4.5
CL Craig Kimbrel 4.5
C: Yadier Molina 4.5* R 842
1B: James Loney 4* L 832
2B: Howie's Kendrick 4* R 826
3B: Todd Frazier 5* R 788
SS: Jose Reyes 4* B 739
LF: Ben Revere 4.5* L 919
CF: Michael Cuddyer 5* R 855
RF: Justin Upton 5* R 795
DH: David Peralta 5* L 846
Subs:
Christian Yelich 4.5* L 837
Giancarlo Stanton 5* R 795
Jose Bautista 5* R 794
Starting Pitchers:
Danny Duffy 4* R 439
Madison Bumgarner 5* L 798
Matt Shoemaker 5* R 698
Clayton Kershaw 5* L 999
Michael Wacha 4.5* R 668
Relievers:
Joachin Benoit 4.5* R 859
Craig Kimbrel 4.5* R 939
Jake McGee 4.5* L 968
Joe Smith 4.5* R 669
Darren O'Day 4.5* R 769
In TSB 2014: Legends, beat playoffs fourteen times (RETIRED)
In TSB 2015: Greatest of All Time (GOAT) (RETIRED)
In TSB 2016: Recently returned and rising!
I have come back to play TSB 2016, so you can join me and others in a general TSB 2016 chat using Discord: https://discord.gg/t9yTMgx
Look forward to chatting with everyone!
C: Buster Posey 9/6/1
1B: Jose Abreu 9/9/2
2B: Jose Altuve 9/2/9
3B: Adrian Beltre 9/6/2
SS: Troy Tulowitzki 9/9/2
LF: Michael Brantely 9/5/7
CF: Mike Trout 8/9/6
RF: Andrew McCutchen 9/7/6
DH: Victor Martinez 9/8/2
SUB1: Danny Santana 9/3/9
SUB2: Josh Harrison 9/5/8
SUB3: Miguel Cabrera 9/7/2
Rotation
ACE: Madison Bumgarner 7/9/8
SP2: Yu Darvish 9/4/8
SP3: Johnny Cueto 7/6/9
SP4: Chris Sale 9/8/9
SP5: Felix Hernandez 7/9/9
Rotation for Legends
SP 1: Johnny Cueto
SP 2: Felix Hernandez
SP 3: Corey Kluber
SP 4: Jose Fernandez
SP 5: Masahiro Tanaka
Relievers
Long: Mark Melancon 7/9/9
RP1: Dellin Betances 9/6/9
RP2: Glen Perkins 9/8/8
SM: Koji Uehara 9/9/9
CL: Kenley Jansen 9/7/9
i recently switched uehara out of the closer position for jansen. uehara pitched pretty well (90% save rate with a 2.5ish ERA) but jansen's early numbers have been dominant so i decided to try him at closer for a while.
the legends rotation i have yet to try out against them, but individually they seem to have done the best against the legends (all righties with good control except for fernandez and 8/9 stuff). usually cueto is the best performer against the legends. have yet to try out kluber against them. i like my normal rotation against humans though.
C: Devin Mesoraco 4.5* R 692
1B: Joe Mauer 4* L 822
2B: Howie Kendrick 4* R 826
3B: Todd Frazier 5* R 788
SS: Jose Reyes 4* B 739
LF: Carl Crawford 4* L 739
CF: Mike Trout 5* R 896
RF: Denard Span 4* L 819
DH: Leonys Martin 4* L 739
Subs:
Joey Votto 4* L 752
Matt Holliday 4.5* R 763
Starlin Castro 4* R 744
Starting Pitchers:
Aaron Brooks 1* R 341
Kris Johnson 1* L 512
Rudy Owens 1* L 231
Billy Buckner 1* R 223
Christian Friedrich 1* L 521
Relievers:
Jeff Francis 1* R 859
Carlos Contreras 1* R 513
Mike Foltynewicz 1* R 431
Bo Schultz 1* R 232
Jeff Manship 1* R 312
The account has 2 Franchise Coin slots.
Upgrades:
Hitting Coach 6
Base Coach 6
Trainer 6
Pitching Coach 0
Pitch Calling 0
Catcher Arm 0
Infield Hands 0
Outfield Hands 0
Outfield Arms 0
In TSB 2014: Legends, beat playoffs fourteen times (RETIRED)
In TSB 2015: Greatest of All Time (GOAT) (RETIRED)
In TSB 2016: Recently returned and rising!
I have come back to play TSB 2016, so you can join me and others in a general TSB 2016 chat using Discord: https://discord.gg/t9yTMgx
Look forward to chatting with everyone!