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jthunder93 · July 2015

So I started playing yesterday. There's the 50% off draft picks with gold sale now, so should I buy 3 1st rounders or 1 #1? I'd also appreciate any lineup advice.

Lineup:
C: Geovany Soto 2.5* 3/5/3
1B: Prince Fielder 3* 5/5/2
2B: Jordany Valdespin 2* 2/5/5
3B: Brett Lawrie 4* 5/7/5
SS: Freddy Galvis 1.5* 2/5/3
LF: Endy Chavez 2.5* 6/1/5
CF: Jordan Danks 2* 2/4/6
RF: Ichiro Suzuki 2.5* 6/1/8
DH: Brock Holt 2.5* 6/1/6
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Sub: (1B) Nick Swisher 2.5* 3/6/1
Sub: (C) Carlos Corporan 2* 3/5/1
Sub: (3B) Will Middlebrooks 2* 2/6/4

SP1: Eric Stults 2* 3/7/4
SP2: CJ Wilson 2* 6/2/5
SP3: Kyle Lobstein 1.5* 3/5/3
SP4: Edwin Jackson 1.5* 5/4/3
SP5: Brandon Workman 2* 6/3/4
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Long: Trevor Lyons 2* 5/5/5
RP1: Scott Downs 1.5* 5/1/6
RP2: Josh Stinson 1.5* 3/5/5
SM: Vic Black 2.5* 6/1/8
CL: Rex Brothers 2.5* 8/1/7

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(OF) Jorge Soler 2* 4/3/2
(3B) Ryan Wheeler 2* 3/2/2

(OF) Jason Bourgeois 1.5* 2/2/2
(OF) Corey Brown 1.5* 2/2/3
(OF) Ezequiel Carrera 1.5* 2/1/7
(OF) Aaron Hicks 1.5* 1/4/6
(C) Miguel Olivo 1.5* 2/3/2
(OF) B.J. Upton 1.5* 1/6/9

(2B) Irving Falu 1* 1/1/3
(OF) Leury Garcia 1* 1/1/9
(C) Guillermo Quiroz 1* 1/1/2
(OF) Jamie Romak 1* 1/1/2
(SS) Carlos Triunfel 1* 1/2/2
(SS) Danny Worth 1* 1/1/2
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(SR) Aaron Crow 1.5* 4/2/6
(MR) Mario Hollands 1.5* 4/2/5
(SP) Brad Mills 1.5* 4/3/3
(SP) Mike Pelfrey 1.5* 3/4/3
(MR) Evan Scribner 1.5* 3/5/4

(MR) Trevor Bell 1* 2/3/1
(MR) Brooks Brown 1* 4/6/2
(SP) Anthony DeSclafani 1* 4/8/1
(LR) Carlos Frias 1* 4/7/1
(MR) Preston Guilmet 1* 4/4/2
(SP) Andrew Heaney 1* 3/5/2
(SP) Liam Hendricks 1* 4/6/2
(MR) Jason Motte 1* 4/4/3
(SP) Brad Penny 1* 2/1/1
(LR) Seth Rosin 1* 3/4/2

Upgrades:
Hitting Coach: 3/9
Base Coach: 1/9
Trainer: 2/9

Pitching Coach: 2/9
Pitch Calling: 2/9
Catcher Arm: 0/9
Infield Hands: 1/9
Outfield Hands: 0/9
Outfield Arms: 1/9

J.Lee · July 2015

**** go for it. You are almost guaranteed to get a better player than any you have with a #1 draft pick. You won't need gold for upgrades until all of your upgrades reach 6 anyway.

Tony167 · July 2015

Go with 3 1st rounders. They should help. You need some upgrades.

BommbsOverBaghdad · July 2015

i highly recommend saving your gold. you can improve your team just by playing games and getting late and second round draft picks as rewards. spend some of the blue cash on second rounders (not too many) as well until your whole team is 3+ stars. late round isn't worth it so don't bother there. get on the leader as much as you can to make more cash and spend it on upgrades. as you level up eventually you can join leagues that give out first round and #1 draft picks without spending any gold. plus blue ring leagues are cheap. save those up and i can't remember which level, but they eventually become just as good as #1 draft picks. and again, no spending gold is necessary for that.

i know it's annoying early in the game when you don't have great players but trust me, it gets way easier to get good players later and you will need gold for upgrade levels 6-9, cash won't be an option. Gold is really hard to come by once you finish all your achievements.

Gothams1883 · July 2015

I concentrated on upgrading my pitching and defense with the "cash" I'd get. Those went a long way for me when I first started since you don't have a lot of control over them. So upgrading them seemed to help even my lower star pitchers. In the meantime use the "get free gold" option every day and stock pile your gold for a while. Also, don't rush to level up. Stay in the lower tiers for a while until you are able to upgrade everything. It's easier to get gold and cash in the lower levels. Also, play the tournaments and leagues. They are cheaper at the lower levels and you can pick up some decent players or rings for elite drafts. Good luck!

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