Keeper details: let's discuss!

whammo911 · March 2019

Yeah the skills will be expensive but the actual leveling cost is similar to leveling a legend...bronze 1 - 2 cost 150 blue cash and 100 lxp where a keeper is 300 blue cash and 100 bxp...and I wouldn’t be surprised if the skills got cheaper as the player got bumps throughout the season, it was pretty far into the season before one skill players became the norm ect....it’s the only way not to water things down, if someone wants to blow their bank account for a ridiculous advantage they still have that option. And Glu is happy to let them...just my guess what will happen

Sandpipers · March 2019

@dustyhunks the 19 players available right now, as far as I can tell, are regular no skill players that cost the same or similar to previous years. Capping 4.5 and 5 star guys wasn’t an issue, partly because there aren’t that many on the team yet lol. So, like usual, I’ll need to play, figure out where my cash and bxp will come from quickest/easiest and carry on the process... you get 40 bonus games as part of the welcome, so I can play them to get cash and bxp from events etc. Woh presently has bxp and cash as level rewards, so just like 18, woh will be vital for resources. Remember also that currently the game is still in beta mode so some tweaks may be coming and some things don’t work well.

dustyhunks · March 2019

One more question; is there any value in keeping an 18 Legend versus an 18 bxp player aside from skill type and max overall?

Houmy · March 2019

As I've had some time to think about it the keeper feature is less and less appealing to me.

We don't know when the players will reach their full potential as far as the max goes and I wouldn't put it past GLU to finally getting them to their true max by late January of next year.

The players costing as much as 5 times to level up will eat up a lot of resources that you'd need for the rest of the platoon so leveling them up will be slow. So here is who I plan to bring along:

1 - Hank: Braves fan so it's a no brainer
2 - max 525 double WOH skill Lowrie: by the time he reaches his true max I should have resources to spare for the skills
3 - 525 max Gagne: my inactives is stacked with 510+ starters and strong closers are that much harder to get than pitchers. Again by the time true max is reached we should have more resources to level and I am not spending 5x on starters

I won't be in any rush to level them though until I have resources to spare. Some may be tempted to spend all their resources on the 3 keepers from the get go and be a top dog for a few weeks while others build up their entire team up instead and overtake them.

I am sure GLU is counting on that so you would have to spend more gettin extra resources.

Just my 2 cents.

dustyhunks · March 2019

Houmy said:

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3 - 525 max Gagne: my inactives is stacked with 510+ starters and strong closers are that much harder to get than pitchers. Again by the time true max is reached we should have more resources to level and I am not spending 5x on starters

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That's definitely an interesting point I had not considered. Now I'm torn between 530 Verlander legend and Percival 520 I've yet to level up. He was my last legend pull and only the second SR I've ever pulled so that should answer that question.

Mattattack · March 2019

rmouse511 said:

Any info on the My Legend feature for ‘19? Can you create the player yet and are the options/cost the same as this year?

As of now it’s same in terms of cost and setup

Houmy · March 2019

Mattattack said:

rmouse511 said:

Any info on the My Legend feature for ‘19? Can you create the player yet and are the options/cost the same as this year?

As of now it’s same in terms of cost and setup

But they are supposed to get higher maxes and progress. Definitely making mine a catcher this go around.

Mattattack · March 2019

Houmy said:

As I've had some time to think about it the keeper feature is less and less appealing to me.

We don't know when the players will reach their full potential as far as the max goes and I wouldn't put it past GLU to finally getting them to their true max by late January of next year.

The players costing as much as 5 times to level up will eat up a lot of resources that you'd need for the rest of the platoon so leveling them up will be slow. So here is who I plan to bring along:

1 - Hank: Braves fan so it's a no brainer
2 - max 525 double WOH skill Lowrie: by the time he reaches his true max I should have resources to spare for the skills
3 - 525 max Gagne: my inactives is stacked with 510+ starters and strong closers are that much harder to get than pitchers. Again by the time true max is reached we should have more resources to level and I am not spending 5x on starters

I won't be in any rush to level them though until I have resources to spare. Some may be tempted to spend all their resources on the 3 keepers from the get go and be a top dog for a few weeks while others build up their entire team up instead and overtake them.

I am sure GLU is counting on that so you would have to spend more gettin extra resources.

Just my 2 cents.

I thought I was being odd and overthinking it that I am strongly considering Gagne but I’m glad others are thinking this way as well haha. I see him having arguably more value and you don’t have to burn ice wraps to use him every game

Sandpipers · March 2019

@dustyhunks whether regular, prime or legend from 18, what matters are the ratings and skills.... and personal favourites.

bigvivec · March 2019

I like the reliever angle. I think many will hit max levels on their players much sooner than you think. As for true max? Who cares? These will be junior ATGs and one you cap them you can leave them alone and they will remain automatically relevant with periodic level ups. To cap three players will be a hard ask at the start, which makes the pitcher as a reliever angle an interesting one since if that was third priority most likely you would level him long before you got another decent reliever in your lineup. And the first 4 months relievers are relevant since starters are not nine inning perfect game machines unless you are riding a good PotW or potm. Bring me to the second priority being a good hitting catcher.....also hard to come up with and probably a player will be generating enough resources to cap a catcher keeper before a good catcher comes along for them. Molina has WOH skill....not top level but probably good enough for getting the job done.

bigvivec · March 2019

I’m interested to see what is in the WOH boxes from now until changeover and if they are tailored for keepers. That might be a clue as to what needs consideration.

Mattattack · March 2019

bigvivec said:

I’m interested to see what is in the WOH boxes from now until changeover and if they are tailored for keepers. That might be a clue as to what needs consideration.

Yeah Monday will be interesting. I play enough where I have a lot of higher level players. But if it’s not someone I’d consider keeping over what I have, it will be tough to be motivated to play

bigvivec · March 2019

I was told by a club mate who is playing ‘19 in between bites of poutine no doubt that one of the ‘19 club members elected to go with CVC players rather than WOH skilled players in the hopes of early domination in that area rather that the general consensus tif valuing WOH above all other events. Interested to see how that works out for him.

GOLIATH · March 2019

I choose my 3 keeper and save them but i d’ont receive in 2019 tap baseball same user and same account

2003cobra · March 2019

I’m thinking Shaun green and Jed for the WOH. I hate to leave holiday ted behind
but I need a bat from both sides. If you can cycle WOH then your will eventually fill your roster with studs. I’m thinking Gibson over Gagne due to the fact that my relievers are seldomly used. Also if there is a cvc clash I want a strong ace. With less than 3 weeks left I’m not killing myself to level up new players.

dustyhunks · March 2019

bigvivec said:

I was told by a club mate who is playing ‘19 in between bites of poutine no doubt that one of the ‘19 club members elected to go with CVC players rather than WOH skilled players in the hopes of early domination in that area rather that the general consensus tif valuing WOH above all other events. Interested to see how that works out for him.

Mmmmm poutine......I am considering this myself as all my players with WoH skill are no higher than 510 max (Schmidt, Bryant Goliath and Goldschmidt Road Warrior), if that even matters. I pulled Posada 535 LHP/VS last night and as catcher I don't think I can pass on him. If only he was LHP/RHP as a switch hitter.

I am torn on second batter though, think I would keep Best in AL West RHP/RHP Khris Davis 515 or Kiner VS/Blowout 525. Davis will have double skill active in any event so this seems obvious to me. And then there's the WoH guys though 1B/3B were most frequent pulls for me. I also have Eligible Batter Marwin Gonzalez Prime/RHP 510 and Mark Reynolds Prime/RISP 510.

Pitcher isn't any easier. Dock Ellis 525 RHB/RHB, Verlander 530 LHB/2out, Nola 520 RHB/Late and Percival 520 RHB/Late. As of right now it's Percival.

bigvivec · March 2019

All I can say RE the starters is that Verlander in all his different incarnations is plain nasty.

Metsicans · March 2019

I personally am thinking Mantle (my WOH guy for lefties), Green (my WOH righty killer) and Gagne (my highest rated pitcher of any sort). I do have LL Kluber, but he’s only a 500 player.

Jed (who hasn’t been great for me in WOH but is a 2b) and Clubhouse Captain Molina are both options because of position scarcity. Even 515 Andrelton for the same reason, and he has two active skills versus rhp in WOH. Tough choices.

DFBB · March 2019

I know it's already been said, but definitely worth repeating. I would wait until the end to decide on my keepers. I expect to have better players introduced in the next two weeks. My take on Jed is that he's a jack of all trades(well, WoH), but master of none. Seeing as WoH is a specialty event, I'm not even remotely considering him.

2003cobra · March 2019

I’m seeing a lot of negativity on here towards Jed in WOH. I use him in 5-8 but holiday ted on 5-9. I’m going to experiment the next couple of weeks and maybe rethink my strategy

total13 · March 2019

Unless something drastic happens to my roster in the next couple weeks, I'm planning on bringing ATG Mays w/WOH/LHP skills (who I hadn't leveled at all in 18 but hung onto) , Prime Harper w/RHP/RHP skills, and Legend Erskine w/LHB/Prime skill. I hate leaving Prime Machado w/RHP/RISP skills (who's been winning WOH for me every week since he was released), Legend Scioscia w/RHP/BO skills, Prime Betts w/RHP/LHP skills (coz he's hitting .600 against both), and even Prime Molina w/WOH/RISP skills behind but I feel good about my choices. Anyone disagree?

2003cobra · March 2019

Sounds like a good choice to me. There are some many combinations out there that would work but I think the most common goal is WOH. Having a batter from each side would be a great option. Having a switch hitter with those skills us even better

thew4lrus · March 2019

At the moment I'm thinking of going with ATG Mantle, WAR Goldschmidt, and ATG Ruth. Thoughts?

C-Homefield Posey 375max LHP (nope)
1B-WAR Goldschmidt 520max LHP/LateInnings
2B-Comeback Odor 520max Blowout/RHP
3B-Clubhouse Boggs 530max RHP/RHP
SS-K Club Banks 490max RISP/Blowout
OF-ATG Mantle 540max LateInnings/LHP
OF-Eric Davis 490max LateInnings/RHP
OF-LL Betts 525max LHP/RISP
DH-LL Khris Daxis 540max Blowout/Blowout
SUB-Beast Gleyber 485max RISP/LateInnings
SUB-Legacy Rizzo 525max WOH/RISP
SUB-Buckner 535max Blowout/RHP
SP:
ATG Babe Ruth 540max
Hot Stuff Seaver 530max
LL Scherzer 525 maxWinter Nolan Ryan 515max
Legacy Rich Hill 510 max

cubschampions2016 · March 2019

thew4lrus said:

At the moment I'm thinking of going with ATG Mantle, WAR Goldschmidt, and ATG Ruth. Thoughts?

C-Homefield Posey 375max LHP (nope)
1B-WAR Goldschmidt 520max LHP/LateInnings
2B-Comeback Odor 520max Blowout/RHP
3B-Clubhouse Boggs 530max RHP/RHP
SS-K Club Banks 490max RISP/Blowout
OF-ATG Mantle 540max LateInnings/LHP
OF-Eric Davis 490max LateInnings/RHP
OF-LL Betts 525max LHP/RISP
DH-LL Khris Daxis 540max Blowout/Blowout
SUB-Beast Gleyber 485max RISP/LateInnings
SUB-Legacy Rizzo 525max WOH/RISP
SUB-Buckner 535max Blowout/RHP
SP:
ATG Babe Ruth 540max
Hot Stuff Seaver 530max
LL Scherzer 525 maxWinter Nolan Ryan 515max
Legacy Rich Hill 510 max

You can’t take 3 hitters. Take Mays and Ruth. For pitcher take Scherzer

cubschampions2016 · March 2019

cubschampions2016 said:

thew4lrus said:

At the moment I'm thinking of going with ATG Mantle, WAR Goldschmidt, and ATG Ruth. Thoughts?

C-Homefield Posey 375max LHP (nope)
1B-WAR Goldschmidt 520max LHP/LateInnings
2B-Comeback Odor 520max Blowout/RHP
3B-Clubhouse Boggs 530max RHP/RHP
SS-K Club Banks 490max RISP/Blowout
OF-ATG Mantle 540max LateInnings/LHP
OF-Eric Davis 490max LateInnings/RHP
OF-LL Betts 525max LHP/RISP
DH-LL Khris Daxis 540max Blowout/Blowout
SUB-Beast Gleyber 485max RISP/LateInnings
SUB-Legacy Rizzo 525max WOH/RISP
SUB-Buckner 535max Blowout/RHP
SP:
ATG Babe Ruth 540max
Hot Stuff Seaver 530max
LL Scherzer 525 maxWinter Nolan Ryan 515max
Legacy Rich Hill 510 max

You can’t take 3 hitters. Take Mays and Ruth. For pitcher take Scherzer

Sorry I misread. I would take atg mays, Boggs, and pitcher atg Ruth

bigvivec · March 2019

Mantle, Boggs and SP Ruth

Wicked0Wildcats · March 2019

Not sure why anyone would take Mays over Mantle. They're identical in position, overall, and skills (Mantle's skills are actually slightly superior being late inning vs. WOH only).

The only difference is that Mantle is a switch hitter with better power and hitting, both advantages to Mantle. There is no advantage to taking Mays over Mantle.

bigvivec · March 2019

Wicked0Wildcats said:

Not sure why anyone would take Mays over Mantle. They're identical in position, overall, and skills (Mantle's skills are actually slightly superior being late inning vs. WOH only).

The only difference is that Mantle is a switch hitter with better power and hitting, both advantages to Mantle. There is no advantage to taking Mays over Mantle.

I think it’s a typo....I don’t see Mays listed in the original list.

Accelman · March 2019

Here's my current list of possible keepers, with positives/negatives from my perspective:

HITTERS:
Boggs (3B) 530max -- RHP/RHP
Positives: Good ceiling, double pitcher skills, fills a baseman slot, leftie
Negatives: Not much, unless I pull someone w/ better ceiling or hit rating
Baez (2B) 510max -- LHP/LHP
Positives: Double pitcher skills, fills a basemen slot
Negatives: Low ceiling, average hit rating
Kemp (OF) 515max -- WOH/LHP
Positives: Good skills for WOH, good hit rating
Negatives: Low ceiling, limited usefulness in other events, outfielder
Arenado (3B) 525max -- 4+/4+
Positives: Good ceiling, good hit rating, skills useful across many events, fills a basemen slot
Negatives: Skills come and go across events, limited usefulness in WOH
Trout (OF) 525max -- CVC/RISP
Positives: Good ceiling, good hit rating, skills useful in CVC games
Negatives: Limited usefulness in other events, outfielder
Judge (OF) 530max -- 4+/RHP
Positives: Good ceiling, excellent hit rating, skills useful for broad range of events
Negatives: Jack of all trades, master of none; outfielder
Posada (C) 535max -- CVC/LHP
Positives: Excellent ceiling, good hit rating, useful for CVC games, bats L/R, catcher
Negatives: Limited usefulness in other events
Molitor (DH) 540max -- LHP/LHP
Positives: Excellent ceiling, excellent hit rating, double pitcher skills
Negatives: DH only

PITCHERS:
Nola (R) 510max -- RHB/Late Innings
Positives: Good ceiling; decent double skills
Negatives: Lower rating than other pitchers
Erskine (R) 520 max -- LHB/Prime
Positives: Good ceiling: double skills
Negatives: Prime skill has limited usefulness
Seaver (R) 530 max -- RHB/RISP
Positives: Excellent ceiling; very useful double skills
Negatives: Using pennants on a Mets player?

Right now I'm thinking I'll probably keep Boggs, Molitor and Seaver. Although as I look it over I'm a bit tempted by Judge's great hit rating and overall usefulness and Posada's long list of positive traits. Also in stats, Arenado always seems to rise to the top on batting averages, hits, etc.

TheLegend17 · March 2019

With at least 2 weeks left there's no point in making decisions because lots of 525-550 players will be offered

Keeper details: let's discuss!

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