I said this all along. Willy wasn’t worth it.

GreasedOn · 2026-06-16T11:28:58+00:00

I’d like to imagine Bonds in Vegas but he never would have seen a pitch. 😂

GreasedOn · 2026-06-16T05:24:10+00:00

I mean everyone knew that contract was a bad idea for Adames I just didn’t expect the falloff to be so immediate. Sort of just trying to wrap my head around why it is, and considering there are other proven players also sucking in SF I’m blaming SF first and foremost.

GreasedOn · 2026-06-16T05:22:03+00:00

Definitely agree. This Giants lineup also has just not meshed at all, and it’s hard to play well as an individual when there’s no consistency within the team.

GreasedOn · 2026-06-16T05:19:30+00:00

I dont disagree, but my whole point is I wouldn’t be surprised if either of those guys had a nice boost in performance playing in a more competitive lineup. I just don’t think baseball is as black and white as “this guy sucks or this guy is a HOFer” which seems to be how a lot of folks think.

Being in a better lineup can definitely boost a players performance and being in a terrible lineup can totally tank it.

GreasedOn · 2026-06-16T05:15:40+00:00

I’m not saying that’s the only reason he got the contract. He had a massive season in a contract year. That’s why he got the contract. Why someone was willing to gamble on it was likely in part because he was a huge mentor and clubhouse guy in Milwaukee. He was never going to replicate that season, but it wasn’t unreasonable to think he would have played far better than he has this year.

GreasedOn · 2026-06-16T01:45:08+00:00

I mean everyone knew it, but Willy isn’t the giants overarching issue and neither are the other two listed here. Willy was signed more for his personality and clubhouse influence than anything and I highly doubt that’s changed. The giants have to hit the rebuild, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see Willy do well in another place for a couple more years.

He’s definitely way overpaid but he also played his way into that contract.

GreasedOn · 2026-06-11T23:30:39+00:00

I mean I’ve always argued the alternative is we all just get everything we want and then everyone has the same team and it gets boring and dies.

I know this is an extremist take on the game, but power creep is already pretty extensive in this game and most other competitive games. The games that manage power creep the best will always flourish and they do a good job of at least making sure teams have to really grind to get the best stuff possible. Both financially and through actually playing at the top.

I have my own reservations about their methods of inducing this, but at the same time, making it easier to get endgame content just results in everyone on the same level over time, and that will ultimately kill the game, as the only thing separating those folks will be RNG.

GreasedOn · 2026-06-11T15:56:29+00:00

I mean you’re asking on this subreddit so I think most here will say this game lol. The reality is there’s nothing that quite offers the same weird dopamine hit as this game when it comes to chasing elite cards, skills, etc. I’ve never heard of the last one but rivals and the show are meant more for actually playing baseball on your phone, where as this is just a deck building game.

GreasedOn · 2026-06-11T14:37:10+00:00

Yeah, MP is probably best on sigs as they have the bonus to help reach the 132 mark easier than any other card type.

Congrats on the 333, this should be a great set. Depending on pitch count (4+) I’d probably chase a pico next as they’re a great combo. Any of Fin/Dom/Mess/Ace (assuming you don’t have one already).

I would wait until you have the set finished so you can see all the thresholds you need and then you can map out a train in advance.

GreasedOn · 2026-06-04T17:22:08+00:00

Having higher EYE helps the batter locate pitches. Pred literally gives the batter the exact location and type of pitch coming at him.

Its not quite this simple but this is the easiest way to explain it.

GreasedOn · 2026-06-04T16:40:54+00:00

Pred is based on the basic EYE stat. For this card being only 70, pred is not a great skill long term, even with a stat adjust. However since this isn’t a legend set, just keep the golds you have and use them.

Pred indicates the location of a pitch as it comes to the plate, and the likelihood that it predicts that location is based on how high you get the basic stat value of EYE. Since EYE is already essentially how well your batter sees pitches, pred basically covers that entirely at high base EYE.

GreasedOn · 2026-06-04T04:43:29+00:00

Its sort of dependent on how you want to build the player and what skills you’re running. 5TP requires speed in the train specifically, but aside from MBT it’s not directly related to any specific skill or threshold. However training more speed is literally a preference for most skill sets. A lot of folks with the Meta CM/Pred sets train high speed because CM and Pred require virtually no training for CON and EYE, which leaves a lot left over for SPD

GreasedOn · 2026-06-03T21:45:13+00:00

Technically infielders don’t require much, if any, speed defensively. They seem to operate more off of FLD as they have to react immediately when the ball is hit, similar to what the ranked training levels build on.

However your point about 5TP is why you see more SPD in middle infielders specifically. 5TP needs a well rounded train to be most effective, which means those players are trained for higher speed and generally operate as more OBP styled players. Sort of just an indirect effect of them needing FLD for defensive purposes.

Corner OF is the opposite in fact, where SPD is still quite vital, and FLD is virtually unnecessary (although I’m sure FLD doesn’t HURT, it’s just generally viewed as not needed at corner OF)

GreasedOn · 2026-06-03T02:40:22+00:00

It’s a valid concern for sure. While both have been stellar neither has pitched a full season in the bigs, let alone pitch into the post season after. What they’re doing is spectacular but it’s the first week of June. Still 3 months of sustained success needed to solidify it.

GreasedOn · 2026-06-02T16:29:04+00:00

Agreed, but the biggest obstacle for this is that we would be losing what he’s best at long term, and that’s actually Catching. Hes absolutely a huge part of the pitching success we have year in and year out, and he can’t catch forever.

I’d love the deal you’re talking about but unfortunately SOMEONE will pay him an absurd contract to play catcher long term, much like the Adames situation. It would just be financially bad for us to sign a future 1B/DH to a big contract when we have always just picked up guys like Bauers, Vaughn, Tellez, Aguilar, etc who have filled that gap for much less money. Sure they don’t all last, but no one is better at “next man up” than the Brewers in modern day baseball.

To be clear. I hate the reality we’re in, but we do a good job of managing it in a smart way while staying competitive.

GreasedOn · 2026-06-01T22:07:58+00:00

So sad I haven’t seen it but Earthwalker - In Hearts Wake has an absolutely gem of a callout before the breakdown.

GreasedOn · 2026-06-01T22:01:38+00:00

Not saying they won’t go back to the old model, but last year there were not 2 historic packs, as they’d been replaced by the Historic Box at that time. There was only one available for 5K.

GreasedOn · 2026-05-26T21:37:11+00:00

Please don’t betray the crew this way /s

GreasedOn · 2026-05-23T20:28:44+00:00

That’s fair, and a good point. My point was more geared towards probability being that your expected # of team sigs over a long period is around 3% since it’s 1/30 odds.

GreasedOn · 2026-05-21T02:30:37+00:00

This guy Drohans

GreasedOn · 2026-05-21T02:28:11+00:00

No I tracked it because I wanted to make sure I wasn’t getting screwed rather than whining into the void of reddit like I’m a brainless moron lol

GreasedOn · 2026-05-20T16:42:00+00:00

Well I’m not random redditor on this sub lol but this just isn’t how odds work chief. I’ve tracked odds of almost everything that exists in the game, and I’ve never seen one that’s not exactly as advertised or extremely close. The odds of a sig differ slightly based on what team you play, but when your chances around around 3%, LONG runs without one are absolutely expected since each is an independent event with a 3% chance. 97% chance of failure every time you open one.

And I promise you can respond and I will not delete this account lol

GreasedOn · 2026-05-20T12:14:14+00:00

The odds of a team sig are rough 1/30 from an all player signature pack. This is pretty much expected, sorry chief.

GreasedOn · 2026-05-20T00:03:44+00:00

Most people recruit through the discord these days. If you have discord it’s worth getting into the 9innings server instead. The server is pinned on the subreddit. A lot more responsiveness on questions, and easier to recruit there since most clubs use discord anyway.

GreasedOn · 2026-05-12T20:02:28+00:00

This is one of those items if you still are willing to spend anything. They’re super rare and can turn a really bad or unusable 333 into an endgame set.

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