Marte (87) - Has incredible speed, I struggle with his contact. I can't seem to get quality hits with him. Good defense in the outfield.
Kipnis (87) - This is a great value card. I paid a hefty price for him (6000) but he's a favourite of mine. Guy is a great hitter, solid contact with some pop and decent speed. He's by far my favorite player thus far.
Hosmer (84) - This guy was DIRT cheap. I picked him up for 1400 which is an absolute steal. He's a really solid fielder, which is nice at first base since a lot of them are weak, He mashes right handed pitching but I've hit lefties pretty well too. For the price, pick him up.
Story (78) - Great Hitter. He has the option to play third, which is where I play him since his defense is subpar especially at shortstop. He more then makes up for it at the plate. His 78 is because of his defense, he's a strong hitter and plays fine at 3rd.
Perez (84) - Catchers are going to be over priced this season. The only really highly rated ones are Posey and Lucroy (both Golds) Perez falls into silver. I like him because of his defensive abilities, combined with decent offense. Good look running on Perez, I don't think I've allowed an SB yet. He's average at the plate, but for a Catcher he is serviceable. If you don't have a solid catcher, get one now... I think prices will go up.
Jones (83) - Another great value pick up. I bought him because I saw him for around 800. He's a bit better then Griffey (Griffey can't hit lefties) and provides good range in the outfield.
Reyes (80) - I need to upgrade here. But Reyes is serviceable in the meantime. He's a switch hitter who has good contact against righties and lefties, he can run a little and plays solid defense. This was one of my pre-order cards.
Pederson 70 - Gold mission, have to get 40 hits with him... which is tough because he sucks... Once I achieve my mission with him I'll be playing Griffey in this spot.
Thats my lineup (I'm pretty happy considering I only pre-ordered 10 packs and have played only about 5 games) I've also got Griffey, Bradley and a couple other semi useful bench players (Logan Forsythe is a great pickup as he plays all positions).
My rotation needs some work.
Cobb (84) - He actually hasn't pitched for me yet, so I can't really comment.
Harvey (82) - This guys a diamond in rough, if you need a value pitcher pick him up. Fastball around 97, good control and some off speed options. Really keeps hitters off balance.
I have someone who is an (80) but I can't remember for the life of me
Santanna (79) - Another solid option, nothing overpowering or eye catching, but solid pitch selection with good control. He's usually not going to win you game, but he won't lose them for you either.
Lirianno (78) - I have about 6 other pitchers that are rated the same. I like him because he's a leftie and he has some decent movement on his pitches. His mechanics and windup are a bit unusual, so some people seem to have trouble with him. Another player who came with my pre-order packs.
And my Bullpen is in good shape, I don't recall all the names but
Givens - This guys is killer on righties, his slider combined with his release point will get you ALOT of strikeouts. I use him against strong right handed hitters late in games.
O'Day - Another solid option, his delivery causes a significant change, use him as a first option out of the bullpen. The different look and lower velocity will take opponents a bit of time to adjust to. You might be able to steal two innings with him.
Giles - Just a guy who throws hard. High fastballs are coming in 99+ mph I use him after O'Day to once again mess with the other hitters timing.
Familia - He's a strong closer. This was my best pre-order player, my only Gold. There are better options out there, but I'll be using him for quite awhile as the upgrades on him are expensive.
Who you guys got?
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