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  • EChavez
    Rookie
    • Mar 2003
    • 267

    #1

    What strategies are you using to build your team?

    In franchise mode, I was curious to see how you guys approach building your team (unless of course you're the Yankees who already start with an all-star team).

    With the A's, I really focused on adding some veterans to add some depth to my team with a bit of pop left in the bats. I signed guys like Knoblauch and Jay Bell to bolster my bench. I also focused on trading for younger and cheaper players with good potential ratings while keeping my payroll down. Of course, I am using the minors to develop players too although I don't really have prospects who will be impact players at the moment. I'd be interested in seeing your approaches...
  • Pineiro3k38
    Rookie
    • Feb 2003
    • 357

    #2
    Re: What strategies are you using to build your team?

    I started a frachinse with M's and they are quite old so I traded for ton of young good prospects.

    I traded for buehlre,beckett,hudson,romero

    I also traded for tons of the best young prospects in the game like brandon philips, victor martinez, hafner, blalock, jenson, ainsworth, bochard, cliff lee and a few others.

    The only players that are 30 years old or above on my team are like kaz sasaki,rhodes,boone, and olerud.

    My starting 3B is blalock, starting ss brandon phlips, starting catcher victor martinez, starting DH Hafner and starting CF snelling.

    I really wanted to get young right off the bat and manged to.

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    • Pineiro3k38
      Rookie
      • Feb 2003
      • 357

      #3
      Re: What strategies are you using to build your team?

      I started a frachinse with M's and they are quite old so I traded for ton of young good prospects.

      I traded for buehlre,beckett,hudson,romero

      I also traded for tons of the best young prospects in the game like brandon philips, victor martinez, hafner, blalock, jenson, ainsworth, bochard, cliff lee and a few others.

      The only players that are 30 years old or above on my team are like kaz sasaki,rhodes,boone, and olerud.

      My starting 3B is blalock, starting ss brandon phlips, starting catcher victor martinez, starting DH Hafner and starting CF snelling.

      I really wanted to get young right off the bat and manged to.

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      • richierich
        MVP
        • Aug 2002
        • 2644

        #4
        Re: What strategies are you using to build your team?

        I'm the As, and I have currently won 3 world series so far. The only way I could do it was trying to develop the young guys and having a good Closer, Armando Benitez. I also have a high payroll for my Coaches, rated B+ or higher only in all of the categories hehe. And I try to have my scout spend a majority of their time looking for Rookies or Foreign PLayers. Potential is fun to gamble with, haha.
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        • richierich
          MVP
          • Aug 2002
          • 2644

          #5
          Re: What strategies are you using to build your team?

          I'm the As, and I have currently won 3 world series so far. The only way I could do it was trying to develop the young guys and having a good Closer, Armando Benitez. I also have a high payroll for my Coaches, rated B+ or higher only in all of the categories hehe. And I try to have my scout spend a majority of their time looking for Rookies or Foreign PLayers. Potential is fun to gamble with, haha.
          NBA 2K11 My Player: 6'11 Athletic Center/PF 58ovr Rockets
          49ERS/SF GIANTS/G.S. WARRIORS FAN

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          • Scott
            Your Go-to TV Expert
            • Jul 2002
            • 20032

            #6
            Re: What strategies are you using to build your team?

            who did u trade to the Rangers for Blalock?
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            • Scott
              Your Go-to TV Expert
              • Jul 2002
              • 20032

              #7
              Re: What strategies are you using to build your team?

              who did u trade to the Rangers for Blalock?
              PSN-Shugarooo
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              • EChavez
                Rookie
                • Mar 2003
                • 267

                #8
                Re: What strategies are you using to build your team?

                I am trying to get better coaches too. Were you able to get them while in season or do you have to wait until after the season to get good coaches. I want to develop young players and mix them up with vet help...

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                • EChavez
                  Rookie
                  • Mar 2003
                  • 267

                  #9
                  Re: What strategies are you using to build your team?

                  I am trying to get better coaches too. Were you able to get them while in season or do you have to wait until after the season to get good coaches. I want to develop young players and mix them up with vet help...

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                  • richierich
                    MVP
                    • Aug 2002
                    • 2644

                    #10
                    Re: What strategies are you using to build your team?

                    well I got TCrouch and C Grade guys the 1st season. Next season A graded guys were available so I fired my current guys and got the new ones heh.
                    NBA 2K11 My Player: 6'11 Athletic Center/PF 58ovr Rockets
                    49ERS/SF GIANTS/G.S. WARRIORS FAN

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                    • richierich
                      MVP
                      • Aug 2002
                      • 2644

                      #11
                      Re: What strategies are you using to build your team?

                      well I got TCrouch and C Grade guys the 1st season. Next season A graded guys were available so I fired my current guys and got the new ones heh.
                      NBA 2K11 My Player: 6'11 Athletic Center/PF 58ovr Rockets
                      49ERS/SF GIANTS/G.S. WARRIORS FAN

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                      • Muskrat
                        Rookie
                        • Mar 2003
                        • 176

                        #12
                        Re: What strategies are you using to build your team?

                        I have Crouch and some 'middle of the road' coaches right now in my first season with the Cubs. I recently went on a trading spree, trading away many 'veteran' position players for guys aged 21-26...even my pitching staff is relatively young (but they were already...). Most of my pos. players are beign paid 1bp for 3 years, so I will have to renegotiate a few of them so they don't all come up at the same time. In any event, I am going with promising young players...

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                        • Muskrat
                          Rookie
                          • Mar 2003
                          • 176

                          #13
                          Re: What strategies are you using to build your team?

                          I have Crouch and some 'middle of the road' coaches right now in my first season with the Cubs. I recently went on a trading spree, trading away many 'veteran' position players for guys aged 21-26...even my pitching staff is relatively young (but they were already...). Most of my pos. players are beign paid 1bp for 3 years, so I will have to renegotiate a few of them so they don't all come up at the same time. In any event, I am going with promising young players...

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                          • Pineiro3k38
                            Rookie
                            • Feb 2003
                            • 357

                            #14
                            Re: What strategies are you using to build your team?

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                            who did u trade to the Rangers for Blalock?

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                            I think cirillo and maybe a decent prospect I forgot.

                            I traded blalock away I forgot in what deal my starting 3b is now hinske.

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                            • Pineiro3k38
                              Rookie
                              • Feb 2003
                              • 357

                              #15
                              Re: What strategies are you using to build your team?

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                              who did u trade to the Rangers for Blalock?

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                              I think cirillo and maybe a decent prospect I forgot.

                              I traded blalock away I forgot in what deal my starting 3b is now hinske.

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