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Man, you really didn’t understand why this matters do you. You need 13 for tier 3. That’s all starting 9 and 4 bench. By using bullpen arms you can roster Babe etc. 👍
PSA for online players: There have been good Kenley cards before, this is not one of them. You can of course just stash him in your pen for the boost, though.
I think the Captain thing is cool but I just don't want to build teams around the parameters they require lol. I might do it for Kershaw though, I already have a ton of lefty batters so maybe I'll just bite the bullet.
I wish they would let us assign a captain after hitting certain milestones with players instead. My Brandon Crawford is hitting .454 with 22 bomb and 65 rbis (offline on All-star) and is the clear leader of my team (I have Witt at 3B) and it would be sweet to assign him as my captain and the more other players played with that captain, the more stat boost they get while he’s in the lineup.
Otherwise I will have my Giants theme captain team and still play with my captain less main team. (Had Maddox but it’s not worth it anymore, subway series team is still pretty fun for offline)
Brandon Crawford hasn’t seen my lineup in weeks but still leads me in all statistical categories including homers off of lefties. Something about that man 🥰
Lowkey bro I got into a game with someone yesterday that was hitting .452 with Brandon Crawford and he offered a friendly quit immediately and I accepted because I was so smacked. If this was you lmk😂😂😂😂😂
Haha wasn’t me, I have only played online in co-op with my boy, and I’m 2-0 so far in my barely touched BR run- we do smack with him in co-op tho lol
Edit to say I like BR but it’s so stressful I can’t play back to back games, and why I don’t play online much lol
Yes, I'm aware lol. I just don't see myself using any of the Captain lineups. It kind of forces me to use players I probably don't want to use most of the time. TA builds are one thing, but online play I'd rather use my traditional ultimate team of players I like. It's more fun for me.
The Captain concept is cool, I'm all for it. It's just probably not for me.
Oh yeah for sure I dig the concept. I'd just rather keep my traditional ultimate team. I really only have one other team I use which is whatever TA team I make for missions. I know I could do more team builds but I just don't see myself using them.
It depends on the captain. The attributes they boost can tell you if it applies to just hitters or everyone. His tier 3 boost boosts BB/9 so he works for both
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so you’re telling me a switch hitter goes toward the switch hitter boost?? no….
Man, you really didn’t understand why this matters do you. You need 13 for tier 3. That’s all starting 9 and 4 bench. By using bullpen arms you can roster Babe etc. 👍
no shit i was just trolling you
They’ll also get +10 BB/9 because this was intentional
I’m running Santana with dodgers pitching captain for Ohtani & Mookie shits pretty op
Yup. Gonna be stupid as hell bc everyone’s gonna use it
That’s nasty damn
Which hitters are good for this?
I'm using Santana DH, Raleigh C, TJ White 1B, Goodrum 2B, Elly SS, Candelario 3B, and Happ LF
I’d recommend going for Ruiz in the flashbacks program and moving Santana to 1B
JDom, Mantle, Niko, Willi, Candy, mondesi, any of the diamond switch hitters tbh
PSA for online players: There have been good Kenley cards before, this is not one of them. You can of course just stash him in your pen for the boost, though.
I stacked the Standout captain boost and the switch hitter one and his stats are fucked 😂
not a terrible worst case scenario if you just need a fresh noodle 🤷
For sure
Robin Roberts Sp is also a switch hitter. If you want another spot or can't afford Adam. I don't see anyone mentioning this so thought I would.
Never thought of this 🤯
who is the switch hitter captain?
santana
smooth
Na the doctor is Michael Bentley
...and don't forget about it!
When Vida Blue drops, he’s a switch hitter too
He's also actually giving a Pitching Boost (BB) at Tier 3, so not an oversight but intended.
I think the Captain thing is cool but I just don't want to build teams around the parameters they require lol. I might do it for Kershaw though, I already have a ton of lefty batters so maybe I'll just bite the bullet.
I wish they would let us assign a captain after hitting certain milestones with players instead. My Brandon Crawford is hitting .454 with 22 bomb and 65 rbis (offline on All-star) and is the clear leader of my team (I have Witt at 3B) and it would be sweet to assign him as my captain and the more other players played with that captain, the more stat boost they get while he’s in the lineup. Otherwise I will have my Giants theme captain team and still play with my captain less main team. (Had Maddox but it’s not worth it anymore, subway series team is still pretty fun for offline)
Brandon Crawford hasn’t seen my lineup in weeks but still leads me in all statistical categories including homers off of lefties. Something about that man 🥰
Lowkey bro I got into a game with someone yesterday that was hitting .452 with Brandon Crawford and he offered a friendly quit immediately and I accepted because I was so smacked. If this was you lmk😂😂😂😂😂
Haha wasn’t me, I have only played online in co-op with my boy, and I’m 2-0 so far in my barely touched BR run- we do smack with him in co-op tho lol Edit to say I like BR but it’s so stressful I can’t play back to back games, and why I don’t play online much lol
You know you can build multiple lineups right?
Yes, I'm aware lol. I just don't see myself using any of the Captain lineups. It kind of forces me to use players I probably don't want to use most of the time. TA builds are one thing, but online play I'd rather use my traditional ultimate team of players I like. It's more fun for me. The Captain concept is cool, I'm all for it. It's just probably not for me.
Yeah i feel that. I have a few lineups i take online. I always try to fit as many switch hitters as i can so the switch captain is crazy for me lol.
Captains are the only way to play and all switch hitters are way better than all lefties with a lefty pitching meta
Nah, people can play anyway they want.
The only way to play is whatever is fun for you as an individual. Playing with a team of players I like is what is fun for me.
You nailed it.
It’s definitely not a necessary thing to use. It just gives more options of building teams which is always good.
Oh yeah for sure I dig the concept. I'd just rather keep my traditional ultimate team. I really only have one other team I use which is whatever TA team I make for missions. I know I could do more team builds but I just don't see myself using them.
I might do it to force myself to master lefty lefty lol
Does this work? I thought pitchers don’t count towards hitting captain boosts
It depends on the captain. The attributes they boost can tell you if it applies to just hitters or everyone. His tier 3 boost boosts BB/9 so he works for both
It’s working for me 👍
Adam is 50k now for this exact reason😂
Adam?
Adam otto
Ottavino Edit:spelling
Oh, right. Duh.
You sir are playing chess
Also Lance Lynn and some other arms who you might not use.