[QuantaCondor]

Originally Posted by allenciox

So, the Southpaws recently sold off SP Steve Carlton (94) for 50k (had him for several seasons, originally paid 19k) and used that plus other accumulated PPs to buy Carl Yastremski (100) for 70k. I am still in a bit of sticker shock as that is "by far" the most I have paid for any player on any of my teams. But he can be a decent right-fielder when he is trained to 63 DEF there (since this is lefty team, RF DEF is not as important as on some teams) and he is an awesome hitter... What do people think of the purchase? Do you think he is worth it?

According to my numbers, he's the 4th best hitter vR and the 6th best hitter overall, so 70k is a steal since the other players in that vicinity cost like 200k (the likes of 100 Babe Ruth, etc.). I have 1957 Ted Williams on a lower level team who hits similarly (6th vR, 10th overall) and goes for about 50k, but he absolutely cannot play defense which forces him to play DH. Perfect Yas can slot in at 1B, RF, or LF if you need him to which is quite nice. Maybe he can turn around your garbage playoff luck.