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Originally Posted by Argonaut
Yeah, relegation is a blessing if you don't have the PP to compete in Perfect yet. I hope the Cowboys get relegated again. When they did a couple seasons ago they were a top team in Diamond.
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I really don't think it's a PP thing. There's probably some lower bound, but a lot of teams are at least close to that threshold. But really, no matter your competitiveness, there are things you can do. Starting from easiest:
1) Have a team worth 350k PP or more?
--You should have the ability to be competitive, at least from first principles. So, what is your strategy for winning? How are you going to stop runs, and how are you going to score them? How will you suppress lefties: pitching or park factors (or both)? How will you get baserunners: contact or walks? How will you score runs: 2B/3B or HRs? Is there any feature of your team that isn't meshing with those strategies?
2) Have a team worth less than 300kPP, but have some PP ready to spend?
--You probably have some unfinished collections you can use to generate PP. A simple way to figure out if a collection is worth it: Add up all the card rewards and compare to the costs. A good general rule is that an iron goes for ~1k, a bronze for ~100, a silver for 1k, a gold for ~3-4k, a diamond for ~15k (generally speaking). Sometimes these cost more, especially if the player is good or if the set reward is particularly high value, but it's a much better rule of thumb than you might otherwise think even in a lot of high reward sets. Can you flip any collections for profit? (Answer: Yes. Lots. LOTS. LIVE Phillies, A's, Tigers, and the SE Sisler collection might be a good place to start. Then look at some of the bigger sets [Twins, Mariners, Red, Rangers, Braves, White Sox, Orioles, etc.] if you have a larger (~30-50k) bankroll.
3) Have a team worth less than 300kPP and no PP laying around?
--Make a list of all your players. Who do you consider to be expendable? Are you going to eventually replace that RF anyway? Is your DH just not getting it done? Have a reliever or SP who goes for 10k/20k/30k who just doesn't fit your team concept at the moment? Shed assets and get PP. Any rebuild starts with resources, and PP is way better for you than middling players keeping you at the basement of Perfect. If you get relegated that's okay; you gotta think long term. But be careful not to overestimate the PP income of Diamond compared to Perfect; if you don't have a good spending and teambuilding strategy, that ~5k extra PP isn't going to make much of a difference.