Perfect Team

K. Fields
2018-12-03T16:17:49-05:00
Baseball

Out of the Park Baseball 19 recently introduced a new game mode, Perfect Team. I decided to give it a try. You build a team using online baseball cards representing players past and present. All teams start in the entry pool. My team, the Apalachin Attack, was assigned to the Beta Sigma League. With six initial card packs of six players each, here was my starting set of players:

Active Roster (Initial)
SP Herb Pennock, NYY, 1927
SP Vern Bickford, BSN, 1950
SP Sal Maglie, NYG, 1954
SP Daniel Mengden, OAK, 2018
SP Trevor Williams, PIT, 2018
RP Robert Gsellman, NYM, 2018
RP Dick Hall, BAL, 1964
RP Andrew Heaney, LAA, 2018
RP Michael Lorenzen, CIN, 2018
RP Pat Neshek, PHI, 2018
RP Josh Smoker, PIT, 2018
CL Dominic Leone, STL, 2018
C Wellington Castillo, CWS, 2018
C Miguel Gomez, SF, 2018
1B Phil Gosselin, ATL, 2018
1B Rowdy Tellez, TOR, 2018
2B Willy Adames, TB, 2018
3B David Freese, STL, 2011
3B Ryan Zimmerman, WAS, 2009
SS Addison Russell, CHC, 2018
LF Gerardo Parra, COL, 2018
CF Niko Goodrum, DET, 2018
CF Herschel Powell, OAK, 2018
RF Nicholas Castellanos, DET, 2018
RF Nick Markakis, ATL, 2018

Reserve Roster (Initial)
SP Jose Lima, LAD, 2004
RP Randall Delgado, ARI, 2018
RP Evan Phillips, BAL, 2018
RP Brock Stewart, LAD, 2018
C Chris Stewart, ARI, 2018
1B Wilmer Flores, NYM, 2018
2B Pat Valaika, COL, 2018
3B Brandon Dixon, CIN, 2018
LF Mikie Mahtook, DET, 2018
LF Peter O’Brien, MIA, 2018
CF Cedric Mullins, BAL, 2018

Using Perfect Points, you can purchase more card packs or bid for players in the online auction house. Over the course of the season, here were the players I acquired:

Acquisitions
1B Anthony Rizzo, CHC, 2018
CL Joe A Berry, PHA, 1944
RP Archie Bradley, ARI, 2018
1B Gil Hodges, BRO, 1950
SP Jake Arrieta, PHI, 2018
LF Eddie Rosario, MIN, 2018
CF Torii Hunter, MIN, 2007
RP Adam Kolarek, TB, 2018
RP Roenis Elias, SEA, 2018
RP James Pazos, SEA, 2018
C Jody Davis, CHC, 1984
LF Giancarlo Stanton, NYY, 2018
CL Roberto Osuna, HOU, 2018
SP Charlie Robertson, CWS, 1922
CL Doug Corbett, MIN, 1980
SP Zack Wheeler, NYM, 2018

We were remarkably consistent throughout the season. Our record never fluctuated much and we played close to .500 baseball all year. Unlike some players in the league, I never spent real money to purchase more card packs. All of my perfect points were awarded in game. Our offense was led by Zimmerman, Adames, and Rizzo. We had pretty good balance on offense, although Castellanos did not have a good season. Pitching was poor for most of the season. I wanted to sign some big name starters but the prices were usually pretty high. I tried to find some good value options but they didn’t really work out. Jake Arrieta, in particular, was a disappointment. I replaced him near the end of the season with Zack Wheeler. A lot of my bullpen acquisitions struggled as well. Our pitching will need to improve dramatically if we are to remain competitive in the Bronze Level leagues.