Power Pros Forum

I still have aar0nat0r's version, but want I check what would be different:

Trajectory 4 - Anyone see what he can do to a baseball?
Contact 9
Power 200 at minimum?
Speed 9-10
Arm Strength 12
Fielding 8
Error Resistance 10

Vs Lefty 4 - .343 against lefties last season
Power Hitter
Hot Hitter - Help offset Timely Whiff so he doesn't bat .238 in game
Firstball Hitter - 55 for 136 in last 3 seasons, .404 BA
Timely Whiff - Without a doubt! Lowest K% in MLB career was 26.6%
Good Infield Hitter - ooof, hmmmmm, I say yes, 13 for 14 in SB last season; so he's pretty quick on his feet

Pull Hitter - Ehhhh, it's kinda close. I'm more towards yes, let's see what you guys want http://www.fangraphs.com/spraycharts.aspx?playerid=4949&position=OF&type=battedball&pid2=4949&ss1=2014&se1=2014&ss2=2014&se2=2014&cht1=hittype&cht2=battedball&vs1=ALL&vs2=ALL
Cannon Arm - Not certain if anything warrants this

Clutch 4 - I'm not seeing this, his only season with a BA above .300 for RISP was last season at .316. Every other season was below .290
Intimidator - I'm all for it, but I don't think I could finish the arc and get his skills up to requirements

This is all I see so far, feedback is appreciated!

Here are my takes on your opinions:
Trajectory 4 - Definetely
Contact 9 - Maybe A Bit Lower, 8 sounds good
Power 200 at minimum? - Only guy in MLB today worth over 200 in Power. This dude mashes the ball
Speed 9-10 - Let's not make him too overpowering, 7 speed is more like it
Arm Strength 12 - Has a cannon for an arm, maybe even 13
Fielding 8 - sounds good, maybe a 9 if you're generous
Error Resistance 10 - yep, maybe a 9

Vs Lefty 4 - Yes
Power Hitter - Without a doubt
Hot Hitter - sure, easy to get
Firstball Hitter - Sure, easy to get
Timely Whiff - Si senor
Good Infield Hitter - not necessary, try for all others first. I wouldn't get this

Pull Hitter - Yes please
Cannon Arm - Definetely deserves this

Clutch 4 - Maybe, always comes through against the Mets lol
Intimidator - this would make him complete, but is really hard to get

all I can say is good luck jag, but you're really good at success so I wouldn't worry. Any other abilities I would recommend are Mets Killer (Chipper Jones gets this too) and Dream Crusher? I remember going to an August 2011 game that was delayed 2 hours by rain and the mets were leading 2-1 in the 9th. Jason Isringhausen (a memeber of the failed Generation K) blew the save, and Stanton mammothed a fat pitch over the left field fence for a grand slam. It was less than a second between the contact and over the fence. He is the best hitter on the planet.

I have his power in the 190-204 range from isO and HR %. I would nerf that a bit if you add power hitter (10-15 pts) and TRJ 4. He's a great power threat but you don't want him clicking 80 homers either...

Who has the highest power on the default rosters? Hmm homework

I want to say it's either Ryan Howard or Prince Fielder. Pretty sure Fielder's at 216 and Howard might be 231. Definitely wouldn't go over 240 for anyone. For Stanton, he's a huge power threat but I would keep him at maybe 200-210 range with Power Hitter or 210-220 range without.

I'll take a guess on it being A-Rod. Do I get a prize if I'm right?

ooh, didn't think about him.

I'm still not sure whether it's him or Howard. A-Rod might be the 231. I'm 99.72% certain there's someone with that exact power rating in the game

I would hazard a guess that it is Albert Pujols

In 2007, Howard is the highest at over 240. I'm not sure who is highest in 2008 though.

The highest power in the game is A-Rod with 226, but a close second is, surprisingly, Carlos Pena with a 222.

I remember Pena having ridiculous power, he would be my secret weapon in drafts, he was always available in the 10th round and beyond

Carlos Pena's power looks good on paper, but he doesn't perform that well (from what I've seen). And I wrote this in the chat, "I noticed that power doesn't have the biggest influence on HR total, Andruw Jones has 142 (or is it 144?) in power and is always having a 40-50 HR season". I guess it's because of Power Hitter, Slugger, and Intimidator

Here's the final:

Trajectory 4
Contact 8
Power 200-210
Speed 8
Arm Strength 12
Fielding 9
Error Resistance 10

Vs Lefty 4
Clutch 4
Power Hitter
Hot Hitter
Firstball Hitter
Pull Hitter
Timely Whiff
Cannon Arm

Ya know what? I'm gonna go for Intimidator, I just need to get Goodjob to show up before the AA games to start, and I'll be set

Alright, had to save/load collectively for about 1 and 1/2 hours before Goodjob showed up. After that I save/load-ed for everything to be perfect. I had a little trouble with obtaining Intimidator when finishing Patty's arc. I tried a different approach by making sure her entire likability meter was filled and wouldn't ya know it, I got the ability. He also has Good Morale and Cannon Arm, enjoy!

In 2007 it's Pujols with 245, in 2008 it's ARod with 226.

don't bump old topics, man