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It said it would let me hit for average or power, I just used it without reloading.

That sounds like the Legends of Baseball book, the green (not red) one. It only has a possibility of two abilities, depending on your position. Fielders will get either Contact or Power hitter, while Pitchers will get either Fastball Life or Spin. It's not as valuable to a player as Secrets of Hitting.

Interestingly enough, the Legends book sells for $400 more than the Secrets.

Perhaps Power Hitter/Contact Hitter/Fastball Life/Spin are more valuable in the game than other abilities. They potentially affect every at bat and every pitch.

For a regular player of Success mode (not saving/reloading), having the Legends book might be more valuable because there is certainty that you would receive one of these abilities.

Having a "Secrets" book might give you something like Gd Bunt, Pinch Htr, something that is far less valuable.


I imagine that is why Legends sells for way more.
This is clearly all in the context of not saving/reloading.

Good point. Those four abilities are also the most costly ones if they were to be acquired the traditional way.

The secrets are more random, and are more of a high-risk/reward thing - hitters can get Gd bunt, as well as Spider Catch, and pitchers could get Gd Reflexes or Good Delivery.