NL Team Rebuilds

[Vanilla_Gorilla]

Just finished up my 1st season with the White Sox and my God my eyes are sore.

The black, white, gray, and dreary stadium are killing my eyes. Aside from those sexy road jerseys and retro SOX unis. Fun fun franchise, and I had a blast in that wild wild year but I need something more...eh...colorful. In the NL of course, because I enjoy a change of pace and I like to do NL/AL balance.

Narrowed it down to Giants, Marlins, Rockies, Cards, Pirates or DBacks. Maybe the Braves, but I'm sick of Blue and Red mix.

Any other suggestions or pointers?

[alston4659]

Should add the Phillies to that list. After you play one season you'll have a chance go sign both Machado and Harper.

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[Matt54987]

The pirates are really fun. They have a nice young pitching staff, a decent bullpen that is also young and an amazing closer. The rest of their team is pretty young too, with most of their age being in the outfield with Dickerson and marte (both 29 I think) but you also get austin meadows. You also get to play in the best park in baseball.

The downside to them is they don’t have a lot of power (I use the osfm hybrid roster).

I think the reds would be a good option too. I know you’re tired of red uniforms but if you’re gonna use the osfm hybrid rosters, they are nice all over the field. Their pitching isn’t that great but it’s at least young and unlike the Pirates you have the prospects to move if you wanted to go get pitching

[PleasureOfTension]

Hard to get more colourful than the Marlins! They sound like a fun challenge to me.

[NolanRyansSnowmonkey]

Quote: Originally Posted by Matt54987

The pirates are really fun. They have a nice young pitching staff, a decent bullpen that is also young and an amazing closer. The rest of their team is pretty young too, with most of their age being in the outfield with Dickerson and marte (both 29 I think) but you also get austin meadows. You also get to play in the best park in baseball. The downside to them is they don’t have a lot of power (I use the osfm hybrid roster). I think the reds would be a good option too. I know you’re tired of red uniforms but if you’re gonna use the osfm hybrid rosters, they are nice all over the field. Their pitching isn’t that great but it’s at least young and unlike the Pirates you have the prospects to move if you wanted to go get pitching

I dont have a good answer, but I know several people have gone with the pirates for a rebuild and it seems like they are having a blast playing with them in that beautiful park. So I will agree with this poster, just based on that alone.

[kinsmen7]

Quote: Originally Posted by PleasureOfTension

Hard to get more colourful than the Marlins! They sound like a fun challenge to me.

I've been slowly picking away at one. Basically decided to sim season one while making trades throughout the season, then essentially starting my real deal in the offseason.

Very tough to do if you try to be realistic and not sign a Harper-Machado-Keuchel type.

[Vanilla_Gorilla]

Quote: Originally Posted by Matt54987

The pirates are really fun. They have a nice young pitching staff, a decent bullpen that is also young and an amazing closer. The rest of their team is pretty young too, with most of their age being in the outfield with Dickerson and marte (both 29 I think) but you also get austin meadows. You also get to play in the best park in baseball. The downside to them is they don’t have a lot of power (I use the osfm hybrid roster). I think the reds would be a good option too. I know you’re tired of red uniforms but if you’re gonna use the osfm hybrid rosters, they are nice all over the field. Their pitching isn’t that great but it’s at least young and unlike the Pirates you have the prospects to move if you wanted to go get pitching

I did the Pirates once and had a blast but lost interest because pretty much anyone that was anyone got hurt for the year in the first month. I might go back again though. I do love PNC Park.

I sort of want to go out west though. Rockies and DBacks intrigue me. Padres, meh. They're basically the Browns of the MLB. I know the Rockies have a lot of guys heading out(Arenado and Blackmon) and the DBacks are stuck with some bad contracts(Greinke).

Marlins also intrigue me considering that roster is a dumpster fire.

I really want a team with an absolutely horrible farm system. Even the White Sox had a pretty decent farm system as is, and in draft I'm only about 2 years and 1 All-Star away from a World Series.

I don't know man, I need to meditate on it

[KnightTemplar]

Quote: Originally Posted by NolanRyansSnowmonkey

I dont have a good answer, but I know several people have gone with the pirates for a rebuild and it seems like they are having a blast playing with them in that beautiful park. So I will agree with this poster, just based on that alone.

Those underachieving Pirates. First thing I'd do is fire Hurdle. Something has to give with that team.