Yeah hard disagree here.

Last year was awesome for a lot of reasons. It was the first time I was able to play an MLB game in 15+ years (on Xbox), the rewards were fantastic, and the programs were great. I spent a lot of time on MLB the show 21 because I wanted to grind for these cards.

This year, I have no desire to grind. The rewards aren’t worth it. POTM buxton, Semien, and Schwarber were in my lineup for a long time, until TA4 dropped. The grind was perfectly fine for it. Now, I only have Devers, because he’s been the only one worth it. The grind has gotten longer, and the cards aren’t worth it due to a couple reasons.

And I think this program is a perfect example of why people complaining about the power creep was foolish. All-star weekend is maybe the most hyped program of the year (not counting finest), and a majority of these cards are worse than the future of the franchise cards that got released over a month ago. They may be 97s, but they’re awful 97s. Anywhere from 1/3-1/4 of these all star cards are viable, which is awful. Last year, I had maybe a dozen or so of those cards on my team for a couple months. I don’t think I’ll have more than 5 this year. I haven’t even gotten into why getting rid of TA programs eas a colossal mistake, but that’s for another day.

It just feels like a wasted program tbh. I’d much rather have the juiced cards then the ass cards because it keeps me playing, which is the most important part. The desire to play this year isn’t nearly as strong, because the cards aren’t worth it. Everyone having stacked teams by July doesn’t bother me, because if I have one, my opponent will have one, so it feels like a pretty even playing field, with skill being the main differentiator. The cards last year were fun to use and were great, this entire program has been a massive L, and to be honest, this game has been an L for most of the year