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Closers
Closers go fast in the draft. If you are manually doing the draft, get about nine pitchers (five beginers, two or three long relievers, and the last one a closer). You will get a quality pitcher that will get the saves instead of having to put in a reliever that does not have the kind of skills closers should have. For example, in your first pick, choose John Smoltz. He has over 150 saves in his career.
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Fantasy draft
If you let the game do your draft for you, you will get a good team. If you want to do the draft yourself, the following are a few good players to look for that the CPU does not immediately sign:
| Troy Tuliowitizki | |
| Justin Verlander | |
| Mark Redman | |
| Stephen Drew | |
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| Richie Sexon | |
| Mark Teahen | |
| Jason Jennings | |
| Brad Penny | |
| Eric Chavez | |
| John Smoltz | |
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| Adam Kennedy | |
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Expansion team
Begin a season using the normal settings. You will be asked if you want an expansion or not. You can make two teams, set their uniforms, their stadium, logo, etc. If you want to build a team around hitting, use the Local ballpark which costs 10,000 Power points in the shop area. If you want a team that will be based around pitching and defense, use the Panrika ballpark which also costs 10,000 Power points in the shop area.
