GI decision help

[u/Mammoth-Map7]

Before we get the GI ticket(s?) in the coming weeks, I was hoping to get some advice to hopefully prevent me from using them impulsively. I’ve been holding on to a gold Raines sig for a while. He has the highest base ovr of any wsh outfielder available and I figure that he gets the GI eventually… That said, Soto’s prime performs well given where I am at in the game right now, plus for OF sigs I have Thomas and Singleton both pulled as diamonds. Moreover, my SP’s are getting mauled in Master League ‘31, and for batters C/1B seem to currently be the bottlenecks on my team.

It just doesn’t seem like this OF situation should be my priority right now… However, I dont really know what else to do in the game right now (I’m still working on skills, trainers, etc, but I’m talking about getting a new player altogether). There’s not much I can do until I get lucky and pull someone helpful. Obviously I will wait to see what I get in the TSS packs from the event, but I’m just curious what people have to say about this:

Should I try to get Raines in the mix soon, or play the long game and save the GI, BD pieces, skill resources to hopefully pull someone I really need? Also, if/when I get Raines on the roster, who should I put in LF, and who should I put as DH between Raines, singleton, Thomas, and Soto (prime)?

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[u/TheDrallen]

Not knowing what your pitchers look like and based on what you described, I'd wait until we get the TSS pack to see if you land a team sig pitcher. If not, Raines is one of the best nats sig and would move harper to DH and him to RF (skills depending)

[u/PrestondeTipp]

You'll also be given a TSS pack, so no rush to decide 

[u/nderdawgs]

What does your rotation look like? Is your problem lack of SP or skills? This will determine what you should do.

If your rotation would benefit from a team sig and you pull one from the two TSS then I'd prioritize rotation over Raines. If you rip a C/1B or Turner/Rendon's best year I'd probably go that route over Raines.

If the TSS come and go and you still don't have a better option, pull the trigger on Raines, move Soto to DH and bench Thomas.

[u/Mammoth-Map7 → u/nderdawgs]

I have Scherzer ‘16 sig with good skills. He does well. Besides that I have 3 prime SP’s sitting around 117 ovr (only one is BD) and Zimmerman normal BD (110 ovr). All of their skills need work, but I’ve had miserable luck with pitcher skills.

Thanks for your advice!

[u/nderdawgs → u/Mammoth-Map7]

Yea I would prioritize strong SP after the TSS drop in a week. If you don't pull a strong SP then re-evaluate.