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Anybody ever have luck with the George Foster 152 RBI card?..Hes never drafted in a league Im in and the 3 times Ive picked him up he barely hits hits .250 with a OBP of less than .300 and hit maybe 5 or 6 HR every 100 AB...for the season he had that seems a little bit low

I assume you mean the 1977 card. I have not used him in a long time.
In ATG8 auto-leagues at $80M his average line was .296 .353 .599.
Assume those numbers go south, particularly the OBP, as the cap goes up.

Personally, I consider him an option in the following circumstances:
80M-100M cap (roughly...maybe higher)
In an OF where he is the only guy not a 1 or a 2
In a hitters' park for singles and HRs to righties
Where he is a complement to solid lefty/switch hitters
Not facing a lot of hard righties (ie, I would be cautious about him being a centerpiece of a Minute Maid or Hilltop team except with specific opponent and supporting cast circumstances)

He has a lot of natural HRs to both sides for the price, but his low OBP and average OF defense makes him a fit to certain circumstances but not others. All depends. He isn't a huge boom or bust. Price is "ballpark."

For instance, as a DH at 100M, he is not an economical choice. His D is valued in his price too highly for DH duty.
Again, HR park park where I don't need his D or OBP, he can fit fine. He always seems to be in the same category as guys slightly cheaper as below if I am already willing to sacrifice some defense at a corner OF anyway, also with their avg 80M ATG8 lines (defense in each case is worse, or a 15g injury):

7.79 George Foster 77 .296 .353 .599
7.56 Albert Belle 98: .293 .366 .616
7.46 Goose Goslin 26 .329 .392 .545
7.68 Honus Wagner 00 .349 .397 .544 (obviously a smallball 15g injury guy with worse D, but for comparison)
*Note you can research this info under the player set browser under Info/Help

The answer is usually it depends. That's the fun of putting a team together. There aren't too many absolutes. And most, though not all, of the extreme lopsided hitter card values are gone in ATG 9 (just look at the Wagner card above as an example--was a huge value in ATG 8--almost worth it no matter the circumstances up to 100M).
just my two cents anyway.

We’re playing a Franchise League in ATG8, with cap of 80m and no salaries over 7.7m. He’s the MVP in almost every league. He hits and hits a lot at moderate caps.

Love him...

https://365.strat-o-matic.com/team/1596946

https://365.strat-o-matic.com/team/sim/1601275 nothing special for me

STEVENSTEFFANNI wrote:https://365.strat-o-matic.com/team/sim/1601275 nothing special for me

His roll differential is insanely bad hence the bad slash line. He's about 60% on the pitchers cards. If it normalizes he'll be fine.

his diiferential is pretty bad!!!..

andycummings65 wrote:https://onlinegames.strat-o-matic.com/team/1591254

I give up Andy, why would Eric Davis with the best possible Steal Rating you can have go the entire season without a stolen base?

I give up Andy, why would Eric Davis with the best possible Steal Rating you can have go the entire season without a stolen base?

Especially considering the catchers in your division!