Batting Practice Podcast

We are back with another great episode of the Batting Practice podcast. This episode we went all over the place and ended up talking through some exciting topics that led us to split our main topic in 2 with the rest covered on next week's episode.

Because we all pretend to be whales, it can be easy to ignore what is happening on the high roller version of Sorare MLB with Uniques and Super Rares. In case you missed it, Shohei Ohtani, the greatest player ever, had his 2023 Unique go on auction this past week where it sold for a very underwhelming 14k. This is a huge drop from last year's price of 90k and shows the state of the Sorare MLB Unique market. The boys get into what it means for your gallery and the game overall. It matters what happens in other divisions you are not playing as Sorare is one ecosystem.

The main topic for today's episode is a live look at the MLB Standings as the boys break down which teams we expect to make the playoffs. This matters from a Sorare perspective as managers could gain an extra month of utility from their cards, simply for choosing the right teams. We also hope Sorare MLB follow in NBA's path to have a special playoff long competition with fun prizes.

Thank you all for watching and the great support shown so far. We are just getting started.

Episode 46 and one of our craziest to date! We have a fantastic episode for you guys detailing what to do if you win the Sorare lottery. We also discuss what to do if you win any reward in general. This conversation stems from Josh having his best ever week on Sorare and the Podcast's best finish to date. Where did Josh finish and in what competition? More importantly what did he win? Also did Jacob hack the MLB Pickle?

The main topic in this week's episode is what to do if you hit it big on Sorare and win a big card or big Etherium reward. We also quickly discuss our thoughts on the MLB Home Run Derby and have some live reaction to the MLB All-Star Game. Shoutout to the National League for finally ending the American League's winning streak. If you're dying to know what happened with Josh's lineups and more importantly what/who he won, listen now!

Episode 45 and we are still cooking. We have a fun episode for you today with a longer intro as we delve into what we were doing a year ago, looking forward to Josh's wedding. Jacob won a Julio autographed baseball from Sorare and showed us all what a great prize can look like. 44's signature looks great on any baseball. Andrew received a trade offer for his Corbin Burnes limited which featured an Alek Manoah plus some ether. The boys analyzed the trade live on the podcast and gave Andrew their take on whether it was a good or bad offer. Does Andrew accept?

The main topic for today's episode is our final review of the MLB All Star Game Rosters to see how our picks stacked up against what the players and fans voted for. Our prediction episode a few podcasts ago was pretty spot on with us nearly nailing the entire starting lineup for both the American and National League. Finally, we look back at the predictions that we made at the beginning of the year and see if they stack up against what is happening now that we are officially halfway through the MLB season. Listen now to hear how our picks fared so far and where we expect them to go in the second half of the season.

We got a special episode for you all today, taking a look at something that is one of the more important aspects of Sorare: rewards. Have you ever looked at what cards are in each Tier List? Do you agree with where Sorare has placed different players?

The first thing to note about reward tiers is that they are dynamic and evolving. For example, Andrew won Michael Conforto as a Tier 4 and is now a Tier 2. Jacob won Adolis Garcia as a Tier 2 and he has now moved into Tier 1. This goes to show that holding on to key rewards can increase your gallery's potential over time.

We also dive in to look at which competitions pay out the best rewards, starting with free to enter competitions. These rewards have changed the most with Limited Cards now getting spread out over multiple competitions instead of just Common All Star Last Year. We also have seen rewards at the Limited and Rare Divisions shift with the introduction of new competitions.

Which competitions have you been entering? Let us know on Twitter.

Finally, we close with a Road to Glory Update. Andrew is no fun and wants us to only do pragmatic things whereas Jacob knows whats good for the 'Gram. It turns out to be a good debate on where you should play your best cards, common or otherwise.

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This is one of my favorite episodes we have ever made and we are still just getting started! We are starting a new series, probably a smaller part of the podcast going forward where we review one of our listener's Sorare MLB galleries. Today we are looking at a gallery submitted by a friend of the show, Miguel, who has a Sorare username of "Moneyball to Glory", a top tier name.

Like his name indicates, Miguel is trying to Moneyball his way into Sorare success, starting with a small budget and using his scouting skills to find undervalued players. We took a look at his gallery and were impressed by the players he has been able to acquire and the level of SO7 success he has managed as well. For our full breakdown and analysis, be sure to watch the whole podcast :)

We battled through some technical difficulties that thankfully did not stop us from hearing about Josh's success over the weekend where he netted a tier 4 rare card that finally gave his gallery the depth he was looking for. Not be outdone but is anyone surprised to hear that Jacob finished top 50 in Limited Pro, winning a rare card from limiteds as well as some eth. This is why the pro divisions remain our favorite for any scarcity given their strong payouts.

Finally, Andrew is now a Trader? Yeah maybe... he is getting used to it and trying to play a valuable part in the Sorare MLB ecosystem. If you need to sell cards in a hurry, send a message his way.

Thank you for all of the support!

Have you seen the latest polls of which players are expected to be All Stars?? Clearly, the average fan does not play Sorare because some of the best players this year have been snubbed because they do not play on well known teams (Rangers, Rays, I am looking at you). Not to mention the players voted ahead of these MVP candidates are having average to slightly worse seasons makes the totals even worse.

Go vote and use your Sorare MLB knowledge for good! https://www.mlb.com/all-star/ballot

Looking at which players are making the All Star Game is a great way to scout players for your Sorare MLB gallery. Just be aware some of the players selected may be in hype only and make sure you do some extra research before you buy :)

We found out which one of us spends too much time on Sorare with Andrew leading the pack with his < 1 hour response time. Jacob and Josh have respectable < 12 hour response times which honestly is not that helpful as knowing someone will reply within 1-12 hours is a very big timeframe. We would like to see Sorare add a users timezone to their profile to help facilitate more trades.

Finally, we round the podcast out with some games of By the Numbers and MLB Pickle. Thank you for watching and watch our Twitter to find out more info on our upcoming giveaways.

This podcast DOES NOT STOP. That may be a bit dramatic but I think it's important to celebrate the wins and that fact that we have no eclipsed 40 podcast episodes! This episode follows Josh's journey to upgrade his gallery - no he is not selling everything. The first step to acquiring new cards is raising funds to buy them which leads us to one of the least fun but important aspects of Sorare - selling cards.

On the football side of the product, Sorare have unveiled programs to encourage holding cards from collections to list or play. Those same features do not exist on baseball but should eventually. Until then, the boys debate when you should keep a reward vs selling and how to raise funds quickly if you need to upgrade a card in your lineup.

Baseball also lacks the market makers that Sorare has on the football side given the vast number of users. PawelTrader one of the biggest holders of Sorare cards has only 423 MLB Cards. Similarly, bots that exist on the football side are not operational on Sorare MLB. Thus, it is a huge time investment if you need to sell 7 cards when these mechanisms do not exist.

To hear our full take on this debate, continue listening to Episode 41!

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Is it me or is our title a bit too long? Oh wait, I don't really care as I want to show all of you the amazing topics we got into in our hour recording together this week. Jacob was traveling for a wedding so Josh and Andrew held down the fort and partnered up for Episode 39.

We had been going down a few rabbit holes over our previous weeks so we made sure to cover news and updates this week with the launch of the Sorare MLB referral program and the Sandlot. The boys also speculated what it would look like if collections made their way to Sorare MLB and Andrew said they would be "morons" if they did not eventually add it. After all what is more collectible than baseball cards?

Josh officially broke his Brewers curse and witness the Brewers defeat the defending World Series Champions in the Houston Astros. Getting to see 2 back to back games is always a treat, especially if you have Sorare players battling it out on the field in front of you. Let us know if you get more excited watching your hitter or pitcher live or on tv. Across all sports, Sorare is great for following live teams and players and gives you something to cheer about on every play. If you are reading this and do not play Sorare, sign up with our referral link - https://t.co/0NZoil9D1U

Our main topic for today's episode is based around Josh's own dilemma of how to field the best All Star Rare team. Should he sell his elite rare and buy 2 rares for the literal price of one? He and Andrew dive into the weeds and share their thoughts on how to think about fielding the best mixed scarcity team.

Finally we wrap up the podcast by playing MLB's By the Numbers, can you beat our score of 22?

We are back with another exciting episode of the Batting Practice podcast. Following last week's spin of "All Rewards" we have 3 cards to giveaway. Be sure to check out our Twitter for how to enter - https://twitter.com/batpracticepod/status/1659250079058755616?s=20

In spirit of the Sorare Medium post this week in partnership with Jon Morosi - https://medium.com/sorare/early-underperformers-correa-lodolo-among-slow-starters-primed-to-bounce-back-faaf437dcb1b where he discussed his underperformers to start the year. Expectations can be high for many players and there is always a group that fail to live up to their draft positions or lofty projections when the season gets going.

We are officially 25% of the way through the season so we came up with our list of Bounce Back candidates that we believe will finish the season much better than how they started it. After all, I think the soccer adage applies to baseball too: form is temporary, class is permanent.

Listen to the episode to hear the reason why we picked who we did and check out the full list here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1btpmJhXMUhs-PGqVR1rYWcLRQbguC6hQopsy4DBarJI/edit?usp=sharing

Finally we end with a little Road to Glory Update. Man the common competitions can be fierce but we are confident our luck will change soon or else we may need to apply some consequences if we do not turn things around.

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