Tip 1: Just Play, Have Fun, and Grind out a Nest Egg
In order to get to the point where you can have an additional source of Stubs beyond just playing the game, you need to well, um, play the game. Just about everything you do in MLB The Show 16 will reward you with Stubs.
Since you’re most likely trying to earn Stubs so you can enhance your Diamond Dynasty team or RTTS player, go ahead and just play that for a little while. Actually, just go and have fun with the game you purchased. In addition to getting the Stubs you’re looking for, you’ll make progress in the game type you’re trying to use Stubs to enrich.
For example, if you’re trying to build up a good Diamond Dynasty team, whenever you complete a head to head game, you’ll receive some cards which could be upgrades to your team that you didn’t have to spend a single Stub for, or, at the very least, something you could feed to your created character.
Whatever mode you choose, just play it for a little while until you have a couple thousand Stubs to play around with.
Tip 2: Don’t Waste Stubs on Packs
This tip is less about making Stubs and more about not losing them, but it’s still worth pointing out. Buying packs is not a good use of your Stubs in MLB The Show 16. You may very well land a great player or piece of equipment and make it worth it, but more often than not, you’re going to be disappointed in what you got. Early on, you might want to grab a few, just to get some cards to use/sell, but it’s not a good move for the long term.
Think of it this way: Is it better to invest your money or take it to the casino? Sometimes sure, it actually might be better to take it to the casino if you score big, but eventually the house is going to win out. Instead, be patient and invest your Stubs wisely on the next tip.
Tip 3: Study the Community Market, Find Trends
Instead of gambling on packs, if you’re serious about long term success and securing a consistent source of Stubs in MLB The Show 16, study the community market board. It may seem intimidating at first because there are pages upon pages of cards to sort through. However, the filters work very well and will be your faithful companion in your goal to learning how the market works.
When you log in to play, consistently take a look at the Community Market Board and pay close attention to it while making notes of the prices of cards you have to sell and the cards you’re looking to purchase. Finding out how much your cards are worth on the market is important because, like in real life, your possession are part of your net-worth. So even if you don’t have a lot of Stubs, if you have some cards to sell, you’re also worth as much as those cards are worth. Also, have a firm grasp on what the cards your aiming for are worth is useful for identifying when that card is for sale at a good deal.
In addition to knowing what you’re worth and studying the cards you want, also pay attention to trends on the market that you can take advantage of, even if it’s for cards you don’t need. For example, try using a filter to find players within the 80-99 skill range. These are going to be your higher priced players. What you’ll notice is that the more well-known players are going to be worth more than those that aren’t as popular. Sometimes players will have nearly identical skills, but one card will be worth a lot more because that player is more popular and sought after.
Be savvy. Fill your Diamond Dynasty squad with some lesser known players with similar skills, and sell the popular players for a profit. If you happen to land a super rare card of a popular player, although it might be tough, the move for the greater good might be to sell it and use that money to fill multiple holes in your lineup and pitching rotation instead of hanging on to it.
Only hang on to overpriced cards if it’s something you really need. For example, a Diamond Dynasty player that you know you play really well with in-game over other players. At the end of the day, that is the end game to getting all these stubs; putting together a good DD team or enhancing your experience in Franchise and RTTS.
Also, another quick tip, people sometimes also just buy cards just to complete collections. These cards will sell more often and sometimes for more Stubs than cards that aren’t part of collections. Same idea, use that knowledge to your advantage to turn a profit.
If you study the market board consistently, you’ll learn what are good and bad deals on cards, consistent trends to take advantage of, and how to turn a long term profit.
Tip 4: Patience and Foresight
Finally, and arguably most importantly, is being able to be patient and know a little bit about baseball to make some good predictions. Studying and understanding the community market board is just one aspect of it. You’ll also need to be patient too. That means using buy and sell orders instead of impulsively buying things.
Even if you find a decent deal on a card that you want, if you set up a buy order, you might get an even better deal then what is currently on the board. It’s a little mean, but, like the old saying goes, there’s a sucker born every minute. If you wait long enough, and you’re not totally unreasonable, someone impatient will make a deal that benefits you.
Also, like a fantasy baseball league you might join in real life, finding hidden gems could end up being a big boon. If you can pick up a player that ends up breaking out in a way that MLB The Show 16 didn’t expect, you could be sitting on a card that will be worth more later on down the road. In other words, pay attention to some real life baseball and use that knowledge to your advantage. Find some low rated players that maybe had a strong spring training and could potentially transition from the bench to a starting role and sell them for more Stubs than you originally got them at.
That wraps it up our way for getting Stubs in MLB The Show 16. Do you have a different strategy for getting Stubs and putting together a Diamond Dynasty squad in MLB The Show 16? Let us know in the comments!
