Violated my own rule.
As a dedicated grinder, I make it a point of honor to not pay for anything on the game. However, I broke my rule, and now I think I was used a bit. Here's the situation: I have level 11 Tom on 2B. Unfortunately, he's only 1/10 on the way to level 12, so Jesus will come back before that happens. I have Martin on the bench at level 11. With both Tom and Martin at level 11, Tom is much better contact AND power. However, at level 12, Martin is his equal and, actually, a smidge better at batting. Martin is already much faster and a better fielder, plus you get a bonus playing him at SS or 2B. So, I really wanted to level Martin up. He was at 78/100. They are running a special this month on Martin, 20 points for $4.99. So, I bit. My kid doesn't need his insulin. That got me to 98/100. THEN, I got an offer to "Time to level up Martin!" for $14.99. Fuck that. But I'm thinking they are not going to let me get Martin on the daily sales or in a chest, at least until the offer is gone.
On a related note, it's the same players every day, but rarely any in my starting squad, that appear in chests or on sale. Like Brock, for instance. I don't like Brock because he looks just like a guy I grew up with in Columbia, Tennessee that I didn't like. But he appears every single day. Meanwhile, Murray has languished for weeks with no bump.
Your experiences?