As a Wii owner, this is my only option to fill my baseball game fix. I had 2K8 as well. Although it had issues, the actual game play was pretty solid. I was expecting the developers to put a little more thought into this years game. They didn't. Its almost an exact replica of last years game, except rosters are slightly updated. Some of the players you mention are minor leaguers, however, their salaries don't make sense. Jake Jacobson = Jeremy Jeffress. Craig Cobb = Carlos Corporan. Bryce Kent = Brendan Kain. Notice how their intitials are the same for the actual player. Also, Yost haters don't bother getting the game because he is still the manager and Macha isn't even available for hire.