This game is currently free on PSN. So I downloaded it and started 'the road to the show'. I'm playing as a pitcher and for someone who never really cared for baseball before, this game has got its hooks in me. I must of played for almost 3 hours straight. It feels so rewarding knowing that you won because of your strike outs. I haven't had to deal with micro transactions so far so I can't speak of them. My only real gripe is that a one game, my team were winning and then the coach relieved me in the 8th. The computer went on to lose the match?!
Anyway, it's free for the whole of the month. Give it a go. It's polished, feels good, looks good and has got me thinking about a game when I'm not even playing it.