02-21-2019, 02:01 PMxDParK Wrote: How much effort does it take to build a decent player?

That depends very much on the role you choose. If you plan a more casual approach the perfect position to choose is closer, as they start with higher base TPE and can be a valuable addition to the PBE roster from day 1 if build properly. Positional players and starting pitchers usually require a bit more investment but we have plenty of semi-actives occupying those more prized roles, so it's still quite possible, even if you are not max earning.

As for the process of earning TPE, it follows similar to the SHL structure of money league, though earning money is much easier (even if top equipment costs a bit more), because of higher contracts and more valuable twitter, media and much-expanded rookie tasks system that will get you set up at least for a season of best trainings.
If you are going to log in once for a week to complete training, AC, complete weekly prime time predictions and claim affiliation PT than for ~10 minutes you will be able to get ~70% of the TPE awards. That's enough to build good positional player/starting pitcher too, not just closer, only will take a bit more time spent in the Minors, until you are developed and ready for big league, shouldn't take longer than a season though, as the league is ready for more talent with recent expansion.