2014 MLB Season Sim With MLB 14 The Show

Feature Article

Submitted on: 03/26/2014 by Chris Sanner

The 2014 Major League Baseball season will kickoff its official opening day on March 31, that's next Monday for the calendar challenged folks out there.

With MLB 14 The Show arriving the following day, baseball is literally on everyone's minds at this point. Thanks to OS User NYYanks26, we have a simulation ready for you to enjoy of all of the happenings of this upcoming baseball season according to MLB 14 The Show.

For the stat nuts out there (myself included), you'll be relieved to see that the game does a good job with statistical generation in our one sample season we see here. That isn't to say there aren't going to be problems at some point with stats, but on the surface everything appears normal in the more popular statistical categories.

As for the sim itself, the best record in the league was 92-70, as both the Royals and the Diamondbacks reached that point. The standings don't lend themselves to much to extremes, with the White Sox checking in with the most losses at 97 overall.

Other news and notes you can't find below, the Astros didn't finish last and didn't lose 100 games, so that could be a positive there. The defending champ Red Sox missed the playoffs altogether with an 81-81 record.

Finally, in what would be a most surprising World Series matchup, the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks in seven games to claim the 2014 crown.

Check out the sim and let us know what you think! Once again a big thanks to NYYanks26 for his help!

More Screens of the Sim Here

League Standings

NL West (Screen)

Diamondbacks 91-71
Padres 90-72
Dodgers 79-83
Rockies 78-84
Giants 77-85

NL Central (Screen)

Cardinals 91-71
Pirates 90-72
Brewers 88-74
Cubs 77-85
Reds 71-91

NL East (Screen)

Nationals 92-70
Braves 89-73
Marlins 74-88
Mets 73-89
Phillies 71-91

AL West (Screen)

Athletics 90-72
Angels 83-79
Rangers 82-80
Astros 72-90
Mariners 69-93

AL Central (Screen)

Royals 92-70
Tigers 87-75
Indians 84-78
Twins 71-91
White Sox 65-97

AL East (Screen)

Blue Jays 91-72
Yankees 90-73
Red Sox 81-81
Orioles 73-89
Rays 70-92

League Leaders

HR: Adrian Gonzalez (Dodgers) & Aramis Ramirez (Brewers) - 37
H: Troy Tulowitzki (Rockies) - 193
AVG: Allen Craig (Cardinals) - .324
2B: Michael Bourn (Nationals) - 41
RBI: Paul Goldschmidt (Diamondbacks) - 119
ERA: Cole Hamels (Phillies) - 2.40
IP: Madison Bumgarner (Giants) - 232.1
Wins: Madison Bumgarner (Giants) - 18
Ks: Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers) - 218
Saves: Huston Street (Padres) - 54

Playoffs

Pirates beat Padres (Wild Card Game)
Diamondbacks 3 Cardinals 2 (NLDS)
Nationals 3 Pirates 0 (NLDS)
Diamondbacks 4 Nationals 3 (NLCS)

AL

HR: Chris Davis (Orioles) - 50
H: Albert Pujols (Angels) - 186
AVG: Shin-Soo Choo (Rangers) - .321
2B: Elvis Andrus (Rangers) - 44
RBI: Chris Carter (Astros) - 125
ERA: Yu Darvish (Rangers) - 2.54
IP: Felix Hernandez (Mariners) - 231.1
Wins: Jon Lester (Red Sox) - 17
Ks: Yu Darvish (Rangers) - 282
Saves: Casey Janssen (Blue Jays) - 50

Playoffs

Yankees beat Tigers (Wild Card Game)
Blue Jays 3 A’s 2 (ALDS)
Royals 3 Yankees 2 (ALDS)
Toronto 4 Royals 2 (ALCS)

World Series

Diamondbacks 4 Blue Jays 3

MLB 14 The Show Videos

Member Comments

# 1 Armor and Sword @ 03/26/14 10:49 AM

The Royals rich farm system finally delievers!!!!

I love them as a dark horse team indeed! Good to see my Yankees in the hunt, also a nice improvement from the young and on the rise Marlins (until they have to cough up money and again be a pipeline of talent for the big budget teams sigh).

Stats look really nice.

TUESDAY!!!!!!!

# 2 JoThor84 @ 03/26/14 10:53 AM

As a Jays fan I would love for this season to happen in real life.

# 3 ozcore @ 03/26/14 10:54 AM

and the d-backs deliver

# 4 dalger21 @ 03/26/14 10:55 AM

One wonders how Michael Bourn ended up on the Nats...hoping the trade issues that plagued the past games aren't back.

# 5 RaychelSnr @ 03/26/14 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by dalger21


	One wonders how Michael Bourn ended up on the Nats...hoping the trade issues that plagued the past games aren't back.

Saw that as well. Problem with that is the Indians look like they were in contention for the Wild Card so dealing the league leader in doubles is probably not a good idea unless they acquired good pitching. Maybe they were just really bad/out of contention in July and had a good August/September? I didn't do the sim so wouldn't know which was the case.

# 6 Sip_16 @ 03/26/14 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by MMChrisS


	Saw that as well. Problem with that is the Indians look like they were in contention for the Wild Card so dealing the league leader in doubles is probably not a good idea unless they acquired good pitching. Maybe they were just really bad/out of contention in July and had a good August/September? I didn't do the sim so wouldn't know which was the case.

I could be mistaken but it looked like the Indians picked up Encarnacion

# 7 Majingir @ 03/26/14 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by JoThor84


	As a Jays fan I would love for this season to happen in real life.

More like they'd lose 91 games than win it lol.

# 8 Flaxseed Oil @ 03/26/14 11:03 AM

Curious to know if that user created Tanaka for his sim, as he might have been able to push the Yanks over the edge in the division.

# 9 dalger21 @ 03/26/14 11:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flaxseed Oil


	Curious to know if that user created Tanaka for his sim, as he might have been able to push the Yanks over the edge in the division.

He did mention that there was a roster update on Monday so Tanaka could have been included then.

# 10 NYYanks26 @ 03/26/14 11:16 AM

I think I still have the season saved. If I do I will check the transactions to see how that trade went down.

Tanaka isn't in the update (hasn't pitched in a regular season game yet), so he wasn't included in the sim. Pretty impressive they still won 90.

# 11 ShowTyme15 @ 03/26/14 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by dalger21


	He did mention that there was a roster update on Monday so Tanaka could have been included then.

Tananka won't be in until the second SCEA roster update which would be around April 8th.

EDIT: NYYanks26 beat me too it

# 12 HozAndMoose @ 03/26/14 11:18 AM

Id give up so much for the AL Central to turn out like that. 30 years is to damn long.

# 13 TerminallyOdd @ 03/26/14 11:21 AM

Mets looking very Mets-like.

Cool of you to do this though. Thanks!

# 14 HustlinOwl @ 03/26/14 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dalger21


	One wonders how Michael Bourn ended up on the Nats...hoping the trade issues that plagued the past games aren't back.

Online franchise is your answer

Refined trade logic (Online Franchise)

# 15 Shadymamba @ 03/26/14 11:27 AM

Pretty cool to see such a random outcome - with baseball you never know - glad the bucs won 90 and made the playoffs, but damn 3-0 sweep hahahahaha

# 16 dalger21 @ 03/26/14 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HustlinOwl


	Online franchise is your answer Refined trade logic (Online Franchise)

Ah ha. I gotcha.

# 17 HustlinOwl @ 03/26/14 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dalger21


	Ah ha. I gotcha.

still would like to assume injuries or standings played a role???

# 18 majestic24 @ 03/26/14 11:31 AM

"World Series

Diamondbacks 4 Blue Jays 3"

I'm confused

# 19 Blazzen @ 03/26/14 11:33 AM

Why did the Padres play the Pirates in the wild card game. It should've been Braves vs. Pirates, right? Padres were sub .500. Braves had 89 wins.

# 20 HustlinOwl @ 03/26/14 11:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blazzen


	Why did the Padres play the Pirates in the wild card game. It should've been Braves vs. Pirates, right? Padres were sub .500. Braves had 89 wins.

90-72 far from sub .500

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