MLB 14 The Show PS4: Road to the Show Thread

[Madden's Jowels]

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Trying to stick it out in Houston...God this pitching staff sucks!!! My third season started last night. Good news is last year we lost 91 games..Not 100..YEAH!!! Bad news from last season was I asked to be traded and was given the finger and then injured for 2 months.

Looking for a turn around in year three. First game I slammed a 3 run homerun. Last years stats were bad but hopefully this turns around

I went #1 overall to Houston, still in AAA right now in my first season. I'm actually excited to be a part of this team though They have a great farm system and I just picture the lineup after me, Springer, Correa and others have all arrived, plus Mark Appel and some of the other B potential pitchers. Plus, they're going to keep losing for a few seasons and get some more high draft picks. I'm hoping to win a world series with them during my 6 years of service, and then probably leave in free agency lol.

How is player potential set/decided by the CPU?

I created my custom player (shortstop) and set the 5 points where I wanted. Immediately on his card I noticed his Potential rating was a C. This was before I had even played a single scouting game.

I was under the impression that the Potential was set based on how they do in the scouting report. But apparently not?

With this in mind I wonder if its better to just delete a player after they are made and rinse/repeat until you get an A or B Potential? I mean, if its randomly created why bother going through hundreds of hours of gameplay with a C or D potential when you can just (assume-ably) create players until you get one with A or B potential? Am I missing something?

Also - how does the Potential rating ultimately affect the gameplay and your results over the career?

Thanks!

Everybody starts out as a C potential after you create your guy. Then the showcase games determine if your potential is higher or lower. Or you could just stay a C if you play pretty "meh". But yeah... nobody starts out at A or B. It's not randomized. C is the starting point. If you play well in the showcase you can get an A or B, if you bomb it you'll get a C or a D. I don't know if I"ve ever heard of anybody getting an F lol.

The potential affects your organization's perception of you as a player. For example, I have an A potential and went #1 overall in the draft. My team's perception of me is "top prospect." I'm pretty sure this contributes to how fast they'll progress me through the minors. If you have B or C potential your perception might be "future big leager," "big league hopeful," or even "career minor leaguer." I'm guessing if you have the perception of a career minor leaguer it might be really hard to get called up to the Show.

[2kguy]

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I went #1 overall to Houston, still in AAA right now in my first season. I'm actually excited to be a part of this team though They have a great farm system and I just picture the lineup after me, Springer, Correa and others have all arrived, plus Mark Appel and some of the other B potential pitchers. Plus, they're going to keep losing for a few seasons and get some more high draft picks. I'm hoping to win a world series with them during my 6 years of service, and then probably leave in free agency lol.




Everybody starts out as a C potential after you create your guy. Then the showcase games determine if your potential is higher or lower. Or you could just stay a C if you play pretty "meh". But yeah... nobody starts out at A or B. It's not randomized. C is the starting point. If you play well in the showcase you can get an A or B, if you bomb it you'll get a C or a D. I don't know if I"ve ever heard of anybody getting an F lol.

The potential affects your organization's perception of you as a player. For example, I have an A potential and went #1 overall in the draft. My team's perception of me is "top prospect." I'm pretty sure this contributes to how fast they'll progress me through the minors. If you have B or C potential your perception might be "future big leager," "big league hopeful," or even "career minor leaguer." I'm guessing if you have the perception of a career minor leaguer it might be really hard to get called up to the Show.

Thanks. I wonder then if it pays to play with a C player. Wouldn't it make more sense to bag the player and redo it and rinse/repeat until you get an A or B guy?

[2kguy]

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After the 3 scouting games it gives option to join the drafted team vs go back to school for x number of years.

Can someone explain the point of this? What happens if you go back to school for say 1 year vs the 4 year choice?

Do you then come back with better skills and do scouting again and have a chance to come out as an A or B if you were say a C before?

I'm trying to understand the best strategy and when its appropriate to use these options (and in that case, which option).

Thanks!

[JHeyBraves]

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My 2B for the Twins has ridden his cold streak all the way to the bench just after the All-Star Break. I couldn’t handle the pressure. I lost my starting gig. My potential dropped back down to D. We traded Mauer for Tim Hudson and some prospects .

It has been a bad rookie year.

[mannyt55]

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So I went ahead and restarted my SP RTTS, with the OS Rosters. This time I did much worse in the rookie showcase, ended up falling to the 6th round and getting drafted to the ONE team I didn't want to get drafted by, the Miami Marlins... Got sent to AA ball and named the #5 starter. 57 overall with D potential, ouch! I'm out to prove the critics wrong!

Finished all of April, in which I had 5 starts. I dominated, going 3-1 with a 0.48ERA , 32K, 2BB in 37.2inn. Oh and my final 2 starts of April were 2CG SHO. Early May there was an injury to one of the AAA starters and with my scorching start, I got the call up to AAA ball. Making my debut later today!

[Madden's Jowels]

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After the 3 scouting games it gives option to join the drafted team vs go back to school for x number of years.

Can someone explain the point of this? What happens if you go back to school for say 1 year vs the 4 year choice?

Do you then come back with better skills and do scouting again and have a chance to come out as an A or B if you were say a C before?

I'm trying to understand the best strategy and when its appropriate to use these options (and in that case, which option).

Thanks!

You get 150 training points per year of college I believe. And you get to re-do the showcase.

So if you want to improve your draft stock/potential rating, you can actually do the showcase up to 5 times (just keep choosing the 1 year JUCO option until you kill it in the showcase) and then come out of school as a 22 year old rather than an 18 year old.


Me personally I did OK in the showcase the first time, was drafted in the 2nd round, went back to school for 1 year, came back and crushed the showcase and went #1 overall. I wouldn't want to go back to school more than 1 or 2 years though just because I don't want to be a 22 or 23 year old rookie. If you reach the MLB at 23 you won't be a free agent until you're 29 or even 30. That's normal in real life, but for me I want to be that young phenom like a Mike Trout or Ken Griffey Jr who are up in the bigs at 19 or 20

[ferriscj24]

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After the 3 scouting games it gives option to join the drafted team vs go back to school for x number of years.

Can someone explain the point of this? What happens if you go back to school for say 1 year vs the 4 year choice?

Do you then come back with better skills and do scouting again and have a chance to come out as an A or B if you were say a C before?

I'm trying to understand the best strategy and when its appropriate to use these options (and in that case, which option).

Thanks!

Essentially, it is what it says it is. If you finish the Prospect Showcase, get drafted, and don't want to sign with that team, you can go back to school and do it all over again.

Say you are 18 years old, play the Showcase, and get drafted by the White Sox. Since nobody would ever want to play for the White Sox (I'm a Tiger fan), I wouldn't want to sign with that team. I would choose to go back to school. Now, the question would be for how long?

If you choose 1 or 2 year Junior College, you will age 1 or 2 years, depending on which one you choose. Then you would do the Prospect Showcase again, 1 or 2 years older. So, 19 or 20 years old, whichever you chose to do. You would get an X amount of training points as well. Assumingly points earned while you were "away" at school. You do not actually "play" any games. When you re-enter the draft, it is still 2014, however. No matter how many times you go back to school, or how long you go for, it will always be 2014 when you enter the draft. Even after your player has "aged" however many years.

If you choose a 3 or 4 year University, the same applies. You age however many years you chose to go back to school, and do the Prospect Showcase again, and get drafted again. Hopefully, this time higher because of the training points you've earned to improve your player. I do not know how many training points you earn per number of years in school. Someone else may be able to answer that.

To give you an idea of how it worked out for me, after my first Prospect Showcase, I went in the late first round (I think 25th or so) to the Oakland A's. I went back to school to a 1-year Junior College. Applied my training points I earned where I saw fit, and played the Showcase again. I performed a lot better, and then was taken 7th overall in the First Round to the Phillies. I signed with Philly.

[2kguy]

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Thanks Madden's Jowels and ferriscj24! Very helpful information.

In my case I don't have a lot of time for gaming. So playing every game of a season in RTTS will probably take me a month of real time. Assuming I keep up with playing the game over the months, I may get in say 10 seasons over the next calendar year in real life. So if I went back to school 4 times I'd be 22 and 32 by the end of the time I'm done playing MLB. That may be preferable if it means having a higher Potential grade.

So my question is now mostly this - besides pride and bragging rights, will it make any difference in the game if I start my career at 22 instead of 18, if I only plan to play say 10 seasons and don't have to worry about the player retiring before I'm done with the game? Like does my durability go down as I get older?

I'm currently a Potential C and got drafted by my top team. I'm 10 games into AA. Does it pay to redo it and invest the time it'll take me to get a B potential? I'm not sure how being a B vs a C will affect the outcome of the game.

Thanks!

[York Morgan]

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Finally got called up the Triple A with the Twins. In my first start, I had a perfect game going through 8.2, walked the final batter, before allowing a hit from the next guy up. Swear words.

[fsunut30]

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I made a 1B man and bombed the showcase, drafted 6th round by the rangers, have a D potential,tearing up AA and nothing has changed the rating. Should I start over, or will this rating go up, and how? thanks.

[ferriscj24]

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Thanks Madden's Jowels and ferriscj24! Very helpful information.

In my case I don't have a lot of time for gaming. So playing every game of a season in RTTS will probably take me a month of real time. Assuming I keep up with playing the game over the months, I may get in say 10 seasons over the next calendar year in real life. So if I went back to school 4 times I'd be 22 and 32 by the end of the time I'm done playing MLB. That may be preferable if it means having a higher Potential grade.

So my question is now mostly this - besides pride and bragging rights, will it make any difference in the game if I start my career at 22 instead of 18, if I only plan to play say 10 seasons and don't have to worry about the player retiring before I'm done with the game? Like does my durability go down as I get older?

I'm currently a Potential C and got drafted by my top team. I'm 10 games into AA. Does it pay to redo it and invest the time it'll take me to get a B potential? I'm not sure how being a B vs a C will affect the outcome of the game.

Thanks!

You can only go back to school for a total of 4 years. So you will not be 32 when you're done. If you choose to go back to a 1-Year JUCO, you then have three years of school you can go to (Either another 1-Year JUCO, 2-Year JUCO, or 3-Year University). If you choose a 4-Year University, you are done. After the next Prospect Showcase, you have to sign with your drafted team, or restart your RTTS from scratch. If you choose a 3-Year University, then your only other option after that would be a 1-Year JUCO or sign. Make Sense?

I would go back to school if you are unhappy with the team that drafted you or your potential. I came out as an A potential after 1-Year JUCO and my showcase, and I was happy with the team that drafted me, so I signed. If I were anything other than an A potential, I probably would've gone back again.

It is my understanding that your potential is based on your performance in the Prospect Showcase. When you create your guy in a new RTTS, you will automatically default to a C Potential. It is your performance that changes it. Just work counts, be patient, and make good contact when hitting and minimal errors fielding.

[IK720]

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Just finished year one of my RTTS pitcher. Did okay in the showcase and got drafted to the royals (about 20th overall can't remember). My potential was either B or C.

I played at AA until mid May and then called got up to the show skipping AAA. My stats for AA were 4-1 with an era of 0.78 and about 20 more k's than innings pitched. I asked if anybody else skipped AAA I found that weird especially when my team wasn't really in any kind of race and had no injuries.

So my rookie season went well regardless going 8-7 2.04ERA 0.96 WHIP 155K's in 161.1 innings pitched. Yea that's right had I pitched 2 more outs I could have been considered for league leaders in era and whip lol. 18 quality starts and 3CG and 2 shutouts.

I finished 2nd in rookie of the year to Jose abreu (.249 34hr and 86rbi)

We'll here is to continuing to dominate year 2!

[2kguy]

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You can only go back to school for a total of 4 years. So you will not be 32 when you're done. If you choose to go back to a 1-Year JUCO, you then have three years of school you can go to (Either another 1-Year JUCO, 2-Year JUCO, or 3-Year University). If you choose a 4-Year University, you are done. After the next Prospect Showcase, you have to sign with your drafted team, or restart your RTTS from scratch. If you choose a 3-Year University, then your only other option after that would be a 1-Year JUCO or sign. Make Sense?

I would go back to school if you are unhappy with the team that drafted you or your potential. I came out as an A potential after 1-Year JUCO and my showcase, and I was happy with the team that drafted me, so I signed. If I were anything other than an A potential, I probably would've gone back again.

It is my understanding that your potential is based on your performance in the Prospect Showcase. When you create your guy in a new RTTS, you will automatically default to a C Potential. It is your performance that changes it. Just work counts, be patient, and make good contact when hitting and minimal errors fielding.

Sorry by being age 32 I meant that worse case I'd go to school 4 years then come out at 22, then play a 10 year career max to finish playing completely at 32 - because I'll never have time to play more than a handful of complete seasons.

What happens if you sim a season? I'm thinking that if my team clearly won't make the playoffs I can sim the rest. What happens to player points and training points when simming?

[rbstar420]

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Got drafted 3rd round by the Giants, ended up making it to the show in late august where we then wouldn't make the playoffs, Got traded in May of next season to the phillies who then traded me to the Boston Redsox who by the way were doing terrible.

been with them for 2 years now and we are making a playoff push and they have actually made our team VERY good, no one is below 75 OVL with me hitting .300 with 16 HR and 65 RBI

[Madden's Jowels]

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Sorry by being age 32 I meant that worse case I'd go to school 4 years then come out at 22, then play a 10 year career max to finish playing completely at 32 - because I'll never have time to play more than a handful of complete seasons.

What happens if you sim a season? I'm thinking that if my team clearly won't make the playoffs I can sim the rest. What happens to player points and training points when simming?

There's no reason to limit yourself to any amount of seasons when the game now has year-to-year saves. You can take your time (don't sim games because you won't receive any training points I don't believe, so you'll never really get better) and play at whatever pace you want, then next year you can transfer your RTTS save file to MLB 15 The Show and pick it up right where you were.