MLB 15 Franchise Progress Thread

[redsox4evur]

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I mean, you just traded for 4 or the top 10 prospects. How's that any fun lol but your career so go have some fun

Technically it was 3...Alfaro isn't a top 10 guy.

[kenp86]

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Technically it was 3...Alfaro isn't a top 10 guy.

He's got to be close enough to it I'd think. Either Way, robbing the computer of those prospects for what I'm guessing is scrap can't be fun. Should've just done a fantasy draft and take all the young kids and load up on pitching if you wanted to have those guys

[redsox4evur]

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He's got to be close enough to it I'd think. Either Way, robbing the computer of those prospects for what I'm guessing is scrap can't be fun. Should've just done a fantasy draft and take all the young kids and load up on pitching if you wanted to have those guys

Nope he's 64th. But I agree with you it makes no sense. When I want a loaded young team I just fantasy draft it and stock up on most of the top guys.

[kenp86]

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Nope he's 64th. But I agree with you it makes no sense. When I want a loaded young team I just fantasy draft it and stock up on most of the top guys.

Well... Well.... He's top 10 in the Phils system lol

[redsox4evur]

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Well... Well.... He's top 10 in the Phils system lol

That's not saying much...LOL (insert ****ty farm system joke here). He's definitely top 5, I think 2 behind Crawford.

[kenp86]

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That's not saying much...LOL (insert ****ty farm system joke here). He's definitely top 5, I think 2 behind Crawford.

Well he'd be #1 in my tigers system lol....

[countryboy]

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Scouting note from a Nationals franchise. Fister seriously under performed for me. Very injury prone as well. Ended up trading him away for a couple of prospects.

Yeah, I was going to go in on him and possibly use him as trade bait to bolster our bullpen depth, but he wants too much money and I'm scared of being stuck with him.

We are at the point now all free agents are on the market and to say its weak this year is an understatement. And while i would like to battle for some top tier players, its nice to see that teams are keeping their players.

But still, trades are going down, at least one a day as teams make moves to strengthen weak aspects of their organization. Love that!

[Violinguy]

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Season 2 is off to a little better (still not happy) start than last year. As you recall, we started 8-17 last year and pulled it together in July and August to win the division. This year, we're off to a 15-11 start, good for a tie for 1st place with STL.

Pitching is a big problem so far this year. Jason Hammel just pitched a CG 5-hitter for a 6-1 win over MIL, but aside from that, the starting pitching as not been good. The lone bright spot? Justin Verlander is 4-0 with a 2.95 ERA in 4 starts (acquired in an off-season trade).

The bullpen has sucked also, and in desperate need of LHP in the bullpen, I scored Tim Collins and Lorenzo Cain, and a minor league SP for Motte and Lastella. So, in one trade, I got a solid LHP in the bullpen and an elite lead-off guy with blazing speed.

So far the deal has worked as we have gone 3-0 since. Schwarber is on the DL and due to come back soon so I don't know what I'll do. Probably put him back in as catcher because Montero couldn't hit a grapefruit right now. Schwarber sucks at LF (despite what's happening in real life) so I think I'll keep Montero on the bench for a while.

[Jacobleeslp]

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Wow. I didn't expect so many people to crap on my franchise. Bummer. And I did give up some good guys to get those prospects.

[jfen31]

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Wow. I didn't expect so many people to crap on my franchise. Bummer. And I did give up some good guys to get those prospects.

There is no "wrong" way to run your franchise. It's your world. You paid for the game and can use it as you see fit. This is an incredibly simple concept (though not for the folks at Madden....)

That said, you cannot, in good faith, claim that your franchise is in any way "realisitic." Again, there is nothing wrong with proceeding as you did, but be aware that such an approach simply does not comport with reality.

[KBLover]

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Wow. I didn't expect so many people to crap on my franchise. Bummer. And I did give up some good guys to get those prospects.

Don't worry about it.

Play as you wish. Do what brings you enjoyment out of the game. People have their opinions one what "should" be done, but, ultimately, it doesn't matter.

You're playing your franchise and it's a single player experience. Do what you think is best/fun with your team.

[Jacobleeslp]

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I went back and tried a more realistic approach and am going to see which one I like better. I traded lawrie and a prospect for starlin Castro. I will have him under team control for only 5 mill a year for five years. I also traded Parker and some others for a couple of pretty good relievers to strengthen the weak Oakland bullpen. Sound more realistic? I am just going to try to do really good scouting in order to get a better farm system. Not that oakland's is terrible because it isn't.

[Bullit]

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I went back and tried a more realistic approach and am going to see which one I like better. I traded lawrie and a prospect for starlin Castro. I will have him under team control for only 5 mill a year for five years. I also traded Parker and some others for a couple of pretty good relievers to strengthen the weak Oakland bullpen. Sound more realistic? I am just going to try to do really good scouting in order to get a better farm system. Not that oakland's is terrible because it isn't.

Really man just play for yourself. Don't let people dictate how you play. Have fun with YOUR franchise the way YOU want to play. Some people want to play as close to real life as possible. To me that is boring and leaves nothing to the imagination. I watch every game of my Nationals in real life and If I made every change that happens in real life whats the point of playing the game. If that is your thing then fine enjoy.

But for me this franchise is in a fictional world that exists outside of reality. I have traded Werth, J. Zimmerman,Fister,Gio and a few others, fired Williams to, the moron (but that is personal). I have built my team the way I want it to play and for the first time ever I took my team to the Series and WON!! Had the best experience I have ever had with a baseball game and I don't regret it a bit.

I am almost done with my second season and I traded Scherzer and I am on my way to making the Nationals a dynasty. Building a core of young players in my pipeline and I should be strong for a good long while. I am at 85 wins with 10 to go and have locked up the east again. Time to coast until the post season. Loving carry over saves.

Again just enjoy your game the way you want to play

[KBLover]

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Marlins phenom Damian Boeve nearly did it again.

He threw a perfect game in his rookie year and he almost managed a no-hitter in his latest start in year two.

He held the Rays hitless through 8 1/3 innings before Cecchini picked up the first hit for his club.

Boeve would get the next two outs to settle for a one-hit shutout.

The youngster is trying to light a spark under the recently lifeless Marlins and has remained upbeat despite being the victim of a lot of those offense outages. He improves to 11-6 and has a 2.35 ERA after this outing.

The Marlins are still in third place, and precariously close to fourth place, so they will have to hope this does light a spark in the team.

Chris Davis went 2-for-4 in the game to get him back in first place for the NL batting title by one point over Arizona's Paul Goldschmidt. This is especially significant since that's the only jewel of the Triple Crown that figures to be contested. Davis' lead in HR and RBI is commanding and would be difficult to overtake.

[Dynasty Legend 99]

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The end of the Regular Season is nigh and the Brewers will not make the playoffs with a record of 78-84.
Here are this seasons team leaders:
W: Matt Moore, Jimmy Nelson, Mike Fiers (10)
S: Neftali Feliz (35)
ERA: Mike Fiers (2.61)
AVG: Jean Segura (2.93)
HR: Trevor Plouffe (17)
RBI: Trevor Plouffe (54)
SB: Jean Segura (61)

NL Award Winners:
MVP: Paul Goldschmidt (.291 AVG 49 HR 116 RBI)
CY Young: Clayton Kershaw (19-5 2.08ERA 257SO)
Batting Title: Mookie Betts (.315AVG 9HR 47RBI)
Trevor Hoffman Award: Trevor Rosenthal (52S)
Rookie of the Year: Raisel Iglesias (14-9 2.93ERA 153SO)
AL Award Winners
MVP: Jose Abreu (.309AVG 53HR 127RBI)
CY Young: David Price (20-4 2.25ERA 228SO)
Batting Title: Joe Mauer (.338AVG 15HR 62RBI)
Mariano Rivera Award: David Robertson (47S)
Rookie of the Year Award: Mark Canha (.284AVG 23HR 86RBI)

It was a season to remember and forget for Brewers fans as they saw some historic disappointments statistically and crippling injuries, but also a season in which the Brewers made great strides towards being a title contender.

Final Standings:
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="425"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="" colspan="6"><span style="color:#FFF">MLB Standings - Updated: Oct 5, 2015</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="45%">AL EAST</td><td align="right" width="11%">W</td><td align="right" width="11%">L</td><td align="right" width="11%">GB</td><td align="right" width="11%">RS</td><td align="right" width="11%">RA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>x-Boston Red Sox</td><td align="right">90</td><td align="right">72</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">705</td><td align="right">642</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>y-Baltimore Orioles</td><td align="right">87</td><td align="right">75</td><td align="right" class="active">3.0</td><td align="right">637</td><td align="right">618</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>New York Yankees </td><td align="right">83</td><td align="right">79</td><td align="right" class="active">7.0</td><td align="right">701</td><td align="right">687</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Toronto Blue Jays</td><td align="right">80</td><td align="right">82</td><td align="right" class="active">10.0</td><td align="right">672</td><td align="right">670</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Tampa Bay Rays</td><td align="right">71</td><td align="right">91</td><td align="right" class="active">19.0</td><td align="right">557</td><td align="right">615</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="45%">AL CENTRAL</td><td align="right" width="11%">W</td><td align="right" width="11%">L</td><td align="right" width="11%">GB</td><td align="right" width="11%">RS</td><td align="right" width="11%">RA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>x-Detroit Tigers</td><td align="right">88</td><td align="right">74</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">658</td><td align="right">620</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Cleveland Indians</td><td align="right">82</td><td align="right">80</td><td align="right" class="active">6.0</td><td align="right">676</td><td align="right">697</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Chicago White Sox</td><td align="right">82</td><td align="right">80</td><td align="right" class="active">6.0</td><td align="right">636</td><td align="right">652</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Kansas City Royals</td><td align="right">79</td><td align="right">83</td><td align="right" class="active">9.0</td><td align="right">618</td><td align="right">659</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Minnesota Twins</td><td align="right">54</td><td align="right">108</td><td align="right" class="active">34.0</td><td align="right">562</td><td align="right">716</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="45%">AL WEST</td><td align="right" width="11%">W</td><td align="right" width="11%">L</td><td align="right" width="11%">GB</td><td align="right" width="11%">RS</td><td align="right" width="11%">RA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>x-Seattle Mariners</td><td align="right">89</td><td align="right">73</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">623</td><td align="right">540</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>y-Los Angeles Angels</td><td align="right">87</td><td align="right">75</td><td align="right" class="active">2.0</td><td align="right">635</td><td align="right">563</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Oakland Athletics</td><td align="right">77</td><td align="right">85</td><td align="right" class="active">12.0</td><td align="right">651</td><td align="right">640</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Houston Astros; Texas Rangers</td><td align="right">74; 74</td><td align="right">88; 88</td><td align="right" class="active">15.0; 15.0</td><td align="right">615; 594</td><td align="right">669; 670</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="45%">AL WILD CARD RACE</td><td align="right" width="11%">W</td><td align="right" width="11%">L</td><td align="right" width="11%">GB</td><td align="right" width="11%">RS</td><td align="right" width="11%">RA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>y-Los Angeles Angels</td><td align="right">87</td><td align="right">75</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>y-Baltimore Orioles</td><td align="right">87</td><td align="right">75</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>New York Yankees</td><td align="right">83</td><td align="right">79</td><td align="right" class="active">4.0</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Cleveland Indians</td><td align="right">82</td><td align="right">80</td><td align="right" class="active">5.0</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Chicago White Sox</td><td align="right">82</td><td align="right">80</td><td align="right" class="active">5.0</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="45%">NL EAST</td><td align="right" width="11%">W</td><td align="right" width="11%">L</td><td align="right" width="11%">GB</td><td align="right" width="11%">RS</td><td align="right" width="11%">RA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>x-Washington Nationals</td><td align="right">98</td><td align="right">64</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">608</td><td align="right">505</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>New York Mets</td><td align="right">80</td><td align="right">82</td><td align="right" class="active">18.0</td><td align="right">589</td><td align="right">608</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Miami Marlins</td><td align="right">76</td><td align="right">86</td><td align="right" class="active">22.0</td><td align="right">562</td><td align="right">570</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Atlanta Braves</td><td align="right">67</td><td align="right">95</td><td align="right" class="active">31.0</td><td align="right">510</td><td align="right">622</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Philadelphia Phillies</td><td align="right">62</td><td align="right">100</td><td align="right" class="active">36.0</td><td align="right">431</td><td align="right">616</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="45%">NL CENTRAL</td><td align="right" width="11%">W</td><td align="right" width="11%">L</td><td align="right" width="11%">GB</td><td align="right" width="11%">RS</td><td align="right" width="11%">RA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>x-St. Louis Cardinals</td><td align="right">101</td><td align="right">61</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">668</td><td align="right">504</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>y-Cincinnati Reds</td><td align="right">94</td><td align="right">68</td><td align="right" class="active">7.0</td><td align="right">592</td><td align="right">512</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Pittsburgh Pirates</td><td align="right">79</td><td align="right">83</td><td align="right" class="active">22.0</td><td align="right">562</td><td align="right">553</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Milwaukee Brewers</td><td align="right">78</td><td align="right">84</td><td align="right" class="active">23.0</td><td align="right">511</td><td align="right">565</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Chicago Cubs</td><td align="right">78</td><td align="right">845</td><td align="right" class="active">23.0</td><td align="right">557</td><td align="right">522</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="45%">NL WEST</td><td align="right" width="11%">W</td><td align="right" width="11%">L</td><td align="right" width="11%">GB</td><td align="right" width="11%">RS</td><td align="right" width="11%">RA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Los Angeles Dodgers</td><td align="right">106</td><td align="right">56</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right">647</td><td align="right">442</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>San Diego padres</td><td align="right">89</td><td align="right">73</td><td align="right" class="active">17.0</td><td align="right">567</td><td align="right">504</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Arizona Diamondbacks</td><td align="right">77</td><td align="right">85</td><td align="right" class="active">29.0</td><td align="right">587</td><td align="right">610</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>San Francisco Giants</td><td align="right">75</td><td align="right">87</td><td align="right" class="active">31.0</td><td align="right">513</td><td align="right">583</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Colorado Rockies</td><td align="right">73</td><td align="right">89</td><td align="right" class="active">33.0</td><td align="right">660</td><td align="right">730</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="45%">NL WILD CARD RACE</td><td align="right" width="11%">W</td><td align="right" width="11%">L</td><td align="right" width="11%">GB</td><td align="right" width="11%">RS</td><td align="right" width="11%">RA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>y-Cincinnati Reds</td><td align="right">94</td><td align="right">68</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td> y-San Diego Padres</td><td align="right">89</td><td align="right">73</td><td align="right" class="active">-</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>New York Mets</td><td align="right">80</td><td align="right">82</td><td align="right" class="active">9.0</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Pittsburgh Pirates</td><td align="right">79</td><td align="right">83</td><td align="right" class="active">10.0</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Milwaukee Brewers</td><td align="right">78</td><td align="right">84</td><td align="right" class="active">11.0</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td></tr></table></body></html>
84* Losses for the Cubs*
Playoff Results will be detailed in my Off-season Update

Another season of Brewers Baseball is in the Books, see you all next season.