MLB 15 Franchise Progress Thread

[KBLover]

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Quick Notes as September nears the midway point:

-Chris Davis is being challenged by his own teammate for the Batting Title leg of the Triple Crown. Yelich has gotten hot and pulled his average even with Davis' at .325.

-The NL East is still insane. The top four teams remain within a series sweep of each other.

-The Marlins pitching has risen to the challenge so far, including a key winning series taking 3 of 4 from the front running Phillies to tie things at the top the division.

-The AL East might be won by a team under .500. The Blue Jays lead with a .503 winning percentage. In fact the AL Central could as well with the Twins leading and just six games over .500. Not out of the question a Wild Card could have a sub-.500 team as well. Is this insane parity or pure mediocrity?

-The Cardinals stand head-and-shoulders above the entire league with a .664 winning percentage. They've clinched already as well.

-Robert Stephenson has a 1.83 ERA to lead all of baseball. The 25-year-old continues his rapid ascent.

-Twins phenom Bryon Buxton might be the best all-around player in the game. He's a 30/30 player with a whopping 52 doubles, 7 triples, and a .955 OPS. He also plays exceptional defense.

[Bullit]

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I have started a project that I am really excited about but I am not sure anybody else will be. LOL

I have always played and The Nationals or The Indians in any franchise that I have done lately. Before The Nationals were in existence I would play The Dodgers. So this is where my project begins. I, like most on here, truly love baseball. But in honesty I really don't have a team that I live and breathe with. The Nationals are the closest, except for some minor league clubs and I grew up in Northern Virginia so Baltimore was really the team I followed the most. This was pre ESPN and Cable, some guys may not remember those days. So most game were enjoyed on the radio more than anything else.

So anyway, my project. I have started a new franchise with 30 team control. I have everything set to CPU control and I not controlling anything. I will monitor trades just to keep really weird things from happening. My goal is to play thru the entire season eventually playing as every single team and in every single park. I will only play one game per in game calendar day and what ever team I pick will be the team I stick with thru the current series. Once that series is over then I have to pick a new team to play for the next series. Whenever a day off occurs in a series I will just pick a random team I have not played yet to fill the empty day off schedule.

I will keep notes of things I do and do not like about each and every team and ball park as I progress and I think it will be an interesting journey. By the end of it all I hope to find a team to fall in love with and maybe just some new interests in this sport we all love so much. I don't know if anybody will be interested in the results of this but I will post and update as I travel through the world of baseball if enough people seem interested.

Thanks and see you all on the other side.

[scooterperpetual]

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Just recently started my franchise curious as to what you guys do as far as playing/simming? I enjoy playing the games but at the same time I want to progress in the game (Off season, playoffs, etc)

[RogueHominid]

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Restarted with the new WTNY roster and simulated year one to get to the post-season. I wound up beating the Nats and the Mets and then finished off the A's in the World Series.

I normally decide to spend as much as I can in FA, but I took a different approach this year, trading nobody during year one, and deciding to grow the team from within.

My year two rotation is the same as year one:

Kershaw
Grienke
Ryu
Morrow
Anderson

And my lineup is largely the same as well, with the addition of Kike Hernandez in the starting lineup in place of Rollins, and the FA addition of Grichuk to the LF position:

Hernandez, SS
Kendrick, 2B
Gonzalez, 1B
Puig, RF
Turner, 3B
Pederson, CF
Grichuk, LF
Grandal, C

I had an abnormally healthy year one, but have added significant organizational depth.

[Dynasty Legend 99]

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DL 99's Brewers Franchise 2015-2016 Offseason Update and Spring Training Preview:

The Milwaukee Brewers had a very busy offseason and now that we are starting to peak out our windows and look at Spring, it is time to recap.

There were several Key Re-Signings in Brewers Country; namely those of Jean Segura, Wily Peralta, Ken Giles, Jim Henderson, and Trevor Plouffe.

The Brewers Off-season began with a trade with the New York Mets that brought Veteran Reliever Jerry Blevins to the Crew. The other of the two trades during the off-season was a sign and trade with the Chicago Cubs in which the Brewers swapped Catcher Chris Iannetta with Second Baseman Stephen Bruno.

List of Signings Starting December 4th, 2015:
RF Randal Grichuk 4 Year/3.00M
SP Tanner Roark 4 Year/6.00M
2B Alberto Callaspo 2 Year/5.20M
1B Ike Davis 2 Year/3.00M
C Geovany Soto 2 Year/5.00M
2B Emilio Bonifacio 2 Year/6.00M
RP Craig Breslow 2 Year/4.96M
C Matt Pagnozzi 1 Year/1.00M
C Cameron Rupp 2 Year/5.00M
RP Mark Lowe 2 Year/2.40M
1B Ben Paulsen 1 Year/750K

I'll get into what the Brewers will look like in 2016 in a minute but first for the BIG SIGNINGS and RE-SIGNINGS:

SP Johnny Cueto Re-Signed (Reds)
LF Alex Gordon Re-Signed (Royals)
SP David Price Re-Signed (Tigers)

Big Signings:
Matt Weiters-Dodgers
Scott Kazmir-Dodgers
Clay Bucholz-Blue Jays
Josh Johnson-Pirates
Justin Morneau-Tigers
Danny Santana-Giants
Marcus Semien-Twins
Alexei Ramirez-Rangers
Brock Holt-Cardinals
Brad Miller-Dodgers
Jaime Garcia-Mariners
Delmon Young-Rays
Justin Smoak-Braves
Kevin Pillar-Rangers
Drew Stubbs-A's
Tim Beckham-Indians
John Jaso-Yankees
Adam Lind-Orioles
Burch Smith-Padres
Grant Balfour-Indians
Hank Conger-Phillies
Bud Norris-Cubs
Garrett Jones-Nationals
Eric Kratz-Twins
Aaron Hicks-A's
Chad Qualls-Rays

A few Big Trades occurred this offseason as well:
-The New York Yankees dealt Top prospect Aaron Judge to the Oakland Athletics for First Baseman Billy Butler.
-The New York Yankees dealt Aging Veteran C.C. Sabathia to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for Jason Vargas.


And that is a Wrap for the 2015-2016 Offseason! On to the Official MLB THE SHOW 2016 Season preview!!

[Dynasty Legend 99]

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2016 Milwaukee Brewers and MLB Preview

It was a busy off-season, one that saw many unexpected stays and departures. We are here to piece it all together and put together a Preview of the 2016 season, Starting with the Pre-Season Division Winner and Postseason Predictions:

AL West First Place:
Seattle Mariners (2015 WS CHAMPS)
AL Central First Place:
Kansas City Royals
AL East First Place:
Baltimore Orioles (Top Seed)
AL Wild Cards:
New York Yankees; Cleveland Indians

NL West First Place:
Los Angeles Dodgers (Top Seed)
NL Central First Place:
Chicago Cubs
NL East First Place:
Washington Nationals
NL Wild Cards:
St. Louis Cardinals; New York Mets

AL WC Winner:
New York Yankees

NL WC Winner:
St. Louis Cardinals

ALDS Winners:
Baltimore Orioles; Kansas City Royals

NLDS Winners:
Chicago Cubs; St. Louis Cardinals

ALCS Winner:
Kansas City Royals

NLCS Winner:
St. Louis Cardinals

2016 World Series Champions:
St. Louis Cardinals

......
And then there is the BREW CREW....



The Brewers head into 2016 with a radically unpredictable future, with a Brand New Coaching Staff with the Exception of 1st and 3rd Base Coaches Ed Sedar and Shaun Robles.
Terry Francona takes over the helm in Milwaukee as the Brewers chose to Fire Ron Roenicke after going 78-84 last season.
2015 Pittsburgh Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle takes over as Milwaukee's hitting coach while former Phillies Coach Juan Samuel takes over as the Crew's Pitching coach.

The Brewers have many questions in the Pitching staff but one question is asked regarding the Position Players, with both Adam Lind and Justin Smoak not being retained. At this point, it looks like it will be a position battle between Ben Paulsen, Matt Clark, and Ike Davis with Davis leading the race undoubtedly entering Spring Training.

The Brewers Rotation will be interesting as undoubtedly Matt Moore will take the helm as the staff ace with Mike Fiers not far behind him and 2015 Standout Jimmy Nelson adding in the mix. New Acquisition Tanner Roark adds at the back end with Wily Peralta. Jim Henderson enters 2016 Spring Training as the clear favorite to be the Brewers Closer as he took those duties from Neftali Feliz last season.
Top Prospects Zach Davies and Jeff Hoffman will look to show off in the Spring as both will most likely start in AAA.

The Brewers 40 Man Roster entering Spring Training looks like this, as revealed last Sunday:
<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="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#00225D" colspan="8">2016 Milwaukee Brewers Spring Training Roster</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" width="6%">#</td><td width="27%">PITCHERS</td><td width="8%">POS</td><td width="8%">B/T</td><td width="8%">AGE</td><td width="8%">HT</td><td width="8%">WT</td><td width="27%">SALARY</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">52</td><td>Jimmy Nelson</td><td class="active">SP</td><td>R/R</td><td>26</td><td>6'6"</td><td>245</td><td>2.1M</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">50</td><td>Mike Fiers</td><td class="active">SP</td><td>R/R</td><td>30</td><td>6'2"</td><td>200</td><td>3.0M</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">53</td><td>Ken Giles</td><td class="active">RP</td><td>R/R</td><td>25</td><td>6'2"</td><td>205</td><td>2.0M</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">57</td><td>Tanner Roark</td><td class="active">SP</td><td>R/R</td><td>29</td><td>6'2"</td><td>235</td><td>1.5M</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">49</td><td>Jairo Diaz</td><td class="active">RP</td><td>R/R</td><td>24</td><td>6'0"</td><td>200</td><td>760K</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">32</td><td>Jeff Hoffman</td><td class="active">SP</td><td>R/R</td><td>22</td><td>6'4"</td><td>190</td><td>350K</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">55</td><td>Matt Moore</td><td class="active">SP</td><td>L/L</td><td>26</td><td>6'3"</td><td>210</td><td>4.0M</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">35</td><td>Craig Breslow</td><td class="active">RP</td><td>L/L</td><td>35</td><td>6'1"</td><td>185</td><td>2.4M</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">31</td><td>Shintaro Fujinami</td><td class="active">RP</td><td>R/R</td><td>22</td><td>6'6"</td><td>198</td><td>1.7M</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">37</td><td>Brandon Finnegan</td><td class="active">SP</td><td>L/L</td><td>22</td><td>5'11"</td><td>185</td><td>1.0M</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">14</td><td>Zach Davies</td><td class="active">SP</td><td>R/R</td><td>23</td><td>6'0"</td><td>162</td><td>200K</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">16</td><td>Will Smith</td><td class="active">RP</td><td>R/L</td><td>26</td><td>6'5"</td><td>260</td><td>800K</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">38</td><td>Wily Peralta</td><td class="active">SP</td><td>R/R</td><td>26</td><td>6'1"</td><td>245</td><td>4.9M</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">21</td><td>Jeremy Jeffress</td><td class="active">RP</td><td>R/R</td><td>28</td><td>6'0"</td><td>215</td><td>800K</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">46</td><td>Corey Knebel</td><td class="active">RP</td><td>R/R</td><td>24</td><td>6'4"</td><td>210</td><td>600K</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">13</td><td>Jerry Blevins</td><td class="active">RP</td><td>L/L</td><td>32</td><td>6'6"</td><td>190</td><td>2.3M</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">29</td><td>Jim Henderson</td><td class="active">RP</td><td>L/R</td><td>33</td><td>6'5"</td><td>220</td><td>2.2M</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" width="6%">#</td><td width="27%">CATCHERS</td><td width="8%">POS</td><td width="8%">B/T</td><td width="8%">AGE</td><td width="8%">HT</td><td width="8%">WT</td><td width="27%">SALARY</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">20</td><td>Jonathan Lucroy</td><td class="active">C</td><td>R/R</td><td>29</td><td>6'0"</td><td>195</td><td>3.5M</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">58</td><td>Geovany Soto</td><td class="active">C</td><td>R/R</td><td>33</td><td>6'1"</td><td>235</td><td>2.5M</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">30</td><td>Cameron Rupp</td><td class="active">C</td><td>R/R</td><td>27</td><td>6'2"</td><td>260</td><td>2.5M</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">25</td><td>Matt Pagnozzi</td><td class="active">C</td><td>R/R</td><td>33</td><td>6'2"</td><td>215</td><td>1.0M</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" width="6%">#</td><td width="27%">INFIELDERS</td><td width="8%">POS</td><td width="8%">B/T</td><td width="8%">AGE</td><td width="8%">HT</td><td width="8%">WT</td><td width="27%">SALARY</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">60</td><td>Matt Clark</td><td class="active">1B</td><td>L/R</td><td>29</td><td>6'5"</td><td>230</td><td>550K</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">2</td><td>Scooter Gennett</td><td class="active">2B</td><td>L/R</td><td>25</td><td>5'10"</td><td>185</td><td>520K</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">3</td><td>Elian Herrera</td><td class="active">UTIL</td><td>S/R</td><td>31</td><td>5'11"</td><td>205</td><td>510K</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">5</td><td>Luis Sardinas</td><td class="active">2B/SS</td><td>S/R</td><td>22</td><td>6'1"</td><td>150</td><td>750K</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">24</td><td>Trevor Plouffe</td><td class="active">3B</td><td>R/R</td><td>29</td><td>6'2"</td><td>215</td><td>3.0M</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">11</td><td>Ben Paulsen</td><td class="active">1B</td><td>L/R</td><td>28</td><td>6'4"</td><td>210</td><td>750K</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">6</td><td>Alberto Callaspo</td><td class="active">2B/3B</td><td>S/R</td><td>32</td><td>5'9"</td><td>225</td><td>2.6M</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">10</td><td>Orlando Arcia</td><td class="active">2B/SS</td><td>R/R</td><td>21</td><td>6'0"</td><td>165</td><td>1.0M</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">9</td><td>Jean Segura</td><td class="active">SS</td><td>R/R</td><td>26</td><td>5'10"</td><td>205</td><td>9.9M</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">17</td><td>Ike Davis</td><td class="active">1B</td><td>L/L</td><td>29</td><td>6'4"</td><td>220</td><td>1.5M</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" width="6%">#</td><td width="27%">OUTFIELDERS</td><td width="8%">POS</td><td width="8%">B/T</td><td width="8%">AGE</td><td width="8%">HT</td><td width="8%">WT</td><td width="27%">SALARY</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">18</td><td>Khris Davis</td><td class="active">LF</td><td>R/R</td><td>28</td><td>5'10"</td><td>195</td><td>2.5M</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">8</td><td>Ryan Braun</td><td class="active">RF</td><td>R/R</td><td>32</td><td>6'2"</td><td>205</td><td>16.00M</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">23</td><td>Jackie Bradley Jr.</td><td class="active">OF</td><td>L/R</td><td>25</td><td>5'10"</td><td>200</td><td>530K</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">27</td><td>Carlos Gomez</td><td class="active">CF</td><td>R/R</td><td>30</td><td>6'3"</td><td>220</td><td>8.5M</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">15</td><td>Randal Grichuk</td><td class="active">OF</td><td>R/R</td><td>24</td><td>6'1"</td><td>195</td><td>750K</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">22</td><td>Ryan Rua</td><td class="active">RF</td><td>R/R</td><td>26</td><td>6'2"</td><td>205</td><td>800K</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">45</td><td>Tyrone Taylor</td><td class="active">OF</td><td>R/R</td><td>22</td><td>6'0"</td><td>185</td><td>590K</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">33</td><td>Victor Roache</td><td class="active">LF</td><td>R/R</td><td>24</td><td>6'1"</td><td>225</td><td>50K</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">64</td><td>Emilio Bonifacio</td><td class="active">UTIL</td><td>S/R</td><td>30</td><td>5'11"</td><td>205</td><td>3.0M</td></tr></table></body></html>

The Milwaukee Brewers Open Spring Training on Saturday March 5th, 2016 against the Los Angeles Angels as Matt Moore will begin Spring Training against Tyler Skaggs. Both Starters will likely only go 2.0 innings or so but we will get our first look at the 2016 Brewers.

Results will be posted here after the game.

[dickey1331]

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I just had to challenge twice in back to back innings. Luckily I won both times.

[Picci]

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<b><big>Pick Me Up A Cespedes</b></big>

After a successful road trip that included a 6-0 streak against the Dodgers and Giants, Mets return home before the ALL STAR Break. Capping the happy mood, the team swings a trade with the AL Central Leader Tigers for Yoenis Cespedes. OF Juan Lagares and RP Alex Torres went in the exchange. Cespedes should provide the Mets with a much needed power RH bat in the lineup, but more importantly, a run producer. Mets also call up Rafael Montero who is expected to go into the rotation. Dillon Gee will return in the long set up role.

Took 2 of 3 from the DBacks. Last game before the All Star break was a classic. Come back win with Mayberry's 2 run walk off in the bottom of the 9th.

Happy Cespedes Day!

[RogueHominid]

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Bummer development in my Dodgers franchise. Corey Seager had major injury troubles in the first half of year one, then flopped in his September call up and started year two in AA. I was hoping to get him hot and see if he could handle MLB duties in September of year two, but in the first week of the season he broke his arm and is out 2 months.

With back to back major injuries, I'm thinking he's likely going to suffer some developmentally. He hasn't had his potential dip yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if it did at some point this season.

[Gronk4M13]

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Doing something different this time around. I'm going to play as the Iron Pigs, the Phillies' AAA team. I will still manage the Phillies' roster (trades, injuries etc.) but I'm play as the Pigs. Once the AAA season ends, I'll play the Phillies' September games. I signed Casey Gillaspie, a RP and another baseman. The Pigs are 7-5, two games back of the Red Wings and travel to face the Railriders. Sean O'Sullivan takes the mound to face Jaron Long.

[countryboy]

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We are 10 games into Spring Training and I have yet to figure anything out....LOL

I think our depth is the best its been since I started playing, but I haven't decided, nor have an idea, on who is going to take the battle positions. Center Field is really bugging me, as letting Jon Jay go may have been a HUGE mistake. But we'll see.

Our pitching depth is crazy! We definitely have the arms to make deals at the deadline if need be. We also have to the arms to replace anyone who decides they don't want to play here anymore.

[DJeterFan2]

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It's the last weekend of the season, and as it looks to shape up IRL, the Yankees are in a tight battle for the AL East crown. In my 'chise, the Yankees's 109-50 record is good for a three game lead over the Orioles who have a 106-53 record. It will only take one win for me to win the East. There's also some developing stories going on in the NL in my franchise as well. Check it out when you get a chance to see the finish to the 2015 season.

http://www.dynastynationnetwork.com/dynasty.php?s=mlb&u=DJeterFan2

[mjbird123]

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The start of the 2016 season has arrived for the Mets, but without 2 key bats in Yoenis Cespedes and Daniel Murphy. Both were let go in free agency, Murphy decided to go to Baltimore on a 3-year 19.2 million dollar deal. Cespedes made his return to Detroit on a 5-year 35.9 million dollar deal.
Here's how the Mets are aligning in 2016!

Spoiler

<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/depth_chart.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><div id="depthchart"><div class="teamheader" style="background:#0F4871;">New York Mets 2016 Depth Chart - 2016</div><div class="depthchart"><div id="catcher"><ul><li class="title">Catcher</li><li class="odd"><b>Travis d\'Arnaud</b></li><li class="even">Kevin Plawecki</li></ul></div><div id="first_base"><ul><li class="title">First Base</li><li class="odd"><b>Lucas Duda</b></li></ul></div><div id="second_base"><ul><li class="title">Second Base</li><li class="odd"><b>Dilson Herrera</b></li><li class="even">Kelly Johnson</li></ul></div><div id="third_base"><ul><li class="title">Third Base</li><li class="odd"><b>David Wright</b></li><li class="even">David Freese</li></ul></div><div id="shortstop"><ul><li class="title">Shortstop</li><li class="odd"><b>Wilmer Flores</b></li><li class="even">Ruben Tejada</li></ul></div><div id="left_field"><ul><li class="title">Left Field</li><li class="odd"><b>Michael Conforto</b></li></ul></div><div id="center_field"><ul><li class="title">Center Field</li><li class="odd"><b>Juan Lagares</b></li></ul></div><div id="right_field"><ul><li class="title">Right Field</li><li class="odd"><b>Curtis Granderson</b></li><li class="even">Michael Cuddyer</li></ul></div><div id="rightcol"><ul style="margin-bottom:5px;"><li class="title">Starting Pitcher</li><li class="odd"><b>Matt Harvey</b></li><li class="even">Jacob deGrom</li><li class="odd">Noah Syndergaard</li><li class="even">Zack Wheeler</li><li class="odd">Steven Matz</li><li class="even">Jon Niese</li></ul><ul style="margin-bottom:5px;"><li class="title">Relief Pitcher</li><li class="odd"><b>Tyler Clippard</b></li><li class="even">Sean Gilmartin</li><li class="odd">Antonio Bastardo</li><li class="even">Vic Black</li><li class="odd">Hansel Robles</li></ul><ul><li class="title">Closer</li><li class="odd"><b>Jeurys Familia</b></li></ul></div><div id="leftcol"></div></div></div></body></html>

[dapear]

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The start of the 2016 season has arrived for the Mets, but without 2 key bats in Yoenis Cespedes and Daniel Murphy. Both were let go in free agency, Murphy decided to go to Baltimore on a 3-year 19.2 million dollar deal. Cespedes made his return to Detroit on a 5-year 35.9 million dollar deal.
Here's how the Mets are aligning in 2016!

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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/depth_chart.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><div id="depthchart"><div class="teamheader" style="background:#0F4871;">New York Mets 2016 Depth Chart - 2016</div><div class="depthchart"><div id="catcher"><ul><li class="title">Catcher</li><li class="odd"><b>Travis d\'Arnaud</b></li><li class="even">Kevin Plawecki</li></ul></div><div id="first_base"><ul><li class="title">First Base</li><li class="odd"><b>Lucas Duda</b></li></ul></div><div id="second_base"><ul><li class="title">Second Base</li><li class="odd"><b>Dilson Herrera</b></li><li class="even">Kelly Johnson</li></ul></div><div id="third_base"><ul><li class="title">Third Base</li><li class="odd"><b>David Wright</b></li><li class="even">David Freese</li></ul></div><div id="shortstop"><ul><li class="title">Shortstop</li><li class="odd"><b>Wilmer Flores</b></li><li class="even">Ruben Tejada</li></ul></div><div id="left_field"><ul><li class="title">Left Field</li><li class="odd"><b>Michael Conforto</b></li></ul></div><div id="center_field"><ul><li class="title">Center Field</li><li class="odd"><b>Juan Lagares</b></li></ul></div><div id="right_field"><ul><li class="title">Right Field</li><li class="odd"><b>Curtis Granderson</b></li><li class="even">Michael Cuddyer</li></ul></div><div id="rightcol"><ul style="margin-bottom:5px;"><li class="title">Starting Pitcher</li><li class="odd"><b>Matt Harvey</b></li><li class="even">Jacob deGrom</li><li class="odd">Noah Syndergaard</li><li class="even">Zack Wheeler</li><li class="odd">Steven Matz</li><li class="even">Jon Niese</li></ul><ul style="margin-bottom:5px;"><li class="title">Relief Pitcher</li><li class="odd"><b>Tyler Clippard</b></li><li class="even">Sean Gilmartin</li><li class="odd">Antonio Bastardo</li><li class="even">Vic Black</li><li class="odd">Hansel Robles</li></ul><ul><li class="title">Closer</li><li class="odd"><b>Jeurys Familia</b></li></ul></div><div id="leftcol"></div></div></div></body></html>

Mine looks very similar to yours. I too let Cespedes/Murph walk via FA, resigned Johnson and stuck Conforto in the every day OF. However, I didn't resign Clippard, and I moved Neise/Gee so they could find new life with different teams.

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Re: MLB 15 Franchise Progress Thread

Was struggling in a Jay's franchise so decided to rebuild. Kept Donaldson, Tulo, Martin, Travis and Revere to build around. Traded Bautista for Avasil Garcia and Carlos Rodon. Encarnacion+ for Adams, Piscotty, Cooney. Navarro, Buehrle+ for Appel+Castro, Pillar+ to Washington in a deal for Storen/Taylor. Dickey for Crick. Dealt Hawkins, Lowe, Saunders for lesser prospects. In the offseason I signed Danny Santana, Napoli (for a bat against RHP) and Cueto.

Rotation:
Price
Cueto
Rodon
Stroman
Hutchinson

Bullpen:
Delabar
Loup
Schultz
Cecil
Sanchez
Storen
Osuna

C Martin, Castro
1B Adams
2B Travis, Goins
3B Donaldson
SS Tulo
RF Piscotty
LF Santana, Taylor
CF Revere
DH Garcia, Napoli

- Won the first game of 2016 2-1 with a 2 run homer from Adams and Price pitching 7 innings with 11 k's. Looking forward to Cueto's start next.