MLB 15 the Show Fantasy Draft

[WayOfMarkus]

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Dear sweet gods of baseball how did you manage to draft this team? I call haxs

It's possible to draft this team, it's a really nice team tho

[TheWarmWind]

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It's possible to draft this team, it's a really nice team tho

Is it? Although I'm sure there is no record of it, I'd be curious to see the draft order. Partly to see if I can reproduce it, and partly because I want to play with this team.

[WayOfMarkus]

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Is it? Although I'm sure there is no record of it, I'd be curious to see the draft order. Partly to see if I can reproduce it, and partly because I want to play with this team.

He might have traded actually, not to familiar where Machado usually gets drafted... Cause you can get Stanton, Upton and Harper easily, Harper usually is a 4th round pick, maybe Machado was his 3rd rounder or 5th and his 3rd was his SS .. Could be wrong tho

[BeatArmy]

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Dear sweet gods of baseball how did you manage to draft this team? I call haxs

Davis and Miller are the wraparound picks in rds 8 and 9 when you have to take the RP you really want.

[WayOfMarkus]

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Anyone have any tips on fantasy drafts? Or opinions on how they like to draft? I am always stuck, I want to draft a team that has solid hitting and great pitching. Any Ideas?

[Rattler17]

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Fantasy drafts are the best and easiest way to stack a team beyond belief. The cpu has no idea what to do and maybe one or two teams end up being solid. Fantasy draft has never been a challenge to compete.

[WayOfMarkus]

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Fantasy drafts are the best and easiest way to stack a team beyond belief. The cpu has no idea what to do and maybe one or two teams end up being solid. Fantasy draft has never been a challenge to compete.

The CPU draft towards a strategy, say they get Kershaw #1, they spend their next 2-3 picks drafting more high quality starters and closers. While if a computer team drafts say Miguel Cabrera their team will be way better at batting.

[TheWarmWind]

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I've played both fantasy draft and "real" roster and even though I'm playing "real" now I can honestly say I found my fantasy draft more interesting. That being said, my usual draft strategy is as follows:

Overall: Youth and long term sustainability are key.

Starting pitching: Depth is more important than having 1 ace with several duds. I want a solid pitcher out there every game.

RP: Not as important. A SP can always be a RP, but not the other way around. This is usually the area where I pick up some old regressing vets in the late rounds.

CP: Having a solid CP sets the tone for the rest of your bullpen. Also, don't be afraid to draft more than 3 CPs. A CP can always be a RP, but it's not always true the other way around.

Catcher: I prioritize defense over offence. I'm not sure if it's my imagination or fact, but I find having a good defensive catcher will help my pitchers.

1B defense isn't as big of a deal, look for height and hitting.

Middle infield (2B, SS) I again prioritize defense. SS needs to be good at every defense category including speed, but you can sacrifice some arm for your 2B.

I personally find 3B to be the most underrated position in baseball, and I try to get an 5-tool stud or a top prospect playing 3B.

RF arm. There is also a lot of power available in right field. Most people get Stanton in the first round. What he lacks in speed he makes up for in youth, arm, and power.

CF speed. Need to run down those fly balls. Your CF is the most important position defensively in the outfield.

LF Dealers choice. While I'm starting to be convinced of the value of an excellent defensive LF in real life, I still think you can get away with whatever in LF in the show. Look for an offensive tool (Contact, Power, Speed) whatever the rest of your team is lacking.

Again in the outfield, CF can always be RF or LF, but it's not necessarily true the other way around.

If your AL keep that DH spot in mind. If your NL remember that pitching depth is slightly more valuable.

And that's my draft strategy in as few words as I could.

[motivation03]

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What rosters do ya'll use for fantasy drafts?

[Zachattack00]

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Sp-Dallas Keuchel
Sp-Clay Bucholz
Sp-R.A Dickey
Sp-Matt Moore
Sp-Johan Santana

Rp-Jason Grilli
Cp-Koji Uehera


1-Josh Donaldson(3b)
2-Anthony Rizzo(1b)
3-Javier Baez(2b)
4-Yasiel Puig(Rf)
5-Andre Ethier(Cf)
6-A-Rod(DH)
7-Marlon Byrd(Lf)
8-Jimmy Rollins(SS)
9-Devin Mesoraco(C)

[WayOfMarkus]

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Pitching Rotation:
Hisashi Iwakuma
A.J. Griffin
Yordano Ventura
C.C. Sabathia
Jordan Lyles

Relief:
A.J Ramos
Craig Kimbrel

Batting Order:
1. Dee Gordan (2B)
2. Jarrod Dyson (RF)
3. Victor Martinez (DH)
4. Anthony Rizzo (1B)
5. Alex Rodriguez (3B)
6. Khris Davis (LF)
7. Mookie Bets (CF)
8. Austin Hedges (C)
9. Jonathan Villar (SS)

Need a solid #5 pitcher, other than that we're pretty much set.

[Peedy14]

MLB 15 the Show Fantasy Draft

I used the Astros - mainly for that deep center field because I like the challenge of trying to hit it out of center field

Now here is my pitching rotation
Starters:
Cole Hamels (L)
Josh Collmenter (R)
Jared Cosart (R)
Jason Vargas (L)
Martin Perez (L)
Ivan Nova (R)

Bullpen:
Yimi Garcia (R)
Josh Fields (R)
Grant Balfour (R)
Randy Choate (L)
Javier Lopez (L)
Neftali Feliz (R)

Lineup:
1 - Carl Crawford (LF)
2 - Tommy LaStella (2B)
3 - Troy Tulowitzki (SS)
4 - Kris Bryant (3B)
5 - Freddie Freeman (1B)
6 - Ryan Howard (DH)*
7 - Torii Hunter (RF)
8 - Jarrod Saltalamacchia (C)
9 - Billy Hamilton (CF)
*I used the DH lineup because the Astros are in the American League

Bench:
1 - A.J. Ellis (C)
2 - Jonathon Herrera (2B)
3 - David Dejesus (LF)
4 - Peter Bourjos (CF)

Okay that is my roster. Let me know what you think! Is this a good or bad team?

[supernova]

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Pitching Rotation:

Matt Harbey
Masahiro Tanaka
Corey Kluber
Tim Hudson
Noah Syndergaard

RP:
Joe Nathan
Jason Grilli
Joaquin Benoit
Koji Uehara
Wade Davis
Dellin Betance

Lineup:

LF: Joc Pederson
1B: Eric Hosmer
CF: Mike Trout
DH: David Ortiz
3B: Kris Bryant
C: Salvador Perez
2B: Howie Kendrick
SS: Xander Bogaerts
RF: Byron Buxton

Notable Prospects:

Jameson Tailon ( Top 50)
Robert Stephenson ( Top 50)

[Efbomb]

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I went a little nuts.

Default Rosters - ON
Forced Trades - ON
Instant Trades - ON
CPU Trades - ON
Ignore Budjets - ON
DH for NL - ON

I did an auto draft then traded virtually everyone for current and ex-Mets.

SP:
Tom Seaver, Matt Harvey, R.A. Dickey, Zach Wheeler, Jacob deGrom, Collin McHugh, Jon Niese, Raphael Montero

RP:
Darren O'Day, Joe Smith, Jerry Blevins, Jenry Mejia, Juerys Familia, Bobby Parnell, Alex Torres, Carlos Torres, Vic Black, Josh Edgin, Gonzalez German

CP:
Francisco Rodriguez

C:
Mike Piazza (had to make him), Travis d'Arnaud, Anthony Recker

1B:
Lucas Duda, Ike Davis

2B:
Dan Murphy, Jordany Valdespin, Dilson Herrera

3B:
David Wright, Justin Turner

SS:
Jose Reyes, Wilmer Flores, Reuben Tejada

LF:
Cliff Floyd, Michael Cuddyer

CF:
Carlos Gomez, Juan Lagares, Eric Young jr.

RF:
Carlos Beltran, Curtis Granderson

There were some guys I left out cause they were out of minor league options. And there were some Legends (Yogi Berra, Orel Hershiser, Nolan Ryan) that I could have added but the team was already stacked so I left them off.

[jklu6]

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Just Drafted a pretty decent team
Pittsburgh Pirates
SP
1. Michael Wacha
2. Julio Teheran*
3. Alex Wood
4. C.J. Wilson
5. Noah Syndergaard*

RP
LR. Jeremy Guthrie
MR. Jason Motte
MR. Randy Choate
MR. Dale Thayer
SU. Dellin Betances
SU. Kelvin Herrera
CL. Brad Boxberger

Lineup
1. Jon Jay CF
2. Brock Holt 2B
3. Giancarlo Stanton* RF
4. Jose Abreu* 1B
5. Salvador Perez C
6. Scott Van Slyke LF
7. David Freese 3B
8. Carlos Correa* SS
9. pitcher

Bench:
Miguel Sano* 3B (Huge Prospect)
Andrew Susac C
Billy Butler 1B
Scooter Gennett 2B
Chris Denorfia RF

Minor League Notables:
Byron Buxton* CF Top 50 prospect
Taylor Jungmann* SP Top 50 prospect
Michael Lorenzen* SP Top 50 prospect
Joey Kouba* RF
Mike Olt 3B
A.J Schugel SP
Ethan Martin SP

* indicates player with "A" potential