MLB 16 Franchise Progress Thread

**BlueJays09** · 09-07-2016, 01:15 PM

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Finally finished all 162 games of my first season playing this years version of the game. It was a long summer but I managed! We finished first place in the division and 2nd overall in the AL to Houston. Donaldson won a silver slugger and was close to getting another MVP. Aaron Sanchez took home the Cy Young award. I beat the Angels (I know right) in the ALDS and lost to Houston in 4 straight heartbreakers in the ALCS.

Let Bautista walk in the offseason and resigned EE to a 2 year 40M contract. Bautista went to Colorado on a 1 year deal while Saunders also took 1 year to play with the Pirates. To replace Bautista and Saunders I signed Jay Bruce and Avasail Garcia to 2 year contracts. I also re-signed Raburn to face lefties. I signed Sean Rodriguez, Nick Hundley and Ryan Howard to round out the bench. Also signed some depth guys but that's the short version.

I plan to sim 2017 and start back playing 2018 to spice things up. Stay tuned!

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**Assassin** · 09-07-2016, 03:32 PM

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May 2018 Dodgers finish 15-14

Clayton Kershaw=7-3 2.14 ERA
Kenta Maeda=5-3 2.02 ERA
Julio Urias=6-2 3.11 ERA
Doug Fister=3-5 4.95 ERA
Scott Kazmir=3-2 3.30 ERA

NL West Standings
Giants=38-16
Dodgers=33-23
Diamondbacks=25-30
Padres=23-33
Rockies=19-36

June Dodgers finish 15-12

Clayton Kershaw=10-4 2.45 ERA
Kenta Maeda=sprained elbow ligament (2-3 weeks)
Julio Urias=torn calf (1-2 months)
Doug Fister=5-5 4.27 ERA
Scott Kazmir=3-5 4.32 ERA
Alex Wood=0-1 1.50 ERA
Hyun-Jin Ryu=6-1 1.48 ERA

NL West Standings
Giants=54-26
Dodgers=48-35
Diamondbacks=40-43
Padres=36-47
Rockies=30-51

**boxboy99** · 09-07-2016, 05:21 PM

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Cubs take game 1 of the fall classic 8-3. The game was tied at 3 going into the bottom of the 8th but the Cubbies put up a five spot that include a grand slam by Soler.

**Assassin** · 09-08-2016, 05:00 AM

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July 1st
Pirates trade Gregory Polanco(RF) to Yankees for Ozhaino Albies (SS) Chris Castilla (3B) & Jordan Montgomery (SP)

July 8th
Red Sox trade Cody Asche(RF) to Braves for Andres Zavala (SP) & Simon Mercedes (RP)

July 11th
Braves trade Jace Peterson(SP) to Yankees for James Kaprielian (SP)

Twins trade Alex Kirilloff(RF) & Grover Roche(SP) to Braves for Jimmy Nelson (SP)

July 12th
Reds trade Devin Mesoraco(C) to Diamondbacks for Francisco Mejia(C) & Wayne Quintana(3B)

July 14th
Red Sox trade Marco Hernandez(SS) to Brewers for Blake Swihart(LF)

July 16th
Reds trade Homer Bailey(SP) to Orioles for Chris Lee(SP) Engelb Vielma (SS) & Scott Cope (RP)

July 18th
Rangers trade Michael Matuella (SP) to Phillies for Mickey Moniak (CF)

July 20th
Yankees trade Jake Cave(RF) to Rockies for Rosell Herrera(CF)

July 25th
Indians trade Yan Gomes(C) to Royals for Bubba Starling(CF) Blake Rutherford(RF) & Nolan Watson(SP)

July 30th
Reds trade Joey Votto (1B) to Nationals for Bret Malone(SP) & Jakson Reetz(C)

Brewers trade Ryan Braun(LF) to Astros for Andres Reyes(2B) Forrest Whitley(SP) & Jonathan Arauz(SS)

Dodgers finish July 14-9

NL West Standings

Giants=71-35
Dodgers=62-44
Diamondbacks=52-54
Rockies=45-62
Padres=43-64

**Assassin** · 09-08-2016, 06:00 AM

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Dodgers finish August 22-6

NL West Standings

Giants=87-47
Dodgers=84-50
Diamondbacks=67-67
Rockies=56-78
Padres=53-81

Clayton Kershaw=15-6 2.21 ERA
Kenta Maeda=9-5 2.16 ERA
Scott Kazmir=9-6 3.73 ERA
Hyun-Jin Ryu=14-2 2.37 ERA
Julio Urias=9-2 2.77 ERA
Doug Fister=12-7 3.53 ERA

**Assassin** · 09-08-2016, 06:04 AM

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NL West Standings

Giants=105-57
Dodgers=100-62(wild card #1)
Diamondbacks=81-81
Rockies=69-93
Padres=62-100

NL Central Standings

Cubs=110-52
Cards=83-80(wild card #2)
Pirates=79-83
Brewers=68-94
Reds=58-104

NL East Standings

Nationals=100-62
Mets=82-81
Marlins=81-81
Phillies=74-88
Braves=69-93

AL West Standings

Astros=88-74
Rangers=85-77
Angels=79-83
Mariners=79-83
Athletics=72-90

AL Central Standings

Twins=81-81
Tigers=77-85
Indians=77-85
Royals=74-88
White Sox=69-93

AL East Standings

Red Sox=93-69
Orioles=86-76(wild card #1)
Blue Jays=86-76(wild card #2)
Yankees=85-77
Rays=79-83

Clayton Kershaw=20-6 2.35 ERA
Hyun-Jin Ryu=17-2 2.32 ERA
Kenta Maeda=11-5 2.35 ERA
Julio Urias=12-3 2.90 ERA
Doug Fister=12-10 3.68 ERA
Scott Kazmir=9-6 3.73 ERA

Clayton Kershaw wins MVP & CY Young awards
Doug Fister wins Gold Glove award

**jmcole33** · 09-08-2016, 01:46 PM

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How long will you guys give a player that is struggling to start the season, especially a young prospect that you were hoping would be an every day player? Gavin Cecchini batted almost .400 as a September call up last year in about 10-15 games, but through the first 10 games this season is batting an abysmal .061. I was hoping that he could come in and replace Neil Walker as my everyday second baseman, but so far I've been sorely mistaken.

Reyes and Cabrera are consistent, but beyond that my infield depth isn't exactly...deep. Cecchini has been a huge bust. Dilson Herrera has been a disappointment in the minors and I'm looking to trade him. Matt Reynolds can't bat over .200 at any level. Amed Rosario, who is my only glimmer of hope, has been called up to replace an injured Reyes and is batting .180 in about 5 or 6 games.

Love to hear your guys' thoughts and/or suggestions.

Cheers.

**ssm481** · 09-08-2016, 02:51 PM

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I just finished 2015 season with the Tampa Bay Rays. We lost out on the wildcard (2nd spot) the final game of the year to the Cleveland Indians. I lost to Toronto 8-3. They beat Boston as we were tied going into the last game. Our final record was 86-76. We had a firm grip on the wild card until late July when Kiermaier broke his wrist and missed two months. I had to platoon David DeJesus and Logan Forsythe in his place for two months and my offense and defense suffered. Boston won the division, KC won the AL Central, Oakland the AL West. The two wild card teams from the AL were the Tigers and Indians. It helped that the two worst teams in the the AL were the White Sox and Twins. In my division the AL East the last place team Toronto finished 80-82. In the NL the Mets won the NL East, The Cardinals the Central, The Dodgers the West. The two wildcard teams were the Nationals and Brewers. I don't remember how the playoffs went, but in the World Series the Royals beat the Mets 4-2. I'm about ready to start the offseason, but is there any thread in here that has tips or advice for offseason? I'm not too familiar with the process and I would like to keep my same franchise and start 2016. Only thing that sucks about this franchise is David Ortiz and Ichiro both retired after the year. I'm doing 30 team control. Thanks guys.

**zippy2212** · 09-08-2016, 04:06 PM

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I just started 2019, year 6 of my Cubs franchise. I play every pitch of every inning of every game, gotta love carryover saves.

After losing in the NLCS from 2015-17 I finally won the World Series in 2018! I kept my team pretty much in tact from last year only adding Dustin Ackley (FA), Jarrod Dyson (FA) and Andrew Miller and Josh Collmenter (T-NYY) to my MLB roster in the offseason. I also promoted my top pitching prospect, Ronald Chavez, an 84 OVR rated SP I drafted in the 2014 draft to my rotation.

My line-up stayed the same, Fowler CF, Heyward RF, Rizzo 1B, Bryant LF, Zobrist 2B, Baez 3B, Brandon Uchida C, Russell SS. With Ackley - UT, Dyson - OF, Barrett Willis - UT, Contreras - C, Almora, Jr. - OF as my bench.

My pitching staff is: Arrieta, Lester, Yvonni Gallardo, Barton Gonzalez and Ronald Chavez in the rotation. Carl Edwards, Jr, Ian Thomas, Collmenter, Grimm, Wade Davis, Miller and Rondon in the 'pen.

As I mentioned coming off of a 114 Win and WS victory season in 18 I felt pretty good bringing most of my roster back. They were mostly either under contract or controllable except for the ones mentioned above.

Well I couldn't have been more wrong!! So far I'm 3-7 with a league worst .216 BA and 30 RBI's. My pitching has been ok, aside from Rondon already blowing as many saves as he did all of last year.

I've moved 37 year old, .123 hitting Zobrist to the bench. Barrett Willis, a 2B by trade who I drafted in '15, hit .352 for me off the bench last year so Zobrist was on a short leash to begin with. More changes may start to come around game 15 or so if things don't start to pick up.

**KBLover** · 09-08-2016, 07:47 PM

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Originally posted by jmcole33

Gavin Cecchini batted almost .400 as a September call up last year in about 10-15 games, but through the first 10 games this season is batting an abysmal .061. I was hoping that he could come in and replace Neil Walker as my everyday second baseman, but so far I've been sorely mistaken.

Neither one of those is a lot of sample size/opportunity. September, he played over his head, and now he's playing below his feet (or the ground for that matter).

Add them together for a little better idea. .400 in 10 games is about 40 AB, so that's 16 H. .061 in 10 games, another 40 AB or so, so I'll estimate about 2 hits.

So that's 18-for-80 (estimating). That's .225 - still poor, but not as abysmal as hitting less than a lot of pitchers.

In any case, I'd gave him a lot more time if at all possible, especially if he's the best option by talent (ratings, eye test) at the position. If by June he's still hitting around .220, I might move him to the bench and promote someone as starter at the position.

One thing, if he has a "cold" symbol, you might want to bench him until it goes away. It's tough to evaluate players with the influence of those hot/cold symbols since they seem to actually impact performance (hot can tend to play "above their weight" and stay hot, and vice versa) instead of just indicate good/poor recent play.

Also, evaluate his play. Is he hitting it hard, just getting unlucky (which is truly unlucky in this game since RNG is a sizable factor)? Is he just not getting good contact at all?

**boxboy99** · 09-08-2016, 08:57 PM

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Cubs take games 2 of the World Series vs Boston 2-1. Cubs are up 2-0.

**boxboy99** · 09-08-2016, 08:59 PM

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I'm impatient, I'd give him a month total and if he is stinking it up I'm finding a replacement until he develops. I feel like all my new guys start hot so the first ten games are not the best indicator or future performance.

Originally posted by jmcole33

How long will you guys give a player that is struggling to start the season, especially a young prospect that you were hoping would be an every day player? Gavin Cecchini batted almost .400 as a September call up last year in about 10-15 games, but through the first 10 games this season is batting an abysmal .061. I was hoping that he could come in and replace Neil Walker as my everyday second baseman, but so far I've been sorely mistaken.

Reyes and Cabrera are consistent, but beyond that my infield depth isn't exactly...deep. Cecchini has been a huge bust. Dilson Herrera has been a disappointment in the minors and I'm looking to trade him. Matt Reynolds can't bat over .200 at any level. Amed Rosario, who is my only glimmer of hope, has been called up to replace an injured Reyes and is batting .180 in about 5 or 6 games.

Love to hear your guys' thoughts and/or suggestions.

Cheers.

**jmcole33** · 09-08-2016, 09:59 PM

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Originally posted by KBLover

Neither one of those is a lot of sample size/opportunity. September, he played over his head, and now he's playing below his feet (or the ground for that matter).

Add them together for a little better idea. .400 in 10 games is about 40 AB, so that's 16 H. .061 in 10 games, another 40 AB or so, so I'll estimate about 2 hits.

So that's 18-for-80 (estimating). That's .225 - still poor, but not as abysmal as hitting less than a lot of pitchers.

In any case, I'd gave him a lot more time if at all possible, especially if he's the best option by talent (ratings, eye test) at the position. If by June he's still hitting around .220, I might move him to the bench and promote someone as starter at the position.

One thing, if he has a "cold" symbol, you might want to bench him until it goes away. It's tough to evaluate players with the influence of those hot/cold symbols since they seem to actually impact performance (hot can tend to play "above their weight" and stay hot, and vice versa) instead of just indicate good/poor recent play.

Also, evaluate his play. Is he hitting it hard, just getting unlucky (which is truly unlucky in this game since RNG is a sizable factor)? Is he just not getting good contact at all?

I'm impatient, I'd give him a month total and if he is stinking it up I'm finding a replacement until he develops. I feel like all my new guys start hot so the first ten games are not the best indicator or future performance.

Thanks for the advice, fellas. Like Boxboy, I'm also impatient, and I'm admittedly feeling the pressure coming off a World Series victory. I'm also getting impatient because my entire team can't seem to hit right now and I'm off to a 6-8 start. I think you're right KB, I need to give him some more time. It doesn't help that I've faced the Cubs, Nationals, Marlins (who are 12-3), and the Nationals again to start the season. If he still looks like he doesn't belong my mid-may or June then I'll send him down and turn somewhere else.

Appreciate it, as always.

**GBR203** · 09-09-2016, 12:13 PM

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Chicago Cubs Franchise
August Update

The Cubs went 16-11 in August, coasting along as they hold onto the division lead in the NL Central. This included a 9 game winning streak with series sweeps against Oakland and the LA Angels. The Cubs have been carried of late by their pitching, mainly Jon Lester and Jake Arrieta, but Kyle Hendricks had a better month of August and having John Lackey back provided a boost to the Cubs rotation.

Mike Montgomery made a spot start in San Diego with Hendricks having to miss his start due to a blister. The Cubs wound up winning that game despite Montgomery only going 4 innings, but it prompted the Cubs to bring up Trevor Cahill and C.J. Edwards to give the bullpen a rest as they had been worked hard on the west coast road trip.

All in all, the month hasn't been overly eventful. The one injury note is that Chris Coghlan was placed on the 15 day DL due to a sore rib cage, but has since returned to the bench. Willson Contreras is due back just in time for the September call-ups, so he should see some playing time. Other call-ups include OF Albert Almora, SS Munenori Kawasaki, OF Ryan Kalish, OF Matt Szczur, 3B Jeimer Candelario, and pitchers Rob Zastryzny, Trevor Cahill, Mike Montgomery, Spencer Patton, and Zac Rosscup. It is also possible that Tim Federowicz and Matt Murton get some looks.

The following stats are through September 5th and the game played that day against Milwaukee:

Spoiler

In the playoff hunt, the Cubs are trying to hold off the surging Cardinals, who carried a nine game winning streak to end the month. The Cubs' lead has shrunk to 1.5 games, getting down to a half game at one point. The Pirates are still well within the hunt as well.

Spoiler

**Assassin** · 09-10-2016, 06:35 AM

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Dodgers Franchise

2018 postseason

NL Wildcard
Cards versus Dodgers (3-1 Dodgers)

AL Wildcard
Orioles versus Jays (8-4 O’s)

NLDS #1
Nationals versus Giants (3-0 Giants)

NLDS#2
Dodgers versus Cubs (3-2 Dodgers)

ALDS#1
Twins versus Astros (3-2 Twins)

ALDS#2
Red Sox versus Orioles (3-2 Red Sox)

NLCS
Giants versus Dodgers (4-3 Dodgers)

ALCS
Twins versus Red Sox (4-3 Twins)

World Series
Twins versus Dodgers (4-3 Dodgers)

Playoff MVP
Adrian Gonzalez .284 3 HR 8 RBI

World Series MVP
Chris Taylor .500 3 RBI

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