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2021 Atlanta Braves Farm System Notes

Top Prospect: CP Francisco Dias (20 years old 70 OVR 90 POT)
Dias was a comp pick in the 2020 draft and he looks like the teams closer of the future with great potential. He already boasts a 77 H/9 and 74 HR/9 with 60 Clutch. He has a great FB/SL combo that should be lights out in the 9th. Rondon is in his last year so we'll see if a full season in the minors is enough to have Dias progress into a MLB closer.

#2 Prospect: 3B/1B Richard Barnard (20 years old 78 OVR 85 POT)
Barnard had a slow first season as a pro as he hurt his Achilles and missed most of the year. He's a switch hitter who projects as an All-Star caliber hitter. He also possesses an elite glove in the field. Having Barnard gives the Braves leverage with a player like Joey Gallo who is going to command a huge contract in the upcoming years.

#3 Prospect: SP Julius McFarland (21 years old 71 OVR 84 POT)
McFarland has 94 Stamina and a nice 5-pitch arsenal that has led him to incredible early success in the minors. His H/9 and HR/9 are both sub-50 at this point and what hold him back from projecting as an ace. We see McFarland as a #2 ceiling with end of the rotation floor. He's not going to dominant games but he could be a very consistent inning eater for a rotation who produces quality start after quality start.

#4 Prospect: RP Jimmie Peters (21 years old 76 OVR 85 POT)
Dias has the highest ceiling but Peters is the one closest to an MLB call up. He's already in elite territory with 86 H/9 and 84 K/9. He throws a 4SFB, 2SFB, CH, SL, and CB. His 37 clutch is what makes the organization think he's not quite in the mold of a closer and will be better served as a setup man. However, he'll start in AAA as the closer and we'll give him a shot to try and show he can be clutch.

#5 Prospect: SP Pedro Sanchez (20 years old 71 OVR 86 POT)
Sanchez has a great 4-pitch repertoire but his 66 stamina might keep him from every materializing as an MLB starter. Hey we had Reyes win Cy Young with 70 stamina so maybe Sanchez could prove everyone wrong. Sanchez is a lefty who throws heat but doesn't really strike many hitters out. As much as we like Sanchez he could transform into a very good reliever if needed.

#6 Prospect: CF Anthony Zapata (22 years old 63 OVR 85 POT)
The 1st round pick in 2020 is a quick left handed bat who already has great contact. He actually is far away from the MLB with regards to his fielding as it is way below MLB average and his arm is weak. He'll likely be moved to a corner OF position if he is able to make the big league club. His bat will likely give him an opportunity and if he hits well he'll stay. We're in no rush to move him up though.

Other than these 6 there aren't too many others to write about. If we find ourselves in a position where we can unload a veteran for some prospect at some point and it makes sense we'll take that road to bolster our farm system. Right now it's pretty average as some guys have been called up and others have been sent out as that Betances trade took a couple really good pieces from us. But hey it helped us to a WS Championship so we'll take it.

[HozAndMoose]

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End of Minor League Season - 2019

Shouldn't be to long of an update. The Omaha Storm Chasers our AAA team finished the season 67-75. 15 games back of the Cubs AAA affiliate. Obviously did not make the playoffs. They team only had a couple guys who are really prospects at this point.

• Ryan O'Hearn - Starting to get up there in age. Gonna be 26 next season. He hit .264/.328/.481 with 26 HR. He will get another shot to start at 1st next season. But we will need someone to platoon him with cause he cant hit lefties to save his life.
  
• Seuly Matias - 20 year old OF. Was probably the team MVP. Wasnt really the best any one category but was the best all around. Hit .283/.363/.493 with 20 HR and 20 Doubles. Not very good against lefties hitting .227 but hits righties at .298.
  
• Jorge Bonifacio - Really close to playing himself out of the organization. Will be 26 next year and really hasnt given us a reason to try him out in the majors yet. He hit .233/.304/.393 this season. Did have 20 HR but also struck out 150 times.
  
• Jake Junis - He was fairly good down there. Not so much in the majors. 5-9 with a 3.29 ERA in 106.2 IP. But up in the majors he was 2-6 with a 6.19 ERA in 52.1 IP. He will get a couple more starts as the MLB season comes to an end. Gonna be 27 next year so he need to show us something here soon.
  
• A.J. Puckett - 12-8 with a 3.72 ERA in 162 IP. Gonna be 24 next season so he has some time to improve more. He will be in Spring Training with us with a shot to start.
  
• Josh Staumont - Not really sure what to do with him. He walks a lot of guys and doesn't really have the stamina to go deep into games. He only pitched in the pen this year and it didnt go every well. 1-7 with a 4.72 ERA in 47.2 IP. He is good at getting strikeouts racking up 68.

AA Northwest Arkansas is where the real talent comes in. They will be heading to the playoffs after winning the first half and finishing 41-29 in the 2nd half. The 5 starters there could easily be out 5 starters in 3 years or so.

• Mariano Parra - By far the most MLB ready guy we have. 16-1 with a 1.48 ERA and 0.89 WHIP in 188.2 IP. He had a quality start in 26 of his 28 starts. He really should have been up in AAA at some point. But with us not contending and majority of our other prospects being a couple years away there was no point in rushing him. He will get an invite to ST next year but he will most likely end up in AAA and could be there all year. Dont wanna get that clock started to early (dont sue me MLBPA).
  
• Elroy Dowling - Only 18 years old and just went 13-6 with a 2.46 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 125 SO in 168.1 IP. Throws harder and with more movement than Parra. He probably should have been in AAA at some point as well. But at 18 he has plenty of time. He will start next year in AA again and then move up to AAA if all goes well.
  
• Hank Steele - Add him to the list of guys that should be in AAA. 19 years old and he went 9-8 with a 2.91 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 133 SO in 163.2 IP. Smaller than Parra and Dowling and yet throws harder than both. Control is an issue with him though. Him and Dowling are pretty much on the same schedule. Start in AA next year then move on to AAA. Steele could be down a little longer though to work on his control.
  
• Doug Sanders - Not as good as the previous 3. But still promising. 8-9 with a 3.50 ERA and 1.33 WHIP in 128.2 IP. Would probably be a future 2 or 3 for most teams. But could end up as our 4th man. Only 22 so he should be around 25 when its time to bring him up. Should spend all of next year back in AA.
  
• Scott Blewett - Despite his name Scott did not blow it. The "worst" of the 5 guys. But not bad at all. 8-8 with a 3.80 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 152 SO in 151.2 IP. 22 as well and probably a little closer than Sanders. His schedule is a lot closer to Steele and Dowling.
  
• Estarlin Cordero - Not sure he really belongs on the list. 26 and still in AA but did damn well down there. 5-3 with a 1.88 ERA and 0.88 WHIP in 48 IP. Pretty well rounded but not great any one spot. We will see how he does in AAA next year but im not convinced yet.
  
• Luther Hammons - Spent all season as the closer. 1-2 with a 3.10 ERA, 1.49 WHIP and 51 SO in 52.1 IP. Picked up 47 saves in 52 chances. Will be 22 next year and should start in AA. Could spend all year down there unless he dominates.
  
• Otis Villalona - Another guy who will be 22 next year. went 0-2 with a 3.14 ERA and 1.53 WHIP in 28.2 IP. He is gonna make you work to score. Doesnt give up a lot of homers or walks so you need to get multiple hits to score.
  
• Foster Griffin - Spent all year in the pen. Didnt do well at all. 5-2 with a 5.02 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 82 SO in 71.2 IP. With Parra and a couple other guys possibly moving up to AAA he should get a spot in the rotation again. Still a promising player but just didnt have room for him this year.

8 guys 7 of them with pretty good seasons. And thats just the pitchers.

• James Nadeau - This guy can hit. Really raw prospect and starting to get a little old. Will be 24 next year and will start in AA again. Has the bat for AAA and maybe even MLB but defense is not great he could still use some time to mature. He hit .319/.387/.508 with 15 HR, 38 doubles and 5 triples to go along with 16 SB.
  
• Mark Springer - Our best position prospect. Started the year in AAA and just didnt get off to a great start. Hit .233/.315/.333 with 2 HR, 4 Doubles, 3 Triples and 7 SB. Moved him back down to AA and he hit .292/.362/.443 with 12 HR, 18 Doubles and 20 SB. Will join us in spring training again but will probably end up back in AAA to start the year.
  
• Richard Pectol - 19 year old 3B that really shouldn't be at 3rd at all. Has a terrible arm and will probably move to 1st from now on. He has the bat for both hitting .285/.368/456 with 18 HR and 29 doubles. Also stole 21 bases despite below AVG speed. Will start in AA and could move to AAA depending on what Ryan O'Hearn does.
  
• Terrance Lombard - 22 year old CF. Will probably end up in LF because of Springer. He hit .282/.327/.411 with 5 HR, 27 doubles and 24 SB. Probably about 2-3 years away.
  
• Chase Vallot - At the start of the franchise he was probably considered the future at catcher. But Meibrys Viloria has really come on strong and is already backing up Salvy in the majors. Vallot will still find a spot on the team at some point. This year he hit .264/.350/.433. Strikes out a lot with 157 in 443 AB. But takes his walks with 57 and mashes HR as well with 21.

That was pretty much all of the guys worth mentioning.The future looks really good. We are about 3 years away from really contending again i think. That rotation in AA is just ridiculous. And the fact that i didnt draft a single one and just let the CPU handle it all makes it even better. We had a couple guys down in A that could help us in the future as well.

• 23 year old SP Freddy Harman
• 23 year old SP Geraldo Macias
• 20 year old SP Jose Ramiro
• 21 year old SS Marten Gasparini
• 20 year old SP Pablo De Los Santos

[BlueJays09]

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Finally finished the offseason. It will be a different look for Toronto who opted for low cost, one year deals to act as stop gaps. That doesn't mean they weren't busy.

Starters:
Chatwood (2nd year team option), Fiers, Cahill, Godley and Alex Mills were all signed. Chatwood and Fiers will start in the rotation, while Cahill will act as the long man in the bullpen. Mills and Godley will start in AAA and provide depth.

Bullpen:
This is likely to be a revolving door all year. Axford, Venters and Wick were signed to minor league deals. KRod and Oliver Perez were plucked from waivers during spring training to plug some holes and provide veteran relief. Axford was released at the end of ST.

Position players:
Nunez, Pirela, Young, Pham, Michael Martinez, Dilson Herrera, Stuart Turner and Peter O'Brien were all signed to 1 year deals. Pham got a 2nd year team option. Nunez was the big get here and will start at 2B and provide utility. Young and Pham will provide platoon options as bench OF. Pirela again plays every position and will be a bench bat. Obrien has been asked to provide a utility role and catch on off days for Russ. The rest were for minor league depth.

2018 Lineup:
2B Nunez
RF Conforto
1B Pearce
LF Schwarber
DH Morales
SS Tulowitzki
C Martin
CF Pillar
3B Candelario
Bench: Young, Pham, Pirela, O'Brien.

Rotation:
Sanchez
Happ
Chatwood
Biagini
Fiers

Bullpen:
Osuna
Loup
Rodriguez
Leone
Barnes
Perez / Tepera

As you can see I went for low cost higher reward guys for the rotation until Foley, Greene and Lugo are ready. Lugo is next in line when required. Also, depth waiting in AAA in case of bullpen issues. Those are Vieira, Stilson, Venters, Girodo, Etc.

For the bats I went for guys who could play a lot of positions. Nunez will also provide much needed speed at the top of the lineup. Pirela can play multiple positions, as with Pearce. A couple of platoon OF will start, but Alford, Ramirez, Smith and Pompey will all be fighting for the first call up. There weren't a lot of catcher available so Toronto took a guy who can play multiple positions and will be asked to catch on Martin's rest day. Schwarber can also catch, but I will want to avoid that. Pentecost is starting in AAA and could be an option if Russ gets hurt. Dom Smith, Tellez, McBroom; Gurriel and the OFs mentioned are all eager to get into the lineup if an injury would open up time.

Game one was a 7-2 loss and this could be an up and down year. The game was going well at 2-2 until the 5th. With two outs and a man on 2nd/3rd, Sanchez got his ground ball but Candelario air mailed the throw to allow 2 to score. The bullpen weren't sharp either late in the game. Candelario looked nervous going 0/3 with the error and will have to show he belongs to keep his spot.





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Texas Rangers Update: Season 3 MOM

Well it has been a while since I posted an update but man it has been a great season so far. In season 1 I was 72-90. I followed that up with a 82-80 record for season 2. Season 3 is an all different story. As we approach the end of August,I am 20 games over 500 and have a 7 game lead over Houston for the division. The key this year has been starting pitching. Roughned Odor was terrible this year, he was hitting under 220 with a low OBP (God that sounds like what he is doing in real life). I trade him on 1 July to Cleveland and in return got Danny Salazar and Kyle Crockett. The trade has worked out great as Phil Gosselin has slid in nicely at second and Salazar has become a very good 1-2 punch with Roark. Here is what we look like right now

Lineup:
C- Derek Norris- FA signing hitting 250 with 16 HR's
1B- Matt Adams- FA signing 280 hitter( very clutch)
2B- Phil Gosselin
SS- Elvis- 318 12 HR's 60 RBI's (Great season)
3B- Gallo- 23 HR's and is hitting 270
LF- Choo- At 36 still producing with 19 HR's
CF- Mazara- Up to a 87 rating now with 27 HR's ( Cornerstone of team)
RF- Profar- Slow start came off 60 day DL and is now producing

Pitching
1. Salazar- 180K's 10 wins
2. Roark- Leads team in wins with 11 and CG's with 4
3. Wei Yen Chen- Waiver wire pick up after spring training. 80 rated guy who has pitched beyond expectations
4. Perez- OK year. Was on 60 day DL. He has since been injured again
5. Brett Anderson

Bullpen

1. Addison Reed- 4.5 ERA but has 35 saves
2. Dyson- solid season as set up man
3. Crockett
4. Rumbelow- 97 MPH heater just no control. Walks to many people
5. Mike Minor
6. Reggie Hood- Last years #1 pick. 20 year ols with electric stuff
7. RJ Alvaraz- Ranger Farm Hand doing ok in long relief

[Councilmann_Jamm]

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How would you guys go about this. I'm still in Year 1 of my franchise in May. With trade deadline coming up IRL - I want to do these trades.

Would you do the trades where you're at in franchise or wait until you hit the day that they were traded IRL.

And what if player on your team gets traded IRL. Trade those guys or keep them. I feel I could be a seller in my franchise around trade deadline.

I feel like I'm cheating the system if I make all real life trades except one my team does.

[BYU 14]

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How would you guys go about this. I'm still in Year 1 of my franchise in May. With trade deadline coming up IRL - I want to do these trades.

Would you do the trades where you're at in franchise or wait until you hit the day that they were traded IRL.

And what if player on your team gets traded IRL. Trade those guys or keep them. I feel I could be a seller in my franchise around trade deadline.

I feel like I'm cheating the system if I make all real life trades except one my team does.

For me one of the joys in this game is watching things evolve differently than they do in RL. This is especially true when it comes to my franchise as we are all armchair GM's.


I was able to snag Jake Arrieta as a FA (Which the Yankees could do after this season in RL) and picked up Michael Brantley, which allowed me to trade long time, but aging staple Jacoby Ellsbury for help in the pen.


I would only say play the way that gives you the most enjoyment

[Kumakumayay]

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First offseason and I am trying to sign Lorenzo Cain to a 5/$72M contract, $14.4M a year. My bank started with $5M and it said I couldn't afford to sign him. I increased the bank to $29M and it still says I can't afford to sign him. What am I missing, where is my math off? I have tried lower contracts for different players. i.e. Matt Moore 2/$20M and it says cannot afford player....

Over on Reddit I was told to fill my 40 man or almost full and then try. I tried it at 39 and 40 still same notification. Increased my bank to $49M and still no luck can't sign any FA except my own. I have spent $10 and 15k stubs trying to resolve this issue!

[Gagnon39]

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I (Cubs) lost in Game 5 of the NLDS to the Nationals. I just couldn't ever get my bats going at all. Team average in the postseason was a measly .203.

Offseason I lost Jake Arrieta to the Blue Jays, Pedro Strop to the Dodgers, and didn't offer Lackey another contract. He didn't retire but I'm probably done with him.

So my returning starters only included Jon Lester and Kyle Hendricks. Jose Quintana was acquired by the Cardinals in my franchise so a trade to get him would have been a little unrealistic. So at the December meetings I had to make a move. I traded Eloy Jiminez, Dylan Cease (the two top prospects that were traded for Quintana in real life), along with Albert Almora Jr. (Still a young, A potential outfielder) to the Rays in exchange for Chris Archer and Wilson Ramos. I also signed Hisashi Iwakuma to a one-year deal.

So moving into Spring Training 2018 it looks like my rotation will be:

Chris Archer
Jon Lester
Kyle Hendricks
Hisashi Iwakuma
TBD


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[Number999]

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2024 Miami Marlins Season Overview

Regular Season Summary: The Marlins left the 2023 MLB Season with a bitter taste in their mouth. A sweep, 0-4, against the Los Angeles Angels, in the World Series. A series that many of them felt could have been 2-2 after 4 games but instead they had to live with the shame of being swept. There were mass rumors about what the Marlins may due, who would potentially retire, and so forth, but at the end of the day not much changed. The entire starting rotation was brought back, with King Felix coming in to complete his 18th MLB Season at the age of 37, but instead of a starter becoming a long relief role to replace Jim Andrade. Catcher saw a switch between Herbert/Realmuto mid-season, the Marlins did make a fairly significant trade for Rio Ruiz, a 3B who had played his entire career thus far to this point with the Atlanta Braves. The one biggest change occurred in the outfield. In a stunning movie, the Miami Marlins announced that they had signed star outfielder, Aaron Judge, away from the New York Yankees! A 3-year/74M deal was signed that day. The 31-year old tower would move to left field and would provide a jolt of power into the lineup as Jonathan Dailey returned to his role as a 4th utility man. Judge explained two of his biggest reasons for joining were his relationship he had grown with Giancarlo Stanton off the field as well as the ability to potentially win championships, as the Yankees had failed to make the World Series in his entire tenure in New York.

Things, as expected, did not go too well for Miami to start the year. It takes time for chemistry to grow. After an initial 5-7 start, the Marlins finished the month of April with a record of 11-9. By the end of May, that record was now 27-21. This was not a massive surprise as Miami wasn't expected to be a star regular season team. When you make the postseason as often as they have, the months of May, June, July start to blur together. By the end of June, Miami had compiled a record of 41-35. A good stretch before the All-Star Break brought that record to a total of 49-39. But losing 5 of 6 just before the end of July brought it to a record of 56-45. The Marlins main competition in the division was the Washington Nationals who had been on their tail all season. The Mets were a distant 3rd contestant while the Braves hovered around .500, nonetheless, the Marlins opted not to make any trade deadline moves despite some worrying performances from Stanton, and two veterans of the roster in Segura and Realmuto. A strong 6-game winning streak at the end of August gave Miami a record of 73-57 as they entered the final main month of September... and that's when things finally clicked. After getting swept by the Nets in a Sept 9-11th series, Miami rattled off 12 of 16 to wind down the month of September. In the final series of the year, Miami had a record of 93-66 while the Nats were 92-67. In the opener of the final series in Washington, the Nats won 6-0 as Tyson Ross closed the door throwing a 2-hitter. In the 2nd game, Miami was fighting hard and lead 4-2, but a costly mistake by Rio Ruiz in the 6th led to the game being tied. It went all the way to the 10th inning before Giancarlo Stanton came through clutch and ripped a 2-run homer! Kelvin Herrera came in to close and shut the door for his 57th save in a historic season. To truly capture the division, Miami needed Game #162 to avoid pushing it to a Game #163 and getting deja vu from the 2021 MLB Season where they lost the division to Washington in the exact same fashion. After the Nats took a 1-0 lead, Herbert had a clutch hit to bring home a RBI in the 5th and make it 1-1. In the 7th, Aaron Judge hit a solo shot. In the top of the 9th, he hit a 2-run bomb to set up the 3-run lead and final 58th save of the year for Kelvin Herrera. Miami had done it. Won the NL East yet again and incredibly finished the 2024 MLB Season with the best record in baseball at 95-67!

2024 Miami Marlins Roster & Stats Overlook
Starting Pitchers:
#1. Braxton Garrett (26, 90 OVR) ---> 18-7, 209 innings, 41 BBs, 192 Ks, 2.45 ERA, 1.05 WHIP
#2. George Nuñez (25, 88 OVR) -----> 9-8, 200.2 innings, 80 BBs, 229 Ks, 4.04 ERA, 1.39 WHIP
#3. Jim Andrade (22, 84 OVR) -------> 8-12, 164.1 innings, 56 BBs, 167 Ks, 3.94 ERA, 1.43 WHIP
#4. Lance McCullers (30, 86 OVR) ---> 14-9, 181 innings, 79 BBs, 225 Ks, 3.23 ERA, 1.31 WHIP
#5. Yohander Mendez (29, 89 OVR) -> 14-7, 192.2 innings, 92 BBs, 185 Ks, 2.38 ERA, 1.21 WHIP

Summary: Alright let's start at the top with Braxton Garrett. He somehow built off his 2023 campaign and came back this year even more dedicated and man... he really is one of the best pitchers in baseball. Indisputably. Another year where his WHIP is right around the 1.00 mark, he set a career high in wins this season, and collected a 2.89 FIP along with 5.4 WAR. All of it culminated so that he would win the 2024 NL Cy Young Award! Yes, the Marlins prospect has finally reached the pinnacle at this profession. Massive props to him and let's hope it continues in the postseason. In at the #2 role, many were surprised to see George Nuñez given the reigns. The 25-year old has incredible stamina as proven by his 3rd consecutive year of pitching 200 innings. But his ability to actually pitch well is fair to question. His WHIP was just south of 1.40 and while he posted the best ERA of his career, he's looking more and more like a Lance McCullers sort of mold as a pitcher. Tons of strikeouts, maybe he can be electric in the postseason (proof in Game #162 vs Washington where he went 7 innings allowing just 1 run) or maybe he'll implode when you need him most.

Behind him you have the youngster 22-year old Jim Andrade who started the season fire with a sub-2.00 ERA but slowly regressed to the mean and had his statistics hurt because of it. It is absolutely fair to wonder whether the Marlins should have kept King Felix in the starting rotation this year and given Andrade another year to develop in the pen. That WHIP is concerning, but hitters adjusted and now it is up to him to do the same. Unsurprisingly based on many Vegas odds, Lance McCullers produced the best year of his career. Entering 2025 MLB Free Agency and in the final year of his contract, the 30-year old from Florida bounced back from a rough 2023 campaign by putting up a career high in wins, innings pitched, ERA, WHIP, FIP, and WAR as a starter. It's expected he'll want around the 13M per season mark going forward... will Miami decide to pay him? That'll become more clear after the playoffs. Finally, we have the unsung star of this season for Miami. Yohander Mendez. What a smart move it was to get him for Aaron Nola in the deal with the Texas Rangers. The 29-year old Venezuelan is still locked in for another 2 years behind this season and he is nothing short of spectacular. A 2.38 ERA!?!? FROM YOUR 5TH STARTER!? Many expect him to get elevated ahead of Nuñez and Andrade in the postseason, and there honestly isn't an argument for why that shouldn't happen.

Bullpen:
LRP: Felix Hernandez (37, 74 OVR) --> 5-2, 96.1 innings, 39 BBs, 78 Ks, 3.46 ERA, 1.37 WHIP
RHP: Juan Jimenez (26, 87 OVR) -----> 4-3, 62 innings, 6 BBs, 43 Ks, 1.45 ERA, 0.97 WHIP
LHP: Mason Melotakis (32, 78 OVR) --> 3-1, 34 innings, 19 BBs, 29 Ks, 4.50 ERA, 1.56 WHIP
RHP: Adam Costello (23, 80 OVR) ---> 4-2, 81.2 innings, 27 BBs, 67 Ks, 3.42 ERA, 1.40 WHIP
RHP: Keone Kela (30, 72 OVR) -------> 7-3, 77.1 innings, 39 BBs, 86 Ks, 4.42 ERA, 1.62 WHIP
LHP: Owen Savage (26, 79 OVR) -----> 6-5, 71 innings, 26 BBs, 68 Ks, 3.42 ERA, 1.46 WHIP
CP: Kelvin Herrera (34, 79 OVR) ------> 1-1, 65 innings, 12 BBs, 67 Ks, 1.80 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 58 saves

Summary: In his new role, Felix Hernandez was... okay. Miami was extremely conflicted whether or not they wanted to bring back the former Seattle Mariner based on how things ended in Game #4 of the 2023 World Series but at the end of the day the marriage made sense to keep once Felix accepted a lesser role. He failed to reach the 250-win mark for his career and understandably many of his numbers continued to fall across the board, but for a one year option he was far from poor. After him you have Juan Jimenez who is the best reliever in baseball at the moment. I'm not even sure who would get 2nd place. Jimenez demonstrates unbelievable control and bailed the Marlins out of many jams this season. In his career, he has produced a WHIP under 1.00 for 3 out of his 4 seasons thus far. Mason Melotakis was a player acquired from the Minnesota Twins to replace Jake Reed who was having a miserable season. Melotakis is a lefty and... well... he didn't do too well. Jake Reed pitched 53 innings, went 3-7, 4.92 ERA, and 1.49 WHIP which was 10x worse than he was the year prior. After him you have Costello who was solid but nothing special. Keone Kela is somebody the Marlins may very likely move on from this next offseason. Kela completed his 10th MLB Season and frankly maybe he's out of bullets after an incredible 2023 season. Finally you have Owen Savage who was just solid as the main lefty reliever. Worse than his two prior seasons, and that may be a concerning trend, but it could just be that he was asked to pitch double his normal innings up from 45 past 2 years to 71 this year.

I now want to dedicate this next entire paragraph to the one and only... closer Kelvin Herrera. The 34-year old Dominican who previously won a World Series with the Kansas City Royals. He joined Miami for the 2020 MLB Championship. But nothing compares to how he has played these last two seasons as Miami's one and only closer. Last year it was 43 saves, 1.21 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, with great WHIP and all. But this season? Holy crap. He of course won the Reliever of the Year Award in the NL but let's truly break this down. 58 saves. The 2nd most ever by a reliever in MLB History, only behind Francisco "K-Rod" Rodriguez' incredible 62-save season back with the Angels in 2008. That's just... insane. He's not at the peak of his powers anymore. He's been declining, though his velocity and break are all still there. A 0.88 WHIP? He blew just 3 saves and allowed 13 earned runs all season, with the vast majority of those coming from the 6 homers he conceded. Miami had 95 wins, Herrera closed out the game in 58 of them. Just incredible.

Lineup:
C: Lucas Herbert (27, 79 OVR) -------> 114 games, 7 HRs, 35 RBIs, 2 SBs, .214 AVG, .256 OBP, .549 OPS
1B: Ronald Guzman (29, 86 OVR) ---> 148 games, 28 HRs, 91 RBIs, 6 SBs, .292 AVG, .382 OBP, .906 OPS
2B: Kurt Rush (25, 95 OVR) ----------> 161 games, 22 HRs, 63 RBIs, 46 SBs, .281 AVG, .358 OBP, .806 OPS
SS: Jean Segura (34, 73 OVR) -------> 101 games, 7 HRs, 39 RBIs, 15 SBs, .231 AVG, .274 OBP, .645 OPS
3B: Rio Ruiz (29, 79 OVR) ------------> 142 games, 12 HRs, 58 RBIs, 5 SBs, .240 AVG, .313 OBP, .676 OPS
LF: Aaron Judge (31, 93 OVR) -------> 151 games, 28 HRs, 88 RBIs, 11 SBs, .274 AVG, .354 OBP, .830 OPS
CF: Christian Yelich (32, 95 OVR) ----> 160 games, 32 HRs, 98 RBIs, 11 SBs, .310 AVG, .396 OBP, .955 OPS
RF: Giancarlo Stanton (34, 88 OVR) -> 141 games, 32 HRs, 77 RBIs, 5 SBs, .255 AVG, .369 OBP, .867 OPS

Bench:
C: J.T. Realmuto (33, 75 OVR) ------> 77 games, 4 HRs, 14 RBIs, 1 SB, .210 AVG, .313 OBP, .636 OPS
1B: Zach Walters (34, 70 OVR) -----> 55 games, 7 HRs, 24 RBIs, 0 SBs, .252 AVG, .312 OBP, .746 OPS
2B: Breyvic Valera (32, 74 OVR) ---> 112 games, 2 HRs, 29 RBIs, 6 SBs, .278 AVG, .343 OBP, .719 OPS
SS: Joey Hernandez (26, 79 OVR) --> 18 games, 2 HRs, 11 RBIs, 7 SBs, .309 AVG, .382 OBP, .823 OPS
3B: Doug Boggs (26, 76 OVR) ------> 58 games, 2 HRs, 20 RBIs, 6 SBs, .238 AVG, .297 OBP, .654 OPS
LF: Jonathan Dailey (26, 76 OVR) --> 134 games, 1 HR, 13 RBIs, 15 SBs, .296 AVG, .400 OBP, .801 OPS

Summary: At position #1... there was finally a passing of the guard. J.T. Realmuto had comfortably been the Marlins starting catcher since 2015. He has seen the franchise change from a perennial loser, to a consistent playoff contender, to World Champions, to now trying to become a dynasty. He has been the main man behind the plate for all of those games. Sadly, it appears he has finally lost his title. Playing in just 77 games this year(and hitting horrifically in them), he has been usurped by Lucas Herbert, a star defensive catcher from Connecticut. Herbert is without a doubt a worse hitter than Realmuto. That is indisputable. But what Herbert brings is an intelligence behind the plate only matched by the best of the best. He's a Top 5 defensive catcher in baseball. That showed as Miami was the #1 pitching staff across the board in all major statistics this season. Herbert will remain the starting catcher in the postseason, though things can be a bit fluid in such short series.

In at 1st base, you have a familiar face. Ronald Guzman is in his prime and continued off his 2023 campaign by putting up even better numbers in 2024. The 29-year old had career highs in both his on base and OPS departments. Some rumors have floated around that due to the big money he'll be commanding, the Marlins may decide to trade him at the peak of his powers this next offseason. As for his bench counterpart, Zach Walters provided nothing special aside from some defensive ability and a slight power boost off the bench, but nonetheless he'll be kept off the playoff roster. At 2B, Kurt Rush had another outstanding season. Not as good as his previous 3, but depends on how you look at it. He's continuing to improve his approach at the plate as well as his ability as a defensive 2nd baseman. Another 20+ HRs, not improved with over 45 stolen bases! His OPS is all expected to rebound and as long as he takes charge in the playoffs nobody will care about anything else. Off the bench, Breyvic Valera provided his 3rd season of off the bench ability for Miami. He was one of the few bright spots in this past World Series vs the LA Angels and he provides capable defense, speed, and solid contact hitting that should be big in pinch hitting roles these playoffs.

Over at 3rd base, Doug Boggs struggled to accept his fate of returning to a bench role. He has declined in each of his 3 seasons ever since being called up in 2022. He appeared in just 58 games and quite frankly is looking at either playing with a Marlins minor league affiliate or getting traded to a place that could more urgently use him this offseason. Replacing him was Rio Ruiz who we mentioned at the outset of this piece. Ruiz is here for his defense. One of the stronger fielders and arms in the game, Ruiz showed a bit of pop in his bat with 12 dingers and that .313 OBP is far from atrocious which is the risk many take when picking up strong defenders who struggle at the plate. He's set to become a Free Agent, but it's possible Miami brings him back as they look for a more long-term solution in the future. The position where things were most fascinating this year was at shortstop. Jean Segura is in the final year of his contract with Miami. They figured they'd let him ride out the final year of his deal since he's been the main starter since 2019 always at least playing 150 games every season. This year though... you felt the decline. Sharply and harshly. His defensive abilities plummeted, his bat numbers have been halved, and his speed isn't nearly as useful as it used to be. He got injured and fractured his forearm and was placed on the DL for the next 1-2 months to be replaced by Joey Hernandez! A 26-year old New Yorker who finally got his break... Hernandez played in just 7 games but batted .400 before he himself sustained a 1-2 month injury. He was replaced by Justin Alvarez who played in 32 games, 102 at-bats, .186 AVG, .257 OBP, and .482 OPS. After Segura/Hernandez got healthy again, the Marlins made a surprising decision to ride out the year with Hernandez and well... it was announced that he'll be the starting shortstop in Game #1 of the NLDS... crazy.

Finally, we move to the outfield. First we have Aaron Judge. He got acquainted with his new spot in left field and the overall reviews of his 1st season in Miami are mixed. He obviously brought far superior power compared to a guy like Jonathan Dailey, but Dailey's hitting ability has never been questioned and it was mostly his defense that led to Miami deciding to spend massive money on the 6'7" outfielder from California. His performance in Game #162 will be remembered as it clinched the NL East for Miami, but what he does in the postseason will be what he's judged most for. Next you have Christian Yelich. After a horrendous 2023 MLB Postseason, Yelich got into the gym and came back with the best season of his MLB Career. He won the batting title in the NL, he set a career high and tied the team high for homers with 32. He collected a WAR of 9.0, best of his career and 3rd best in MLB... he's only in the 3rd year of the mammoth 8-year extension he signed but he's been well worth it this season... let's just hope he continues it in the playoffs. Finally, we have Giancarlo Stanton who started to feel the cruel and bitter effects of aging in baseball. Coming off 56 HR in 2023, many expected Big G to decline but... his runs batted in and OPS just plummeted. It's a bit of aging, a bit of Judge in the lineup, and a bit of him simply slumping but the good news for Miami is that Big G himself has stated that he feels going entering the 2024 MLB Playoffs and as long as he performs well there, nothing else will matter.

The Miami Marlins will play the winner of the NL Wildcard game between the Nationals and Giants!

[HozAndMoose]

Re: MLB The Show 17 Franchise Discussion Thread

End of Season - 2019

Well the season has come to and end and we ended up 1 game better than we were last year. 77-85, 3rd in the division and 8.5 games back of the Tigers for 1st. Tigers and Indians had to play a game 163 to see who won the division. Loser missed the playoffs. Tigers obviously won 5-1. We just couldn't put together a good run without going on an equally bad run. It could be worse though. Ive seen mid 2000's Royals baseball. Never want to see that again. Both LA teams ended up being the best in their leagues. Angels went 97-65 while the Dodgers went and MLB best 102-60. 2nd straight year with 100+ wins for the dodgers. Padres will get the #1 pick after going 60-102. Diamondbacks and White Sox also lost 100 games going 62-100. Astros and Orioles also had to play a game 163 to decide who would get the 2nd wild card. Astros absolutely did not want to go home winning 15-6.


Standings

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Offense ended up being slightly above AVG. We finished 7th in AVG at .261. 20th in OBP at .314. And 12th in SLG at .416. Our 658 runs were 16th in the league. We were 10th with 277 doubles, 5th with 35 triples and 18th with 179 HR. We stole 105 bases and got thrown out 29 times. Puts us at 8th with a 78% success rate. We still cant seem to walk much finishing 29th with 392. And we were 6th in the league in strikeouts with 1292.

Offensive Stats

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• Corey Toups took a bit of a step back pretty much everywhere this season. Lower AVG, OBP and SLG. Defense was quite a bit better though. Still the starting 2B heading into next year but there are some guys getting close so he needs to do something to make sure he keeps it.
  
• Salvy had a much better year than last year. Career high in HR and RBI. OBP still under .300. Gonna try and get him some more time off next year. He has played in 451 of 486 possible games the last 3 years.
  
• Moose had a semi bounce back year of his own. Wasnt bad last year with a 3.5 WAR. But put up a career high 5.2 this year. Not quite sure how it was better than his 2017 season...
  
• Jorge Soler may have had the best season with everything considered. Finally put it all together and lead the team in AVG. OBP and OPS. And he wasnt all that bad in the field with just 5 errors in 972 innings.
  
• Alex Gordon found some youth and had his highest OPS since 2015. Defense might be starting to slip with his age. 5 errors this season after having just 4 the previous 4 years combined. Will be 36 next season and is gonna be a free agent. Not sure what we will do with him yet. Gonna have to see what he wants.
  
• Billy Burns really struggled over the 2nd half. For the most part he came in and did what we needed him to do after Sosa tore his Achilles. He will get a shot to earn a spot next season. But doubt he will be anything more than our 4th outfielder.
  
• Cheslor Cuthbert stepped up with Hunter Dozier struggling. Had his best season since his rookie year and has turned into a damn fine utility IF playing 3rd, 1st and 2nd.
  
• As for Hunter Dozier it was a pretty disappointing year. Ended up with only like 70 at bats over the last 3 months. Hopefully the off season can get him straight so he can help us out. His ability to play 3rd, 1st and LF could help a lot of guys get some more rest.
  
• Peter O'Brien had a pretty similar year to Soler. Wasnt as good but has finally put it all together at 28 and may have just taken the 1B spot from Ryan O'Hearn for the foreseeable future.
  
• Raul Mondesi wasn't great but he keeps improving. Career high in AVG, HR, SLG, OPS, and SB. The defense was a little off this year. And thats his best area so hopefully it goes back to normal next year. Still the future at SS and still has the most potential on the team.
  
• Bubba Starling. He got more at bats than last year. And did get better. The extra base hit numbers were damn good for how much he played. Not sure he will ever be more than a 4th OF at this point. Can still get better though.
  
• Whit Merrifield finally did something for us. If he can keep hitting like he did this year he is a great piece for a lot of teams. Can play pretty much every position. Already 30 though so he doesn't have all that much time left.

Pitching Stats

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• Duffy had his 3rd straight season with an ERA under 3. Would have hit 200 innings again if we didnt skip a couple starts in September so we could get a look at other guys. 2 Years left on his deal. With how much pitching depth we have he could be on the market here soon.
  
• Eric Skoglund didnt have the year we had hopped after a pretty good 2018. Hopefully he can put up an ERA closer to 4 next year.
  
• Ian Kennedy has 1 year left of his deal. Did about as well as i could have hoped this year. And was probably our best pitcher around mid season. Doubt we bring him back after next year but who knows.
  
• It might be time for Kyle Zimmer to get a change of scenery. Will be 28 next year and just had his "best" season. It was only his 2nd year and he doesnt even have a full season worth of starts. So we wont move him during the off season but if he cant get it together early next year may have no choice.
  
• Mike Minor probably should have starter in the rotation from the beginning. 3rd straight year with an ERA under 3.50. Im guaranteeing him his spot in the rotation for next year. Not gonna worry about him winning a spot in ST.
  
• Expected a lot better from Jake Junis. He got off to a bad start and never really recovered. Did get a late season start and was really good. 8 innings with just 1 ER. He will get a shot to earn a spot next season.
  
• Nate Karns was just bad this year. Had really improved the previous 2 years then threw it all away. Will be a free agent after next year and I see no reason to bring him back after this.

• Matt Strahm was fantastic. Finally put together the year we were waiting for. And set the team record for most saves in a season in the process. (I don't think the best reliever needs to be the closer. But with the options we have the really isnt any point in not having it be that way. SDS please get some options that OOTP has). Might try and lock him up during the off season. Still 3 years left before he is eligible for FA.
  
• Brian Flynn was pretty good for most of the season. By far our 2nd best reliever. Still under team control for 2 more years so we could have a fairly good pen here soon.
  
• Everyone else in the pen was just bad. Caramo had an ERA over 5. Withrow, Howell, Maness and McCarthy all had ERA's over 4.39. Seems like just yesterday we had Herrera, Davis and Holland in the 7th, 8th and 9th.

Award Winners

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Playoff Bracket

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Dodgers win 102 games and proceed to get swept by the Giants. Giants go on to win the World Series in 7 games over the Tigers. World Series MVP is Jay Bruce. Post season MVP's are A.J. Pollock (SF) and Miguel Cabrera (DET).

[chilidogbeefcake]

Re: MLB The Show 17 Franchise Discussion Thread

Are franchises playable after 2025 and on with budgets on? Or does every team max out their cap and become unable to afford players or any trace where salaries aren't exactly equal? I fear my franchise may be ruined

[HozAndMoose]

Re: MLB The Show 17 Franchise Discussion Thread

Off Season + Spring Training 2020

Retirees

Spoiler

• Mark Trumbo
• Hanley Ramirez
• Ryan Howard (uhh lol)
• Russel Martin
• Kendrys Morales
• Edwin Encarnacion
• Brian McCann
• Martin Prado
• Ryan Zimmerman
• Ben Zobrist
• Zack Cosart
• Albert Pujols - HoF

Another pretty uneventful off season for us. Alex Gordon ended up retiring. I think its pretty safe to say he was of the top 5 player ever for us. Among Royals batting leaders he finishes 6th in AB, Runs, Hits, RBI. 2nd in Home Runs. 5th in Doubles and total bases. And 3rd in Walks. He also struck out more than anyone in team history. He is 4th or 5 in WAR depending on how you look at it.

As far as I can remember that is the only player we lost. We locked up Mondesi and Strahm long term. Signed Starhm to a 5 year deal for 31 million buying out his first 2 years of free agency. Mondesi got a 4 year deal for 35 million buying out his first season of FA. We are putting out faith in him and think this could be his break out year. Mike Minor declined his player option and then resigned for 2 years worth 10 million. The only move we made in FA was adding 23 year old reliever Tom Porter. Pretty low ceiling but could end up improving it. Should be in the minors for a few years.

Some other notable deals around the league

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• Orioles re-signed Jonathan Schoop - 5 years / 83M
  
  
• Red Sox re-signed Xander Bogaert - 5 years / 87M
• Red Sox re-signed Albert Almora Jr - 5 years / 35M
• Red Sox signed Julio Teheran - 5 years / 79.50M
  
  
• Mets re-signed Jacob deGrom - 3 years/45.90M
• Mets signed Marcell Ozuna - 6 years / 125.40M
  
  
• Dodgers re-signed Cody Bellinger - 6 years / 55.20M
• Dodgers re-signed Corey Seager - 5 years / 121M
• Dodgers signed Corey Kluber - 5 years / 141.50M
  
  
• Giants re-signed Joe Panik - 5 years / 93M
• Giants signed Felix Hernandez - 4 years / 81.94M
  
  
• Indians re-signed Jason Kipnis - 3 years / 37.50M
  
  
• Tigers re-signed Eric Hosmer - 4 years / 25.60M
  
  
• Astros re-signed Jose Altuve - 8 years / 234.40M
  
  
• Nats re-signed Anthony Rendon - 5 years / 80.50M
• Nats signed Rick Porcello - 5 years / 65.6M
  
  
• Pirates re-signed Gerrit Cole - 6 years / 129M
  
  
• Rockies re-signed Nolan Arenado - 10 years / 310M
• Rockeis re-signed Trevior Stroy - 4 years / 31.20M
  
  
• Rangers signed Sonny Gray - 4 years / 26M
  
  
• Angels re-signed Andrew Heany - 6 years / 64.80M
  
  
• Cubs re-signed Addison Russel - 7 years / 180.60M
  
  
• Mariners signed Michael Wacha - 4 years / 34.40M
  
  
• Padres signed Alcides Escobar - 2 years/ 20.80M (HOW DOES HE KEEP GETTING PAID?!?!?!)

Spring Training was pretty tame this year. There were quite a few spots up for grabs. But aside from 3 or 4 guys everything is the same as last year. Ryan O'Hearn earned a spot on the team. Was actually our best player in ST. He hit .400/.473/.692 and tied moose for the lead in HR with 6. Cam Gallagher stole the back up catcher spot from Meibrys Viloria. He hit .381/.440/.476 in 21 AB. Viloria had just 4 hits in 41 AB. And the last spot on the roster went to Terrance Gore. He didnt exactly earn it as much as he was out of options and i wasn't quite ready to let him go. The spot should have went to Paulo Orlando.

On the pitching side there are only 2 differences from the start of last year. Eric Skoglund lost his spot in the rotation and will start in AAA. Taking his spot is Jake Junis. He had a 1.71 ERA and 14 SO in 21 IP. Eric Stout gets a spot in the pen. Not all that great in ST. 4.80 ERA in 15 IP. WHIP was only 1.13 though. So he wasn't giving up a lot of hits but when he did it went really far.

Some other notable performers in ST.

Nate Karns 2.38 ERA in 22.22 IP
Kyle Zimmer 2.52 ERA in 25 IP
Chris Withrow 0.00 ERA in 11.2 IP
Seth Maness 0.86 ERA in 21 IP
Moose .339/.438/726 with 6 HR

So with that the 2020 Royals Organization will start out like this

Spoiler

Chris Campos is the only top prospect we have. Cause that makes complete sense. He comes in at #8.

We open up the season with an LA road trip. 3 game series against the Angels and then the Dodgers. Our home opener will be against the Tigers on April 14th. 22 games in April. 13 of them on the road. And 13 against the division.

[Ranger Fan]

Re: MLB The Show 17 Franchise Discussion Thread

Off Season + Spring Training 2020

Retirees

Spoiler

• Mark Trumbo
• Hanley Ramirez
• Ryan Howard (uhh lol)
• Russel Martin
• Kendrys Morales
• Edwin Encarnacion
• Brian McCann
• Martin Prado
• Ryan Zimmerman
• Ben Zobrist
• Zack Cosart
• Albert Pujols - HoF

Another pretty uneventful off season for us. Alex Gordon ended up retiring. I think its pretty safe to say he was of the top 5 player ever for us. Among Royals batting leaders he finishes 6th in AB, Runs, Hits, RBI. 2nd in Home Runs. 5th in Doubles and total bases. And 3rd in Walks. He also struck out more than anyone in team history. He is 4th or 5 in WAR depending on how you look at it.

As far as I can remember that is the only player we lost. We locked up Mondesi and Strahm long term. Signed Starhm to a 5 year deal for 31 million buying out his first 2 years of free agency. Mondesi got a 4 year deal for 35 million buying out his first season of FA. We are putting out faith in him and think this could be his break out year. Mike Minor declined his player option and then resigned for 2 years worth 10 million. The only move we made in FA was adding 23 year old reliever Tom Porter. Pretty low ceiling but could end up improving it. Should be in the minors for a few years.

Some other notable deals around the league

Spoiler

• Orioles re-signed Jonathan Schoop - 5 years / 83M
  
  
• Red Sox re-signed Xander Bogaert - 5 years / 87M
• Red Sox re-signed Albert Almora Jr - 5 years / 35M
• Red Sox signed Julio Teheran - 5 years / 79.50M
  
  
• Mets re-signed Jacob deGrom - 3 years/45.90M
• Mets signed Marcell Ozuna - 6 years / 125.40M
  
  
• Dodgers re-signed Cody Bellinger - 6 years / 55.20M
• Dodgers re-signed Corey Seager - 5 years / 121M
• Dodgers signed Corey Kluber - 5 years / 141.50M
  
  
• Giants re-signed Joe Panik - 5 years / 93M
• Giants signed Felix Hernandez - 4 years / 81.94M
  
  
• Indians re-signed Jason Kipnis - 3 years / 37.50M
  
  
• Tigers re-signed Eric Hosmer - 4 years / 25.60M
  
  
• Astros re-signed Jose Altuve - 8 years / 234.40M
  
  
• Nats re-signed Anthony Rendon - 5 years / 80.50M
• Nats signed Rick Porcello - 5 years / 65.6M
  
  
• Pirates re-signed Gerrit Cole - 6 years / 129M
  
  
• Rockies re-signed Nolan Arenado - 10 years / 310M
• Rockeis re-signed Trevior Stroy - 4 years / 31.20M
  
  
• Rangers signed Sonny Gray - 4 years / 26M
  
  
• Angels re-signed Andrew Heany - 6 years / 64.80M
  
  
• Cubs re-signed Addison Russel - 7 years / 180.60M
  
  
• Mariners signed Michael Wacha - 4 years / 34.40M
  
  
• Padres signed Alcides Escobar - 2 years/ 20.80M (HOW DOES HE KEEP GETTING PAID?!?!?!)

Spring Training was pretty tame this year. There were quite a few spots up for grabs. But aside from 3 or 4 guys everything is the same as last year. Ryan O'Hearn earned a spot on the team. Was actually our best player in ST. He hit .400/.473/.692 and tied moose for the lead in HR with 6. Cam Gallagher stole the back up catcher spot from Meibrys Viloria. He hit .381/.440/.476 in 21 AB. Viloria had just 4 hits in 41 AB. And the last spot on the roster went to Terrance Gore. He didnt exactly earn it as much as he was out of options and i wasn't quite ready to let him go. The spot should have went to Paulo Orlando.

On the pitching side there are only 2 differences from the start of last year. Eric Skoglund lost his spot in the rotation and will start in AAA. Taking his spot is Jake Junis. He had a 1.71 ERA and 14 SO in 21 IP. Eric Stout gets a spot in the pen. Not all that great in ST. 4.80 ERA in 15 IP. WHIP was only 1.13 though. So he wasn't giving up a lot of hits but when he did it went really far.

Some other notable performers in ST.

Nate Karns 2.38 ERA in 22.22 IP
Kyle Zimmer 2.52 ERA in 25 IP
Chris Withrow 0.00 ERA in 11.2 IP
Seth Maness 0.86 ERA in 21 IP
Moose .339/.438/726 with 6 HR

So with that the 2020 Royals Organization will start out like this

Spoiler

Chris Campos is the only top prospect we have. Cause that makes complete sense. He comes in at #8.

We open up the season with an LA road trip. 3 game series against the Angels and then the Dodgers. Our home opener will be against the Tigers on April 14th. 22 games in April. 13 of them on the road. And 13 against the division.

Good luck with that lineup. You need it. I'm predicting a very long season

[Mbunn1993]

Re: MLB The Show 17 Franchise Discussion Thread

So I've got a pretty noob question here (new to baseball) -


I see a lot of posts on here talking about their rebuilds, stacking the farm system, etc. Whats to stop you guys from just taking your prospects and just trading them for established players? Although I know its not realistic, I've found alot of guys fairly easily attainable for a few prospects. Instead I see alot of people having average .500 seasons talking about their farm system. (Like I said... I'm new to baseball, bare with me)

(Seriously asking here) So what are the positives to taking a team and "stacking the farm" as apposed to just taking those prospects and winning now?

Especially in fantasy drafts, where basically everyone takes A/B prospects in the mid/late rounds. Why have a farm full of those players starting the season instead of just trading them for established starters? I did a fantasy draft of drafting as many A potential players as possible (from 1st round on) and was able to trade for basically an all-star team. I had Harper, Bryant, Betts, Machado, Lindor, Correa, Sanchez, Judge, Syndergard etc all from trading prospects.

Is it simply the realism? Or is there honestly an advantage in keeping a couple B/C prospects over a established starter?

[MetsFan16]

Re: MLB The Show 17 Franchise Discussion Thread

Next years game needs to address Energy/Fatigue in franchise mode.

I increased every player's Durability by 15 before the season started and players STILL need aday off every 5 games.

It kills the realism. I'm not saying players should be robots but players can play a entire month with 1-3 days off. No reason to need an off day every week.


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