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  • BenBobOmb
    Rookie
    • Jan 2013
    • 180

    #826
    Re: Official MLB 18 : Road to the Show Thread

    Which position do I need to start off of if I want to end up as a SS after the position change? I‘ve tried a few since release but I‘ve never been changed to Shortstop.

    I‘ve played with my RF RTTS and hit my first Cycle ever today in Double-A. I needed a Double in my last AB and had the chance to get another Triple but I‘ve stopped at 2nd just as the DeRo said right before my swing. Sadly that‘s why the team probably lost the game though because I couldn‘t get home on the Single my teammate produced afterwards.

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    • ingey1968
      Rookie
      • Apr 2010
      • 148

      #827
      Re: Official MLB 18 : Road to the Show Thread

      In my current save i started a save as speedy 2b. After the 1st prospect game i saved the game twice. Once with a save just callled 555 and then the normal name. Played the 2nd game , got drafted and after i was drafted saved twice. Named first one 2b and the second one normal name. Simmed a month until position change. If they changed me to ss i just reloaded 2b save and started at start of season, if they didnt i just reloaded 555 again and got drafted by someone else. Its apain but im a ss on cards now. You could also just tell them you are a ss. Ive never had a inatance where they moved me anyways

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      • Robo COP
        Pro
        • Feb 2012
        • 911

        #828
        Re: Official MLB 18 : Road to the Show Thread

        Originally posted by BenBobOmb
        Which position do I need to start off of if I want to end up as a SS after the position change? I‘ve tried a few since release but I‘ve never been changed to Shortstop.

        I‘ve played with my RF RTTS and hit my first Cycle ever today in Double-A. I needed a Double in my last AB and had the chance to get another Triple but I‘ve stopped at 2nd just as the DeRo said right before my swing. Sadly that‘s why the team probably lost the game though because I couldn‘t get home on the Single my teammate produced afterwards.
        I've only done like 2 players so far but both times they always tried to switch me to what I listed as my secondary position (3B I had OF listed and they moved me there for a bit, SS I had 2B listed and they moved me there for a bit)

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        • My993C2
          MVP
          • Sep 2012
          • 1588

          #829
          Re: Official MLB 18 : Road to the Show Thread

          Originally posted by BenBobOmb
          Which position do I need to start off of if I want to end up as a SS after the position change? I‘ve tried a few since release but I‘ve never been changed to Shortstop.
          I am beginning to believe that the game will never sub you into SS from another position. If it has happened to someone else, I would be curious to know what position they started with and what archetype they were, but I have yet to see it through the different RTTS characters I have created or by some other gamer (I have seen YouTube gamers have their SS swapped to some other position but I have never seen one of the YouTube gamers have a player swapped to be a SS). So is it even possible?

          BTW ... it's not the first mandatory position swap I am worried about. All indications is that you spend about 3 weeks in the new position and then the game will prompt you whether you want to stay at the new position where they tell you it will be your fastest way to make it to the Show, or the game will restore you to your original position. No it is the 2nd time the game wants to swap you that I am concerned with as the 2nd time it appears that the game plans on making this a permanent swap.
          Last edited by My993C2; 05-18-2018, 10:52 AM.

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          • ingey1968
            Rookie
            • Apr 2010
            • 148

            #830
            Re: Official MLB 18 : Road to the Show Thread

            I was 2b. Defensive wizard and was switched to ss. Its not the position that matters as .uch as the team that drafts you

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            • BenBobOmb
              Rookie
              • Jan 2013
              • 180

              #831
              Re: Official MLB 18 : Road to the Show Thread

              Ok, I will try a bit more to get it to work. I know that I can just demand that I don‘t want to change positions but I‘m intrigued by the possibility of being a hybrid archetype with speed and power. This has worked pretty well with my outfielder though I wanted to have a SS, too.

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              • ingey1968
                Rookie
                • Apr 2010
                • 148

                #832
                Re: Official MLB 18 : Road to the Show Thread

                If you want to be a ss, pick ss. Then when they ask you to try another position, agree. If they want to make the switch perm, tell them you are a ss. Somwtimes they bench you for a bit. Either way play out the season. After playoffs for mlb are over save the game in a extra slot and then save normal slot or turn off auto save and just save once. Keep simming offseason until you are traded. Took me a few times. If stay with your original they will keep asking you to switch or it will take you years to start.

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                • ingey1968
                  Rookie
                  • Apr 2010
                  • 148

                  #833
                  Re: Official MLB 18 : Road to the Show Thread

                  Originally posted by BenBobOmb
                  Ok, I will try a bit more to get it to work. I know that I can just demand that I don‘t want to change positions but I‘m intrigued by the possibility of being a hybrid archetype with speed and power. This has worked pretty well with my outfielder though I wanted to have a SS, too.
                  Thats what i did. Went from speedy 2b to good hands ss

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                  • outkast44
                    Rookie
                    • Feb 2003
                    • 91

                    #834
                    Re: Official MLB 18 : Road to the Show Thread

                    Originally posted by BenBobOmb
                    Ok, I will try a bit more to get it to work. I know that I can just demand that I don‘t want to change positions but I‘m intrigued by the possibility of being a hybrid archetype with speed and power. This has worked pretty well with my outfielder though I wanted to have a SS, too.
                    I did exactly that. I created a defensive whiz 2nd baseman, drafted by the Blue Jays and moved to SS. When the move was made permanent, I changed to the good hands archetype which allows for more power. I guess I could have gone for Bat First or Power Corner but I thought that might be overdoing it and might make fielding a nightmare.

                    Sent from my SM-N920T using Operation Sports mobile app

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                    • digitalrock
                      Rookie
                      • May 2018
                      • 45

                      #835
                      Re: Official MLB 18 : Road to the Show Thread

                      Another RTTS question.....I am stuck in AAA ball for years despite hitting over .400,,,,prob is the pirates drafted me and they already have Bryce Harper in RF...Ai is too dumb to trade me to another team or try me in LF....I am about to stop playing this years version, RTTS is a step back,

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                      • Mbunn1993
                        Pro
                        • Nov 2012
                        • 870

                        #836
                        Re: Official MLB 18 : Road to the Show Thread

                        Originally posted by digitalrock
                        Another RTTS question.....I am stuck in AAA ball for years despite hitting over .400,,,,prob is the pirates drafted me and they already have Bryce Harper in RF...Ai is too dumb to trade me to another team or try me in LF....I am about to stop playing this years version, RTTS is a step back,
                        Thats why we have manual saves. You should have just simulated the offseason again until they don't sign Harper.

                        I've done a ton of simulations of the first offseason and Harper rarely, if at all signed with the Pirates. So you shouldn't of had a problem at all if you just use the obvious manual save feature

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                        • outkast44
                          Rookie
                          • Feb 2003
                          • 91

                          #837
                          Re: Official MLB 18 : Road to the Show Thread

                          Originally posted by digitalrock
                          Another RTTS question.....I am stuck in AAA ball for years despite hitting over .400,,,,prob is the pirates drafted me and they already have Bryce Harper in RF...Ai is too dumb to trade me to another team or try me in LF....I am about to stop playing this years version, RTTS is a step back,
                          That was also a possibility in last year's version as well. It's really just luck of the draw. I guess if the way you play is to put all your effort into one RTTS character, that could ruin it for you. I would advise manual saves in this case.

                          I always have several characters going at one time. If I run into your situation I'd either sim till it's resolved via trade or free agency or simply move on to one of my other characters.

                          Sent from my SM-N920T using Operation Sports mobile app

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                          • Robo COP
                            Pro
                            • Feb 2012
                            • 911

                            #838
                            Re: Official MLB 18 : Road to the Show Thread

                            I've meant to ask this before, but what batting stance is everyone using?

                            I've always used Ichiro's in the past because I normally started out as a speedster. I did fine with it for a while this year but felt like I lost my power at some point. Just switched to Kris Bryant, and although I'm only 2 games in so far I'm liking it.

                            I remember reading a post (either here or on the show reddit) about last years game talking about how different stances can have different types of spin on the ball (top spin, balanced, backspin) and even listed particular stances. I would also think this would be true for pulling/pushing the ball (I seemed to push all the time with Ichiro's stance, even when I wasn't late on the ball), otherwise defensive shifts would be pretty useless against human opponents because they would pull/push based on their own personal tendencies on not based off of what player they have up to bat.

                            If anyone knows what I am talking about and can find the post please link it.

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                            • Electric Boogaloo
                              Rookie
                              • Mar 2010
                              • 29

                              #839
                              Re: Official MLB 18 : Road to the Show Thread

                              Just finished my second season with the Braves as a shortstop. Began the season on the bench behind Dansby Swanson, but he got off to a cold start and I got off to a hot one so I ended up starting at SS for the rest of the season.

                              Despite struggling in my first season I ended the second .306/.351/.537 with 29 home runs and 110 RBIs, and I also won a Gold Glove.

                              Just started the third season and I'm back to being a bench player behind Swanson again. This game could use some better logic sometimes. Though I did hit a pinch-hit home run in my first at-bat of the season, so they know what they're missing!

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                              • Map47
                                Rookie
                                • Apr 2018
                                • 19

                                #840
                                Re: Official MLB 18 : Road to the Show Thread

                                Originally posted by BenBobOmb
                                Ok, I will try a bit more to get it to work. I know that I can just demand that I don‘t want to change positions but I‘m intrigued by the possibility of being a hybrid archetype with speed and power. This has worked pretty well with my outfielder though I wanted to have a SS, too.
                                I did that with a Ball Hawk RF mooved to Reliable CF. I was trying to do it with 2B with hopes to be mooved to SS. Got drafted by Cubs, Rockies, Dodgers, Astros they all mooved me to 3B (They all had 88+ Ov 3B ?!?!?) 3 weeks later I was back at 2nd each time.

                                I guess I'll need to create a new guy and try again!

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