Official MLB The Show 18 Fantasy Draft Franchise Progress Thread

[Bm7414206]

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This was my draft I only did to 44 because I am doing 30team control. Overall I am very pleased with how it turned out. I got a good mix of young guys and vets. I tried to get defensive first guys up the middle and power guys in corner spots. I tried to get a deep bullpen which didn't happen like I wanted so may have to make some trades. I also tried to alternate hitter/pitcher every round so both pitching and hitting were good. How do u guys thinking did? (Round drafted in) I had 12th overall pick

SP LUIS SEVERINO (3)
SP FELIX HERNANDEZ (7)
SP JOSE BERRIOS (11)
SP NATHAN EOVALDI (14)
SP STEVEN MATZ (15)

LR MIKE FOLTYNEWICZ (24)
MR MATT BARNES (19)
MR EMILIO PAGAN (20)
MR SHANE GREENE (21)
MR DANIEL HUDSON (25)
SU KYLE BARRACLOUGH (5)
SU RYAN TEPERA (18)
CP FELIPE RIVERO (2)

C MATT WIETERS (12)
1B JUSTIN SMOAK (6)
2B LOGAN FORSYTHE (10)
3B NICHOLAS CASTELLANOS (9)
SS ZACK COZART (8)
LF ALEX GORDON (13)
CF LORENZO CAIN (4)
RF AARON JUDGE (1)
DH MARK TRUMBO (22)

C YAN GOMES (16)
1B YONDER ALONSO (32)
3B BRANDON DRURY (17)

[KBLover]

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I don't know what's gotten into Miguel Sano.

I don't know if I happen to just mesh with his swing or what, but he has 24 HR...through mid-May.

I mean, Gallo has 16, which is more than enough, but Sano has been off the charts.

Maybe it's Coors. If he keeps this up, he's going to have an insane HR total by season's end.

[KBLover]

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After a 3-0 start to May, the Rockies have been inconsistent, going 6-6. The pitching staff has been the real problem and it's largely been a top-to-bottom issue with different guys not getting it done.

The team's lead has dropped to 2 1/2 games over the Dodgers, and now the Giants are coming, just 3 1/2 games back. Of the three teams, the Rockies have been the coldest lately, just 5-5 in the last 10 games, versus the Dodgers at 6-4 and the Giants at 7-3.

While the pitching is getting a lot of the blame, rightly so, the offense shouldn't get a total pass either. The lineup has been heavily reliant on Gallo and Sano in the middle. Everyone else in the lineup can be very uneven and it leads to mixed performances at the plate as a team.

If this continues, the Rockies will need to consider dealing for a pitcher and another hitter somewhere in the lineup once the summer months, and the trading deadline, arrive.

[Bm7414206]

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Hey guys I'm using default rosters that I have balanced out all the positions so they have same amount of 90s, 80s, 70s etc players at each position. I'm starting up a 30 man fantasy draft ( I know tough task) that I'm using recommend pick for CPU teams and I can only pick from players that are the top remaining for each position. I can only pick A potential players if they are the top player remaining for their position (so I dont end up with all the best potential players)
For the first 4 picks I make it so each team has a SP, CP, and 2 positional players. So we all start off as balanced as possible then it's fair game from then on lol (tho I will try and keep rosters balanced so teams dont have for example 12 catchers and only like 2 LF)

I'm using my hometown team Seattle Mariners and have the 10th pick. I've only done 7 rounds so far but I'm really excited with what has fallen to me!!!!!

Round 1- Kris Bryant (3B 94OVR)
Round 2- Cody Bellinger (1B 88OVR)
Round 3- Luis Severino (SP 86OVR)
Round 4- Corey Knebel (CP 84OVR)
Round 5- Garrett Richards (SP 83OVR)
Round 6- Edwin Diaz (RP 81OVR)
Round 7- Delino Deshields Jr (CF 80OVR)

As you can see I have all my star/ace/closer positions filled up with my first 7 picks. I usually draft a SP and CP with my first 2 picks but once i saw Kris Bryant and Cody Bellinger still there i had to throw that strategy out the window lol


I will post my 40 man roster and top 10 Prospects when I'm finished with the draft. With the way the draft has started I'm extremely excited about how my team will turn out.

BTW I use my own sliders that are very realistic for me. I use classic pitching and directional hitting. Also use auto fielding and throwing so that ratings really matter. I play on All Star all around.


(Sorry for such a long post lol, I've read thru all the pages on here and got me excited about sharing with everyone lol)

[Bm7414206]

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Hey guys, so finally finished my 30 team control fantasy franchise draft doing all 90 rounds for all teams. My 40 man roster looks like this. Overall is with morale boosts(OVR/POT)
SP:
Chris Archer (91/B)
James Paxton (88/B)
Garrett Richards (83/B)
Luis Castillo (83/B)
Mike Clevinger (79/B)
Joe Kelly (76/C)
Alex Meyer (74/B)
Matt Harvey (70/C)
Chris Tillman (69/C)
Miguel Castro (69/B)

RP:
Edwin Diaz (85/B)
Corey Knebel (84/B)
Arodys Vizcaino (83/B)
Kelvin Herrera (82/B)
Justin Grimm (78/C)
Dan Altavilla (75/B)
Adam Ottavino (74/C)
Daniel Hudson (74/C)
James Pazos (72/C)
Jeremy Jeffress (71/C)

C:
Francisco Mejia (79/B)
Yan Gomes (73/C)
Victor Caratini (67/B)
Elias Diaz (64/C)

1B:
Cody Bellinger (92/A)
Ryon Healy (73/B)

2B:
Josh Harrison (80/C)
Raul Mondesi (68/B)

3B:
Kris Bryant (97/A)
Eduardo Escobar (72/C)

SS:
Erick Aybar (76/C)
Franklin Barreto (72/B)

LF:
Ryan Braun (85/B)
Corey Dickerson (81/B)
Jesse Winker (69/B)

CF:
Jacoby Ellsbury (77/C)
Delino Deshields Jr (76/B)
Victor Robles (68/A)

RF:
Jason Heyward (78/B)
Micah Welch (64/D)

Top 10 Prospects By Potential: (Not In Majors & Under A Year Service Time)
CF Victor Robles (A)
C Victor Caratini (B)
SP David Haines (B)
SP Amir Garrett (B)
SS Franklin Barreto (B)
3B Christian Villanueva (B)
LF Clint Frazier (B)
SP Cesar Aquino (B)
SP Pablo Cairo (B)
LF Jesse Winker (B)

I'm going to sim spring training then play every pitch/game for my team. My team came out better than expected. I did make a couple trades for Archer, Paxton, Braun and Herrera. I'll let you know how my 25 man roster turns out

[Bm7414206]

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SEATTLE MARINERS UPDATE:

So I did make a couple trades before I sim spring training. OVERALLS ARE WITH MORALE

TRADE 1:

Marlins Received: (Rebuilding 26th)
SP Kevin Gausman (78/B)
1B Jose Osuna (59/B)
3B Freddy Marmolejo (53/C)

Mariners Received:
SP Luis Castillo (83/B)


Trade 2:

White Sox Received: (Rebuilding 29th)
SP Jose De Leon (67/A)
RP Joe Jimenez (55/B)
2B Connor Atcho (60/B)

Mariners Received:
SP James Paxton (88/B)


Trade 3:

Rays Received: (Rebuilding 30th)
SP Luis Severino (86/A)

Mariners Received:
SP Chris Archer (91/B)
RP Kelvin Herrera (82/B)


Trade 4:

Padres Received: (Rebuilding 28th)
SP Merle McGhee (62/B)
CF Magneuris Sierra (55/B)
3B Thomas Ramirez (44/D)

Mariners Received:
LF Ryan Braun (85/B)


As you can see from trades I only traded from teams that were between 25-30th in team rank and are rebuilding. I believe all the trades I did were extremely fair in that I took on contracts and they got high potential prospects in return.
Tell me what you guys think of the trades and if you think they were fair

[Bm7414206]

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SEATTLE MARINERS UPDATE:

25 MAN ROSTER IS AS FOLLOWS

SP:
Chris Archer (91)
James Paxton (88)
Garrett Richards (83)
Luis Castillo (83)
Mike Clevinger (79)

BULLPEN:

LRP:
Joe Kelly (76)

MR:
Arodys Vizcaino (83)
Kelvin Herrera (82)
Dan Altavilla (75)

SU:
Corey Knebel (84)
Justin Grimm (78)

CP:
Edwin Diaz


LINEUP:
CF Jacoby Ellsbury (77)
2B Josh Harrison (80)
3B Kris Bryant (97)
1B Cody Bellinger (92)
DH Ryan Braun (85)
LF Corey Dickerson (79)
C Francisco Mejia (79)
RF Jason Heyward (78)
SS Erick Aybar (76)

BENCH:
C Yan Gomes (73)
3B Eduardo Escobar (72)
2B Raul Mondesi (68)
RF Micah Welch (64)

DISABLED LIST:
CF Delino Deshields Jr (76)


Adam Ottavino did horrible in Spring Training and lost his bullpen spot to Dan Altavilla who was absolutely lockdown in the middle relief role. So Ottavino is going to be closing in AAA for the time being. Deshields was amazing in Spring Training until 3 days before spring was over and got hurt, he was going to be my starting CF. So Ellsbury my backup is now holding the position down until he returns then it's back to spot starts for Ellsbury. Didn't really have any position battles during spring except for last bullpen spot which Altavilla won.

The team and fans are extremely excited with what this team will do. Hopefully end the 17 year playoff drought for the Mariners and hopefully... Hopefully make it to the World Series for the 1st time and maybe even possibly bring it home. Time will tell how the players and managers gel together.

[Bm7414206]

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SEATTLE MARINERS UPDATE

Before game 1 of the year the Mariners GM looked on the waiver wire and noticed RF Mark Trumbo there. The Mariners are currently ranked 22 in the power department. So adding Trumbo will be a good pickup as a bench power bat. It's no risk all reward as his contract is only 560K per year for 2 years. We have put a claim on him and will find out within next couple days if he will be joining the team

More Updates to follow as we start the season

[Bm7414206]

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SEATTLE MARINERS UPDATE

So game 1 is in the record books and it was a tough lose for the Mariners. SP Chris Archer gave up a couple HRs to Villar and Bour and they never looked back. Cueto was on the Hill for the Indians and absolutely dominated the Mariners for the first 7 innings only giving up 2 hit and a walk. Kris Bryant hit q 2run HR off Cueto in the 8th to get Cueto out the game. Then Erick Aybar hit a solo shot off Roberto Osuna in the 9th. Finally score was 4-3 Indians


GM Dipoto made another trade for a RP getting Fernando Rodney for 2 low B level prospects.

[Bm7414206]

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SEATTLE MARINERS UPDATE

So I let me nephew play on my PS4 and he deleted my franchise and a bunch of other stuff it really sucks especially after doing all 90 rounds for all 30 teams.

But enough moping, I have decided to just do a regular Franchise with the Seattle Mariners. Dont feel like redoing a fantasy draft lol I will give Updates when I actually start the Franchise and of course keep my nephew far away from my PS4 lol

[Bm7414206]

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So I have decided I'm going to do another fantasy draft after my nephew deleted my last one. I just prefer fantasy draft because when its the real team I end up trying to do everything that's happening in real life and I end up not playing at all. So wish me luck with doing ANOTHER 30 team control fantasy draft all 90 rounds. Hopefully my team turns out well like my last one lol

[J_smith2190]

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Just started my 8th game with my newly drafted Phillies franchise. Having a blast with this squad for sure. Finally got my franchise bug back it seems. I’ll post a 25 man and prospects after this games over.

Spoiler alert - 1st overall pick, I went Mike Trout, Ian Happ, Walker Buhler with my first three picks

[J_smith2190]

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Here’s how the major league roster shook out, with morale adjusted overalls. FYI, no trades - drafted using os roster v4:

Rotation:
Rick Porcello (R) 84
Ross Stripling (R) 84
Cole Hamels (L) 79
Ervin Santana (R) 77
Walker Buehler (R) 79

Bullpen:
Lrp - Trevor Cahill (R) 76
Mrp - Tyler Clippard (R) 81
Mrp - Mike Minor (L) 79
Mrp - Tommy Kahnle (R) 85
SU - Chad Green (R) 90
Su - Josh Hader (L) 88
Cp - Brandon Morrow (R) 89

Lineup:
LF Ian Happ (S) 83
2B Jed Lowrie (S) 82
CF Mike Trout (R) 99
1B Greg Bird (L) 71
RF Nicholas Castellanos (R) 77
3B Brandon Drury (R) 74
SS Tim Beckham (R) 77
C Austin Barnes (R) 77

Bench:
C Caleb Joseph (R) 71
1B Mark Reynolds (R) 75
SS Chris Owings (R) 71
3B Ryan Flaherty (L) 69
RF Scott Schebler (L) 72

Prospects:
SP Justus Sheffield
SP Mitchell White
SP Casey Mize
SP Dakota Hudson
SS Kevin Newman
CF Brian Miller

[Bm7414206]

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Here’s how the major league roster shook out, with morale adjusted overalls. FYI, no trades - drafted using os roster v4:

Rotation:
Rick Porcello (R) 84
Ross Stripling (R) 84
Cole Hamels (L) 79
Ervin Santana (R) 77
Walker Buehler (R) 79

Bullpen:
Lrp - Trevor Cahill (R) 76
Mrp - Tyler Clippard (R) 81
Mrp - Mike Minor (L) 79
Mrp - Tommy Kahnle (R) 85
SU - Chad Green (R) 90
Su - Josh Hader (L) 88
Cp - Brandon Morrow (R) 89

Lineup:
LF Ian Happ (S) 83
2B Jed Lowrie (S) 82
CF Mike Trout (R) 99
1B Greg Bird (L) 71
RF Nicholas Castellanos (R) 77
3B Brandon Drury (R) 74
SS Tim Beckham (R) 77
C Austin Barnes (R) 77

Bench:
C Caleb Joseph (R) 71
1B Mark Reynolds (R) 75
SS Chris Owings (R) 71
3B Ryan Flaherty (L) 69
RF Scott Schebler (L) 72

Prospects:
SP Justus Sheffield
SP Mitchell White
SP Casey Mize
SP Dakota Hudson
SS Kevin Newman
CF Brian Miller

Can't go wrong with Mike Trout as ur 1st pick, I'm getting ready to start up a fantasy draft franchise again also

[Frostball]

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Ok So I saw you guys doing drafts and since I hadn't played mine in awhile I have lost the attachment to my team so I have decided to draft again since the new Hybrid roster just came out.

I have decided to use Baltimore. I asked my niece to pick a number from one to ten she chose 5. I exited the draft 4 times and on the 5th I took whatever spot they gave me, which was the 11th pick.


I took Mike Trout with the first Pick. Kimbrel with the 2nd pick and Kyle Seager with the 3rd. Here goes the rest of the Picks.


4 Luis Castillo
5 Christian Yelich
6 Eric Hosmer
7 David Price
8 Josh Hader
9 Dellin Betances
10 Khris Davis
11 Brandon Crawford
12 Avisail Garcia
13 Francisco Cervelli
14 Brent Honeywell
15 Felix Hernandez
16 Starlin Castro
17 Cole Hamels
18 Yangrevis Solarte
19 Ryan Buchter
20 Hunter Greene Prospect (Only one I Took Early)
21 Ben Zobrist
22 Seth Lugo
23 Adam Jones
24 Matt Bush
25 Adam Liberatore
26 Eric Young Jr.


This rounded out the MLB team minus the one Prospect. Here goes the other prospects I have picked up after the 26th Pick


SP Justus Sheffield
SP A.J. Puk
SP Cal Quantrill
SP Mackenzie Gore
SP Alex Faedo
SP Adrian Morejon
SP Alex Lange
SP Dustin May
SP D.L. Hall
C Jake Rogers
3B Austin Riley
SS Kevin Merrell
CF Stuart Fairchild
CF Corey Ray
CF Tristen Lutz
CF Kyle Lewis
RF Justin Williams
RF Starling Heredia
RF Alex Kirilloff

All prospects are B rated and most a couple years away from being called up. Maybe except Austin Riley.

Other Notes on the team: I signed Bartolo Colon to a minor league deal as the computer did not pick up any SP above 63. So basically if I get an injury to the SP I will only have him or Seth Lugo from the bullpen to replace them with for this season.