MLB The Show 18 Franchise Discussion Thread

[glennporter2]

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Joe Musgrove has turned into an ace. His stats this year are 16-4 2.15 ERA. Machado is also having a year. .298 with 41 HR and 112 RBIs. Got a Left Fielder I drafted 2 seasons ago, Johnnie Fischer. Has a 98 potential and is raking in Triple A, .330 AVG with 21 HR 86 RBIs and 35 SB. Looking like the next Mike Trout. Going to be an outstanding OF with him, Austin Meadows(who is killing in as my lead off) and Bryce Harper. Planning on starting Fischer in the majors next year(if he rakes in spring training he will start opening day if not I’ll call him up after a month or so) Going to field offers for Starling Marte to make room for him since he’s not happy with his playing time and hopefully pull in some nice prospects!

[cubbies1744]

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Game 2 of the 3 game opening series will feature two lefties in Dallas Keuchel and Jarlin Garcia. The 2019 Chicago Cubs look to build upon there opening day win and look to get off to a hot start in a very stacked division where any mistakes could cost a team the division.

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[cubbies1744]

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Game 2 is in the books and it was a lopsided offensive explosion:
The game started out looking to be perhaps another pitchers duel with Dallas Keuchel retiring the first 3 batters he faced. Then in the bottom half Garcia retired almora and rizzo and that's about when the wheels came off as Bryant ripped a single and then Harper drives a gapper for an rbi double, next batter Contreras takes the first pitch he sees deep for a two run shot.
The marlins would get one back in the next inning as Keuchel retired the first two batters before Lewis Brinson takes him deep. The marlins would go on to score one more run the rest of the game on another solo shot.
Dallas Keuchel would work 7.0 strong innings giving up 4 hits and striking out 9.
The Cubs would hit a total of 4 home runs which includes marwin Gonzalez first hit as a cub. The Cubs are thankful they decided to pursue the utility man this past offseason after the retiring of utility man extraordinar Ben Zobrist.
The Cubs are in a great position to lock up and opening series sweep with the offense awaking. Game three will feature Luis Severino vs Adam Conley, after the series finale the Cubs will stay at home to take on their arch rivals the St. Louis cardinals in a quick two game set.

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[Itsma806]

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Number999, something similar happened in my franchise. The Twins ended up signing Harper and the Nationals picked up Brian Dozier in the same kinda swap of star players.

Monchado ended up resigning with Baltimore

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[countryboy]

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We couldn't pull of the sweep of the Marlins as we lost 11-3 in the series finale. Alex Reyes got lit up as he gave up 9 runs over 1 1/3 innings. We were not able to recover.

Thankfully the Reds lost to the Cubs so we remain 3 1/2 games back as do the Cubs. We are heading to Wrigley for a 4 game set with the Cubs.

While other trades are taking place around the league (nothing blockbuster in recent days) we are holding firm with what we have. Trevor Rosenthal came off the DL but he'll be in Memphis for a few days to a week as we see if he can't find his old self and become a dominant pitcher out of the pen.

[tcsox11]

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Swept the Blue Jays in Toronto. Pomeranz was underwhelming again in the series finale but the bullpen and offense bailed him out. With the win, we are 4.5 games ahead of the Yankees as we begin a series with the Rays.

Some bad news from this game: Xander Bogaerts and Hanley Ramirez both had to leave the game vs the Blue Jays due to injury. Bogaerts (back strain) is day to day while Ramirez (calf strain) was placed on the 10 day DL after the game and will miss 1-2 weeks.

[KBLover]

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Marlins are proceeding through May still riding a good wave to start the season.

The team has expanded its lead over the Nats to 7 1/2 games and the pitching is trying to settle in now. There's still some hiccups and "wish he was better" moments, but it could be much worse.

The offense is coming along nicely. Seeing Sam Javeri break out of his early slump to peek over .300 is a very welcome sight indeed. The Marlins really wanted to see his OBP skills come back online before starting to feel good about the lineup. While the team was scoring runs, it was coming from other players who were too hot.

That said, the Marlins might have to decide what they want to do with Bo Winter. His defense is becoming a real liability in left field. He misplayed a ball hit by the opposing pitcher into a triple. He completely whiffed on a liner right at him and he was positioned to catch. He's had mental lapses and poor routes. It's clear that side of his game is dropping rapidly.

Unlike Chris Davis, when the Marlins rode his bat until he was 40, Winter has no experience at first base, and even if he did, Ortega would be a tough guy to sit or option to AAA because of the potential in his bat.

It's hard to imagine the Marlins dealing Winter. He just hit his 348th career HR, all of them with the Marlins, and he's a fan favorite for his confident attitude and fierce competitiveness at the plate.

It just might be as hard to imagine Winter is a major league caliber left fielder. And that's where the Marlins are going to have to make a choice. Not helping matter is the fact that Prince Jimenez is ready to go and at the majors working as a pinch hitter.

"We'll see how it goes, " the Marlins manager spoke, "Winter's bat is a big part of the lineup and it's still strong. The defense I think will get back on track. He might have more of these down moments than we're used to, but I think we can let this go. We're winning and he's contributing and a leader in the clubhouse. Hard to do anything to upset that."

[Sumodeads]

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Yankees take 2 out of 3 @ Detroit. Our record improves to 12-4. We had great pitching performances by Sonny Gray and Sevvy(4-0, 0.82 ERA) in games 1 and 3 and we won those two games by a combined score of 10-3. The middle game we lost a tough one in 14 innings 4-3, our offense just couldn't get it done. We hit 5 HR in the series, 2 by Judge who now has 8 on the year and 3 by Greg Bird who is getting hot and now has 6 HR and pushed his BA over .300.

Yanks come back home to start a 10 game homestand with 2 vs the Miami, followed by 4 game sets vs Toronto and Minnesota.

[HozAndMoose]

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End of May - 2023

The team has been pretty consistent over the first 2 months. We went 15-13 in April followed by 16-13 in May. 31-26 overall. 1 game back of the Tigers for the division lead and half a game back of the A's for the 2nd WC spot. We are 13-13 in the division, 16-13 at home and 15-13 on the road. The Rangers have the best record in the AL at 33-25. The Rockies are the best in the NL at 34-22. White Sox are the worst in the AL at 18-38. Nationals and Braves worst in the NL at 23-33.

The offense has been pretty AVG so far. Maybe slightly below. We are hitting .257/.326/.413 (19th, 19th, 21st). We have scored 242 runs (15th), hit 100 Doubles (5th), 5 Triples (3 way tie for last), and 68 HR (12th). With 196 Walks (10th) and 476 Strikeouts (17th). We have stolen 44 bases (8th) and a 72% success rate (5th).

Stats

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• Jorge Soler - .258/.345/.387, 6 HR, 22 RBI
• Jorge Bonifacio - .239/.314/.383, 7 HR, 19 RBI
• Nick Pratto - .256/.314/.468, 11 HR, 37 RBI
• Myles Evans - .259/.340/.360, 3 HR, 12 RBI
• Jim Albrecht - .255/.293/.368, 4 HR, 17 RBI
• Hunter Dozier - .231/.307/.357, 5 HR, 23 RBI
• Salvador Perez - .283/.330/.508, 10 HR, 33 RBI
• Raul Mondesi - .235/.291/.370, 5 HR, 14 RBI
• Ryan O'Hearn - .245/. 327/.442, 7 HR, 16 RBI
• Lorenzo Cain - .301/.379/.612, 7 HR, 22 RBI
  
  
• Chesny Young - .326/.398/.424, 1 HR, 11 RBI
• Cheslor Cuthbert - .340/.441/.540, 2 HR, 10 RBI
• Meibrys Viloria - .167/.222/.214, 2 RBI

No one putting up amazing numbers. Cain has been great against LHP so far. Hitting .385 with 4 HR. Has 3 HR against RHP but the AVG is way down at .216. Quite a few of our guys seem to have that big difference. Soler is hitting .287 against RHP but only .167 against LHP. Dozier is hitting .300 against LHP. Only .205 against RHP. Myles Evans is hitting .333 against LHP and .232 against RHP. He got off to another slow start but has been good lately. Went 4 for 5 in his last game. Nick Pratto got off to a great start. Hit a walkoff HR in the first game of the season. Had a week with 6 HR and was hitting .266 with 8 HR at the end of April. Things were a bit different in May. His AVG dropped all the way down to .234 and hit only 3 HR all month. Salvy has been pretty consistent all year. Power was missing a bit the first month. Hit 6 HR in May. 3 of them in our last game. Starting to run out of patience with Mondesi. That 4 year deal is looking really bad. He has been better than his numbers as of late but overall its just not good. Send him down. Trade him. Idk what to do at this point. Cheslor Cuthbert is gonna start playing against RHP while Dozier sits.

The pitching has been a big part of our success so far. We have a 3.66 ERA (7th), 3 Shutouts (17th), 67 HR HR Allowed (20th), 155 Walks Allowed (3rd) and 454 Strikeouts (20th).

Stats

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Jake Junis - 3-3, 3.61 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 48 SO in 72.1 IP
Aaron Nola - 5-2, 4.12 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 69 SO in 74.1 IP
Nolan Watson - 3.79 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 46 SO in 61.2 IP
Jesse Hahn - 5-1, 2.37 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 49 SO in 57 IP
Scott Blewett - 2-3, 4.60 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 55 SO in 58.2 IP
Foster Griffin - 4-3, 3.71 ERA, 1.48 wHIP, 47 SO in 53.1 IP

Kyle Zimmer - 1.65 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 27 SO in 32.3 IP
Jose Torres - 1.73 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 20 SO in 26 IP
Jake Jewell - 4.37 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 20 SO in 22.2 IP
Emilio Pagan - 6.45 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 24 SO in 22.1 IP
Angel Diaz - 17 SV, 3.72 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 26 SO in 19.1 IP
Kelvin Herrera - 6.19 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 17 SO in 16 IP

Jesse Hahn has been fantastic this season. Got hurt in his first start after throwing an inning. Missed his next start and has been great since coming back. Scott Blewett struggled a bit and lost his spot in the rotation. He had a 4.67 ERA after 7 starts. Foster Griffin took his spot. Has a 4.14 ERA in 4 starts since. Aaron Nola has struggled a bit in his last couple starts. Gave up 6 runs in 4 IP yesterday.

Zimmer and Torres have been fantastic in the pen. Everyone else not so much. Pagan and Herrera have been absolute trash. Seems like they give up a run every time they come out. Diaz has blown a couple saves and Jake Jewell hasnt been able to find his success from last year. May need to make some moves to sure up the pen around the AS break. Got a couple guys in the minors who might be able to come up and help.

2023 Draft

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This draft could go down as the best in team history. 3-4 of our first 5 picks could end up being all stars.

1st - Marshall Haubrich, 18, Catcher - His glove is his best tool. If he doesnt succeed it will be because he never quite figures things out with the bat. I think he can come up in 4-5 years and hit .250 with 15 or so HR. But he will have to work for sure.

CB-A - Manuel Barrios, 22, 2B - He will probably end up being a primary DH. His glove is not good but his bat is pretty much MLB ready. Could come up today and probably hit .275 with 15-20 HR. And could steal about 20 bases.

2nd -Robinson Williams, 22, SS - Mondesi better watch out. His bat is pretty much the same as Barrios. Maybe a little less AVG. Could probably hit .260 or so this year. But his power is a bit better. 20 HR should be easy. And he can defend. He may not be quick enough to stick at SS. But he can absolutely play 2nd and Albrecht could move to short.

3rd - Chester Starr, 22, LF - Needs to work on his fielding. Will probably never be more than an AVG defender at best. But his bat has 30+ HRs in it and he can move well on the bases.

4th - Johnnie Roper, 20, SP - Could be a solid #2 or 3 in a few years. Great at not giving up HR. Not so great at giving guys free bases. Hits the low to mid 90's and throws a 4SFB, Sinker, Slider and Change.

After them its some trash. In the 5th we took 22 year old LF Ken Bunch. And in the 6th we took 22 year old 1B Rick Varner. Both are to old and took weak with the bat to even sign.

Haubrich wont be up for awhile. 4 years at the earliest. Barrios and Williams could both be up around the 2nd half of next year. Starr and Roper will take 2-3 years. Star just need to work on his defense with it looking like DH wont be open for awhile. And Roper needs to get a little better with his command.

Schedule

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39 games left before the AS break. 17 games at home and 22 on the road. Only 8 games against teams under .500. I like where we are right now. Think we should stay above .500 for sure and could take a WC spot here in the next couple days.

Quick update. Jesse Hahn has back to back complete game shutouts against the A's. Gave up 3 hits and 2 walks in 18 innings. Also went 8 innings against the Reds. No runs on 3 hits and 1 walk.

[Papamm10]

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Hey guys I'm having a problem with my franchise right now. I have 3.23M in cash flow and I am trying to sign mike trout which will bring my cash flow down to around 2M but for some reason it keeps saying I do not have enough funds for the signing... anybody know what the issue is?

[KBLover]

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Hey guys I'm having a problem with my franchise right now. I have 3.23M in cash flow and I am trying to sign mike trout which will bring my cash flow down to around 2M but for some reason it keeps saying I do not have enough funds for the signing... anybody know what the issue is?

Some things to check:

-Is your 40-man roster close to filled (35 slots at least)? The game tries to predict/save money for you to fill those spots.

-Do you have a lot of unsigned/renewable players? Try to get them signed, especially the cheaper ones. Same for the unsigned, try to get them signed to the 70K or whatever they want, or sign others cheap and cut the other ones.

-What is your arbitration situation? This can be a big one depending on the numbers your players have. The game either "knows" or "expects" what the players will want in arbitration and has accounted for this but DOES NOT show this to the user (baseball gods only know why). Try to get them to sign actual contracts, even if it's a 1-year deal to avoid arbitration that year.

In fact, none of these projected expenses are shown to the user, which leads to confusion situations like yours.

All you can really do and save and then try to remedy these things and then see if you can submit your contract offer to Trout.

[a bit outside]

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We have started off May with a 3-2 record. The Pirates have lost possession of first thanks to a seven game losing streak, during that time the Brewers have put together a five game winning streak and sit in first.


Tim Locastro continues to play well after acquiring him in a trade that sent Kolten Wong and Rangel Ravelo to the Dodgers.


Alex Reyes has been solid on the mound but has lacked run support. Wainwright will be moved from the pen to the starting rotation. Wacha has been sent to AAA Memphis for a tune up.


Hopefully we can stay within striking distance until Mercado, Flaherty and Norris get healthy again.

[flexbuffchest]

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Hey guys, I'm exploring this mode for the first time and was wondering if you guys could give any tips on what type of players for each position. Like SS having good fielding and arm, 1b being contact and power, etc. I know it can probably get very complicated but some basic tips on that aspect would be greatly appreciated

[Itsma806]

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2019 Chicago White Sox End Of Regular Season Update

Overall Record
93-69



RECORD SINCE All Star Break
17-10

Series Results
VS. New York Yankees 1-0
VS. Detroit 3-0
@ Tampa Bay 2-2
@ New York Yankees 2-1
Vs. Cleveland 2-1
Vs. Minneaota 1-2
Vs. Baltimore 1-2
@ Minnesots 2-1
@ Detroit 3-1


OVERVIEW
The White Sox have made it to the postseason! Unfortunately, at the end of the regular season we are still 3.0 games behind Cleveland. We will face the Los Angeles Angels in the AL wildcard game. A key to that game will be of course to shut down Mike Trout (.331 AVG/46 HR/111 RBI) who was just announced as the AL winner of the MVP,BATTING TITLE,HANK AARON and SILVER SLUGGER awards. The game will also feature a matchup between the Angels Shohei Ohtani (86 OVR 12-8/3.71 ERA) and our very own Carlos Rodon (89 OVR 17-7 2.75 ERA). If we come out on top, we will face our division rivals, the Cleveland Indians in the American League Divisional Series. But first, we have to win the wildcard game!.





Team Rankings

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Batting
Average:16th (.258)
Runs: 13th (701)
Hits: 15th (1433)
Doubles: 13th (279)
Triples: 4th (38)
Home Runs:7th (201)
Stolen Bases:21st (89)
Stolen Basel %:15th(.669)
Walks:30th (457)
Strike outs:5th (1156)

Pitching
ERA:6th (3.53)
Complete games:7th (6)
Shut outs:3rd (17)
Saves:9th (50)
Blown saves:6th (17)
Hits allowed:8th (1386)
Runs allowed:4th (606)
Home Runs Allowed:8th (167)
Walks:6th (494)
Strike Outs:9th (1340)

Individual Player Stats 2019 Regular Season

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Batters/Lineup

1.Tim Anderson/87 OVR/SS
.286 AVG/21 HR/61 RBI/23 SB
Anderson was great for us throughout the year at the top of our order. He improved upon his average from last year by nearly 40 points. He also hit for good power and looks to be good for around 20 a year after hitting 22 last season.

2.Brett Gardner/81 OVR/CF
.250 AVG/19 HR/67 RBI/20 SB
Solid free agency pickup. Of course, he is likely at the end or at most a few years out from his retirement. He still plays a great center field where he only had 3 errors in 1,262 innings. If he doesn't retire he will return to the club next season.

3.Jose Abreu/88 OVR/1B
.282 AVG/34 HR/96 RBI/2 SB
Better numbers in whole from last season and still the cornerstone of our franchise. I have been disappointed that we couldn't get him to 100 rbi in either of the two seasons but still great production. He will be a free agent this offseason and of course, we will do everything in our power to bring him back.

4.Eloy Jimenez/79 OVR/DH
.260 AVG/17 HR/68 RBI/4 SB
Jiminez has been solid all year but obviously dropped down a little from his rookie of the year campaign last season. Still, he has remained a solid option for his team, although, he may be better suited elsewhere besides cleanup.

5.Michael Confornto/85 OVR/LF
.210 AVG/14 HR/28 RBI (91 GAMES)
After being amazing for us last season, Michael could not get it going this year before or after his injury. He remains in the lineup because we know despite the numbers, he is always a threat.

6.Avisail Garcia/85 OVR/RF
.281 AVG/11 HR/50 RBI/4 SB (100 GAMES)
Garcia was also hit with the injury bug and missed a good chunk of the season, however, he has been solid all year around.

7.Wellington Castillo/85 OVR/C
.264 AVG/18 HR/69 RBI/4 SB
Castillo was forced to play on very little rest throughout the year as there was no other catches on the MLB roster until September. Even with that, he played well and saw his power numbers get a boost toward the end of the season. He is our other big name upcoming free agent. We will look to bring him back as well unless there is a star catcher better suited for the team.

8. Yolmer Sanchez/79 OVR/3B
.268 AVG/6 HR/46 RBI/3 SB
I don't know about Sanchez, he plays a decent enough 3rd base and it's pretty good toward the bottom of the lineup. I personally have a hard time hitting with him.

9.Yoan Moncada/91 OVR/2B
.270 AVG/26 HR/83 RBI/17 SB
Despite his solid numbers, Moncada really struggled early in the season. Luckily, he turned it around and has been an absolute beast for us. I don't believe he is happy hitting at the bottom of the order, but it is really nice to have him down there.

Bench
Matt Davidson/75 OVR/3B
.245 AVG/18 HR/49 RBI/4 SB
Average isn't great but his power numbers are great. I enjoy playing with him more so than Sanchez but I'm sure that would change if I had him playing against RHP when he only has (49 contact R). He will remain on the team but will likely be subjected to keep coming off the bench.

Adam Engel/71 OVR/CF
.176 AVG/5 HR/21 RBI/2 SB
Obviously a poor year for Engel although he wasn't much better last season when he started the whole year.

Johnny Shinjo/74 OVR/LF
.197 AVG/3 HR/15 RBI/4 SB
Not a great first stint in the Majors although he only played in 57 games, he did not show his potential. Hopefully he can continue to develop into the star we believe him to be

Jed Lowrie/75 OVR/2B
.284 AVG/4 HR/20 RBI/1 SB
Good relief player and is signed for the next several years. He will likely finish out his playing career as a White Sox player unless a trade comes along.

Pitching
Starting Rotation
Carlos Rodon/89 OVR/LHP
17-7/2.75 ERA/220 SO
Carlos was great for us throughout the year. He was in the running for Cy Young as the season went on, but eventually lost it to Cory Kluber who won for his third consecutive season.

Drew Pomeranz/85 OVR/LHP
14-6/3.38 ERA/192 SO
After a disappointing season with the Red Sox, we signed Drew as we believed he could get back on track. He did not disappoint as he had the second bear season of his career.

Reynaldo Lopez/82 OVR/RHP
15-5/3.97 ERA/135 SO
Win/Loss wise, Lopez had a great year. And overall he did have his best year of his career so far, but he is still developing and we look forward to see how much better he can be in the future.

Ervin Santana/77 OVR/RHP
11-7/2.84 ERA/117 SO
Poor guy, for whatever reason, the CPU did not want him in the starting lineup, there were several instances where he was moved from the rotation to the bull pen by the CPU. Either way, he had a solid season when he did start.

Lucas Giolito/80 OVR/RHP
12-11/3.29 ERA/161 SO
Pretty good year and like Lopez, he is still developing.

BULLPEN
Michael Kopech/78 OVR/RHP
5-7/4.85 ERA/132 SO/102.0 IP
Kopech has great stuff and is a future star but when his stuff isn't great, he gets lit up.

Tyson Ross/74 OVR/RHP
5-12/5.78 ERA/129 SO/148.0 IP
Regrettable FA pickup, will be looking to move during the offseason.

Gregory Infante/82 OVR/RHP
4-1/1.89 ERA/55 SO/66.2 IP
Great season for Infante! You cant ask for.much more past that awesome ERA

Brad Brach/87 OVR/RHP
3-3/2.83 ERA/55 SO/47.2 IP
performed well as the teams main setup man. He was not a regretabble free agent pickup and will return next season.

Bruce Rondon/82 OVR/RHP
0-1/2.42 ERA/31 SO/22.1 IP
Rondon was our teams other setup man and didnt get near as much work although he is one of my favorite relievers and has been solid both seasons.

Joakim Soria/76 OVR/RHP
3-5/3.50 ERA/40 SO/46.1 IP
Big step down from last season and may be on his way out via retirement.

Nate Jones/86 OVR/RHP
1-3/3.38 ERA/53 SO/45.1 IP/39 SV/6 BSV
Not as lights out as last season but still performed well in his closer duties.

Standings

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AL EAST
X-Boston Red Sox 89-73
Baltimore Orioles 83-79
New York Yankees 82-80
Toronto Blue Jays 77-85
Tampa Bay Rays 75-87

AL CENTRAL
X-Cleveland Indians 96-66
Y-Chicago White Sox 93-69
Minnesota Twins 78-84
Kansas City Royals 75-87
Detroit Tigers 55-107

AL WEST
X-Oakland Athletics 91-71
Y-Los Angeles Angels 90-72
Houston Astros 82-80
Texas Rangers 71-91
Seattle Mariners 69-93


NL EAST
X-New York Mets 85-77
Washington Nationals 82-80
Philadelphia Phillies 77-85
Atlanta Braves 74-88
Miami Marlins 59-103

NL CENTRAL
X-Milwaukee Brewers 102-60
Y-Chicago Cubs 99-63
St Louis Cardinals 89-73
Cincinatti Reds 67-95
Pittsburgh Pirates 60-102

NL WEST
X-San Francisco Giants 104-58
Y-Los Angeles Dodgers 94-68
Colorado Rockies 93-69
Arizona Diamondbacks 72-90
San Diego Pades 67-95

Next Up, wild card game Vs. 90-72 LA Angel's

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[a bit outside]

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Hey guys, I'm exploring this mode for the first time and was wondering if you guys could give any tips on what type of players for each position. Like SS having good fielding and arm, 1b being contact and power, etc. I know it can probably get very complicated but some basic tips on that aspect would be greatly appreciated

I like a strong defensive middle infield (SS, 2B)
Big bat and big arm at 3B
Big bat at 1B
Big arm in RF
Range and speed in CF
Good bat and speed in LF
Best catcher you can get.

Speed is a great asset to have anywhere you can get it.