MLB The Show 18 Franchise Discussion Thread

[kinsmen7]

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15 games in and the Marlins are the surprise of the majors.

A sweep of the Cubs to start the year (including two late inning comebacks), set things in the right direction, culminating in a 12-3 start.

The pitching staff has been unbelievable, with top 5 stats across the board, and our back end of Burnett, Zych and Ziegler have surprisingly shut down more than a few attempts at late inning rallies.

On the flip side, the offense has been as tepid as anyone would have assumed. An extremely hot start from AJ Reed (.408/.500/.837), with 5 bombs and 17 RBI, has been been one of the lone bright spots offensively on this team. Brinson (.138/.160/.238) has struggled to start his first full season in the majors, as has Raimel Tapia (.208/.260/.302). The team ranks in the bottom 3 in most major offensive categories. Considering we've only only scored 47 runs in the first 15 games, it seems a miracle that we're even above .500.

The injury bug hit Yunel Escobar, who hits the 10 day DL with a sprained finger. The team called up J.T. Riddle to fill some depth up the middle, and before his first game he also ended up getting injured.

We travel north for a quick two game set against the Yankees next. Rolling with a 2 man bench and a staff that are pitching way over their heads, I have a very, very bad feeling about this...

[countryboy]

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How does Navarro follow up his debut?

By going 4 for 4 with 3 singles and a double. And catching his second complete game, this time a complete game shutout by Carlos Martinez who struck out 10.

Thus far Navarro is 7 for 8 with a homer, a double, and 3 RBI's. He's caught 2 complete games, one a shutout, and has helped manage 22 strikeouts thru 18 innings of baseball.

I have to say, I'm pleased thus far with this trade.

Our win and the Reds loss now moves us to 3 games behind for the Central division lead.

[kinsmen7]

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How does Navarro follow up his debut?

By going 4 for 4 with 3 singles and a double. And catching his second complete game, this time a complete game shutout by Carlos Martinez who struck out 10.

Thus far Navarro is 7 for 8 with a homer, a double, and 3 RBI's. He's caught 2 complete games, one a shutout, and has helped manage 22 strikeouts thru 18 innings of baseball.

I have to say, I'm pleased thus far with this trade.

Our win and the Reds loss now moves us to 3 games behind for the Central division lead.

I used to enjoy playing with Navarro when he was a Jay. Nice to have a switch hitting, offensive minded catcher (Though he fell off big time in real life). Looks like a great pickup for you so far!

[CHIBHAWKSRULE]

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Well the 2018 Red Sox finished the season 112-50 winning the AL East and the best record in the MLB. Hopefully will lead to a long playoff run.

Only top prospect to make the September call ups was Jay Groome after he dominated in AA. I wasn't planning on calling up in September at start of the season but he showed he deserved a look after dominating in AA. He made one relief appearance and one start for the Red Sox. I plan on starting him in AAA next season though.


Division Winners

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AL East - Boston Red Sox 112-50
AL Central - Cleveland Indians 105-57
AL West - Houston Astros 102-60

NL East - New York Mets 92-70
NL Central - Chicago Cubs 102-60
NL West - Colorado Rockies 92-70

Wild Cards

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AL - Oakland Athletics 93-69 and Minnesota Twins 83-69

NL - LA Dodgers 89-73 and Washington Nationals 88-74

Red Sox Stats

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Pitchers

Chris Sale 20-6 with a 1.97 ERA, 264 K's, 237 IP, 1.00 WHIP
David Price 16-6 with a 2.67 ERA, 177 K's, 236 IP, 1.02 WHIP
E. Rodriquez 17-4 with a 2.10 ERA, 163 K's, 188.1 IP, 1.08 WHIP
Rick Porcello 16-8 with a 3.20 ERA, 150 K's, 225.1 IP, 1.13 WHIP
Drew Pomeranz 12-7 with a 3.86 ERA, 155 K's, 191.1 IP, 1.37 WHIP

Hector Velasquez 7-2 with a 2.63 ERA, 33 K's, 65 IP, 1.14 WHIP
Steven Wright 1-4 with a 6.07 ERA, 21 K's, 29.2 IP, 1.38 WHIP
Heath Hembree 1-1 with a 2.29 ERA, 31 K's, 35.1 IP, 1.02 WHIP
Tommy Layne 4-3 with a 3.82 ERA, 26 K's, 33 IP, 1.64 WHIP
Matt Barnes 6-2 with a 3.94 ERA, 50 K's, 48 IP, 1.25 WHIP
Joe Kelly 3-0 with a 0.79 ERA, 39 K's, 34 IP, 0.97 WHIP, 3 Saves
Carson Smith 2-3 with a 3.32 ERA, 67 K's, 59.2 IP, 1.17 WHIP, 1 Save
Craig Kimbrel 4-3 with a 2.64 ERA, 65 K's, 61.1 IP, 1.24 WHIP, 50 Saves
Tyler Thornburg 1-0 with a 6.30 ERA, 9 K's, 10 IP, 2.10 WHIP
Robby Scott 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA, 2 K's, 3 IP, 0.67 WHIP
Bobby Poyner 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA, 2 K's, 2.1 IP, 0.43 WHIP
Jay Groome 1-1 with a 1.64 ERA, 10 K's, 11 IP, 0.82 WHIP
Ty Buttrey 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA, 0 K's, 1 IP, 1.00 WHIP


Position Players

Mookie Betts 0.293 AVG. 32 HR 92 RBI 176 Hits 30 SB 0.352 OBP 0.522 Slug 52 Walks
Dustin Pedroia 0.279 AVG. 15 HR 70 RBI 149 Hits 4 SB 0.332 OBP 0.434 Slug 35 Walks
Hanley Ramirez 0.230 AVG 18 HR 54 RBI 96 Hits 1 SB 0.290 OBP 0.426 Slug 31 Walks
J.D. Martinez 0.310 AVG 53 HR 136 RBI 202 Hits 5 SB 0.368 OBP 0.631 Slug 58 Walks
Xander Bogaerts 0.305 AVG 17 HR 75 RBI 186 Hits 16 SB 0.355 OBP 0.480 Slug 43 Walks
Blake Swihart 0.265 AVG 15 HR 60 RBI 127 Hits 4 SB 0.323 OBP 0.420 Slug 37 Walks
A. Benintendi 0.279 AVG 13 HR 66 RBI 154 Hits 9 SB 0.342 OBP 0.416 Slug 48 Walks
Eduardo Nunez 0.268 AVG 8 HR 41 RBI 107 Hits 23 SB 0.311 OBP 0.388 Slug 22 Walks
Jackie Bradley Jr. 0.296 AVG 22 HR 62 RBI 122 Hits 6 SB 0.260 OBP 0.522 Slug 31 Walks

Mitch Moreland 0.251 AVG 12 HR 38 RBI 63 Hits 0 SB 0.299 OBP 0.442 Slug 15 Walks
Rafael Devers 0.237 AVG 14 HR 55 RBI 98 Hits 8 SB 0.280 OBP 0.407 Slug 23 Walks
Sandy Leon 0.288 AVG 3 HR 12 RBI 19 Hits 0 SB 0.347 OBP 0.485 Slug 5 Walks
Brock Holt 0.245 AVG 2 HR 17 RBI 46 Hits 6 SB 0.298 OBP 0.330 Slug 12 Walks
Marco Hernandez 0.200 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI 2 Hits 0 SB 0.200 OBP 0.200 Slug 0 Wallks
Tzu-Wei Lin 0.333 AVG 0 HR 0 RBI 2 Hits 0 SB 0.429 OBP 0.333 Slug 1 Walk
Rusney Castillo 0.063 AVG 0 HR 2 RBI 1 Hit 0 SB 0.059 OBP 0.125 Slug 0 Walks
Christian Vazquez 0.237 AVG 0 HR 5 RBI 9 Hits 1 SB 0.356 OBP 0.342 Slug 5 Walks
Ivan Dejesus Jr. 0.500 AVG 0 HR 1 RBI 2 Hits 0 SB 0.500 OPB 0.500 Slug 0 Walks

Awards

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American League
MVP - J.D. Martinez - Red Sox
Cy Young - Chris Sale - Red Sox
Rookie - Brendan McKay - Rays
Batting Title - Jose Altuve - Astros
Reliever - Blake Parker - Angels
Hank Aaron - J.D. Martinez - Red Sox

National League
MVP - Jon Lester - Cubs
Cy Young - Jon Lester - Cubs
Rookie - Nick Senzel - Reds
Batting Title - Charlie Blackmon - Rockies
Reliever - Jake McGee - Rockies
Hank Aaron - Freddie Freeman - Braves

League Leaders

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Hitting

American League

AVG. - Jose Altuve - .328
HR - J.D. Martinez - 53
RBI - J.D. Martinez - 136
SB - Dee Gordon - 54

National League

AVG. - Charlie Blackmon - .313
HR - Rhys Hoskins - 41
RBI - Paul Goldschmidt - 111
SB - Jarrod Dyson - 39

Pitching

American League

Wins - Chris Archer - 21
Strikeouts - Chris Sale - 264
ERA - Chris Sale - 1.97
Saves - Craig Kimbrel and Andrew Miller - 50

National League

Wins - Jon Lester - 19
Strikeouts - Noah Syndergaard - 238
ERA - Jon Lester - 1.75
Saves - Jeurys Familia - 55

[Number999]

Re: MLB The Show 18 Franchise Discussion Thread

Miami Marlins ~ 2018 MLB The Show Franchise

I'm so glad I can finally dive into my MLB The Show Franchise for this year... last year I got all the way up to 2022 with my Marlins that was led by Giancarlo Stanton and Christian Yelich.... sadly due to this past offseason, basically everyone I know and love with the team is gone. But for some light at the end of the tunnel, there is the slight positive of this being a great team to rebuild that'll take quite some time, but it may just be worth the wait with the prospects we hopefully have developing.

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Prediction for 2018 MLB Season: The expectations for this MLB Season are understandably rock-bottom. Miami saw an exodus of talent following Derek Jeter's acquisition into an Ownership role and the few solid remaining players left include 27-year old catcher JT Realmuto, 29-year old 1st baseman Justin Bour, and 28-year old second baseman Starlin Castro. All three of those players could see their exit at the midway point this season if they're able to be moved and garner value. The pitching for Miami is understandably disastrous. Wei-Yen Chen is still locked in on his deal for another 2 years after this, then you're talking about normal 4th or 5th starters being asked to be 2's and 3's in the likes of Dan Straily, Jarlin Garcia, Caleb Smith, and Jose Ureña. The bullpen features two halfway decent arms in Kyle Barraclough and Drew Steckenrider, but lacks everything else. As for position players, Realmuto is the best player on the team and could be parlayed for more prospects should the occasion arise. 1st base features Justin Bour, 2nd is Starlin Castro, 3rd is Martin Prado who is 34-years old and has another year left on his deal, and at shortstop Miami has some mix of Miguel Rojas and JT Riddle. The outfield is where things begin to get extra depressing considering what we ocne had, with the likes of Derek Dietrich in left and Cameron Maybin in right. The lone bright spot? Potentially in center field as Florida native Lewis Brinson looks to become the new face of a Marlins team entering a new era.

So the current structure of things isn't very optimistic... but what is out there for the Marlins in terms of hope for the future? Well in terms of pitching, it's easy to look at Sandy Alcantara the main piece acquired in the Marcell Ozuna deal and say they certainly hope he turns into something special. Behind him you have more B-caliber arms in Merandy Gonzalez(acquired for AJ Ramos in a Mets trade) and Pablo Lopez(acquired for David Phelps in a Mariners trade), Jorge Guzman(best prospect in awful deal sending Giancarlo Stanton to the Yankees), and finally a few of their farm system guys personally drafted in the form of Braxton Garrett, Trevor Richards, and the much maligned Tyler Kolek who is looking more and more like a humongous bust with each passing day. Positionally, there isn't much optimism to be had behind the plate. At 1st, the Marlins also have nobody. At 2nd, you're talking about Isan Diaz who is one of many prospects the Marlins acquired for Christian Yelich when he was sent to the Brewers. Over at 3rd you're looking at Brian Anderson who could get some action, and at shortstop you continue to have little optimism... in the outfield you're talking about Brinson who will be the one prospect getting play time right away, but also Monte Harrison(via Brewers) and Magneuris Sierra(via Cardinals) do provide some optimism for a maybe-fun outfield of the future.

What else can be said? The Marlins are gonna probably be really awful this year. Ideally for the future, this means assuring a top draft pick. If I had to put a number on it... I'd say expect a 66-96 regular season in 2018 for the Fish with hopes of acquiring more talent for the future and pulling off a Cubs/Astros style rebuild. It's not gonna be pretty, and it'll be far from a guarantee, but Derek Jeter is betting his entire post-playing-career on this plan. For better or for worse, we have no option but to see where this takes us.

[a bit outside]

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We took two out of three at Wrigley, the second game had the wind blowing out and a total of eight homeruns hit....four by each team. This is the first time this year we have been over .500 as our record is 10-9.

Although my trade piece Tim Locastro has not had the banner start that CB’s Navarro has had, he has been very productive going 3 for 9 with a HR, Double and a stolen base. He has also been a much needed upgrade defensively.

It’s back to Busch for three with the Reds and three with the Mets.

[Liam_93]

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Struggling to settle on a franchise. I’ve looked at the Reds, Royals, Padres and Giants so far any ideas?


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[alston4659]

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Struggling to settle on a franchise. I’ve looked at the Reds, Royals, Padres and Giants so far any ideas?


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Padres have a good far and some intriguing young pieces at the major league level as well. Pure rebuild but second season should be key if your able to pickup some key free agents.

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[montgom24]

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Dbacks or Rockies, and why?

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Looking to kick off this franchise this long weekend so if anybody could give me an input on both of these teams I'd appreciate.

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[kinsmen7]

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Looking to kick off this franchise this long weekend so if anybody could give me an input on both of these teams I'd appreciate.

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Rockies. Nicer stadium. Lots of interesting prospects at the upper levels to either build around, or move for established veterans. Whole bunch of young arms as well.

And you get to have Charlie Blackmon, so that's a treat.

[kenp86]

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Looking to kick off this franchise this long weekend so if anybody could give me an input on both of these teams I'd appreciate.

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Rockies. Build that team up with elite power and watch everything fall in place. Having fun playing my fantasy rockies team built around power

[Spectplay]

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do the teams get a buff for playing at elevation?

[Spectplay]

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Reds Franchise would be cool

[Spectplay]

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reds would be cool

[montgom24]

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Looking to kick off this franchise this long weekend so if anybody could give me an input on both of these teams I'd appreciate.

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Rockies. Nicer stadium. Lots of interesting prospects at the upper levels to either build around, or move for established veterans. Whole bunch of young arms as well.

And you get to have Charlie Blackmon, so that's a treat.

Rockies. Build that team up with elite power and watch everything fall in place. Having fun playing my fantasy rockies team built around power

Leaning more towards Rockies for sure, but I've also consider nats. Who would y'all say in that discussion?

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