MLB The Show 18 Franchise Discussion Thread

**Jr.** · 01-31-2019, 12:20 AM

Re: MLB The Show 18 Franchise Discussion Thread

In 2029 and my third season with the Orioles. We bottomed out the first two years for draft picks but the young players on the roster have figured it out with the help of a couple of vet FA signings (Sean Manaea, Xander Bogaerts, and Matt Olsen) and are currently 72-57, 7 games up in the AL East.

Thanks to my high draft picks, I currently have the top 2 prospects in the minors as well. The future looks bright in Baltimore.

**countryboy** · 01-31-2019, 09:41 AM

Re: MLB The Show 18 Franchise Discussion Thread

The calendar has flipped to September. We are currently 1/2 game behind the Cubs for the division lead and lead the wildcard with the Braves 2nd, 3 games behind us.

We will get additions to our club on September 5th as Memphis is not going to the postseason this year. Springfield will be, but they only have 3 guys on the 40 man roster.

Right now our concern is that Roberto Osuna continues to struggle and basically blow games for us. His ERA has now crept up to just below 5 (4.94 ERA) and his last 3 outing have resulted in him either blowing a lead or not keeping a game tied. Getting frustrating.

Our team is playing better in regards to the lineup as we have made Francisco Pena our everyday catcher. Carson Kelly may be on his way out of St.Louis as we continue to give him chances and time to develop and its just not happening. With other guys in the minors progressing (Andrew Knizer, Devon Snow, and Francisco Alvarez), Kelly at this point is more of a road block than an asset.

We got some good news as I mistakenly thought that Jack Flaherty was done for the season, but he returned sooner than expected and is now in the bullpen. Due to his constant shoulder/arm issues this year, we are going to limit his innings/pitches for the remainder of the season. He has done well pitching 2 innings in relief with 5 strikeouts and zero hits allowed.

We have the Reds for 3 games to start the month. The Reds made a push, but are starting to fade. Hopefully we can take this series and get September started off on the right foot.

Our Sept schedule:

3 vs Reds
3 @ Nationals
3 @ Tigers
3 vs Pirates
4 vs Dodgers
3 @ Braves
3 vs Giants
3 vs Brewers
3 @ Cubs

**mlblover15** · 01-31-2019, 01:36 PM

Re: MLB The Show 18 Franchise Discussion Thread

Another game, another win. that takes the win streak to nine games. our lead in the AL West is now standing at 7.5 games. As of this game, my closer is being shut down for a few games due to fatigue if needed I will just have to go closer by committee.

<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="13">Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="40%">Apr 23, 2019</td><td align="right" width="5%">1</td><td align="right" width="5%">2</td><td align="right" width="5%">3</td><td align="right" width="5%">4</td><td align="right" width="5%">5</td><td align="right" width="5%">6</td><td align="right" width="5%">7</td><td align="right" width="5%">8</td><td align="right" width="5%">9</td><td align="right" width="5%">R</td><td align="right" width="5%">H</td><td align="right" width="5%">E</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Oakland (20-3)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">3</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">1</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Minnesota (13-11)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">2</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">1</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" colspan="13">W: Andrew Triggs (3-2) L: Adalberto Mejia (0-3) S: Ryan Buchter (13)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="5">Scoring Summary</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="3" width="84%">SCORING DETAILS</td><td align="right" width="8%">OAK</td><td align="right" width="8%">MIN</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">OAK</td><td align="center" width="7%">3rd</td><td width="70%">Broxton homered to left. (363 ft)</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">MIN</td><td align="center" width="7%">3rd</td><td width="70%">Sano grounded out to Semien (6-3). Escobar scores</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">OAK</td><td align="center" width="7%">6th</td><td width="70%">Suarez homered to left. (404 ft)</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">OAK</td><td align="center" width="7%">6th </td><td width="70%">Odor homered to right (451 ft)</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">MIN</td><td align="center" width="7%">9th</td><td width="70%">Miller grounded out to Odor (4-3). Polanco scores</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#00483A" colspan="9">Oakland Athletics</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Broxton, CF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.345</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Piscotty, RF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.300</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Jones, LF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.300</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Suarez, 3B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.232</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Semien, SS</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.333</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Odor, 2B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.177</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Hosmer, 1B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.318</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Medrano, C</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.091</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Camargo, DH</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.081</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">35</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9">BATTING: 2B: Piscotty (3) HR: Odor (5), Suarez (1), Broxton (1) RBI: Odor (12), Suarez (4), Broxton (2)</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9">FIELDING: E: Semien (2)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#D31145" colspan="9">Minnesota Twins</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Cowan, LF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.265</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Granite, CF</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.149</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Sano, 3B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.247</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Kepler, RF</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.1779</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Alonso, 1B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.300</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Polanco, SS</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.431</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Miller, DH</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.244</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Castro, C</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.356</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Escobar, 2B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.283</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">32</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9">BATTING: 2B: Cowan (6) 3B: Polanco (1) RBI: Sano (12), Miller (9) GIDP: Castro</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9">FIELDING: E: Polanco (3)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#00483A" colspan="9">Oakland Athletics</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Triggs (W, 3-2)</td><td align="right">5.0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">4.61</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Bassitt (H, 2)</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">0.96</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Wilson (H, 4)</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">3.27</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Petit (H, 5)</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">0.00</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Buchter (S, 13)</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">1.26</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">9.0</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right"></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#D31145" colspan="9">Minnesota Twins</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Mejia (L, 0-3)</td><td align="right">5.2</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right" class="active">6.66</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>May</td><td align="right">1.1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">2.59</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Holland</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">3.38</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Rogers </td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">1.93</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">9.0</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right"></td></tr></table></body></html>

**mlblover15** · 01-31-2019, 04:01 PM

Re: MLB The Show 18 Franchise Discussion Thread

Swing discipline (F), Swing percentage on balls out of the zone (the way the F too high)

My Mental focus was off in this one. mind was all over the place most of the time. Both on the mound and at the dish. I think it is time for me to go to the store and get me a 12-pack of Dew!! coffee and iced tea just aren't cutting it anymore.

well, you take all that plus a team that has no real bench depth at all and a team that is severely fatigued by this road trip and this is the result you get. I don't think I took one pitch on any 1-1 counts to start out an at-bat in this game.

<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="13">Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="40%">Apr 23, 2019</td><td align="right" width="5%">1</td><td align="right" width="5%">2</td><td align="right" width="5%">3</td><td align="right" width="5%">4</td><td align="right" width="5%">5</td><td align="right" width="5%">6</td><td align="right" width="5%">7</td><td align="right" width="5%">8</td><td align="right" width="5%">9</td><td align="right" width="5%">R</td><td align="right" width="5%">H</td><td align="right" width="5%">E</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Oakland (20-4)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">2</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Minnesota (14-11)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">X</td><td align="right" class="active">4</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" colspan="13">W: Kyle Gibson (2-1) L: Drew Smyly (2-1) S: Assison Reed (8)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="5">Scoring Summary</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="3" width="84%">SCORING DETAILS</td><td align="right" width="8%">OAK</td><td align="right" width="8%">MIN</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">MIN</td><td align="center" width="7%">2nd</td><td width="70%">Alonso singled to left for a single. Sano scores</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">MIN</td><td align="center" width="7%">2nd</td><td width="70%">Cabrera homered to left. (396 ft). Alonso scores, Garvver scores</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td><td align="right" width="8%">4</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">OAK</td><td align="center" width="7%">7th</td><td width="70%">Marte hit to right for a single. Broxton scores, Russell scores. Medrano advances to 2nd. </td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td><td align="right" width="8%">4</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#00483A" colspan="9">Oakland Athletics</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Marte, CF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.215</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Jones, DH</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.284</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Davis, LF</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.267</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Hosmer, 1B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.315</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Odor, 2B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.181</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Suarez, 3B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.221</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Broxton, RF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.364</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Russell, SS</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.239</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Medrano, C</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.071</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">3533</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9">BATTING: 2B: Odor (3), Broxton 2 (4) RBI: Marte 2 (2)</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9">BASERUNNING: SB: Marte (6) </td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9">FIELDING: E: Semien (2)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#D31145" colspan="9">Minnesota Twins</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Cowan, LF</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.256</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Granite, CF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.141</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Nunez, 2B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.276</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Sano, 3B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.262</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Polanco, SS</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">408</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Matthews, DH</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.136</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Alonso, 1B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.313</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Garver, C</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.234</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Cabrera, RF</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.333</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">30</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9">BATTING: 2B: Sono 2 (8) HR: Cabrera (2) RBI: Alonso (10), Cabrera 3 (4) GIDP: Cabrera, Cowan</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9">BASERUNNING: CS: Sano (1)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#00483A" colspan="9">Oakland Athletics</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Smyly (L, 2-1)</td><td align="right">6.0</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">3.50</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Bassitt</td><td align="right">2.0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">0.79</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">8.0</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9">PITCHING: WP: Smyly 2 (3)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#D31145" colspan="9">Minnesota Twins</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Gibson (W, 2-1)</td><td align="right">6.2</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">5.34</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Presley (H, 1)</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">2.92</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Hildenberger (H, 4)</td><td align="right">0.1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">0.00</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Reed (S, 8)</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">0.00</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">9.0</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9">PITCHING: WP: Gibson (2)</td></tr></table></body></html>

**edeadstroke** · 01-31-2019, 04:53 PM

Re: MLB The Show 18 Franchise Discussion Thread

Hello fellow franchisees or franchisers,

I recently came to this thread looking to see if anyone has posted about an up to date franchise roster with 18 player stats, next thing I know is I had read page after page about others franchises. I like how some of you are posting info about your franchises as I do mine in my head. So I thought I would start a fresh Cincinnati Reds 18 Franchise and post along. Hope I dont bore too many of you. I am calling it...wait for it...

2018 Cincinnati Reds Fantasy Francise, go figure. The story goes a little something like this...

So me and the boys (Sean Casey, Junior, Bench and a few others were at Montgomery Inn knocking back a few beers and having some ribs after the 17 World Series, could not cheer for either team, maybe because of back in the day we all were in the same NL West division. When some of us started discussing the current ownership or lack of for the Reds. Go figure. Remember this in 2017. So we came up with the bright idea to buy the Reds and make them contenders again.

After prying the Reds away from Castellini, we decided a new manager was in order...Junior said he knew the perfect guy and gave him a call. Not know our soon to be new manager was sitting with H & H Steinbrenners at "The Evil Empire" Global Enterprises offices in New York, Junior was able to convince him to "Light Side", we would match thier offer plus Skyline chili for life. BOOM! or BOONE! I should say, this is how Young Aaron would become the next manager of the 2018 Cincinnati Reds.

It took some smooth talkin' from Sean Casey to calm down "The Evil Empire", but he convinced them with a smile and a laugh that they were still way up on the Reds organization, you know with Paul O'Neill, Aaron Boone and his 2003 ALCS 11th inning walk-off home run against the Red Sox, and most recently with the Chapman trade. We had to send them a little cash comp and Mack Jenkins our EX pitching coach.

This proved well as we were able to convince Bryan Price his true talents were as a pitching coach. We like Bryan and felt he got screwed by the old ownership. He agreed to stay on, it helped we paid him outright for his manager contract and offered him a more than fair pitching coach contract. We also sent Don Long packing and stole Jeff Branson away from the Pi-RATS, they in turn hired Long to get even...okay? We extended Benavides and Hatch...we got some smart, young guy out of the Orioles organizations to man our clubs farm system. I feel good things a comin'.

**mlblover15** · 01-31-2019, 06:54 PM

Re: MLB The Show 18 Franchise Discussion Thread

With three games remaining on this long 17 game stretch without a day off, it is now becoming clear that this team may be in some trouble. No hit for six innings in this one by Santana. the offense is just sleeping walking through these last couple of games. Well, that and my ineptitude in the swinging at balls I have no right even trying to get too without the use of a telephone pole size bat.

<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="13">Oakland Athletics at Chicago White Sox</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="40%">Apr 26, 2019</td><td align="right" width="5%">1</td><td align="right" width="5%">2</td><td align="right" width="5%">3</td><td align="right" width="5%">4</td><td align="right" width="5%">5</td><td align="right" width="5%">6</td><td align="right" width="5%">7</td><td align="right" width="5%">8</td><td align="right" width="5%">9</td><td align="right" width="5%">R</td><td align="right" width="5%">H</td><td align="right" width="5%">E</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Oakland (20-5)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">3</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Chicago (11-14)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">X</td><td align="right" class="active">7</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" colspan="13">W: Ervin Santana (1-5) L: Kendall Gravean (3-1)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="5">Scoring Summary</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="3" width="84%">SCORING DETAILS</td><td align="right" width="8%">OAK</td><td align="right" width="8%">CHW</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">CHW</td><td align="center" width="7%">6th</td><td width="70%">Cruz grounded to right for a single. May scores. Abreu advances to 3rd. </td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">CHW</td><td align="center" width="7%">6th</td><td width="70%">Castillo grounded out to Odor. (4-3). Abreu scores. Cruz advances to 3rd.</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">CHW</td><td align="center" width="7%">6th</td><td width="70%">Mahtook grounded out to Odor (4-3). Cruz scores. </td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">OAK</td><td align="center" width="7%">7th</td><td width="70%">Hosmer lined to left for a single. Marte scores. Johnes scores.</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">CHW</td><td align="center" width="7%">7th</td><td width="70%">Lopez homered to right. Moncada scores </td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td><td align="right" width="8%">5</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">CHW</td><td align="center" width="7%">7th</td><td width="70%">Cruz doubled to center. Abreu scores</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td><td align="right" width="8%">6</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">CHW</td><td align="center" width="7%">7th</td><td width="70%">Mahtook grounded to center for a single. Cruz scores</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td><td align="right" width="8%">7</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">OAK</td><td align="center" width="7%">8th</td><td width="70%">Russell doubled to center. Piscotty scores. </td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td><td align="right" width="8%">7</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#00483A" colspan="9">Oakland Athletics</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Marte, CF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.216</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Jones, DH</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.286</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Davis, LF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.256</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Hosmer, 1B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.323</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Odor, 2B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.172</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Semien, 3B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.297</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Piscotty, RF</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.301</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Russell, SS</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.243</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Realmuto, C</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.148</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">32</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9">BATTING: 2B: Hosmer (6), Russell (5), Jones (8) RBI: Hosmer 2 (20), Russell (9) GIDP: Davis</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#231F20" colspan="9">Chicago White Sox</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Lopez, 3B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.289</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>May, CF</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.245</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Abreu, 1B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.303</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Cruz, RF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.352</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Castillo, C</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.325</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Mahtook, LF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.259</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Anderson, SS</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.195</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Lustig, DH</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.200</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Moncada, 2B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.234</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">35</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9">BATTING: 2B: Moncada (6), Cruz (5), Mahtook (2) HR: Lopez (1) RBI: Castillo (17), Cruz 2 (20), Mahtook 2 (13), Lopez 2 (7)</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9">BASERUNNING: CS: Mahtook (2)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#00483A" colspan="9">Oakland Athletics</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Graveman (L, 3-1) </td><td align="right">6.0</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">2.12</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Wilson</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">6.00</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Dull</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">0.00</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">8.0</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9">PITCHING: WP: Graveman (2)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#231F20" colspan="9">Chicago White Sox</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Santana (W, 1-5)</td><td align="right">6.1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">5.29</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Goldberg (H, 1)</td><td align="right">0.2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">5.27</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Morris</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">6.43</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Schhill</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">4.67</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">9.0</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9">PITCHING: WP: Morris (1), Goldberg (1)</td></tr></table></body></html>

**edeadstroke** · 01-31-2019, 07:40 PM

Re: MLB The Show 18 Franchise Discussion Thread

Alright, I am back was working the phones with some other GMs, putting some deals together and what-not. So obviously as a new front office we got a late start on the FA market for 2018, but we still feel we made some great trades ( almost all had to pass through games AI) we had a couple roster management tweaks).

It seems that the Angels did not fax Zack Cozarts contract into the MLB offices before losing the original copy...so we stepped in and convinced Zack to come back to Cincy. Told you we had a smart guy in our front office, he gets things taken care of, no questions asked. We nicknamed him Epstein 2.0.

Rumors of not so honorable happening about the Angels may have reached Shohei Ohtani before his signing and we signed him as well.

We traded Boston - Duvall, Castillo and Peraza for Benintendi. Then Boston tried to sneak Castillo and Peraza on DFA and we swept in and claimed them. (Did this three time, each time they did the same thing.)

We traded Milwauke - Suarez, Wooten and some low prospect for Shaw and Hoover.

We sent Vlad Guiterrez, Aquino and some catcher (Cruz) to Seattle for Mike Leake in return.
Then some minor leaguer then got switched around, Nicolino and Walker for Vincej, Mejias-Brean and RP Josh Smith.

We brought Cingrani back from LA with a new friend Venditte a switch pitcher for Peralta and Rowen.

Matt Belisle and Adam Rosales are Reds again after sending some minor league prospects to Cleveland.

The Mets most of really wanted to unload Jay Bruce as they took Tyler Goeddel and De Paula.

Ryan LaMarre was happy to get out of Minnesota as he quoted, "His baseballs nearly froze up there", good luck Mason Williams and Dylan Floro as they are headed up there. Pack your parkas.

Had to let Sean Casey handle the Sonny Gray trade with the Yankees. He again used his charm to convince Cashman that Iglesias, Worley and Brice were just what the Yankees needed to win the AL East. Go Red Sox. Welcome to Cincinnati, Sonny.

Always Sonny in Cincinnati!

Some veteran leadership was signinged from the FA pool, Jonathan Broxton was brought in to be the new closer, Ryan Hanigan was brought in to add depth to the catcher position, Steve Selsky and Kyle Waldrop add to the minor league outfield depth.

We also add a well loved former Red to back up left field and first base...BIG DONKEY is back. Sean was able to talk Adam Dunn out of retirement. Love me some Home Runs and Strikeouts.

Other minor league trades are still being hashed out, we will keep you informed as they happen.

Our projected Opening Day roster...

Everyday eight - Mesoraco, Votto, Gennett, Cozart, Shaw, Benintendi, Hamilton & Bruce.

Bench - Barnhart, Dunn, Peraza, Rosales and Winker / Selsky / Kivlehan.

Rotation - DeSclafani, Castillo, Ohtani (possible ROY?), Leake and Gray.

Bullpen - Homer ( we will give him plenty of time to warm up, is 24 hour notice good?),
Belisle ( hope to get him some spot starts, when we get his stamnia up),
David Hernandez, Garrett, Lorenzen, Cingrani and Broxton.

FEELING GOOD.

**edeadstroke** · 01-31-2019, 08:36 PM

Re: MLB The Show 18 Franchise Discussion Thread

Go Reds! Play the spoiler.

**edeadstroke** · 01-31-2019, 08:51 PM

Re: MLB The Show 18 Franchise Discussion Thread

Spring Training is about to start...will be doing Manager Mode through ST.
Can someone instruct me on how to post game box scores. Thanks.

**edeadstroke** · 01-31-2019, 08:55 PM

Re: MLB The Show 18 Franchise Discussion Thread

He couldn't have hit that with an oar! Wanna bet, someone get me an oar.

**Liam_93** · 02-01-2019, 01:26 PM

MLB The Show 18 Franchise Discussion Thread

I was looking to start a new franchise to keep me going till 19 drops and I was on YouTube and the Royals playoff runs in 2014 and 2015 popped up on my feed and after watching them and how they were so dramatic it was a perfect story for me. A what if scenario. What if the core of Cain, Hosmer and Moose stay together with an improving Merrifield? Along with young talent like Soler and Bonifacio, Could it have been a dynasty? What if Ventura doesn’t have the accident? Could it have been a dynasty?

Instead I welcome the challenge to build a franchise that has been stripped of talent through Free agency and travesty and look forward to building it from the ground up and making it that dynasty that it teased to be.

I simmed the first season where we went 62-100. We resigned guys like Bonafacio, Merifield, Junis, Phillips to multi year deals. And signed some guys to sort of stopgap deals and 1 year deals in positions of need where either we let guys go that offered us nothing in that previous season or while we’re waiting for younger guys to develop. Some of them will be brought back if they have a good season and some as said before will be moved on of the younger talent is ready.

Key Offeason additions

Daniel Murphy signed to 1 yr/8.8m deal (Was in the free agency pool in spring training)

Asdrubal Cabrerra signed to 1 yr/7.5m deal

Adam Jones signed to 1yr/4.5m deal

Tyson Ross signed to 1 yr/4.8m deal

Matt Adams signed to 1 yr/3.0m deal

Mart Harvey signed to 1yr/5m deal

Kike Hernandez signed to 1yr/3.5m deal

Trevor Rosenthal signed to 3yr/3.2m deal

Tony Zych signed to 2yr/1.1m deal

Rene Rivera signed to 1yr/1m deal

Mike Foltynewicz acquired via trade

I’m happy with these additions as we’ve gained some solid bats in the starting lineup and off the bench along with some consistency and our team although still rebuilding is looking stronger than a year ago and were hoping to avoid another 100 loss season.

Kansas City Prospect watch

SP Brady Singer

1B Nick Pratto

OF Seuly Matias

C MJ Melendez

C Meibrys Viloria

OF Khalil Lee

SP Jackson Kowar

It’s a slow process but my plan is to challenge for a wildcard berth in the next couple seasons.

Our lineup against RHP

1. 1B - Daniel Murphy
2. 2B - Whit Merrifield
3. SS - Asdrubal Cabrera
4. C - Salvador Perez
5. RF - Jorge Soler
6. CF - Adam Jones
7. DH - Jorge Bonafacio
8. 3B - Adalberto Mondesi
9. LF - Brett Philips

Against LHP

1. 2B - Whit Merrifield
2. CF - Adam Jones
3. SS - Asdrubal Cabrera
4. RF - Jorge Soler
5. 1B - Daniel Murphy
6. DH - Jorge Bonafacio
7. C - Salvador Perez
8. 3B - Adalberto Mondesi
9. LF - Brett Phillips

Bench

UT - Kike Hernandez
OF - Alex Gordon
C - Rene Rivera
1B/LF - Matt Adams

Starting Rotation

Mike Foltynewicz
Jake Junis
Danny Duffy
Tyson Ross
Matt Harvey

Bullpen

LRP - Jorge Lopez
LRP - Nate Karns
MRP - Tony Zych
MRP - Josh Stuamont
MRP - Brian Flynn
SU - Trevor Rosenthal
CP - Wily Peralta

Depending on the performance of Peralta, Rosenthal might end up being our closer long term.

I played opening day last night as the Royals rolled into Rogers Center to battle the blue jays who had ace Marcus Stroman on the mound whilst newly acquired Mike Foltynewicz would lead this new look Royals pitching staff into 2019 and hopefully beyond.

It was a bit of a slugfest with the teams combining for 19 base hits, 11 for the Royals and 8 for the Jays. Each team scored 3 runs in the first inning and it would stay that way with plenty of action on the bases but no one coming up with a clutch hit to drive in the go a head run.

Until the top of the 7th where Jorge Bonafacio would step up, high slider, no doubt 420 ft bomb to the second deck of Rogers Center and it would stay that way for Wily Peralta to close out the game in the 9th.

Next up the home opener at Kaufmann Stadium vs the undefeated Oakland A’s.

**ECUoak** · 02-01-2019, 03:40 PM

MLB The Show 18 Franchise Discussion Thread

Can you change teams during the off-season without having to restart? I’m thinking about switching to a team in need of a rebuild.

Sitting at 9-1 with the Dodgers. Oddly, Dylan Floro is my leading pitcher with a 4-0 record which he’s earned all in relief appearances and Jansen already has 6 saves. My salary dump so far has been with these trades:

SP Alex Wood and C Yasmani Grandal to Miami for C J.T. Realmuto

3B David Freese to Angels for RP Eduardo Paredes (minor leaguer)

2B Brian Dozier to Rays for RP Jose Alvarado and 2B Joey Wendle

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**countryboy** · 02-01-2019, 04:09 PM

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Well we dropped 2 out of 3 against the Reds and now trail the Cubs by 2 1/2 games with 25 games left to play. We currently are the top wildcard team as we are 3 1/2 up on the 2nd spot Braves.

Our bullpen is tired and we are in need of reinforcements, which will be coming in 2 days, as Memphis finishes up their season.

Offensively we've been fairly solid. Sure we've had a game here or there where we struggle to either hit or drive in runs, but we're averaging around 4 runs a game over our last 10. Not sitting the league on fire, but not horrible. Problem is our bullpen just can't maintain a lead or keep the score where it is when they enter.

We're about to play 3 in Washington against the struggling Nationals. Really need this series.

Around the league:

Blue Jays lead the Rays by 3 games in what is just a 2 team race at this point. The Orioles and Red Sox have both faded the last few weeks and the Yankees never really were in it this year.

Twins hold a 4 1/2 game lead on the Indians in the AL Central. The Tigers are 6 back, but no one can seem to catch the Twins, who are just 5-5 in their last 10. They have won their last 3 though.

A's have just about locked up the West. They lead the Astros by 9 1/2 games. The Astros are hot right now, but the A's are consistent winning series after series. They haven't lost a series since July.

Rays and Astros are the two wildcard teams. Indians (3.5) Orioles (4) Red Sox (4.5) Tigers (5) and Mariners (5) are still in the hunt.

Marlins lead the Braves by 5 1/2 games in a two team race in the NL East. The Braves had gotten to within one, but they have struggled lately and the Marlins had won 6 straight until their last game. The Marlins are looking to repeat as World Series champions in 2021.

The Dodgers lead the Padres by 6 games and while it seems like a 2 team race, the Padres really haven't been close since about June. The Dodgers have maintained a 5+ game lead in the West since Father's Day. I don't see them losing that lead.

Cardinals and Braves are the two wildcard teams. Padres (1.5) Pirates (1.5) and Reds (4.5) are still in the hunt.

**Hayman19** · 02-01-2019, 05:21 PM

Re: MLB The Show 18 Franchise Discussion Thread

Originally posted by ECUoak

Can you change teams during the off-season without having to restart? I’m thinking about switching to a team in need of a rebuild.

Sitting at 9-1 with the Dodgers. Oddly, Dylan Floro is my leading pitcher with a 4-0 record which he’s earned all in relief appearances and Jansen already has 6 saves. My salary dump so far has been with these trades:

SP Alex Wood and C Yasmani Grandal to Miami for C J.T. Realmuto

3B David Freese to Angels for RP Eduardo Paredes (minor leaguer)

2B Brian Dozier to Rays for RP Jose Alvarado and 2B Joey Wendle

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This is one of the many benefits of 30 team control, just change the settings of your current team to be managed by the CPU and change the settings of whatever team you want to be controlled by USER.

And im sorry, but that JTR trade is horrible for the Marlins.

**ECUoak** · 02-01-2019, 05:31 PM

Re: MLB The Show 18 Franchise Discussion Thread

Originally posted by Hayman19

This is one of the many benefits of 30 team control, just change the settings of your current team to be managed by the CPU and change the settings of whatever team you want to be controlled by USER.

And im sorry, but that JTR trade is horrible for the Marlins.

Dang I probably needed to set up 30 team control before starting a season. Oh well.

Oddly Miami was all about the trade. In the roster I have Grandal and Realmuto have almost the same overall, both low 80’s

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