MLB The Show 19 Franchise Discussion Thread

[edeadstroke]

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MLB THE SHOW 19 - 2018 SPRING TRAINING

SPRING TRAINING - GAME 2 vs COL

CIN SP Matt Belisle vs COL SP Tyler Anderson

The REDS are are coming off an extra innings WIN in their first Spring Training game. The offense looks to build off the onslaught they handed out last game, while pitching needs improve on their poor (really poor) performance.

SP Matt Belisle would start for the REDS, Matt pitched well by going 3 scoreless innings while striking out 3. But, some worry as he also gave up 5 HITS.

The Rockies SP Tyler Anderson would also pitch 3 scoreless innings, allowing 3 HITS, but not striking out a single RED.

The game would stay scoreless until the top of the 6th when CIN SP Tim Adleman pitching in felief, who is on the 40 MAN, would allow the Rockies to score first. Then the Rockies would score again in the 7TH, this one was not Adleman's fault as the REDS would commit 2 fielding errors. None the less, the Rockies would lead 2-0.

This score would hold up and the REDS lose their first game. The offense would muster 6 HITS, but no runs obviously. The pitching was still atrocious, again allowing 15 HITS in back to back games.

REDS hope to get it together in Game 3 as the play the Indians again.

REDS SPRING TRAINING RECORD: 1 - 1

[GainzBro]

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Game 3 of the NLDS is going live right now.

Allan Draper makes his first ever Postseason Start in a game where the Cards can clinch the series and move on to the NLCS.

I don't mean to be weird but I noticed you don't cuss on your streams. I don't know if that's on purpose but I respect that.

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[countryboy]

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Cardinals take series versus the Braves

The Cardinals won their first series in nearly 3 weeks by beating the Braves on Saturday and Sunday, starting the month of May with 2 wins.

The Cardinals struggled Friday with the bats but Saturday and Sunday they totaled 17 runs on 32 hits and 8 homeruns, with Patrick Wisdom hitting 4 of those in the two days. Edmundo Sosa accounted for 2 more while Jo Adell and Ozzie Albies hit the others.

The Cardinals pitching staff was good in this series but Dakota Hudson is still winless after losing his Friday start 4-1.

The Cardinals will now host the Phillies for 3 games at Busch starting tomorrow as they look to continue this winning streak.

[TonyMoraco15]

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Don’t you guys think it feels so cool when you do something like switching a number on a player or make a move to acquire a player in your franchise and then it happens in real life MLB...

Last year I was playing with Texas and I switched Ronald Guzman # to 11 to start the 2019, then It happened IRL hehehe (I looked for his number in college and Minors [emoji6])

Then this year im playing with the Marlins, and in May (franchise month) I traded Brian Anderson and Prado for Jonathan Villar (to dump some money) and then it happened IRL [emoji2937][emoji1]

Has someone experienced the same??

[countryboy]

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Don’t you guys think it feels so cool when you do something like switching a number on a player or make a move to acquire a player in your franchise and then it happens in real life MLB...

Last year I was playing with Texas and I switched Ronald Guzman # to 11 to start the 2019, then It happened IRL hehehe (I looked for his number in college and Minors [emoji6])

Then this year im playing with the Marlins, and in May (franchise month) I traded Brian Anderson and Prado for Jonathan Villar (to dump some money) and then it happened IRL [emoji2937][emoji1]

Has someone experienced the same??

Yes

In my carryover franchise the Padres signed Manny Machado and the Phillies signed Bryce Harper and then it happened in real life.

[bjenks]

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I don't mean to be weird but I noticed you don't cuss on your streams. I don't know if that's on purpose but I respect that.

Sent from my LGMP260 using Operation Sports mobile app

Not weird at all man. I actually don't cuss at all in real life either. I'm a Christian and I try to do my best to represent that. I'm not perfect by any means though.

Anyway, Game 4 is about to go live for me. Kershaw trying to stave off Elimination against what looks like Carlos Martinez.

2-1 Series Lead.

[GainzBro]

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Not weird at all man. I actually don't cuss at all in real life either. I'm a Christian and I try to do my best to represent that. I'm not perfect by any means though.

Anyway, Game 4 is about to go live for me. Kershaw trying to stave off Elimination against what looks like Carlos Martinez.

2-1 Series Lead.

I thought maybe you are a Christian. I am too. Maybe that's why I noticed. Anyway that's why I brought it up.

Sent from my LGMP260 using Operation Sports mobile app

[bjenks]

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Going to Game 5 right now. This is crazy since I had a 2-0 lead and now we're going to a deciding game 5 in LA.

[bjenks]

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WE'RE GOING TO THE NLCS BOYS!

A masterful performance by Gerrit Cole in Game 5. 8 IP 5 H 2 ER 11 Ks

A 4-2 victory to advance to the NLCS to take on the Phillies! LETS GO

[bjenks]

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It's time for Game 1 of the NLCS vs the Phillies! Looking forward to this series and a chance to punch my ticket to the World Series! LETS GO

[countryboy]

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Good luck!

[CHIBHAWKSRULE]

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2025 White Sox Franchise - End of August 2025

White Sox end August at 97-39. Sox are just a win or a KC loss from clinching the AL Central. The Philadelphia Phillies (102-34) and the Chicago Cubs (98-38) have already clinched playoff spots in the NL.

White Sox Closer Patrick McKenzie's save streak continues, now at 108.

Team Leaders

Avg.: Jeremy Ramirez .361 - 1st AL
Hits: Charlie Tilson 168 - 3rd AL
Homers: Javier Estrada 34 - Tied for 5th AL
RBI: Javier Estrada 104 - Tied for 2nd AL
Steals: Charlie Tilson 27 - 3rd AL

Wins: Omar Salgado 19 - 1st AL
ERA: Omar Salgado 1.79 - 1st AL
Strikeouts: Omar Salgado 156 - Tied for 18th AL
WHIP: Omar Salgado 0.98 - 1st AL

Team Rankings

Avg.: .286 - 2nd MLB
Runs scored: 606 - 9th MLB
Homers: 152 - 12th MLB

ERA: 2.56 - 1st MLB
Runs Allowed: 366 - 1st MLB
Homers Allowed: 108 - 1st MLB
Strikeouts: 956 - 28th MLB

AL Central Standings

CWS - 97-39
KC - 72-65 - 25.5 GB - 0.5 GB WC
DET - 70-66 - 27.0 GB - 2.0 GB WC
CLE - 68-70 - 30.0 GB - 5.0 GB WC
MIN - 64-73 - 33.5 GB - 8.5 GB WC

[mlblover15]

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well, one more game and I am finally done with July 2020 and getting ready for the dog days of summer. once that game is played tonight I plan on giving you all a pretty lengthly update on everything from the standings to leaders in award races.

some of the races seem to be really getting insane... such as.. well if I tell you that now you won't have reason to read my post later lol... see you in a bit.

[Rocket32]

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June is here and the MLB draft is only 2 days away. Heading into June we are 41-18 in first place ahead of the Red Sox by 2.5 games. The Rays sit in third 7 games behind at 34-25.

Division Leaders:
Yankees 41-18
Royals 31-27
Astros 36-24
AL WC Red Sox 39-21 and Rays 34-25
Braves 36-22
Cubs 35-24
Dodgers 38-21
NL WC Rockies 36-24 and Phillies 35-25.

Now that we are two months in and have had a decent amount of time to evaluate the team, thinking of how to improve the roster. The Yankees have shown that they are ready and willing to strike early on the trade market if they can find the right opportunities. This roster has few holes, the only real weakness lies in...the rotation.

The Yankees shipped out a significant package of players to the Mets over the offseason to land Noah Syndergaard in an attempt to finally land the frontline starter they’ve been seeking for a while. And it’s been a disaster. So far he’s pitched to a 8.31 ERA and 1.79 WHIP. He was sent to AAA 2 weeks ago where he’s had 2 good starts, but the Yankee FO reportedly no longer believes he’s the right fit for this team.

We called up former Marlin Jose Urena who’s tossed a combined 12 shutout innings through his first two starts. Needless to say, Syndergaard’s spot in the rotation is gone. We don’t expect him to be the answer to our need for an ace, but we hope he can go on to be a quality starter this year.

Of course flipping Syndergaard now would be taking a loss on what we dealt for him, there’s no getting that same value back but surely there are teams that be more then interested in buying somewhat low on Thor. He’s 27, has great stuff, and is locked in on a reasonable salary of 9M this year and 11M next year. He dropped off a bit as a Met last year, with a 4.64 ERA and 1.38 WHIP, but there’s reason to believe he could turn it around elsewhere.

Possible trade targets this early?
Reports say the Yankees are in contact with the Diamondbacks about SP Zack Greinke. Through 79IP he owns a 3.16 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP at age 36. He is owed a massive 34.4M this year and next. That 2021 year makes him a definite risk, but it’s time to win now in NY.


We open up June with 3 games @ the 24-35 Cleveland Indians. More after the draft.

[mlblover15]

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So, here we are just now entering the dog days of August. With four months of the 2020 season complete, it is time to give you all an in-depth inside look into my franchises season to this point.

We start with the division standings. starting with the NL East.

The New York Mets find themselves in first place in the division entering August. They have pretty much had what you would call a stranglehold on the division up to this point. The Mets hold a record of 68-44 entering August.

Which allows them a slim four-game lead over the suddenly surging Washington Nationals (63-47). Who are now just a mere four games back of the first-place Mets

But don't think that there is not another team vying for division dominance. As the Phillies are just six games back of the Mets with a record of 60-48.

The Braves are in fourth place ten games back.


now let us move onto the NL Central.

The Chicago Cubs have maintained a chokehold on the division for a while now. they have a record of 67-44, and hold a commanding fifteen game lead over the division.

The closest any team has come to take them down was to get the lead
over the division down to just 12.5 games. The Reds are the team currently in second place in the division with a record of 51-58.

If the Cubs end up blowing this lead over the final two months of the season it will be a collapse of monumental proportions.


Onto the NL West.


The Diamondbacks, Rockies, and Dodgers have been battling out for first place almost every day of the season. Currently, the Diamondbacks find themselves up on top with a record of 72-40. The Rockies hold down the second-place spot just three and a half games back of the D-Backs with a record of 67-42. The Dodgers have been lagging in third place for the best part of the 2020 season with a record of 66-44.

These three teams have seen short periods when all teams were tied for the lead in the division. however every time the Diamondbacks have always been the ones to come out on top. We will have to see if they have what it takes to stay there until the end of the season.


now onto the NL Wild Card.


Currently, five teams are vying for the top two spots. At the top, you have the Colorado Rockies (67-62). then you have the Los Angeles Dodgers with a record of (66-44). The next three teams are all trying to take one or both of the top two teams down to secure a spot in the postseason.

First off we have the Washington Nationals. they have a record of 63-47 and are three games back of the Dodgers for the second-place slot. In fourth place, in the NL Wild Card race are the Philadelphia Phillies. With a record of 60-48. This puts them two games back of the Nationals and five games back of the second wild-card spot. Now you wouldn't normally at this time of year include a team more than say five or six games back of the top wild-card spot in any league. However, I feel the Braves who are nine games back could surprise a lot of people and make a push for this thing.


Now that we have the senior circuit out o the way, let us get on with the superior league the American League. Here we go.

Starting with the AL East.


The Boston Red Sox are the supreme leaders here as neither of their in-division rivals has been able to threaten them at any time this season.
The Red Sox lead the division with a record of 68-43. Which affords them a somewhat comfortable six and a half-game lead over second-place Toronto. Who has a record of 62-50 The Yankees hold down the third-place spot in the division with a record of 61-51. Which has them seven and a half games back of Boston?

This division was a dog fight down the stretch last year with these three teams beating up on each other for supremacy. Looks like we might be in for a repeat of that again this season.


Time to move on to the surprisingly upside down AL Central.

This division has been a fight between just two teams all year. Those teams being the Minnesota Twins, and the Kansas City Royals. Both teams at some point this season has either controlled the division or held a share of the lead. Currently entering August it is the Twins who hold the top spot with a record of 58-51. The Royals with a record of 57-52 find themselves just one game back of the division lead. The perennial division Champions, the Cleveland Indians seem to have fallen on hard times Finding themselves in third place, thirteen games back.


Now we come to the division which has been under one team's thumb for pretty much the entire season, the AL West. The two-time defending world champion Oakland Athletics has never been threatened in their ownership of the division. Even with the minor injuries to key players, and an abundance of trades and roster turn over this team continues to let the rest of baseball now that the world series will once again go through Oakland.

The A's have a 32 game lead over the second-place Los Angeles Angeles of Anaheim. With that size of a lead at this point in the season, the A's have a magic number of 22 to clinch their third consecutive division title.


Finally, we come to the AL Wild Card race. there are four teams within just four and a half games of the top two slots. Those two top slots are currently being held down by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (62-50), and the Toronto Blue Jays (62-50).

The four teams that have an outside chance at taking one of those two top spots are as follows. The Yankees are just one game back of the second wild-card spot with a record of 62-51. Just a half-game behind them are the Seattle Mariners with a record of 60-51. At three and a half games back of the second wild-card spot are the Kansas City Royals with a record of 57-52.
The final team in this very tight race is the Houston Astros. They find themselves four and a half games behind with a record of 57-54.


Well there you have it... the entire MLB pennant race going into the dog days of August.


Just a couple of quick notes to pass along.

Rougned Odor (Oak) leads the AL MVP race. (.319 avg, 68 HR, 137 RBI)

Sean Manaea (Oak) leads the AL Cy Young race. (16-1, 1.65 E.R.A., 201 K)

Khris Davis (Oak) leads the AL batting title race with an average of .360.


Oh one more thing, Odor holds the MLB Single season record of 83 home runs hit in a single season. He is on pace to completely shatter his own record in just one season after he set the new record in 2019.