MLB The Show 19 Franchise Discussion Thread

[eric7064]

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23-17 at the quarter point. I acquired Gyorko after the Tellez injury. Just a week later Teoscar broke his ankle. 2-3 months.

Vlad and Bo are killing it so far, Bo over .330 and Vlad at .290. Grichuk has 29 RBI and 9 HR's already. Gyorko has been a massive addition, hitting .330 with 25 RBI. Drury has stepped in and his hitting .440 with 6hr and 23 RBI.

I am very impressed with the offense so far, and we began May losing the first 6 games, and I was worried we were headed for the downfall.

Rotation is doing well, Stroman is 5-2 with a 2.20, Sanchez has a 3.10, SHoemaker has aa 2.50. The 4 & 5 are struggling a bit, but still putting some quality outings together.

Bo Sox are still 3 up (26-14) and dont look to slow down anytime soon. Draft is about 23 days away. Hoping we can keep playing competitive baseball.

Played alot the last week. Things went downhill for the Jays in June and July. Completely falling out of the race with the Red Sox and the Wild Card.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was my lone All Star. Vlad Jr made a push to get on the team hitting .320 at the break with 10 hr's and 35 RBI. Saving him the first 20 games likely cost him a spot.

Late July came around and I decided to sell, CP Ken Giles was traded for Riley Pint of COL. Nice young prospect to develop. Rowdy Tellez came back from injury and there was now a logjam at 1B with Gyorko/Smoak/Tellez. Smoak was traded for a B potential RP prospect.

The Blue Jays played .500 ball in August and September despite Sanchez and Stroman struggling in the 2nd half. Stroman was 7-3 with a 2.3ERA at the break. Finished 11-11 with a 3.77.

I finished 2019 with a 73-89 record playing one game a series, Mike Lowe Sliders. Some highlights

Vlad wins ROTY with a line of .350AVG, 18HR, 74 RBI
Bo came in 2nd with a line of: .267, 12 HRs, 56 RBI, 17 SB
Gyorko was a massive addition: .295, 28HRS, 105 RBI
Gurriel JR All star with a line of: .312, 8HR's, 45 RBI

Jays offense was much better then expected. 4th in the MLB in average and hits. Starting rotation struggled, Shoemaker and Borucki had over a 5 ERA, Young pitcher Thornburg threw a respectable 4.3ERA. The bullpen was atrocious and was the true downfall of the team, not a single reliever had under a 3.2ERA.

Draft:
1st RD: SP Burris, A 98 potential 21 years old. 68 Overall
2nd RD: LF McMahon, A 92 Potential, 19 yrd old, 74 Overall, 65+ power both sides already, with 77 speed, and over 70 fielding. Only 40's contact

Red Sox dominated with 110 wins and won the World Series over the Dodgers.

Blue Jays offseason time.

[Sweatmonkey]

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*BASEBALL HEAVEN*


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FROM THE CARDINALS PERSPECTIVE

A 2019 DREAM-CHISE WITH ALL LEGENDS INCORPORATED INTO THEIR RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS

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Spring Brings Amazing New Life
( with major egos!)
****Continued****

Over the next few days the rest of the team including the other historic invites would arrive. The list of proven Cardinal heros who have all wrote their own epic stories once; that now populate almost every position on the practice field, make the opportunities for those that before felt little doubt about their roles, feel almost impossible to attain. The complete list of Cardinal legends that have decided to take this journey are as follows:

SP- Bob Gibson
CP- Bruce Sutter
C/ 1B- Yadier Molina
1B/ (3B, RF, LF)- Albert Pujols
2B/ (INF, OF, anywhere)- Rogers Hornsby
SS- Ozzie Smith
LF/ (RF, 1B)- Stan Musial
LF/ (RF, CF)- Lou Brock
RF/ LF- Enos Slaughter


Wow! What an impressive and intimidating group to say the least! “How can this even be fair that we are so stacked? “ Said Tyler O’Neil when asked what his first impressions of the squad were. But as reports about other participating invites from the rest of the league started coming in, it became clear this league would be no picnic. Just a glance inside their own division and in particular at the biggest rival Cubs team, and there was a collective silence and moment of clarity about the mountain of a task ahead. Cubs invites (outside their already stacked lineup) looked something like this:

SP- Mark Prior
RP- Fergie Jenkins
RP- Bruce Sutter (Young version)
RP- Kerry Wood
CP- Lee Smith
2B- Ryne Sandburg
SS- Ernie Banks
LF- Billy Williams

(Ridiculous pitching! Especially in the pen obviously!)

Reds invites:

RP- Rob Dibble
C- Jonny Bench
1B- Tony Perez
2B- Joe Morgan
SS- Barry Larkin
RF- Ken Griffey Sr.

Pirates invites:

C- Jason Kendall
1B- Willie Stargell
2B- Bill Mazeroski
LF- Ralph Kiner
CF- Andrew McCutchen
RF- Dave Parker

Brewers invites:

3B- Paul Molitor
SS- Robin Yount
LF- Ryan Braun (Young version)

Remember, these invites plug into the rosters of already in place 2019 super stars. When lineups are viewed in their entirety they can be almost frightening! Lol

Obviously the word “stacked” would have to be redefined! The new question was how our beloved Cardinals measured up to the rest of the stacks! Time to check egos at the gate! One great thing about this group of Cardinal invites, is they are all of ********* character, and absolute professionals. They all seem to embrace the opportunity to help every level of the organization. “The Cardinal Way” is evident in every player regardless of the era they called home. Certain players stood out immediately as almost father figures and mentors such as Stan and especially Rogers, who even Stan and Eno looked up to without question! And the 21 year old (rookie) version of Albert felt just as intimidated as any of them. He obviously still felt a need to prove himself like anybody else. Goldshmidt seemed completely unworried about how that would affect his role. “I go out and work hard, do my part to help this team however that works out. Same as we’ve all done since little league. That’s how it works! I’m lucky to be surrounded by so much talent to learn from!”



How does a player still developing his craft even think he can compete with this group for a spot. Initial excitement quickly turns to a nervous, anxious and extremely competitive locker room. Mike Shildt explained his take in an interview by stating, “The PCL will be as competitive as any MLB season was! It’s gonna be a fun year for those teams and cities as well! Honestly I wouldn’t consider playing there any less satisfying as an athlete. But as always, our organization gives opportunity to those that earn it. ALWAYS! That will be no different here!”

So the stage is set, and it’s time to play it out. Let the games begin!

[KnightTemplar]

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Braves have gone 9-4 in the last two weeks while the Phillies have gone 4-10 allowing me to sneak into first place. Mets went 8-5 to move into second place.

Harper is hitting .246 for the Phils with 11 homeruns thru 52 games. He's stuck out 50 times 50 times in 191 plate appearances (sounds about right).

RF Markakis .340
2b Ozzie Albies .293
LF Ronald Acuna JR .281
CF Dan Enfield .268
3b Mike Will .310
C Steve Wilkerson .265
1b Gabe Hougard .297
SS Brooklyn Bridges .316 (just brought up only has 38 AB)

LF A.C. Read .218
C Jody Kelsey .232
CF Tricky Smith .500 (only has 12 AB brought up recently)
3b Shelfy Robinson .273

Starting Pitchers

Julio Teheran 4-4 4.40
Sean Newcomb 4-4 3.16
Mike Foltynewicz 1-1 4.24 (just came off DL)
Bruce Rondon 6-0 1.56
Joel Benjamin 5-4 3.90
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Enoch Webster 1-0 2.90
Shane Carle 0-0 13.50
Josh Tomlin 0-0 1.59
Paul Sporer 1-0 3.50
Kyle Crockett 2-1 1.46
Johnny Venters 0-2 5.30
AJ Minter 0-1 1.06

Other first place teams

Rays
Twins
Mariners
Cubs
Dodgers

Wild Cards Reds/Rockies
Astros/Athletics

[countryboy]

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**TRADE ALERT**

The Phillies and Rockies have agreed to the first significant trade of the 2022 season.

Phillies Get

SP - Carter Stewart
OF - Corey Dickerson

Rockies Get

CP - Seranthony Dominguez

I like this trade by the Rockies. Their starting pitching depth is deep and Corey Dickerson wasn't really a factor. Plus the Rockies are all but out of the playoffs already. Getting Dominguez improves an average at best bullpen.

I don't understand this trade by the Phillies. They are surprisingly still in contention for the playoffs but just traded away one of their top bullpen pieces. Getting Carter Stewart helps deepen starting pitching, and they needed an outfielder, just think they gave up too much on this trade.

Will be interesting to see how this one plays out over the course of this season and next.

[Wayne510]

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Happened to me again! Every time I use my favorite team (A’s) in franchise mode I get way to attached to players! Happen to anyone else?

[cubbies1744]

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The first of many weekly recaps and one highlighted game. Plan on adding a standings page and league leaders. Will prolly do those other pages once I get around 30 games in. Hope every one enjoys!!20190509_130442.jpg20190509_130619.jpg

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[countryboy]

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Oh how I wish I had the patience, skills, and smarts to do templates like that.

I do good to have multiple colors in a post...

[Jeffrey Smith]

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Happened to me again! Every time I use my favorite team (A’s) in franchise mode I get way to attached to players! Happen to anyone else?

Every year


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[kinsmen7]

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Oh how I wish I had the patience, skills, and smarts to do templates like that.

I do good to have multiple colors in a post...

Is there a place with templates? I too have this problem, and only recently learned how to add a header to the page hahaha

[cubbies1744]

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Oh how I wish I had the patience, skills, and smarts to do templates like that.

I do good to have multiple colors in a post...[emoji38]

It's actually a newsletter template from Microsoft word. I just replaced all the content with my own and messed around with it alil.

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[cubbies1744]

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Happened to me again! Every time I use my favorite team (A’s) in franchise mode I get way to attached to players! Happen to anyone else?

Happens to me all the time......this year in my Cubs franchise I did a fire sale and traded alot of players and spent like 30 mins on a couple debating whether to trade them or not [emoji23][emoji23]

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[Gagnon39]

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The first of many weekly recaps and one highlighted game. Plan on adding a standings page and league leaders. Will prolly do those other pages once I get around 30 games in. Hope every one enjoys!![ATTACH]163880[/ATTACH][ATTACH]163881[/ATTACH]

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Very nice! Well done.


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[Charvalos]

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Today, I lost a game 10-7 against the Rockies were the two teams combined 32 hits. It was just insane.

[Gagnon39]

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I just cannot get anything going this year, I find ways to lose constantly. I just lost a game where I had a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the eighth with two outs and no one on. Routine ground ball to Baez... error. Next batter, home run. I manage to tie the game in the top of the ninth but then, like clockwork, walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth.

That makes me 1-7 over my last 8 games, including a six-game losing streak. I’m 18-22 on the year and the most games I’ve won consecutively is three. I have never, ever had this much of an issue winning games.

I feel like the game is just generally more difficult this year.


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[Sweatmonkey]

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*BASEBALL HEAVEN*


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FROM THE CARDINALS PERSPECTIVE

A 2019 DREAM-CHISE WITH ALL LEGENDS INCORPORATED INTO THEIR RESPECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS

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LET THE GAMES BEGIN

After the fun but fierce and intense battles of spring training to claim a spot on the parent club, it was time to make the hard decisions. Alex Reyes had sprained a finger and would miss the first couple weeks of the season, but had done enough already to reserve his spot. But this also bought some extra time for the others that were still on the bubble. (Waino, Wacha and Flaherty). Gibby, Micholas and Martínez had nothing left to prove at this point. The team had an outside hope that Gomber might suddenly blossom, mainly because they have no left handed pitching at all outside of Miller in the pen, who was leaving little doubt that he was the obvious best option as Closer. But Gomber was clearly just not ready yet for this level of competition. So the opening day rotation would look like this:

Gibson
Micholas
Martinez
Wacha
Flaherty
Wainwright (long relief/ spot starter)


The infield was certainly more challenging! But ultimately came down to this as the “main” lineup:

C: Molina
1B: Pujols
2B: Hornsby
3B: Carpenter
SS: Ozzie

Against lefties Goldshmidt would play 1B and Pujols would move to 3B. Wong would remain as a bench option, but other big names such as DeJong and Gyorko would be Memphis bound.


In the outfield, there was little to be argued about with Musial, Brock and Slaughter on the squad. Except who would shift to center, and Brock’s wheels really made that decision easy. The bigger question was who to keep on the bench as backups and who to send to Memphis. Ultimately the decision to make sure Bader and O’Neil continued playing everyday and developing their skills in Memphis was made. So between Ozuna, Jose Martinez and Fowler only 2 could remain. Fowler drew the short straw and was sent to complete the Memphis outfield. What a team the aaa affiliate would field for the Memphis crowd!


The final bullpen decisions weren’t easy! Miller surprisingly made the closer choice a no brainer. And the setup roles filled rather naturally with Sutter and Hicks, but middle relief was not so clear. The 3 kept were:

Gregerson
Brebbia
Leone

Last spot came down to Leone or Gant

Gant would go to Memphis and serve as Closer to start the year