MLB The Show 19 Franchise Discussion Thread

[countryboy]

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Good luck man!


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[LowerWolf]

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I’m having one of those trade regret moments, so I’m going to break my house rule and undue some things.

Braves/Yankees/Brewers get together for a three-team deal

• Clint Frazier heads back to New York. The Yankees also acquire AA LF Stanley Matsui (long lost nephew of Hideki) from the Braves.
• Miguel Cabral, originally acquired from Atlanta for Frazier, goes from New York to Milwaukee. Double-A LF Oscar Urbina is also going to the Brewers.
• The Braves re-acquire SP Bryse Wilson from Milwaukee. They also get AA LF Richie Ellison from the Brewers.

In other news, Liberty Media has increased the Braves budget to $140M. That gives the Braves GM an additional $5M to spend and likely means the Braves will hold on to relief pitcher Darren O’Day. Rumors were Atlanta had the veteran on the trade block due to his salary.

[Shamhat1915]

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Okay, I just had perhaps the best draft I've ever had in a MLB The Show franchise. I'm still playing The Show 18, so I hope it's okay to post it here, but I just had to share this after going through my draft. Needed bats in our system to coincide with our pitching (I'm running the Tigers) and this draft I believe has given us great prospects.

Looking at the draft, I really got some solid bats into our system. And I didn't even realize it until after the draft, but four of the five we signed were 18 years old lol.
I had made a post asking for help deciding on my first overall pick, and selected OF Brett Perez. 73 overall, 97 potential. Our second pick was infielder Odell Cooley from Maine. 70 overall, 89 potential. Our third pick was infielder Fernando Becerra from the Dominican Republic. 72 overall, 87 potential.*
Pitcher Eric Coker from the Netherlands was taken with our fifth pick. At 70 overall and 77 potential not the greatest, but he has a K/9 rating of 78, BB/9 of 64 with 78 velocity and 90 break. H/9 and HR/9 are a bit worrisome at 40 each, but could be a solid starter with a two-seam fastball, sinker, slider and change-up
Fifth rounder Robby Haynes is a lefty out of the Dominican Republic that is the final selection we are signing with 67 overall and 74 potential.
Our 6th rounder isn't getting signed. Demetrius Ouellette out if Ohio. 52 overall with 63 potential and is 20 years old. His BB/9 is his best rating at 48, the others are 37 or lower, though he does have 83 velocity. I'm more inclined to move some starters to the bullpen instead.

So, to sum it up, our draft consisted of:
OF Brett Perez 73/97
IF Odell Cooley 70/89
IF Fernando Becerra 72/87
RHP Eric Coker 70/77
LHP Robby Haynes 67/74

All five could potentially be on the roster next year, but I'll probably start them in AA to see how they perform. But I don't expect them to be in the minors long

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[countryboy]

MLB The Show 19 Franchise Discussion Thread

First it’s definitely ok to post about your ‘18 franchise in this thread.

And that is an awesome draft! I’ve never been able to draft that well lol.

You’ve got talent to call up quickly or a few enticing trade pieces to land a big time trade!

One thing is don’t quickly dismiss the Oullette dude from Ohio. Sometimes these low rated and low potential guys can surprise you.

I’m not saying he’ll be a MLB all star or even a MLB regular but one the best relievers in my organization is a D potential flamethrower that was a 51 when I drafted him. He’s at 63 right now (3 years later) and the setup man at my AA affiliate.

I’m thinking of giving him a shot in Spring Training next year

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[CHIBHAWKSRULE]

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2023 White Sox Franchise - Game 7 World Series

It all comes down to this. Will the Sox win back to back World Series Championships or will the Rival Cubs finish another comeback from down 3 games to 1?

Carlos Carrasco on the mound for the White Sox and Drew Smyly for the Cubs.

Sox 1B Jose Abreu would open up the scoring with a RBI Single in the top half of the 1st. 1-0 CWS

Cubs LF Kyle Schwarber would knot the game up at 1 with a RBI single of his own in the bottom half of the 3rd. 1-1

The pitching would hold it there until the 9th.

White Sox Catcher Luther Hightower would lead off the 9th with a single. Hightower would be pinch ran for by speedy OF Adam Engel who would steal 2nd base. After 2B Elvis Andrus lined out to shallow right for the first out of the inning, Engel would advance to 3rd on a passed ball and then score the go ahead run on 3B Jeremy Ramirez single to right. 2-1 CWS

On comes Sox Rookie Closer Patrick McKenzie, who has been perfect in the postseason. Game 7 would be no different. McKenzie shuts the door after only giving up a 2 out single by Cubs C Willson Contreras but would strike out pinch hitter Mark Zagunis to end the game and winning the White Sox 2nd straight World Series Title at the home of the Crosstown Rival Chicago Cubs.

Playoff MVP's:

NL: Kyle Schwarber
AL: Luis Urias

World Series: Richie Cortez

Looking towards the Offseason the only upcoming free agent on the White Sox 25 man roster is Yoenis Cespedes who will be 38 next season if he doesn't retire.

We don't have any on 25 that are arbitration eligible either.

But we do have some vets that have a possibility of retiring. Other than Cespedes, Jose Abreu will also be 38 next season and Carlos Carrasco will be 37.

We are good at SP if Carrasco does retire with top prospect Andre Simons appears to be ready for the MLB.

If Abreu and/or Cespedes retire we may have to go look for a veteran power bat.

[UTAllTheWay]

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After much deliberation and even some test franchises, I have finally decided to start my real one with my favorite team... the Houston Astros. I normally don't play with them, but I have figured out that the best chance for me to really stick to one is if I know practically every player in the organization.

I'll play on HOF default sliders (except for the trade sliders). I'm only going to play the home games during the regular season. The away games will be simmed.

I don't really like to jump into a franchise with midseason rosters so I will be using the Opening Day Full Minors roster with no injuries so no Greinke or Yordan Alvarez on my ML roster.

At the end of each month I will post updates on here.

[Shamhat1915]

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First it’s definitely ok to post about your ‘18 franchise in this thread.

And that is an awesome draft! I’ve never been able to draft that well lol.

You’ve got talent to call up quickly or a few enticing trade pieces to land a big time trade!

One thing is don’t quickly dismiss the Oullette dude from Ohio. Sometimes these low rated and low potential guys can surprise you.

I’m not saying he’ll be a MLB all star or even a MLB regular but one the best relievers in my organization is a D potential flamethrower that was a 51 when I drafted him. He’s at 63 right now (3 years later) and the setup man at my AA affiliate.

I’m thinking of giving him a shot in Spring Training next year

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I've had some pretty good drafts; gotten pretty good at scouting and finding the players that fit what I want. And usually can go late into the draft and still have prospects I've scouted available. But never had one as good as this.

They all have the potential to be on the roster next year, but I'm planning on starting them in AA. I don't expect us to be contenders next year; we're the seventh worst team in the league right now, and injuries are putting us into even more of a tailspin. Don't want to bring them to the major league team right away just to lose. But it'll still depend on what we do in the off-season, and how much the other prospects develop.

After thinking more about it, I am on the fence with Oullette now. I may sign him; that 52 overall would put him in line with some of the other relief pitchers we currently have. And I put more of an emphasis on the BB/9 rating since I play more manager mode. Prefer my pitchers not to give up walks or homeruns, so I tend to focus on those skills. Hmmm. Decisions, decisions.

[FluffyTonka]

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On a little side note; is everyone else not seeing triples?

i'm on default sliders (except dropped reliever stamina by 2 clicks); the level above all star and in about about 20 odd games of spring training, exhibition games & franchise, i've not seen a triple.

Any ideas?


On another note, aside from some RP AI and the triples thing, this is the best show I've played. Some of the pitching AI has been phenomenal ... aggressive 3 ball at bats & being struck out by the AI is a nice addition.

[jrnlgrn]

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Seattle Mariners Franchise: 2020

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***March Recap***

• 2-3 ( in March)
• 4th in AL West
• N/A Wild Card

After the earliest opening day in MLB history the Mariners 2020 season got off to a rocky start. March only featured 5 games but once again on defense there is some concern with the bullpen and from the offensive side leaving to many guys in scoring position. Fans got to see an outing of each of this years starting pitchers and of the five only last years Rookie of the Year, Yusei Kikichu has managed to make it past 5 and a third innings. On a positive note the Mariners patience at the plate has increased dramatically after the M's replaced hitting coach Tim Laker with Doug Brocail. New left fielder Marcel Ozuna so far is batting .273, has 1 HR and 2 RBIs. This is a crucial year for the Mariners as Manager Scott Servais is on the final year of his contract and if the Mariners fail to come close to last years results could not only see the departure of Servais but a minor overhaul of the team.

***Statistics***
Team (MLB RANK)
BA | .335 (1st)
HR | 4 (T-20th)
OB% | .390 (2nd)
RBI | 23 (16th)
SB | 5 (T-5th)
Errors | 1 (T-3rd)
Win % | .400 (T-20th)
ERA | 4.40 (19th)
Hits Allowed | 41 (T-10th)
Strikeouts | 49 (13th)

Team Leaders:
HR | Encarnacion, Narvaez, Seager, Ozuna - 1
RBI | Mallex Smith - 5
BA | Dee Gordon - .478
Steals | Dee Gordon - 3
Wins | Kikuchi/Vincent - 1
Strikeouts | Kikuchi/LeBlanc - 7
Saves | N/A
ERA | Yusei Kikuchi - 1.08

***Around the League***

• Boston Red Sox place Xander Bogarts on 60-Day Injured List with a Broken Leg and is expected to be out 3 months.
• Orioles LF Dwight Smith Jr. will be out 1-2 months with a torn finger ligament

[countryboy]

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I've had some pretty good drafts; gotten pretty good at scouting and finding the players that fit what I want. And usually can go late into the draft and still have prospects I've scouted available. But never had one as good as this.

They all have the potential to be on the roster next year, but I'm planning on starting them in AA. I don't expect us to be contenders next year; we're the seventh worst team in the league right now, and injuries are putting us into even more of a tailspin. Don't want to bring them to the major league team right away just to lose. But it'll still depend on what we do in the off-season, and how much the other prospects develop.

After thinking more about it, I am on the fence with Oullette now. I may sign him; that 52 overall would put him in line with some of the other relief pitchers we currently have. And I put more of an emphasis on the BB/9 rating since I play more manager mode. Prefer my pitchers not to give up walks or homeruns, so I tend to focus on those skills. Hmmm. Decisions, decisions.

What I do is stick them in A ball and see how they progress over a year. If the progression isn't too my liking after the year, then I'll usually not resign them.

[countryboy]

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Cardinals send Tilson to Padres for Jose Torres

The Cardinals have made a trade as the month of May is coming to a close. The Cardinals are sending OF Charlie Tilson to the Padres for LHP Jose Torres.

The 30 year old Tilson has seen his path to the majors continually blocked on St.Louis and as prospects have been improving around him, he was essentially the odd man out. Instead of making Tilson sit on the bench at either Memphis or Springfield, the Cardinals front office took advantage of his value on the market and secured more relief pitching depth in Jose Torres.

Jose Torres is 26 years old and was in the Padres Single A affiliate working on being a closer. The left handed Torres will go to Palm Beach (Single A affiliate of St.Louis) to continue his work on becoming a closer. The Padres themselves were looking for MLB Ready outfield depth as they have dealt with a rash of injuries at the position.

Juan Fabregas activated from 10 Day IL

The Cardinals have activated Juan Fabregas from the 10 Day IL. Fabregas will be in the lineup Saturday afternoon as the Cardinals host the Braves.

Dylan Carlson was optioned back to Memphis to open up a spot on the active roster.

[Broncos58]

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I don't know if scouting is much different in 19 than it is in 18, so I don't know if this will work as well for you.
But I do something similar. Manual scouting is the way for me. I hire the best coaches in discovery and efficiency, one for each region. Then I send them to discover in their region. Starting with right handed pitching and whichever attribute you want a focus on (I normally do command because it helps with walks) and gave them discover for five days. Then switch each over to left handed, and do the same. Rinse and repeat for each position except catchers, who only get three days of discovery because there doesn't seem to be many. This usually puts me about halfway through April, maybe three-quarters of the way.
The rest of the time until the draft is spent on scouting specific prospects. I look to see who has at least a 60 overall, regardless of potential, since the overall doesn't seem to change when scouting. The starting values seem set. After that, I look at individual attributes on their player card to see if the starting values are in the range I want them to be, and check their injury threat to make sure it's not "high". If they check the boxes I look for, they get scouted for three days by the scout for their region. That usually puts them to almost a full scouting profile (If you have high efficiency rating with your scout). This usually gives me a pretty solid draft board to look at, and I've had people scouted still available to me come round five before, though that is rare.

All in all, I'd say for the most part you'll really only be able to scout people for maybe the first three rounds, four if your lucky/have an early pick.
But this has worked for me, and has allowed me to stockpile prospects I was thrilled with in plenty of franchises

I pretty much did what you suggested. I hired good scouts. I scouted for prospects a little longer, though, about 7-8 days for each except catchers got 3. Then I scouted each individual player for 2-3 days. I'm at the draft right now and I have about 80 prospects (not including blue chip prospects) that I scouted at least half way.

Out of curiosity, I made a dummy franchise to see how many scouted prospects the CPU would leave me with. I hired the best scouts again, and let the CPU scout for me. Right before the draft, I looked at the board and I had about 125 prospects (not including blue chip prospects) that the CPU scouted at least half way.

I was shocked. Maybe this was a fluke, one time occurrence, since I only tried it once, but how would the CPU be that much better at scouting? I didn't miss any days or anything. Do they maybe scout for positions less than I did? That's the only thing I can think of.

I don't really want to let the CPU scout, because scouting keeps me involved and lets me look for what I want. But if the CPU is going to be about 150% more efficient than me I'd have to let them do it.

I'll probably run a dummy franchise and try your method of 5 days of scouting per position instead of my 7-8 days.

NFL: Denver Broncos
NBA: Denver Nuggets
MLB: New York Yankees

[Shamhat1915]

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I pretty much did what you suggested. I hired good scouts. I scouted for prospects a little longer, though, about 7-8 days for each except catchers got 3. Then I scouted each individual player for 2-3 days. I'm at the draft right now and I have about 80 prospects (not including blue chip prospects) that I scouted at least half way.

Out of curiosity, I made a dummy franchise to see how many scouted prospects the CPU would leave me with. I hired the best scouts again, and let the CPU scout for me. Right before the draft, I looked at the board and I had about 125 prospects (not including blue chip prospects) that the CPU scouted at least half way.

I was shocked. Maybe this was a fluke, one time occurrence, since I only tried it once, but how would the CPU be that much better at scouting? I didn't miss any days or anything. Do they maybe scout for positions less than I did? That's the only thing I can think of.

I don't really want to let the CPU scout, because scouting keeps me involved and lets me look for what I want. But if the CPU is going to be about 150% more efficient than me I'd have to let them do it.

I'll probably run a dummy franchise and try your method of 5 days of scouting per position instead of my 7-8 days.

NFL: Denver Broncos
NBA: Denver Nuggets
MLB: New York Yankees

It's still a hit or miss kind of thing in my opinion. I don't go past five days of discovery because it gives a strong basis to go with and, while I can't confirm it, I think they may still be able to discover prospects even while focusing on one player. Since I always sort the prospects when I go to select one to be scouted, it puts them in the same order. But there appears to be new names at times. Could just easily be a shift in who goes where, but it appears to me they still discover.
And with a high efficiency, those three days I have my scouts focus on one prospect, their bar is almost fully green.
The CPU may give you more half-scouted or slightly scouted possibilities, but I prefer full scouting reports myself. And by selecting them myself, you can look at the grades for each attribute and determine if you want to take a chance on scouting them in the first place. As I said earlier, the starting grades don't really change, so they're a good starting point.
I don't know if you saw one of my earlier posts talking about my latest draft, but that's the kind of haul I brought in just earlier today using this scouting method. And most of my drafts are similar, though not as full of such high potential players like that.

[Shamhat1915]

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What I do is stick them in A ball and see how they progress over a year. If the progression isn't too my liking after the year, then I'll usually not resign them.

Yeah, I may do that. Try to train his per nine attributes and see if he can become a decent bullpen piece.
I really shouldn't have dismissed him like that so quickly now that I think about it. Perhaps the best bullpen piece so far this year for me has been Louis Coleman, who I believe is a 67 overall or around there. He's pitching to an ERA under 2 with a FIP right around there and like 31 strikeouts in 20-some innings.
Yeah, I dismissed him too quickly. Gonna sign him and at least give him a shot

[UTAllTheWay]

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Wow. I scout manually, but I always do it to the fullest. When I discover players I would wait until "All prospects have been found" before I moved on to the next position. Then I would scout players until they were fully scouted. In my last test franchise, I ran out of prospects in the 3rd round.

Using 5-7 days to discover players and then only scouting individual players for 3 days or so seems like a MUCH more efficient way to do it.