MLB The Show 20 Franchise Discussion Thread

[eric7064]

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The Cubs got to Soroka early and were in a comfortable lead the whole game en route to a 7-3 win.

The Cubs went to LA to take on the Dodgers in the NLDS.
Game 1 was a close one, went to Extras and the Cubs ended up losing on a walkoff blast by Mookie Betts.
6-0 shutout by Kershaw in game 2, a 10-1 shelling in game 3 despite 15 hits for the Cubs. The Cubs season was over abruptly again.

A hard fought season was now over to the team that has dominated the NL lately in the Dodgers.
What will the offseason hold for the Cubs?

Top Regular Season Cubs Performers
Heyward RF (.304AVG, 22HR, 77RBI)
Kris Bryant 3B (.340AVG, 47HR, 113RBI)
Javy Baez SS (.300, 29HR, 89RBI)
Rizzo 1B (.314AVG, 23HR, 70RBI)
Ian Happ CF (.272AVG, 26HR, 86RBI)
Kyle Hendricks (13-10, 3.38 ERA)
Julio Urias (15-5, 3.58ERA)

2020 OFFSEASON for Cubs

Cubs went into the offseason looking for a .300+ AVG leadoff bat and a front of the rotation starter. Immediately Kluber/Justin Turner/Starling Marte were the players the Cubs targeted the most. They missed out on Kluber, and decided Turner as a better fir than Marte. This will shift Schwarber to Catcher where he has had little big league experience and Bryant to LF to accommodate Turner at 3B. The Cubs missed out on Kluber which was one of the only front of the rotation pitchers on the market this year. Cubs pumped up the bullpen, and will have a couple rookies break camp with the team in utility/bench roles.

2020 Rookie Class
1st: SS Alan Quick 65OVR (A/22)
2nd: LF Henry Browning 68 OVR (/B/20)
3rd: 3B Doug Paolucci 66OVR (C/19)
4th RF Derek Tate 73OVR (C/22)

Notable Losses:
Jon Lester (SP)
Jeremy Jeffress (RP)
Matt Shoemaker (SP)
Tyler Chatwood (SP)
Steven Souza JR (RF)

Notable Signings:
Extended 3B Bryant (6yr/180M)
Extended 1B Rizzo (4yr/60M)
Extended LF/C Schwarber (5yr/55m)
Resigned 2B Kipnis (1yr/5M)
Resigned RP Morrow (1yr/6.4M)
Signed 3B Justin Turner (2yr/25M)
Signed RP Joakim Soria (1yr/3.5M)
Signed RP Nate Jones (1YR/3.3M)
Signed RP Andrew Miller (1yr/4M)
Signed SP Julio Tehran (1yr/5M)

OFFSEASON TRADES:
CF Almora 74OVR (B) To DET for 1B Gary Scruggs 68OVR (B),

2021 Cubs Lineup
3B Justin Turner
RF Jason Heyward
LF Kris Bryant
1B Anthony Rizzo
SS Javy Baez
C Kyle Schwarber
CF Ian Happ
2B Nico Hoerner

Bench:
1B Gary Scruggs ROOKIE (RF VS LH)
C Victor Caratini (Starts VS LH)
UTIL David Bote
RF Derek Tate ROOKIE
2B Jason Kipnis

Rotation:
1. Kyle Hendricks
2. Julio Urias
3. Yu Darvish
4. Jose Quintana
5. Julio Tehran

Notable Bullpen:
CP Kimbrel/SU Morrow/SU Winkler/LH Miller/MRP Soria

Go Cubs!

[cnelly4]

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16-hit Attack Leads Twins to Spring Win
Sano goes deep to lead hitters

SPRING TRAINING--- Miguel Sano drove in three runs, including a two-run homer, Max Kepler added three hits, and Twins pitchers limited 4 hits as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 9-2. The win is the first of the spring for the Twins.

Twins hitters were on point from the get-go as they put up a 5-run first inning off of Jays starter Ryan Borucki. Along with Sano and Kepler, Luis Arraez, Ehire Adrianza and Byron Buxton all contributed multi-hit games. Adrianza drove it three runs and now has four RBI’s early on this spring.

Jose Berrios gave up two unearned runs in his first two innings of work, as the Twins fielding woes continued. Berrios did have four strikeouts. Randy Dobnak also made his spring debut, extending out to three innings of shutout baseball. Trevor May, Zack Littell and Cory Gearrin also worked scoreless outings during the contest.

Game three of the spring will see the Twins heading out of town to face the Atlanta Braves. Newest Twin Kenta Maeda will be making his spring debut on the mound.

[weeble8604]

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How can you guys play franchise with the stats all messed up? Are you keeping your own records? I’m hitting doubles off the wall and I’m not getting credit for hits lol man I can’t play a baseball game where stats are broken. That’s essential.

I guess I’ll just wait to start mine.

[countryboy]

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Jack Flaherty has best outing of the Spring

Jack Flaherty made his 3rd start this Spring and has his best outing striking out 8 batters and allowing zero hits through 5 innings of work. Flaherty did surrender 3 walks.

Flaherty who the Cardinals debated bringing back in the offseason, struggled his first two outings, but seemed to find his groove yesterday at Statesman Park against the Astros. His curveball was extremely effective as 5 of his 8 strikeouts were with the curve.

The Cardinals need Flaherty to bounce back from an injury filled and poor season last year. After signing his multiyear deal this offseason, he and Funkhouser are expected to be the two frontline starters for the Cardinals for the next several years to come.

[ECUoak]

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The Dodgers, led by their high powered offense, start the 2020 season strong sweeping the Giants by scores of 7-2, 9-6 and 4-3. 7 different Dodgers homered in the opening series giving the Dodgers faithful hopes of numerous souvenir opportunities this season. Clayton Kershaw was the lone Dodger starter to notch a win pitching 7 innings while striking out 6 in the season opener. Kenley Jansen appears to already be in midseason form picking up 2 saves in games 2 and 3, while only allowing 1 hit and striking out 4.

A scary moment in game 2 saw Giants starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija take a line drive to head sending him to the IL for a projected 6 plus months with a head fracture. Before the injury Samardzija pitched 2 innings allowing 4 runs off of 4 hits, with 1 walk and 4 strikeouts.

A lazy Sunday off followed by hosting the Rockies (2-2, 1.5 GB) for 3 games will close out the March schedule. Projected pitching matchups for the series are:
David Price v Kyle Freeland
Alex Wood v German Marquez
Kershaw (1-0, 1.29) v Jon Gray (1-0, 2.25)


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[Willywillz08]

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Looking to join leagues. Experienced player


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[franch1se]

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Sitting at 28-14 with the Padres and in first place. LA is right behind me at 27-15. Just can’t get any separation. Tatis is leading the league at .423 avg with 14 home runs and 30 RBI’s. He’s in the triple crown conversation just needs more RBIs, which is hard to do from the lead off spot. I’m thinking of sliding him down to the 3 hole.


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[Fede86]

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Guys, I have a couple of questions about 30 Team Control. This year I've finally decided to try using this feature in my Franchise.

I get all the setup and everything, just wanted to know this: when Spring Training ends and all the 40-man rosters are set, do you still have to keep Lineups/Rotations and 40-man control set to MANUAL for the CPU's controlled teams?

The other thing: what exactly are you guys doing for the other 29 teams that you're not playing with? I mean during the season, if there's an injury you manually set up a new rotation (or a new lineup), right? And you also control every call up / send down from and to AAA?

Last little thing, not big a deal anyway, is there any way to NOT have all those "emails" that pop up in the bottom of the screen for every single team?

I've never played this way, so sorry if those questions seems pretty silly. Any help would be really appreciated. Thanks!

[Bm7414206]

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Guys, I have a couple of questions about 30 Team Control. This year I've finally decided to try using this feature in my Franchise.

I get all the setup and everything, just wanted to know this: when Spring Training ends and all the 40-man rosters are set, do you still have to keep Lineups/Rotations and 40-man control set to MANUAL for the CPU's controlled teams?

The other thing: what exactly are you guys doing for the other 29 teams that you're not playing with? I mean during the season, if there's an injury you manually set up a new rotation (or a new lineup), right? And you also control every call up / send down from and to AAA?

Last little thing, not big a deal anyway, is there any way to NOT have all those "emails" that pop up in the bottom of the screen for every single team?

I've never played this way, so sorry if those questions seems pretty silly. Any help would be really appreciated. Thanks!

I use 30 team control but I setup a profile for the cpu teams and set everything to auto. And let whatever happens happen.

As for the messages press the touchpad on controller in franchise mode and hit R1 and turn everything off for the cpu teams. You have to switch to each team to turn their notifications on or off

[cubbies1744]

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2020 Chicago Cubs: A Windy City Story:

Back Story:
So i have decided to restart my franchise for the first and only time this year. I came to this decision based on the great roster ridin just put out. Below i will go over my setup as well as my 40 man roster for spring training, Roster spot battles, trading rumors, and locked players for the opening day roster.

40 Man Roster:
Starting Pitchers:

• Kyle Hendricks
• Yu Darvish
• Jon Lester
• Jose Quintana
• Brailyn Marquez
• Duane Underwood Jr.
• Tyler Chatwood
• Adbert Alzolay
• Oscar De La Cruz

Bullpen/Closers:

• Brandon Morrow
• Dan Winkler
• Rowan Wick
• Alec Mills
• Tyler Olson
• Jeremy Jeffress
• Ryan Tepera
• Kyle Ryan
• Brad Wieck
• Dillon Maples
• Craig Kimbrel
• Ryan Jensen

Postion Players:

• Willson Contreras
• Josh Phegley
• Victor Caratini
• Miguel Amaya
• Anthony Rizzo
• Alfonso Rivas
• Jason Kipnis
• Daniel Descalso
• Kris Bryant
• David Bote
• Hernan Perez
• Javier Baez
• Nico Hoerner
• Kyle Schwarber
• Ian Happ
• Albert Almora Jr.
• Ian Miller
• Jason Heyward
• Steven Souza Jr.

Spring Training Battles:

4th and 5th Starting Pitchers Spot:

• Jose Quintana
• Brailyn Marquez
• Duane Underwood Jr.
• Tyler Chatwood
• Adbert Alzolay
• Oscar De La Cruz

BullPen Battle:

• Dan Winkler
• Rowan Wick
• Alec Mills
• Tyler Olson
• Jeremy Jeffress
• Ryan Tepera
• Kyle Ryan
• Brad Wieck
• Dillon Maples

Closer Battle:

• Craig Kimbrel
• Ryan Jensen

Second Base Battle:

• Jason Kipnis
• Daniel Descalso
• Hernan Perez
• Nico Hoerner
• Ian Happ

Back Up Catcher Battle:

• Josh Phegley
• Victor Caratini
• Miguel Amaya

Center Field Battle:

• Ian Happ
• Albert Almora Jr.
• Ian Miller

As you can see a lot of battles going on this spring to piece together the best roster possible heading into the new season. We also have some good prospects in the farm system with a great chance on making the roster. Next post will be an update on the Position battles as well as an update on coaches for the season, break down of Chicago Cubs top prospects in the farm system.

Settings and Rosters being used:
Batting Setting and Difficulty:
Directional
Hall of Fame

Pitching Setting and Difficulty:
Meter
Legend

Sliders:
Mike Lowe's Sliders

Roster:
Ridin's Roster

Hope everyone enjoy's and follows along for this great franchise.

[Fede86]

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I use 30 team control but I setup a profile for the cpu teams and set everything to auto. And let whatever happens happen.

Understood, but if you do that what's the point of doing 30 Team Control? Just setting up 40-man, lineups and rotations before the season starts?

As for the messages press the touchpad on controller in franchise mode and hit R1 and turn everything off for the cpu teams. You have to switch to each team to turn their notifications on or off

This is gold, did not know that! Awesome, thanks.

[Archie56]

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I've already started a Tigers franchise, and hoping to turn them around. But one other team that intrigues me is the Rangers. Been playing a few Play Now games with them and have been enjoying using them. I really like their lineup and their rotation isn't terrible either. I may start a franchise with them today also.

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[Rocket32]

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So I’ve thought about it for a little while, bounced between a few different teams but didn’t find another team this year that caught and held my interest. So, I’m starting fresh as my Yankees as usual. Taking a different and better approach to it this time though, gonna be much more realistic about it. Playing every game, and way less trades and big moves then I usually end up making. Already a strong team but that will keep it from getting way overpowered like last year’s franchise. So here it goes.
Put guys like Severino, Hicks, German, Sale, etc on the IL for real times.

The Spring has passed and Opening Day 2020 is here. The Yankees have announced their Opening Day Roster.

Lineup:
LeMahieu 2B
Judge RF
Andujar DH
Torres SS
Voit 1B
Urshela 3B
Sanchez C
Stanton LF
Gardner CF

With this group, you really can’t go wrong with any batting order. Stanton will likely hit much higher vs lefty’s.

Bench:
Mike Tauchman OF
Clint Frazier OF
Kyle Higashioka C
Tyler Wade IF and OF

For now the Yankees will keep both Tauchman and Frazier on roster, starting Mike Ford out at AAA. Frazier could be demoted if manager Aaron Boone can’t give him enough at bats but the plan is for Frazier to remain with the MLB club.

Rotation:
Gerrit Cole
James Paxton
Masahiro Tanaka
Jordan Montgomery
JA Happ

With Severino done for the year the Cole signing has become even more important, and left the 4 and 5 spots a bit shaky. Not much quality depth here, top prospect Deivi Garcia would be the next man up but the Yankees hope to let him continue developing in the minors another season. German will become an option when he finishes serving his suspension.

Bullpen:
Luis Cessa LRP
Chad Green
Zack Britton
Jonathan Holder
Tyler Lyons
Tommy Kahnle SU
Adam Ottavino SU
Aroldis Chapman CP

Now to open the season, the day many have been waiting for since the signing was announced, Gerrit Cole makes his Yankee debut facing John Means and the Orioles at Camden Yards. After a Friday day off the Yankees will play 2 more to close out their season opening series.

[SethMurphy]

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Did a Fantasy Draft with a ReBranded Montreal Expos squad (Tampa Bay Rays) once Ridin's rosters dropped. Figured I'd get my first look at the new game that way. Won 97 games in year one (mostly a sim), lost in the 1st Round of the playoffs.

Main FA signing was to bring in Marcell Ozuna (replaced Alex Gordon in RF), the rest of my offense was drafted. Bohm is replacing Evan Longoria at 3B. Skubal is coming up this year to replace JA Happ in the rotation.


<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/depth_chart.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><div id="depthchart"><div class="teamheader" style="background:#0A1CED;">Montreal Expos Depth Chart - 2021</div><div class="depthchart"><div id="catcher"><ul><li class="title">Catcher</li><li class="odd"><b>Tyler Flowers</b></li><li class="even">Caleb Hamilton</li></ul></div><div id="first_base"><ul><li class="title">First Base</li><li class="odd"><b>Josh Bell</b></li><li class="even">Miguel Rojas</li></ul></div><div id="second_base"><ul><li class="title">Second Base</li><li class="odd"><b>Nick Solak</b></li><li class="even">Leury Garcia</li><li class="odd">Miguel Rojas</li></ul></div><div id="third_base"><ul><li class="title">Third Base</li><li class="odd"><b>Alec Bohm (R)</b></li><li class="even">Miguel Rojas</li><li class="odd">Leury Garcia</li></ul></div><div id="shortstop"><ul><li class="title">Shortstop</li><li class="odd"><b>Trevor Story</b></li><li class="even">Miguel Rojas</li><li class="odd">Jose Pirela</li></ul></div><div id="left_field"><ul><li class="title">Left Field</li><li class="odd"><b>Mike Yazstremski</b></li><li class="even">Leury Garcia</li><li class="odd">Jose Pirela</li></ul></div><div id="center_field"><ul><li class="title">Center Field</li><li class="odd"><b>Starling Marte</b></li><li class="even">Leury Garcia</li><li class="odd">Jose Pirela</li></ul></div><div id="right_field"><ul><li class="title">Right Field</li><li class="odd"><b>Marcell Ozuna</b></li><li class="even">Leury Garcia</li><li class="odd">Jose Pirela</li></ul></div><div id="rightcol"><ul style="margin-bottom:5px;"><li class="title">Starting Pitcher</li><li class="odd"><b>Gerrit Cole</b></li><li class="even">Patrick Corbin</li><li class="odd">James Paxton</li><li class="even">Masahiro Tanaka</li><li class="odd">Tarik Skubal (R)</li></ul><ul style="margin-bottom:5px;"><li class="title">Relief Pitcher</li><li class="odd"><b>LR - Ross Stripling</b></li><li class="even">LR - Drew Pomeranz (L)</li><li class="odd">LR - Adam Morgan (L)</li><li class="even">MR - Trevor May</li><li class="odd">MR - Amir Garrett (L)</li><li class="even">MR - Raisel Iglesias</li></ul><ul><li class="title">Closer</li><li class="odd"><b>Brandon Workman</b></li><li class="even">SU - Scott Oberg</li></ul></div><div id="leftcol"><ul style="margin-bottom:5px;"><li class="title">Designated Hitter</li><li class="odd"><b>Jose Martinez</b></li></ul><ul style="margin-bottom:5px;"><li class="title">Disabled List</li><li class="odd">Top Prospects</li><li class="even">JJ Bleday (RF)</li><li class="odd">Bryson Stott (2B/SS)</li><li class="even">Estevan Florial (CF)</li><li class="odd">Victor Victor Mesa (CF)</li><li class="even">Monte Harrison (LF)</li><li class="odd">Grayson Rodriguez (SP)</li><li class="even">Nick Lodolo (SP)</li></ul></div></div></div></body></html>

[CHIBHAWKSRULE]

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With Ridin's rosters coming out a I started a second franchise re-branding the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Nashville Eagles. I have edited the Eagles to make them even worse to give me more of a challenge having a team that is not that good at all and having only a few good prospects.

Also re-branded Toronto as the new Montreal Expos and re-branded the Padres to the Seagulls.

I am going to try to play every game in the first season. I did sim most of Spring Training because I ran into the problem of the game freezing in Spring games like I did in my White Sox carry over franchise, other wise I would have played all the Spring games as well.

Came out of spring with this Opening Day Roster

Lineup
1. 2B Kevin Newman
2. SS Adam Frazier
3. CF Bryan Reynolds
4. 1B Josh Bell
5. 3B Colin Moran
6. RF Gregory Polanco
7. C Jacob Stallings
8. LF Jerrod Dyson
9. Pitchers spot

Bench
1B Jose Osuna
SS Erik Gonzalez
CF Guillermo Heredia
SS Cole Tucker
C John Ryan Murphy
LF Jason Martin

Rotation
1. Chris Archer
2. Joe Musgrove
3. Jameson Taillon
4. Trevor Williams
5. Mitch Keller

Bullpen
LR Chad Kuhl
MR Kyle Crick
MR Robbie Erlin
MR Richard Rodriquez
MR Michael Feliz
SU Edgar Santana
CL Keone Kela

Have already played the first 3 game series in Tampa against the Rays taking 2 out of 3 against the Rays as we head onto Chicago to face the 1-2 Cubs.