MLB The Show 20 Franchise Discussion Thread

[countryboy]

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Cardinals drop series to Rockies..fall back to .500

Cardinals (19-19) dropped 2 out of 3 to the Rockies in Colorado to start the week and have fallen back to .500 on the season and are now 5 1/2 games behind the Reds in the Central division.

The Cardinals bullpen was to blame for the opening loss in the series as for the first time in 41 opportunities, Roberto Osuna blew the save, giving up 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th after inheriting a 5-3 lead, but then falling 6-5.

Tuesday night the Cardinals got revenge as they scored 4 runs in the 9th to comeback and beat the Rockies 8-5 with Jordan Hicks closing the game striking out all 3 batters on just 11 pitches. The Cardinals earned the lead when J.J. Bleday struck again with a 3 run double followed by Devon Snow driving him home on a double in the gap.

Wednesday afternoon, things reverted back to the bullpen blowing up as the Cardinals were up 2-0 in the 7th, but Richard Rodriguez would give up 3 runs after a 3 run homerun by Nolan Jones after walking the first two hitters. The Cardinals would give up another 4 runs by the bullpen to lose 7-3.

The Cardinals are off on Thursday as they head home for a 3 game weekend series with the Marlins.

[Rocket32]

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Rangers Take 2 Of 3 From Angels, Move To 4-3 On The Season

We would take game 1 by a score of 5-1 thanks to a 8 IP 1 run gem from SP Kolby Allard. LA evened things up with a 5-3 Game 2 Win.
Game 3, the final game of the series was the highlight. Down 3-2 in the 8th, Angels offseason acquisition Jose Abreu would hit a game tying Solo HR off Brandon Morrow. LA had a chance to walk it off in the 9th getting the winning run to 3B, but an Andrelton Simmons fly out would end that inning.

In the top of the 10th Joey Gallo would make LA pay for blowing that chance, by smashing a RP Justin Anderson pitch into another dimension, a 449 foot go ahead blast to CF. In the bottom half LA would get the tying and winning runs on base, but Leclerc would strand them there. Rangers Win 4-3.

Next: After a off day, we head to Houston to take on the 4-2 Astros again. Then we make a quick stop back in Arlington for 2 games Vs the Nats before another 6 road games.

News:
Yankees Place Clint Frazier On Trade Block
After a heroic postseason where he won a Playoff MVP Award you would’ve thought the on and off trade rumors around Frazier would finally end. Then the GM resigned and it turns out, the saga continues. Through the Spring and his first 21 AB’s going 3 for 21, he’s looked more like the player he was before last October then the postseason hero he became. And with a new GM, his place in NY is once again in question.

Reports say the Rangers could make a ‘heavy push’ to land him if NY is seriously interested in moving him, but ideally something would get done very soon. It is an awkward time in the season to swing significant deals, but maybe the Rangers FO recent connection with the Yankees organization could help get a deal done this early.

[Jhack99]

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Mets Report

Looking to extend their winning streak the Mets faced off against the Pirates. After Pittsburgh tied the game in the 5th inning the jumped out front in the 7th inning 4-2. In the bottom half New York tied it up. And with the score tied in the bottom of the 9th Brandon Nimmo stepped to the plate looking to spark the team, and came through when he put a deep fly ball in the Right field seats giving the Mets the 5-4 walk off win.

Thomas Szapucki threw a respectable 7 innings of work allowing 3 runs on 5 hits. But he also helped his own cause by hitting a solo home run, the very first of his career. J.T. Realmuto contributed 3 rbi in the cause to help as well in the 7-4 victory.

Game three was all about the K's. Specifically Jacob deGrom. Jacob threw a fantastic 8 innings, 0 runs while striking out 10 batters, and scattering 6 hits. The win is his seventh of the year, and extended the Mets winning streak to ten games.

Now on the road where putchers ERA's go to die Colorado. Looking to continue his improvements Noah Syndergaard started the first game. In the game Noah was giving plenty support. J.T. Realmuto was a big contributor again as he went 3-4, HR and a rbi. Noah went 6 innings, which in Coors is a miracle, and he gave up one run (even more shocking) on seven hits. The Mets pen held the Rockies scoreless the rest of the way for the 6-1 win.

In game 2 New York put on a offensive clinic scoring 10 runs in 11 hits. The Rockies walked 7 to help fuel the fire, and Pete Alonso was the big man on campus again going 2-5, but both being homeruns and tallying 4 rbi as well. Marcus Stroman did one better then Noah as he went 7 1/3 giving up one run on 8 hits en route to the 10-1 win.

Game three was more of the same, which was a bad thing for Colorado. Justin Freeland made it through just 5 innings giving up 4 runs on 7 hits. Colorado's pen wasn't much relief as they gave up another 4 runs in the 8-0 loss. The win pushes New York's winning streak to 13 straight.

The Mets are headed to Arizona next for a three game set versus the Diamondbacks, then on home to face off against the Nationals.


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[jmcole33]

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The Amazins

Mets Drop Finale, But Win Series
August 21, 2024

The Mets seemed to have pulled themselves from that midsummer slump, having now won 3 of 4 against the Cubs and 8 of their last 10 overall.

Michael Conforto had himself a series going 6-16 with 7 RBI and 4 HR. The 31-year old is having his best season since he won the NL MVP in 2021. He's slashing .318/.409/.645 with 34 HR, 49 2B, and 93 RBI. He's also got 74 walks to his 75 strikeouts this year. With Rafael Devers slumping as of late, Conforto has retaken his spot as the most dangerous bat in the lineup.

The Mets (76-55) get a day off before hosting the Milwaukee Brewers (61-70). The Mets are about to enter another stretch of 16 games in 16 days. The last time the Mets had such a stretch, the wheels started to fall off at the backend of the stretch. They lost their last 6 games and then another 9 before they were able to pull out a win. Let's hope that's not the case once more.

[reyes the roof]

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I’m normally pretty terrible at hitting and great at pitching, lots of 2-1 and 3-2 games but for whatever reason this year I’m absolutely raking in my Mets franchise. It’s august and I’m 50 games over 500, I’d normally try and tweak sliders or difficulty but I’m enjoying my new found offensive prowess so I’m leaving things as is until the off season. Not a whole lot to play for in the standings, but Alonso leads the league in HRs and RBIs and he’s two points behind Nick Markakis for the batting title, so right now chasing a triple crown is my big goal. Unfortunately every good game Alonso has, Markakis seems to have a better one. Alonso gets three hits and Markakis gets four. Hopefully next time we face Atlanta my pitching staff can help Alonso’s cause, although Markakis has been tough to get out all year

[LowerWolf]

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Man, the Dodgers are ridiculous in my franchise. They're 47-12 so far. I got my first crack at them tonight and they smoked me 8-2. And that was with Soroka on the mound. I'm going to have a tough time figuring them out.

[Jhack99]

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Man, the Dodgers are ridiculous in my franchise. They're 47-12 so far. I got my first crack at them tonight and they smoked me 8-2. And that was with Soroka on the mound. I'm going to have a tough time figuring them out.

In year 1 of my franchise they were a bear in the regular season, and a tougher matchup for me in the NLCS. It went 7 games which i got lucky and won, after going down 3 games to 2. I had a easier time in every other round in the Postseason otherwise. I basically had to avoid Bellinger the whole series, anything he hit was crushed.

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[SirManBoy]

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Just had my best season ever in franchise, going 134-28. No player edits, all sim.

https://imgur.com/a/90POh8u

[countryboy]

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Man, the Dodgers are ridiculous in my franchise. They're 47-12 so far. I got my first crack at them tonight and they smoked me 8-2. And that was with Soroka on the mound. I'm going to have a tough time figuring them out.

In year 1 of my franchise they were a bear in the regular season, and a tougher matchup for me in the NLCS. It went 7 games which i got lucky and won, after going down 3 games to 2. I had a easier time in every other round in the Postseason otherwise. I basically had to avoid Bellinger the whole series, anything he hit was crushed.

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In my franchise that's been carried over since '16, they won the World Series 3 straight years ('16, '17, '18)

They went through a slight rebuild but they are once again a contender in the West and National League.

[reyes the roof]

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In year 1 of my franchise they were a bear in the regular season, and a tougher matchup for me in the NLCS. It went 7 games which i got lucky and won, after going down 3 games to 2. I had a easier time in every other round in the Postseason otherwise. I basically had to avoid Bellinger the whole series, anything he hit was crushed.

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Yeah they got out to some crazy start in mine, something like 19-1 their first 20 games

[countryboy]

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Cardinals take 3 out of 4 from Dodgers

Cardinals took 3 out of 4 from the Dodgers in Los Angeles over the weekend. The Cardinals won Thursday and Friday to extend their winning streak to a season high, 3 games, but lost Saturday, but bounced back Sunday afternoon to win the series.

Thursday night saw the Cardinals score 4 runs in the Top of the 10th to secure a win after Richard Rodriguez gave up a run in the 7th, that tied the game at 1. Friday night, Kyle Funkhouser, got only his second decision of the season despite it being his 8th start. It was his first win of 2027 after winning 16 last year, 18 the year before, and was a 20 game winner in 2023. Funkhouser has been the victim of poor bullpen work.

Saturday the Cardinals only got a batter out of Austin Gomber before he was struck by a line drive that fractured his hand. Gomber will miss significant time and isn't expected to be back until after the All-Star break. The bullpen couldn't handle the excess workload as the Cardinals were beaten 13-7.

On Sunday the injury bug would strike again as Junior Fernandez would suffer shoulder discomfort that has landed him on the 15 day IL. Michael Wacha was able to handle pitching the later innings as the Cardinals secured the 3-0 win.

The Cardinals (24-24) are off on Monday as they travel to Milwaukee for a 3 game series with the Brewers before travelling to Cincinnati over the weekend for 3 games against the division leading Reds.

Remaining May Schedule:

3 @ MIL
3 @ CIN
3 vs ATL
4 vs CHC (3 take place in June)

[KingOfLanglade]

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After the first full week of April, lets see what is going on around the bigs!

News & Notes

BOS Nathan Eovaldi - Fractured right forearm that will most likely sideline the hurler for the remainder of the season. Eovaldi had scuffled (9.37 ERA/2,20 WHIP) through his first 3.5 starts but was still expected be a key component of the Sox Rotation.

Boston Red Sox - In a subsequent move, Boston has signed Homer Bailey to a 1 year deal to help fill the void left. He was assigned to AA Portland.

CLE Roberto Perez - Dislocated ankle attempting to catch a foul ball. Tough break for Perez as the backstop was off to a blistering (.320/.370/.560) start at the plate. He is lost for the season.

Cleveland Indians - Signed veteran catcher Russell Martin to a 1 year pact to backfill Perez. It is unknown if "J Mart" will platoon with Sandy Leon behind the dish or server as a primary backup.

Miami Marlins - Scooter Gennett has been inked to a 1 year deal for depth. Brian Anderson moved to the 10 day IL with a pulled calf.

PHI Didi Gregorius - Torn MCL attempting to leg out a double on the bases. Didi was easily the early MVP for the Phils slashing .391/.451/.761 with a spicy 1.212 OPS. His production was a lone bright spot for Derek Snow's Phillies, who are 4-12 to start 2020. Didi will miss the remainder of the season.

COL Daniel Murphy - Torn groin on, what appeared to be, a rather routine swing. Murphy's 2020 was off to a brutal start already as he was posting a .546 OPS through 27 PAs. He is expected to return after in June.

LAD Will Smith - Broken non throwing hand on HBP. Smith is expected to be sidelined until mid-June at the earliest. Smith was having a breakout year for the Dodgers, posting a .952 OPS through 36 PAs. Jose Lobaton has ben recalled to serve as the backup catcher to now starter, Austin Barnes.


STANDINGS


AL

East

Red Sox 13-4
Blue Jays 10-6
Yankees 10-6
Rays 8-8
Orioles 5-11


Central

Indians 10-7
Twins 9-7
Tigers 9-7
White Sox 5-10
Royals 4-11


West

Rangers 9-6
Angels 9-7
Mariners 9-8
Astros 7-8
A's 5-11


NL

East

Nationals 9-6
Marlins 9-8
Braves 8-9
Mets 7-8
Phillies 4-12


Central

Cubs 13-3
Reds 11-4
Cardinals 10-6
Brewers 6-9
Pirates 3-13


West

Dodgers 9-7
Padres 9-7
Diamondbacks 9-8
Rockies 5-10
Giants 5-11


Storylines

Red Sox???? - It sure would appear that way early on! Buoyed by Eduardo "E-Rod" Rodriguez, and JD Martinez, Red Sox Nation is all smiles so far.

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Not so Sunny in Philadelphia... - After losing his only bright spot in Didi Gregorius to season ending injury. First year manager Derek Snow is scrambling for answers in the pressure cooker that is the Philadelphia Sports Media. One could point to the starting rotation as the main culprit to the situation that the Phils find themselves in. A staff with nearly $64 million dollars in committed 2020 payroll currently finds itself 27th in team ERA.

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[LowerWolf]

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Sometimes I hate myself.

Decided to start over (again) with the final roster update.

So, here are my (for the final time hopefully) Braves for 2020.

Lineup
1 - Ronald Acuna Jr., RF
2 - Ozzie Albies, 2B
3 - Freddie Freeman, 1B
4 - Marcell Ozuna, LF
5 - Travis d’Arnaud, C
6 - Nick Markakis, DH
7 - Austin Riley, 3B
8 - Dansby Swanson, SS
9 - Ender Inciarte, CF

Against lefties, Adam Duvall hits sixth and plays LF with Ozuna serving as the DH.

Bench
Tyler Flowers, C
Charlie Culberson, INF
Johan Camargo, INF
Adam Duvall, OF

Rotation
1 - Max Fried
2 - Mike Soroka
3 - Ian Anderson
4 - Cole Hamels
5 - Mike Foltynewicz

Bullpen
CL - Mark Melancon
SU - Will Smith
SU - Chris Martin
MR - Darren O'Day
MR - A.J. Minter
MR - Shane Greene
LR - Tyler Matzek
LR - Luke Jackson

[DJ]

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Still plenty of time to get a full season in; I know the last couple of years around this time is when I've either just begun or am a little ways into my 2nd season in Franchise, and usually finish a few weeks before the next game releases.

And, since I know you're not going PS5 right away, you don't necessarily have to pick up MLB 21 at launch, either, so you could progress a little further and then eventually carry over the save to 21 if/when you upgrade consoles.

[KingOfLanglade]

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Still plenty of time to get a full season in; I know the last couple of years around this time is when I've either just begun or am a little ways into my 2nd season in Franchise, and usually finish a few weeks before the next game releases.



And, since I know you're not going PS5 right away, you don't necessarily have to pick up MLB 21 at launch, either, so you could progress a little further and then eventually carry over the save to 21 if/when you upgrade consoles.

I have found this is the best time for me to start my franchise. Usually have MLB Network Radio on in the background soaking in the hot stove talk while I grind my franchise all winter.