MLB The Show 20 Franchise Discussion Thread

[cnelly4]

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Royals Knock Around Odorizzi
Veteran leaves in third inning

May 7, 2020
Minneapolis--- The Kansas City Royals scored early, knocking Twins’ starter Jake Odorizzi out in the third inning, and the Royals shaky bullpen did just enough to stave off a Minnesota comeback in winning 6-4 on Friday evening.

The Royals scored two in the first, one in the second, and two more in the third inning to lead 5-1 after three innings. Their 13-hit attack was led by Nicky Lopez, Salvador Perez and Alex Gordon, who all contributed three hits apiece. Perez drove in three runs, including his sixth homerun of the season.

Odorizzi (1-3) was never in control, as he pitched with runners on for most of his two and two-thirds innings. He allowed six hits and five runs (three earned) with three walks and three strikeouts.

“That was a junk start,” stated Odorizzi in a postgame conference. “Our team has been rolling and then I go out there and throw a clunker. My bad!”

The Twins tried staging a comeback but Nelson Cruz was thrown out at the plate in the eighth, and Scott Barlow closed the door in the ninth for his second save for Kansas City.

Minnesota will host Kansas City again for game two tomorrow night. Homer Bailey (5-1, 3.35) will try again for his sixth win, while the Royals will send out right hander Jakob Junis (5-2, 3.45), who is also looking for win number six. First pitch is scheduled for 6:10 PM.

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Bailey, Kepler Lead Twins Over Royals
Right takes no-hitter into eighth, Kepler hits slam

May 8, 2020
Minneapolis--- Homer Bailey got one out in the eighth before giving up a hit and Max Kepler hit a second inning grand slam as the Minnesota Twins took down the Kansas City Royals 6-2 on Saturday night at Target Field.

Bailey (6-1) rolled from early on, as he struck out the side in the first inning. He completed seven and one-third innings, allowing no runs on two hits. He walked two and struck out seven in the performance.

“I felt good tonight, which was a relief after feeling off the past few weeks,” commented Bailey. “I felt that I could put my slider wherever I wanted tonight.”

Bailey was helped out with some early runs, as the Twins plated five in the second inning, capped off by a two-out grand slam from Max Kepler off Royals starter Jakob Junis. Junis (5-3) worked only three and two-thirds in the loss.

The Twins and Royals will wrap up the three-game set tomorrow afternoon starting at 1:10 PM. Michael Pineda will be activated from the suspended list before the game to make his first start of the year. Pineda was suspended last year as the Twins were making a playoff push. Pineda was a free agent after the season, but Minnesota thought enough of his performance last year to bring him back for another go around. The Royals will offer up lefty Kris Bubic (1-0, 5.34)

[countryboy]

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Cardinals place Juan Fabregas on 10 Day IL

The Cardinals have placed LF Juan Fabregas on the 10 Day IL due to a flexor strain. Fabregas injured himself in Sunday's series finale with the Brewers making a play against the wall. He is expected to miss about 2 weeks.

Connor Capel has been recalled from Memphis to fulfill the vacant roster spot.

[Gagnon39]

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JULY 10, 2020 | ATLANTA, GA

In what has become a recurring theme all year, the Chicago Cubs fell behind early and rallied late in yet another come-from-behind victory. This time against the Atlanta Braves.

The Cubs trailed 8-1 after just four as Jose Quintana struggled to record outs. However after a solo homer in the top of the fifth by Jason Kipnis and a pair of runs in the sixth, the Cubs were able to chip away at the Braves' lead.

In the top of the seventh the Cubs offense exploded for seven runs, capped off by a game-tying three-run homer by Jason Heyward. Jason Kipnis added his second homer of the game following the Heyward blast and the Cubs took a 9-8 lead.

The bullpen was solid once again as the recent additions all made appearances. Tim Mayza made his Cubs debut, allowing just one hit, earning the win in the process. Arodys Viscaino struck out a pair in the bottom of the seventh and Brandon Morrow recorded a scoreless eighth. Craig Kimbrel notched his 28th save of the year.

[Rocket32]

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As May winds down the Yankees sit at 37-16 after taking 2 out of 3 from the Brewers and going up 2-1 in a 4 game set with the Mariners.

After blowing the save in game 1 vs Seattle Chapman was removed from the closers role. It hasn’t been the best year for Chapman so far as he’s surrendered 15 runs through 14 innings. Manager Aaron Boone has said he will not name an official closer for now. Chapman will look to turn things around outside of the 9th.

Tyler Clippard has emerged as a key weapon out of the bullpen since we claimed him off waivers from Minnesota. His ERA has been steadily dropping and it’s now down to 4.24. In his latest outing he would strike out the trio of Haniger, Seager, and Tom Murphy to wrap up the save and a 4-2 Yankee victory over Seattle. If a closer is named he may be the favorite to secure that role.

Luis Avilan is another unexpected player that has emerged as a key part of the team. So far he carries a 2.49 ERA with a 1.25 WHIP through 21.2 IP, and with Britton and Chapman struggling he has become Boone’s go to lefty option out of the pen. Avilan is just 30 years old but is on an expiring 1.7M contract.


News:
Aaron Hicks due back in 1-2 weeks
DJ LeMahieu set to return in 3-4 weeks

Pirates Claim RP Tyler Lyons Off Waivers From Yankees

Cardinals Dakota Hudson Breaks Arm Out 1-2 months
Mariners LF Kyle Lewis tears Labrum Out For Season

[SouthernWarrior]

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Manic Mets franchise:

Mets @ Yankees game 2 of 2
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Mets got smoked as the Yankees had 20 hits on 20 runs as they win 20-11.

Jacob DeGrom (10-6) had a poor outing going only 4.2 innings on 6 runs and 8 SO's as by the 2nd inning he had already pitched over 45 pitches. Jordan Montgomery (8-3) takes the win going 2 innings and 4 ER's.

The Mets started the game with a 3 run HR from Michael Conforto (29) who added another HR and 5 RBI's. Cespedes (24) and Ramos (9) also had HR's for the Mets. But the Yankees completely took over with 6 HR's from their players including HR's from Torres (24) and Stanton (26).

It was an offensive showcase in the 2 game series and DeGrom has struggled as of late. The exhausted Mets get a day off before a 3 game road trip against the Marlins before the ASB. They are up 7 games of the 2nd place Braves.

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JULY 12, 2020 | ATLANTA, GA

The Chicago Cubs won the rubbermatch against the Braves in Atlanta Monday afternoon in what could very easily be a preview of the 2020 NLDS. Ian Happ led the offense finishing the day 3-for-5 including a two-run homer in the top of the seventh.

Yu Darvish earned a no-decision after five innings in which he allowed two runs on just four hits. The recently-improved bullpen combined for four scoreless innings as Brandon Morrow notched his second win of the year in just his third appearance.

With the win the Cubs head into the All-Star break with a 62-34 record and a commanding 9 1/2 game lead in the NL Central division.

[MightyMaxxx13]

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A Trip Around the League: MightyMaxxx13’s COVID-free MLB 2020 Season Simulation

April 9, 2020
Yankees 6, Orioles 0
J.A. Happ continues his spontaneous run of dominance with 8 shutout innings. He is 3-0 with a 20-inning scoreless streak to start the season. Yanks take 3 of 4 from the O’s and have won 5 of 6.

Blue Jays 9, Royals 2
Someone finally beat the Royals, halting their winning streak at 8. Randall Grichuk picked up 4 hits and 3 RBI’s, and was a double short of hitting for the cycle. Shun Yamaguchi racked his first MLB save (of the 3 inning variety) in relief of Trent Thornton.

Indians 2, Rays 1
Adam Plutko had it going, striking out 8 over 5 scoreless innings. Tribe scored 2 in the first off a base hit from Lindor and made the lead hold up. Brad Hand surrendered a solo homer to Austin Meadows in the 9th but held on for the save.

Mariners 5, Red Sox 4
FINALLY the Mariners put one on the board to move to 1-13. Daniel Vogelbach homered twice and Shed Long and Tom Murphy each went deep once. Vogelbach also tried to pick up his first career stolen base in this one but was unsuccessful.

Marlins 11, Braves 0
Braves pitching was trounced once again, this time it was Sean Newcomb who was chased after just 1.2 and 6 runs allowed. Jesus Aguilar homered twice and picked up 4 hits. Pablo Lopez went the distance and struck out 6 for his first career shutout.

Reds 2, Phillies 1
Tight pitchers duel in this one, with Trevor Bauer just edging Jake Arrieta. Amir Garrett notched his first save in his first chance since assuming the closer’s role from the injured Raisel Iglesias.

Mets 9, Brewers 4
Amed Rosario had a day, hitting a triple, going yard twice, and driving in 6. Stroman went 7 for the win. Yelich was 4-4 in the loss and is batting .425 on the young season.

Cubs 7, Pirates 4
Cubs run their winning streak to 6 as they sweep a 4-game road series at PNC. The Pirates are in bad shape already at 2-11. Rule 5 draftee Trevor Megill picked up his first MLB save in this one as the Cubs were so confident they could beat the Pirates again they gave Kimbrel a day off.

Dodgers 8, Cardinals 5
Dodgers salvage a split in St. Louis after dropping the first 2 games of the series. Max Muncy led the offense with 3 hits, a homer, and 3 RBI’s. David Price picked up the win despite surrendering 5 runs in 5 IP. Dodgers bullpen struck out 8 over the final 4 innings to lock down the win.

Giants 5, Diamondbacks 2
Evan Longoria continued his hot hitting and Alex Dickerson went yard off Zac Gallen, who took the loss. Kevin Gausman pitched 6 innings for the win and Tony Watson picked up save #5.

LEAGUE TRANSACTIONS
Cubs release LHP Danny Hultzen

Mets purchase the contract of LHP Sean Nolin from the Saitama Seibu Lions of NPB (Japan) and sign veteran IF Pedro Florimon to a minor league deal

[RJ1992]

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Cheating Scandal Rocks MLB

The Houston Astros have gone from being baseball's winningest franchise over the past three season to now being widely shamed for a sign-stealing scandal and its implications can be felt all over MLB.

First, the Astros fired Manager A.J. Hinch and General Manager Jeff Luhnow in January after having been fined $5 million and docked several top draft picks for the scandal. Both of them had been suspended one year by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred.

The next domino to fall would Boston Red Sox Manager Alex Cora, who Boston decided to part ways with following the MLB report that implicated him in the scandal from his time as the Astros' bench coach back in 2017.

Then newly hired New York Mets Manager Carlos Beltran resigned before he managed even a single game for the game due to his time as an outfielder for the Astros in 2017.

A dark cloud hangs over the Astros franchise with rival players wondering of they were robbed of baseball immortality and fans and rival players calling for further and harsher punishment.

[RJ1992]

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Astros Further Punished for Sign Stealing Scandal

Previously, MLB commissioner, Rob Manfred, has said that he will strip the Astros of their 2017 World Series title, which culminated with their victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games despite many fans and players calling for him to do so. Manfred has further stated that individual players will not be disciplined with fines or suspensions.

However, following any lack of remorse from the Astros organization, Manfred has decided on a much harsher and more severe punishment. From the brief apologies in the form of prepared statements from Bregman and Altuve in which the pair spoke for a total of 90 seconds to owner, Jim Crane, making a statement that it was our opinion that this (sign-stealing) didn't impact the game the tone of the Astros so-called apology press conference was not one of remorse but rather defiance and PR-coached vanilla statements meant to be discussed as apologies. Due to this Rob Manfred has had enough and has decreed that the Astros as we know them will no longer be. The organization would be disciplined from the top on down, from ownership to any player implicated in the scandal in a very unique way. First, the team must be sold to a new owner. Second, it must be relocated and rebranded. Third, a new GM and manager must be hired. And finally, any player who was implicated in the scandal must be traded from the team by the start of the 2020 regular season, meaning Josh Reddick, Yuli Gurriel, Michael Brantley, George Springer, Carlos Correa, Alex Bregman, and Jose Altuve must all be traded prior to the start of the 2020 regular season. They must be off the Timbers roster by 1st pitch of 2020 Opening Day.

[RJ1992]

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Astros Become Portland Timbers

The Astros have finally been sold. The team will be relocated to Portland, Oregon and rebranded as the Portland Timbers. Robert Osmond has been hired by the new ownership to be the first GM in the history of the Portland Timbers. Alex Cintron has been promoted from hitting coach of the Astros to the first ever manager of the Portland Timbers. Gary Pettis the third base coach of the Astros has been promoted to the first ever hitting coach of the Portland Timbers. Newly appointed and rookie GM, Robert Osmond, said that all the players implicated and said to be involved in the scandal will be dealt/traded at some point in time during the 2020 Spring Training.

[MightyMaxxx13]

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Astros Further Punished for Sign Stealing Scandal

Previously, MLB commissioner, Rob Manfred, has said that he will strip the Astros of their 2017 World Series title, which culminated with their victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games despite many fans and players calling for him to do so. Manfred has further stated that individual players will not be disciplined with fines or suspensions.

However, following any lack of remorse from the Astros organization, Manfred has decided on a much harsher and more severe punishment. From the brief apologies in the form of prepared statements from Bregman and Altuve in which the pair spoke for a total of 90 seconds to owner, Jim Crane, making a statement that it was our opinion that this (sign-stealing) didn't impact the game the tone of the Astros so-called apology press conference was not one of remorse but rather defiance and PR-coached vanilla statements meant to be discussed as apologies. Due to this Rob Manfred has had enough and has decreed that the Astros as we know them will no longer be. The organization would be disciplined from the top on down, from ownership to any player implicated in the scandal in a very unique way. First, the team must be sold to a new owner. Second, it must be relocated and rebranded. Third, a new GM and manager must be hired. And finally, any player who was implicated in the scandal must be traded from the team by the start of the 2020 regular season, meaning Josh Reddick, Yuli Gurriel, George Springer, Alex Bregman, and Jose Altuve must all be traded by the start of the 2020 regular season.

Creative concept - following. Post those Portland Timbers uni’s!

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Cardinals drop brief 2 game series to Royals

The Cardinals dropped both games of a mini 2 game series with the Royals to put a halt to their 3 game winning streak. The Royals, who are the hottest team in baseball right now, have won 10 straight after winning both games in St.Louis.

The Cardinals lost Game 1 when Greg Holland blew the save in the 9th, by giving up a 2 run homerun to Nick Pratto with one on and two outs on a 1-2 pitch. Holland tried to bury a changeup in the dirt, but it hung and Pratto launched it into the stands.

Game 2 saw the Cardinals fall behind 1-0 early on a Francisco Mejia homerun off the right field foul pole. Kolten Wong would tie the game 2 innings later with a solo shot into the Cardinals bullpen. But Jose Adolis Garcia, a former Cardinal, would launch a solo shot into the 2nd deck in left field off of Carlos Martinez to chase Martinez out of the game in the 7th and put the Royals up for good, 2-1, which would be the final score.

The Cardinals offense is definitely lacking with both Anthony Rendon and Juan Fabregas on the shelf. Jo Adell continues to struggle, as his average is now in the .220's. He does have 20 homeruns and 71 RBI's, but its feast or famine for the youngster at this point, which is the same issue that plagued him last year.

The Cardinals return to the diamond on Thursday to begin 4 game series with the Nationals in Busch Stadium. Michael Wacha will get the ball on Thursday, followed by Jack Flaherty on Friday, Junior Fernandez on Saturday, and Kyle Funkhouser will pitch the Sunday finale.

[RJ1992]

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Timbers First Trade Domino Falls on Day One of 2020 Spring Training

The Timbers first forced trade comes on day one of 2020 Spring Training in a blockbuster with the N.Y. Mets. Timbers GM, Robert Osmond, makes a trade with eyes both on the present and the future by getting two veteran players who can still help the Timbers contend now and a prospect who can possibly help the team contend long term in the future. The trade is CF George Springer to the Mets for SP David Peterson, RP Dellin Betances, and 3B Jed Lowrie. Bregman rumored to be next likeliest to be traded as multiple teams are said to be interested in acquiring him. Rumored teams said to be interested in Bregman are the Braves, Nationals, Phillies, and Cardinals. Timbers said to be requesting at least one top 100 prospect in any Bregman deal despite being forced to have to trade him before 2020 Opening Day. Lastly, the Timbers announce they have designated Jed Lowrie for assignment.

[RJ1992]

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Second Trade Domino Falls for Timbers

Just days into the 2020 Spring Training and on the team's first off day of the Spring Training Timbers GM, Robert Osmond, makes the second of the forced trades imposed upon the team. He sends 3B Alex Bregman to the Phillies for RP David Robertson, C Deivy Grullon, and 3B Alex Bohm. Robertson figures to be an immediate edition to the Timbers major league bullpen, while, Grullon and Bohm will likely start the season at Triple-A and figure into the team's future long-term plan.
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