Re: MLB The Show 20 Franchise Discussion Thread
2020 Offseason Summary:
Major Signings Around the League (My league's contracts aren't as high as IRL in most cases, sorted from biggest to smallest $):
-Angels sign OF Mookie Bets 8yr/$155M (.258/.329/.465, 29 HR, 81 RB last season, walked from Boston)
-Mets sign 1B Anthony Rizzo 3yr/$44.5M (.277/.380/.508, 33 HR, 90 RBI for the Cubs)
-Dodgers sign C J.T. Realmuto 3yr/39M (.260/.329/.401, 15 HR, 71 RBI)
-Red Sox sign CP Blake Treinen 3yr/37.2M (38SV, 1.16 WHIP, 1 BS in 49 appearances with Oakland)
-Royals sign SP Taijuan Walker 3yr/$22.2M (Walker had a 1.33WHIP in 199 innings last year)
-Mariners sign SP Aaron Sanchez 3yr/$22.2M (119 IP, 1.28WHIP, 3.55ERA in 21 starts last year)
-Giants sign SP Masahiro Tanaka 1yr/$8.9M (4.00 ERA, 1.29WHIP in 193.2 IP, 31 starts last year)
-Red Sox sign RP Andrew Miller 1yr/8.3M (3.07 ERA, 1.20WHIP in 46 appearances with the Cardinals)
-Nationals sign OF Yoenis Cespedes 1yr/$7.6M (.265/.355/.482, 27 HR, 60 RBI for the Cubs last year)
-Mariners sign RP David Robertson 1yr/$3.7M (definitely a "prove it" year, as he had a 1.50 WHIP in 41.1 IP, with a 4.57 ERA)
Yankees Offseason Summary
-Signed Adam Eaton to a 1 year, $9M deal.
Eaton and ROTY Kevin Weinstein will compete and possibly platoon for the starting Left Field job as we can now move Stanton into the every day DH role. Eaton hit .272/.360/.395 last year and also had some pop with a career high 15 homeruns, but also struck out a career high 137 times. There were offers in the 12-15 million dollar range, but I think that Eaton signed with us due to our recent success, and having a serious opportunity to win it all this year.
-Signed Brock Holt to a 2 year, $2M deal.
While looking to replace our super utility in Ben Zobrist, we managed to get a poor man's Zobrist for extremely cheap. Spending all of last year in the Red Sox minor league system last year, we have hope that he can have a bounce back year. He will strictly be depth for an infield that is all but set in Andujar, Torress, DJ, and Voit, but more on that later.
-Signed Jake Arrieta to a 1 year, $12.1M deal.
We decided to let Tanaka walk after he declined our QO, and let Happ walk outright. Arrieta is coming off of a year where he threw 203.1 IP in 33 starts, posting an 18-7 record, with a 3.41 ERA and 1.21 WHIP. We were his top offer money wise, as nobody wanted to make Arrieta one of the highest paid pitchers at 35. I'm surprised he did not take a less $ deal for longer years, but at 12.1M he'll be the fourth highest paid guy throwing off the mound this year for us, 4 mil short of Paxton, 1 mil short of Britton, and 5 mil short of our next signing...
-Signed Ken Giles to a 2 year, $34M deal.
Giles will be the heart and soul of our bullpen this year, especially with Chapman being in a contract year. After being traded to the White Sox in 2019, he had a 2.60ERA, 1.17WHIP in 55.1 IP last season, with 22 HLDs, 8 SVs, and 4 BS. Well worth every penny. Unless Chapman has a stellar year, Giles will be in the bullpen this year and slide into that closing spot next season.
After playing through some of the 2021 Spring Training, our opening day roster is going to look like this:
1. 2B D.J. LeMahieu
2. 3B Miguel Andujar
3. RF Aaron Judge
4. DH Giancarlo Stanton
5. CF Aaron Hicks
6. SS Gleyber Torres
7. C Gary Sanchez
8. 1B Luke Voit
9. LF Kevin Weinstein
Bench:
UTIL Brock Holt
OF Adam Eaton
C Kyle Hihashioka
1B Greg Bird
Rotation:
1. James Paxton
2. Luis Severino
3. Jake Arrieta
4. Jordan Montgomery
5. Collin McHugh
Bullpen:
LRP Domingo German
RP Chad Green
RP Nate Jones
RP Ken Giles
RP Tommy Kahnle
RP Zack Britton
RP Adam Ottavino
CP Aroldis Chapman
Thoughts:
Our starting lineup is very right handed heavy (quite literally all right handed batters besides Hicks who can bat from both sides), but our bench is very left handed heavy. I like that we will be able to slide players in and out and move everyone around, as a lot of guys can play a few different positions.
I also think that we are headed into the season with the strongest bullpen in baseball. Montgomery struggled last year, with a 5.37 ERA and 1.59 WHIP in 26 games, and German did the same, with a 4.66 ERA, 1.52 WHIP in 30 games. Neither of these guys should get too comfortable this year, because we have a ton of guys waiting for their opportunity, especially Henry Otto, who was drafted in 2019. At just 21 years old, he is currently our number 1 prospect, and ranked #36 in the MILB.
Another concern is that Clint Frazier has informed the club that he would like to be traded upon learning that he will not make the opening day roster. I think that Clint sees the writing on the wall; Kevin Weinstein, our round 1 pick from two years ago, has taken his spot. After winning ROTY last year and becoming the starting Left Fielder for the Yankees, Clint is log jammed.
Frazier hit an abysmal .088 in spring training, and has struggled the past 2 years in limited action. He saw only 6 games in 2019, recording 5 hits in 20 at bats, with a .250/.286/.400 slash. Last season, in 2020, Frazier had already lost the 4th outfielder spot to Weinstein, and in 13 games, he had 6 hits in 39 ABs, with 11 SO. His slash was .154/.244/.179.
I think that both parties agree that Clint needs a change of scenery, which is a shame. We may be able to get a big haul for him though, as his potential ceiling is still high, it just depends on how many clubs know our hands are kind of tied here...
Next up is Opening Day! After that I think I will give bi weekly reports, haven't thought that far ahead yet.
2020 Offseason Summary:
Major Signings Around the League (My league's contracts aren't as high as IRL in most cases, sorted from biggest to smallest $):
-Angels sign OF Mookie Bets 8yr/$155M (.258/.329/.465, 29 HR, 81 RB last season, walked from Boston)
-Mets sign 1B Anthony Rizzo 3yr/$44.5M (.277/.380/.508, 33 HR, 90 RBI for the Cubs)
-Dodgers sign C J.T. Realmuto 3yr/39M (.260/.329/.401, 15 HR, 71 RBI)
-Red Sox sign CP Blake Treinen 3yr/37.2M (38SV, 1.16 WHIP, 1 BS in 49 appearances with Oakland)
-Royals sign SP Taijuan Walker 3yr/$22.2M (Walker had a 1.33WHIP in 199 innings last year)
-Mariners sign SP Aaron Sanchez 3yr/$22.2M (119 IP, 1.28WHIP, 3.55ERA in 21 starts last year)
-Giants sign SP Masahiro Tanaka 1yr/$8.9M (4.00 ERA, 1.29WHIP in 193.2 IP, 31 starts last year)
-Red Sox sign RP Andrew Miller 1yr/8.3M (3.07 ERA, 1.20WHIP in 46 appearances with the Cardinals)
-Nationals sign OF Yoenis Cespedes 1yr/$7.6M (.265/.355/.482, 27 HR, 60 RBI for the Cubs last year)
-Mariners sign RP David Robertson 1yr/$3.7M (definitely a "prove it" year, as he had a 1.50 WHIP in 41.1 IP, with a 4.57 ERA)
Yankees Offseason Summary
-Signed Adam Eaton to a 1 year, $9M deal.
Eaton and ROTY Kevin Weinstein will compete and possibly platoon for the starting Left Field job as we can now move Stanton into the every day DH role. Eaton hit .272/.360/.395 last year and also had some pop with a career high 15 homeruns, but also struck out a career high 137 times. There were offers in the 12-15 million dollar range, but I think that Eaton signed with us due to our recent success, and having a serious opportunity to win it all this year.
-Signed Brock Holt to a 2 year, $2M deal.
While looking to replace our super utility in Ben Zobrist, we managed to get a poor man's Zobrist for extremely cheap. Spending all of last year in the Red Sox minor league system last year, we have hope that he can have a bounce back year. He will strictly be depth for an infield that is all but set in Andujar, Torress, DJ, and Voit, but more on that later.
-Signed Jake Arrieta to a 1 year, $12.1M deal.
We decided to let Tanaka walk after he declined our QO, and let Happ walk outright. Arrieta is coming off of a year where he threw 203.1 IP in 33 starts, posting an 18-7 record, with a 3.41 ERA and 1.21 WHIP. We were his top offer money wise, as nobody wanted to make Arrieta one of the highest paid pitchers at 35. I'm surprised he did not take a less $ deal for longer years, but at 12.1M he'll be the fourth highest paid guy throwing off the mound this year for us, 4 mil short of Paxton, 1 mil short of Britton, and 5 mil short of our next signing...
-Signed Ken Giles to a 2 year, $34M deal.
Giles will be the heart and soul of our bullpen this year, especially with Chapman being in a contract year. After being traded to the White Sox in 2019, he had a 2.60ERA, 1.17WHIP in 55.1 IP last season, with 22 HLDs, 8 SVs, and 4 BS. Well worth every penny. Unless Chapman has a stellar year, Giles will be in the bullpen this year and slide into that closing spot next season.
After playing through some of the 2021 Spring Training, our opening day roster is going to look like this:
1. 2B D.J. LeMahieu
2. 3B Miguel Andujar
3. RF Aaron Judge
4. DH Giancarlo Stanton
5. CF Aaron Hicks
6. SS Gleyber Torres
7. C Gary Sanchez
8. 1B Luke Voit
9. LF Kevin Weinstein
Bench:
UTIL Brock Holt
OF Adam Eaton
C Kyle Hihashioka
1B Greg Bird
Rotation:
1. James Paxton
2. Luis Severino
3. Jake Arrieta
4. Jordan Montgomery
5. Collin McHugh
Bullpen:
LRP Domingo German
RP Chad Green
RP Nate Jones
RP Ken Giles
RP Tommy Kahnle
RP Zack Britton
RP Adam Ottavino
CP Aroldis Chapman
Thoughts:
Our starting lineup is very right handed heavy (quite literally all right handed batters besides Hicks who can bat from both sides), but our bench is very left handed heavy. I like that we will be able to slide players in and out and move everyone around, as a lot of guys can play a few different positions.
I also think that we are headed into the season with the strongest bullpen in baseball. Montgomery struggled last year, with a 5.37 ERA and 1.59 WHIP in 26 games, and German did the same, with a 4.66 ERA, 1.52 WHIP in 30 games. Neither of these guys should get too comfortable this year, because we have a ton of guys waiting for their opportunity, especially Henry Otto, who was drafted in 2019. At just 21 years old, he is currently our number 1 prospect, and ranked #36 in the MILB.
Another concern is that Clint Frazier has informed the club that he would like to be traded upon learning that he will not make the opening day roster. I think that Clint sees the writing on the wall; Kevin Weinstein, our round 1 pick from two years ago, has taken his spot. After winning ROTY last year and becoming the starting Left Fielder for the Yankees, Clint is log jammed.
Frazier hit an abysmal .088 in spring training, and has struggled the past 2 years in limited action. He saw only 6 games in 2019, recording 5 hits in 20 at bats, with a .250/.286/.400 slash. Last season, in 2020, Frazier had already lost the 4th outfielder spot to Weinstein, and in 13 games, he had 6 hits in 39 ABs, with 11 SO. His slash was .154/.244/.179.
I think that both parties agree that Clint needs a change of scenery, which is a shame. We may be able to get a big haul for him though, as his potential ceiling is still high, it just depends on how many clubs know our hands are kind of tied here...
Next up is Opening Day! After that I think I will give bi weekly reports, haven't thought that far ahead yet.
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