MLB The Show 20 Franchise Management Tips and Tricks

[Caulfield]

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Where does this concern stem from? What are you trying to accomplish? Just curious.

I wanted to set each team's 25 man roster a certain way to start the season, then let it proceed from there, to wherever it goes. but I was hoping at least April, or most of it, those 29 teams wouldn't immediately change their roster wholesale from the outset, and I especially don't want to see teams put 7 starting pitchers on their 25 man, as I have seen them do from time to time

[SirManBoy]

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I wanted to set each team's 25 man roster a certain way to start the season, then let it proceed from there, to wherever it goes. but I was hoping at least April, or most of it, those 29 teams wouldn't immediately change their roster wholesale from the outset, and I especially don't want to see teams put 7 starting pitchers on their 25 man, as I have seen them do from time to time

Gotcha. I can tell you that getting your roster down to 26 at the conclusion of Spring Training locks your lineups and rotation down however you set them, but if you try to go down to 25 the CPU completely jacks everything you’ve set up by insisting that the season start with a 26-man roster, and that’s even if you have everything set to manual. It’ll do all kinds of dumb stuff like add a guy to your 40-man, rearrange your lineups, etc. Once the regular season starts you can go down to 25 with no issues.

[Jhack99]

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This is more of a in game trick, but I need to vent. When playing teams like the Dodgers, if you use Auto Shift switch it to manual (I flip flop between them). Otherwise they will opposite field hit you to death.

[SirManBoy]

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RE: Durability and bench players

I’m sure most of you already know that durability is what determines how many games a player starts during a season, but here are some things you might not know.

1. Making a guy even just a part time DH will greatly increase their starts and playing time, regardless of their durability. A guy who might only play 140 games if he is always playing a position will play closer to 159 or 160 games if he DHs a lot. That’s important if a guy has a great bat, but his durability is suspect or starting to decline.

2. Bench players with more positional versatility will play more than those that only play a single position. Personally, I like having a the following kinds of bench players:

Bench player 1: A shortstop who has 2B and 3B as secondary positions, or a 2B who has shortstop and 3B as secondary positions.

Bench player 2: An OF who has all the OF positions listed as secondary positions and maybe also one infield position like 2B, though that’s not as important.

Bench player 3: A 1B that also has catcher listed as a secondary position, or a catcher who has 1B listed as a secondary position.

Those three types will play a lot, which can be good for protecting their attributes from decline related to lack of playing time.

[garry1221]

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RE: Durability and bench players

I’m sure most of you already know that durability is what determines how many games a player starts during a season, but here are some things you might not know.

1. Making a guy even just a part time DH will greatly increase their starts and playing time, regardless of their durability. A guy who might only play 140 games if he is always playing a position will play closer to 159 or 160 games if he DHs a lot. That’s important if a guy has a great bat, but his durability is suspect or starting to decline.

2. Bench players with more positional versatility will play more than those that only play a single position. Personally, I like having a the following kinds of bench players:

Bench player 1: A shortstop who has 2B and 3B as secondary positions, or a 2B who has shortstop and 3B as secondary positions.

Bench player 2: An OF who has all the OF positions listed as secondary positions and maybe also one infield position like 2B, though that’s not as important.

Bench player 3: A 1B that also has catcher listed as a secondary position, or a catcher who has 1B listed as a secondary position.

Those three types will play a lot, which can be good for protecting their attributes from decline related to lack of playing time.

If a player's fielding is under 50, I relegate him to DH.

26 man rosters has only made it easier to cover all bases, pun maybe intended. Shouldn't matter if you use a 7 or 8 man bullpen. My typical bench is similar to yours. A corner IF, middle IF, OF, and catcher should be staples. If one of those is a utility guy, all the better. The final spot or two is entirely up in the air.

I'm never afraid to shuffle prospect positions around, especially if attributes guide me to or add secondaries if the team needs the depth.

[SirManBoy]

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If a player's fielding is under 50, I relegate him to DH.

26 man rosters has only made it easier to cover all bases, pun maybe intended. Shouldn't matter if you use a 7 or 8 man bullpen. My typical bench is similar to yours. A corner IF, middle IF, OF, and catcher should be staples. If one of those is a utility guy, all the better. The final spot or two is entirely up in the air.

I'm never afraid to shuffle prospect positions around, especially if attributes guide me to or add secondaries if the team needs the depth.

Choosing my DH based solely on defensive considerations used to be my move as well, but let’s say you have a great hitter and defender with suspect durability. You might lose out on 80 to 100 at bats by solely playing them at a position. If you DH them in even just one of your lineups, you’ll get way more games played out of them.

By the way, are you saying that prospects develop secondary positions when you play them out of position in the minors, or are you saying that you’re editing players to have additional secondary positions?

[garry1221]

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By the way, are you saying that prospects develop secondary positions when you play them out of position in the minors, or are you saying that you’re editing players to have additional secondary positions?

I'll give players additional secondaries. Example: 3rd baseman, no current secondaries. Above average contact, below average power. Above average speed, fielding, reaction, arm strength and accuracy. I'd move him to SS with 2nd, 3rd as secondaries (possibly even IF in general). When swapping positions, his original position will become a secondary.

If I just need a potential backup for *insert position here* and nobody on the roster has that position as a secondary, I'll choose a player with the closest attributes i'm looking for in that position, and give him that secondary. I like versatility in my rosters.

[SirManBoy]

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I just don’t have it in me to make those kinds of edits.

[garry1221]

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I just don’t have it in me to make those kinds of edits.

I'm strictly an owner mode, cpu v cpu player, so I look at it like the player is learning a new position. Honestly, after my 1st season those kinds of edits get pretty rare.

[SirManBoy]

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I performed a player search during the off season period today that proved very fruitful. It went something like this:

Age: 18-24
Free Agent: Yes
Potential: 80 minimum

Four unsigned draft picks with B potential came up in the results and I signed all of them to my farm system.

[Jhack99]

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I performed a player search during the off season period today that proved very fruitful. It went something like this:

Age: 18-24
Free Agent: Yes
Potential: 80 minimum

Four unsigned draft picks with B potential came up in the results and I signed all of them to my farm system.

I'll do that sometimes, but i try to stick to under 23. Depending on their overalls. I feel like if there 24 or 25 and only in the 40-55 overall range they aren't worth the years of development. They wont be MLB ready for another 5 years maybe, so that would make them 29 and a 75ish overall.

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[SirManBoy]

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I'll do that sometimes, but i try to stick to under 23. Depending on their overalls. I feel like if there 24 or 25 and only in the 40-55 overall range they aren't worth the years of development. They wont be MLB ready for another 5 years maybe, so that would make them 29 and a 75ish overall.

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Coincidentally, these guys were all 22 and under. I generally don’t draft older guys, but it all depends on what their OVR is and their position for me. I try to have position players in a position to come up by age 24, but I’ll develop pitchers in the minors until they’re 26 sometimes, maybe 27 or 28 if they’re a closer or reliever. I’m at the point now where 95% of my farm system is comprised of A and B prospects, so I don’t have to rush anything.

[SirManBoy]

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In addition to Rule 5 eligible players who you don’t intend on putting on your 40-man roster, another group of players that you’d be wise to consider trading in the off season are those that are out of minor league options but won’t be making the big league club after Spring Training, especially if they have OVRs high enough to make them attractive bait on the waiver wire. Like those Rule 5 eligible players, try to get some young prospects for them instead of losing them and getting nothing.

[Caulfield]

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when playing a player out of his normal position and ''training'' him for a new position,
what's a fair amount of innings to play before you edit his new position into his secondary position?
I'm thinking like around 50 innings. sound fair?
or is higher preferred, like maybe 150 innings

or maybe it's more reasonable to do it based on potential,
say 50 innings for A potential, 100 innings for B potential,
150 innings for C potential and 200 innings for D potential

[Funkycorm]

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when playing a player out of his normal position and ''training'' him for a new position,
what's a fair amount of innings to play before you edit his new position into his secondary position?
I'm thinking like around 50 innings. sound fair?
or is higher preferred, like maybe 150 innings

or maybe it's more reasonable to do it based on potential,
say 50 innings for A potential, 100 innings for B potential,
150 innings for C potential and 200 innings for D potential

If it is the beginning of the season, spring training is enough for me. If during the season, I would say 2 weeks of playing that position would be fair. So around 100-150 innings maybe.