MLB The Show 21 Franchise Mode and March to October Details From Feature Premiere

[knucklecutter]

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I'm a franchise only player, we got Nike catchers gear which is awesome, all I really want is better bullpen logic, I can live with the rest of it the way it is.

[lemarflacco]

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I'm with you, I love everything I heard. I know people are going to be disappointed but I feel like they are changing the infrastructure of how franchise works. Not everything is going to change in 1 year. Good strides are being made here. Be patient people[emoji4]

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I am excited. There were a lot of little things I saw that got me excited. If you really pay attention, there are a lot of new prospects in this year. Hopefully a step close to ootb full minors. Also noticed on the depth chart that as CJ Abrams got older , they changed his position on the depth chart from SS to LF. That'd be awesome if thats a thing . And these general player rating value changed were the most important change to me. They allow for dynamic things like a team calling up a player to play that is rated lower than the MLB player as opposed to what they used to do which was just use the highest rated player.

It looks like they fixed minor league options as well which was something that plagued the whole logic because teams could like send down veteran players who irl have no options left.

[BrianMcNulty11]

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I grabbed a screencap.

Bottom row (except Varo) are all new sponsors.

Tater - bats
44 - gloves/elbow guards (the big plastic ones)
G-Form - elbow guards (the spandex ones like Ian Happ uses)
B45 - bats
Dinger - bats
Easton - well, everything


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[Bondsfan]

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Player value logic and budget changes were definitely needed. But honestly the weakest part of franchise to me is the draft and how these players progress. And once again, it doesn't seem like they touched upon it.

The other thing that I found odd was they didn't mention the roster or OSFM. I'm assuming they have Ridin and team working on the minors again this year much like last year, but they didn't touch on it at all. You'd think with releasing a month after the season this year, the day one roster patch could be pretty accurate this year if they wanted from a minor league standpoint.

[BrianMcNulty11]

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I grabbed a screencap.

Bottom row (except Varo) are all new sponsors.

Tater - bats
44 - gloves/elbow guards (the big plastic ones)
G-Form - elbow guards (the spandex ones like Ian Happ uses)
B45 - bats
Dinger - bats
Easton - well, everything


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[BatsareBugs]

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I think contract logic might need some work if Lindor accepted 6 years $144 million

He was flatout blown away by that offer.

[KnightTemplar]

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I mean if it looks they didn't touch the CAP stuff, then probably a better sign you can transfer them year to year.

That is a good point. Fingers crossed.

[TripleCrown]

Re: MLB The Show 21 Feature Premiere Starting Soon - March to October & Franchise Mod

I grabbed a screencap.

Bottom row (except Varo) are all new sponsors.

Tater - bats
44 - gloves/elbow guards (the big plastic ones)
G-Form - elbow guards (the spandex ones like Ian Happ uses)
B45 - bats
Dinger - bats
Easton - well, everything


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Good catch. I don’t understand their marketing strategy. Why not mentioning this on the franchise stream ? It’s a winner for franchise players instead of spending 5 minutes on the Legend cards we don’t care about.

They’re completely disconnected from our community.

[bcruise]

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When I heard the word "core" muliple times in the first segment I knew there weren't going to be huge, groundbreaking additions at the surface. They may well have overhauled it like that first PR release said before the edit, but it only seems like an overhaul to them. To the end user, they only see the feature list and think not much was done. Perception is everything.

It sounds like they're taking steps towards future improvements within the mode. And I do think the changes to the core of player eval could be enough to force Y2Y out, at least temporarily. That affect so much of what goes on behind the scenes in franchise. Hoping they still address Y2Y at some point.

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[mlbtheshowgamer]

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Was there even a legend reveal ?

[Jeffrey Smith]

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In the past it’s been too easy to trade for desired players. Now if performance is included in a players projection that ‘c’ potential player that’s over performing should be more difficult to trade for. I like that.

I also noticed untouchables on the trade screen. Hopefully the CPU designates untouchables on their rosters as well.


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[bryanm1982]

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I think the franchise stream was good. I think this is ground breaking to what franchise can be in 2022. The trade logic and screen is a nice update. I like how we can target players or types.

Maybe this was asked before, but with stadium creator or edited, it looks like I can change any stadiums. So if I want to have the White Sox play in the Giants ballpark, will that ballpark still have the Giants logos?

[CubHawk1788]

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I guess I'm very easily pleased...

30 slots for stadiums, logic for trades and player value update are small, but victories.

I think it was Joshc who said it best. If your focus is simming seasons and quickly moving through the mode, OOTP is your game. The Show has great gameplay and that's where you're going to get the most out of the game. The mode does enough for you to "be a GM", but actually playing the game is the best part of Franchise mode in MLB The Show.

[baseballmad]

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Nice new menu's as you would expect a new gen product to have. Stadium creator for those that want it is obviously the big selling point. Yet overall its just the same game, repackaged for another year and still short on all the various things that people have been requesting for years....... Building new stadiums will soon become a tired feature, just like the same yearly current commentary team. The game seriously needs a kick up its franchise backside. For the price of a new console and the cost of buying the game from new, you deserve more than this or maybe the peak has been reached and SDS are just stretching their limitations to its actual limit. '20 was good and there are some small changes on field, but the presentation team wants a huge lift and it doesn't look like its coming this year either.
Congrats to the team for all the work they put in , but they seem to hit have their limit on attracting a new audience, beyond the Xbox crowd, as they keep producing the same tired PS4 game, with small tweaks and repackaged with new menus and without a PS5 you don't even get the major selling factor 'Stadium creator'.....

[douevenbench]

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Was there even a legend reveal ?

Ya that 42 program...which looks like it will be 42 of the best people of color who have played baseball.