MLB The Show 22 Franchise Discussion Thread

[LowerWolf]

Re: MLB The Show 22 Franchise Discussion Thread

I’m still playing 21, but if there aren’t any objections I may move my franchise reports here since the 21 thread has pretty much run its course.

[Itsma806]

Re: MLB The Show 22 Franchise Discussion Thread

I’m still playing 21, but if there aren’t any objections I may move my franchise reports here since the 21 thread has pretty much run its course.

Of course thats fine!

2022 Arizona Diamondbacks 04/25-04/27

Overall Record (17-8) (1st NL West)

Diamondbacks win series VS. Dodgers, take over division lead

The Diamondbacks finally overtook the Giants as both teams continue to surprise the baseball world early on in the season. With one series left in April, the Diamondbacks and Giants sit atop the NL West as the division and league powerhouses, San Diego and Los Angeles are bringing up the rear.

In game one against the Dodgers, Trea Turner led off with a first at bat, first pitch homer to give LA the early lead 1-0. The game would stay at that score until Gavin Lux hit a single in the third inning. That single would be followed up by Trea's second RBI of the game as he hit a double of his own, knocking Lux in. A Mookie Betts single would knock Turner in and quickly. the Dodgers took a 3-0 lead.

David Peralta got one of those runs back as he hit a solo homer in the bottom of the third (99th of his career) to bring the score to 3-1. The Diamondbacks would take over in the middle innings as two runs were scored in the 5th to bring the score even at 3-3. Two more in the 6th brought the D-Backs in the lead 5-3.

LA would continue to fight until the end as they were able to get a run off Mark Melancon but he would be able to hold off the rally for a 5-4 victory.

Arizona's winning streak would come to an end in the second game of the series with LA winning 6-3. That would be followed up with a series clinching victory for the D-Backs as they won 4-3 in game three.

(forgot to save my notes for games 2 and 3).

Arizona would head to St. Louis to take on the Cardinals (13-11) to end the month of April.

[rab912]

Re: MLB The Show 22 Franchise Discussion Thread

2022 Pirates Franchise 33-52

Yankees 2 game series:
Game 1: Cole 8-5 VS. Thompson 5-5
Gerrit Cole pitches a complete game allowing one run, while the Yankees score 6 winning 6-1
W: Cole 9-5 L: Thompson 5-6
Player of the game: Gerrit Cole 9 IP 6 H 10 SO 1 ER

Game 2: Severino 5-8 VS. Wilson 0-0
Severino goes 8 strong while Stanton hits two home runs carrying the Yankees to a 5-0 win.
W: Severino 6-8 L: Wilson 0-1
Player of the game: Giancarlo Stanton 2-5 2 HR 5 RBI


Brewers 3 game series:
Game 1: Hernandez 7-3 VS. Lauer 3-5
Hernandez goes 7 shutout innings as Chavis and Harrison provide the offense 8-0 Pirates.
W: Hernandez 8-3 L: Lauer 3-6
Player of the game: Elieser Hernandez 7 IP 5 H 6 SO 0 ER

Game 2: Keller 1-4 VS. Burnes 6-4
Mitch Keller gives the Pirates 6 solid innings as they win 2-1.
W: Watson 1-0 SV: Bednar 21 L: Lindbloom 2-5
Player of the game: Anthony Alford 3-4 HR 2B RBI 2R

Game 3: Medina 3-6 VS. Woodruff 9-4
Woodruff throws a complete game shutout as the Pirates can't muster any runs 2-0.
W: Woodruff 10-4 L: Medina 3-7
Player of the game: Brandon Woodruff 9 IP 2 H 4 BB 6 SO 0 ER


Marlins 4 game series:
Game 1: Thompson 5-6 VS. Lopez 3-4
Pirates take the game in 13 innings 3-1
W: Hembree 3-0 L: Holloway 3-2
Player of the game: Yoshi Tsutsugo 3-4 2BB

Game 2: Wilson 0-1 VS. Sanchez 4-4
Sixto Sanchez throws a complete game shutout while the Marlins score 13 winning 13-0.
W: Sanchez 5-4 L: Wilson 0-2
Player of the game: Sixto Sanchez 9 IP 4 H 4 SO 3 BB 0 ER

Game 3: Hernandez 8-3 VS. Luzardo 1-5
Hernandez returns to Miami going 7 but Jesus Luzardo out duels him going 8 shutout innings winning 3-0.
W: Luzardo 3-0 SV: Bleier 13 L: Hernandez 8-4
Player of the game: Jesus Luzardo 8 IP 6 H 6 SO 1 BB 0 ER

Game 4: Keller 1-4 VS. Roger 3-7
Keller can’t find the zone as he walks five in the 1st inning leading to 5 runs as the Marlins win 6-0
W: Rogers 4-7 L: Keller 1-5
Player of the game: Trevor Rogers 9 IP 2 H 3 SO 4 BB 0 ER


Rockies 3 game series:
Game 1: Medina 3-7 VS. Kuhl 3-4
Chad Kuhl shuts down the Pirates through 7 as the Rockies score 4 In the 6th to take the game 6-1.
W: Kuhl 4-4 SV: Colome 21 L: Medina 3-8
Player of the game: Chad Kuhl 7.2 IP 3 H 9 SO 1 BB 1 ER

Game 2: Thompson 5-6 VS. Marquez 6-9
Rockies walk it off in the 10th thanks to Elias Diaz 1-0
W: Marquez 7-9 L: Brice 2-2
Player of the game: Elias Diaz 1-1 HR RBI

Game 3: Wilson 0-2 VS. Gomber 8-4
Pirates take the final game 5-3 thanks to Monte Harrisons two run homer.
W: Crowe 2-0 SV: Bednar 22 L: Rolison 2-7
Player of the game: Monte Harrison 1-4 HR 2 RBI

All Star: David Bednar

2022 Pirates Franchise 27-45

Rays 3 game series:
Game 1: Thompson 4-4 VS. Glasnow 4-9
Glasnow goes 8 and allows only 2 hits as the Rays beat the Pirates 7-0
W: Glasnow 5-9 L: Thompson 4-5
Player of the game: Tyler Glasnow 8.1 IP 2 H 8 SO 4 BB 0 ER

Game 2: Brubaker 2-7 VS. Mcclanahan 4-6
Mcclanahan goes 8.2 and the Rays tack on 13 runs to win 13-3
W: Shane Mcclanahan 5-6 L: Brubaker 2-8
Player of the game: Shane Mcclanahan 8.2 IP 5 H 7 SO 1 BB 1 ER

Game 3: Hernandez 5-3 VS. Yarbrough 5-7
Pirates avoid the sweep as Hernandez goes 7 and Roberto Perez hits a grand slam.
W: Hernandez 6-3 SV: Bednar 18 L: Yarbrough 5-8
Player of the game: Roberto Perez 2-4 HR 4 RBI


Nationals 3 game series:
Game 1: Keller 1-4 VS. Espino 2-10
Pirates pour it on in the 2nd scoring 7 leading to an eventual 10-6 win.
W: Crowe 1-0 L: Espino 2-11
Player of the game: Daniel Vogelbach 2-4 HR 3 RBI

Game 2: Medina 2-5 VS. Strasburg 7-4
Adonis Medina gives the Pirates a solid 6 Innings to hold off the Nationals 2-1
W: Medina 3-5 SV: Bednar 19 L: Strasburg 7-5
Player of the game: Adonis Media 6 IP 5 H 3 SO 4 BB 1 ER

Game 3: Thompson 4-5 VS. Ross 3-4
Zach Thompson gives us 7 innings of 2 hit ball to finish off the sweep of the Nationals 3-1.
W: Thompson 5-5 SV: Bednar 20 L: Gray 4-5
Player of the game: Zach Thompson 7 IP 2 H 3 SO 1 BB 1 ER


Brewers 4 game series:
Game 1: Peralta 7-4 VS. Brubaker 2-8
Brewers drop 6 runs in the 1st and end up winning 11-1. After the game the Pirates sent Brubaker to Triple A and called up Bryse Wilson to take his place.
W: Peralta 8-4 SV: Linbloom 1 L:Brubaker 2-9
Player of the game: Christian Yelich 3-3 HR 3 RBI

Game 2: Houser 7-5 VS. Hernandez 6-3
Elieser Hernandez goes the distance and shuts out the Brewers 3-0
W: Hernandez 7-3 Houser 7-6
Player of the game: Elieser Hernandez 9 IP 2 H 7 SO

Game 3: Lauer 3-5 VS. Keller 1-4
Slugfest in Pittsburgh as both teams put up a football score 14-9 Pirates win.
W: Curtis 3-6 L: Suter 2-3
Player of the game: Oneil Cruz 3-5 HR 3 RBI

Game 4: Burnes 5-4 VS. Medina 3-5
Another wild game in Pittsburgh as the Brewers put up 13 eventually winning 13-6.
W: Burnes 6-4 SV: Bettinger 1 L: Medina 3-6
Player of the game: Hunter Renfroe 3-6 HR 2B RBI 2 R

Upcoming series against the Yankees, Brewers, Marlins, and Rockies to get us to the All-star break.

[countryboy]

Re: MLB The Show 22 Franchise Discussion Thread

I’m still playing 21, but if there aren’t any objections I may move my franchise reports here since the 21 thread has pretty much run its course.

Share away!!

This thread is open to all franchise discussion. I’m curious to see how your title defense goes


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[countryboy]

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Cardinals are swept by Rays in Tampa

The Cardinals (33-31) were swept in a 3 game series with the Rays in Tampa. The Cardinals now lead the Cubs by just a single game in the NL Central Division.

Jack Flaherty got the ball on Tuesday, but had one of his worst outings of the year going just 5 innings giving up 4 runs on 6 hits (2 homeruns and 2 doubles) with 4 walks to only 2 strikeouts. The poor outing would earn Flaherty his first loss of the season (8-1). Albert Pujols made his Cardinals debut on Tuesday night going 1 for 3 with a walk, a RBI single and 2 strikeouts.

Adam Wainwright took the ball on Wednesday and despite being hit hard, he last 6 innings but ended up with a no decision. Ryan Helsley would earn the win coming into the game in the 7th, after in the top of the 8th, the Cardinals offense exploded for 7 runs to blow open the game after being down 4-3 to being up 10-4 when all was said and done. Helsley would pitch all but the last out after giving up back to back walks. Nick Wittgren would get the final out.

Thursday afternoon, T.J. Zeuch pitched a phenomenal game but earned a loss as the Cardinals were blanked 1-0. Tough to take for Zeuch who is trying to prove that he can maintain a spot in the big league rotation as the trade deadline/season approaches. Pitching is the primary area that the Cards look to be focusing on.

The Cardinals will return home for a 3 game series with the red hot Reds. The Reds have won 7 straight and only trail in the division by 5 games.

[LowerWolf]

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We're in May of 2022. Spoilers for length.

Quick recap from 2021:

Spoiler

We rallied from down 3-1 to beat the Dodgers in the NLCS, then took out the Yankees in 5 to win the World Series. Ozzie Albies was the WS MVP.

Joc Pederson and Diego Castillo were our major trade acquisitions. Joc was a beast, winning NLCS MVP honors. We re-signed him for one year at $19.5M. We also brought back Freddie Freeman, giving him the six-year deal he was looking for. Pretty much all the main contributors are back for the title defense.

We're off to a hot start at 32-9. But we've played a bunch of games against the Giants, Reds and Pirates - the three worst teams in the NL. At this point, the Padres, who added Michael Conforto in the offseason, are probably the biggest threat. We've already completed the season series against them, going 4-3.

Joc got off to a terrible start, but a trip to Coors seems to have helped. He raised his average from .160 to .219 and now has six homers after belting four there over the weekend.

I've been an impatient GM, not waiting until July to make moves. May has been a busy month.

Trades we've made:

Spoiler

Traded Johan Camargo (and Mychal Givens) to the Royals for Josh Staumont (and Ryan O'Hearn).
Wanted to commit to Austin Riley at third after he and Camargo split time there last season. Staumont is a bit raw, but he consistently hits triple digits on the radar gun with his fastball and has topped out at 104. Yeah, he's fun.

Acquired Nick Anderson and Kevin Kiermaier (and Xavier Edwards) from the Rays for Luke Jackson and Cristian Pache (and Andrew Chambers).
Anderson is a luxury, but when the Rays put him on the block we decided to go get him - similar to the Castillo deal a season ago. He's going to serve as co-closer with Will Smith. Kiermaier gives us a left-handed bat for the bench, but more importantly provides some late-inning defense. When Joc and Ozuna are your corner outfielders, you can use a defensive replacement.

Jackson was having a good year for us, but we think Anderson is a nice upgrade. Pache had fallen out of favor a bit. Drew Waters is tearing it up at AAA and we have Michael Harris at AA.

Traded for Pat Valaika
A relatively minor move, but we liked his versatility. And his bat plays better than Kevin Newman's, who we sent back to Baltimore in the deal.

Acquired Ryne Stanek
The Astros DFA'd him after a terrible start to the season, so we picked him up for Grant Dayton. The Astros needed a LH reliever in the worst way. We sent Stanek to Gwinnett to try to work things out. If he gets it together, he could get a call up to be our long reliever.

The Mets, Nats and Phillies are trying to chase us down in the East. The Phillies added Javy Baez in the offseason. The Nats just traded for Bryan Reynolds.

The Cubs, who still have Bryant and Rizzo, lead the NL Central. The Padres are currently leading the Dodgers in the West.

The Rays lead the AL East. The White Sox lead the Central and the surprising Mariners lead the West.

The Braves in late May:

Spoiler

Lineup
1 - Ronald Acuna Jr., CF
2 - Ozzie Albies, 2B
3 - Freddie Freeman, 1B
4 - Marcell Ozuna, LF
5 - Joc Pederson, RF
6 - Travis d'Arnaud, C
7 - Austin Riley, 3B
8 - Dansby Swanson, SS
9 - Pitcher

Freddie is having another MVP-type season. He's hitting just under .350 with 11 homers and 30 RBIs. I'm toying with moving him up to the 2 hole and dropping Albies to 5 or 6.

Bench
C - John Ryan Murphy
IF - Leury Garcia
IF - Pat Valaika
OF - Jorge Soler
OF - Kevin Kiermaier

We're trying to keep guys rested this year, so Garcia gets a lot of playing time with his versatility. Love that guy. Soler is our top PH and starts in place of Joc against lefties.

Rotation
1 - Mike Soroka
2 - Max Fried
3 - Ian Anderson
4 - Sean Newcomb
5 - Kyle Wright

Touki Toussaint and Huascar Ynoa are both rated higher, but at the age of 26 we decided it was put up or shut up time for Wright. So far, he's putting up.

Bullpen
CL - Nick Anderson
CL - Will Smith
SU - Diego Castillo
SU - Tyler Matzek
MR - A.J. Minter
MR - Craig Kimbrel
MR - Josh Staumont
LR - Felix Pena

Just a nasty, nasty bullpen.

Prospects
We need to find a spot - or trade - Touki and Ynoa. Jared Shuster is also putting up ridiculous numbers at AA. Shea Langeliers or William Contreras could eventually overtake Murphy as the backup catcher and one of them will likely be the starter next season. Drew Waters is on track to be the Opening Day CF next year. Chris Guerrero, our 2021 first-round pick, is already at AAA.

[LegendKillerOne]

Re: MLB The Show 22 Franchise Discussion Thread

Have not posted in a few days as I am currently restarting after the roster update. So I am in the process of updating all my excel roster sheets, all the lineups from MLB to AAA to AA for all teams. and starting with current injuries. Should be ready to roll by Friday with a fresh restart is the hope. I do a lot of my file work and setting up of teams while the Mets are on so I am watching and updating.

[DarthRambo]

Re: MLB The Show 22 Franchise Discussion Thread

So I too have restarted my Mariners franchise with updated live rosters. Mainly though cause I feel I found my difficulty setting I am going to use this year. I keep track of my stats in a spreadsheet so the OCD in me feels the need to start over fresh with the difficulty settings I am going go use moving forward lol. Finished first series vs Detroit already and will recap that next.

I did sign Rosenthal to begin the year. Decided to give Sheffield a go as #5 starter. Well after one game getting shelled to a tune of 8 hits and 8er in 3.2ip in his first start I will be signing Foltynewicz again lol.

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[DarthRambo]

Re: MLB The Show 22 Franchise Discussion Thread

☆☆Mariners take first three but couldn't finish the rare four game sweep vs the Tigers.☆☆


Game one: Mariners (3 7 0) vs Tigers (0 5 1)

W- R. Ray (1-0) 6.2ip 4h 0er 3bb 9k
L- E. Rodriguez (0-1) 6ip 5h 2er 0bb 5k
S- D. Castillo (1)
HRs- J. Winker (1), JP Crawford (1), T. Murphy (1)
PotG- SP Robbie Ray


Game two: Mariners (7 10 0) vs Tigers (3 9 0)

W- L. Gilbert (1-0) 6ip 5h 3er 1bb 5k
L- S. Turnbull (0-1) 3ip 7h 6er 2bb 3k
HRs- M. Haniger (1, 2), K. Lewis (1), J. Kelenic (1); A. Meadows (1)
PotG- RF Mitch Haniger; 2 for 4, 2HR, 2RBI

Game three: Mariners (7 15 0) vs Tigers (5 14 0)

W- P. Sewald (1-0) SP M. Gonzales 5.1ip 11h 5er 0bb 5k
L- K. Funkhouser (0-1) SP M. Pineda 4ip 10h 5er 1bb 2k
S- D. Castillo (2)
HRs- K. Lewis (2)
PotG- CF Kyle Lewis; 2 for 3 HR, 5RBI

Game four: Mariners (2 5 1) vs Tigers (5 14 0)

W- C. Mize (1-0) 6ip 3h 1er 1bb 3k
L- C. Flexen (0-1) 4.2ip 6h 2er 1bb 2k
S- G. Soto (1)
HRs- Ty France (1); T. Barnhart (1)
PotG- LF Austin Meadows; 2 for 3, 2 2B, 2RBI

~~Injury news~~

None
____________________________________________

Up next: Mariners (3-1, t- 1st AL West) vs Angels (3-1, t-1st AL West)

Game one: J. Sheffield (0-0) vs J. Barria (0-0)

Game two: R. Ray (1-0 0.00era 6.2ip 9k) vs S. Ohtani (1-0 1.59era 5.2ip 7k)


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[sublime55]

Re: MLB The Show 22 Franchise Discussion Thread

Does anyone know if Ohtani is being used properly by the CPU? I'm playing against the Angels in my franchise and he hasn't DH'd the entire series and when he pitched against us he did not hit.

[franch1se]

Re: MLB The Show 22 Franchise Discussion Thread

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No hitter!!

Blake Snell dominates the Giants to earn the no hit win. My first of 2022.


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[dapear]

Re: MLB The Show 22 Franchise Discussion Thread

Does anyone know if Ohtani is being used properly by the CPU? I'm playing against the Angels in my franchise and he hasn't DH'd the entire series and when he pitched against us he did not hit.

He seems to be for me. However, it seems to be the opposite problem of last year. Ohtani seems ... too good now. Like I've yet to see him have a bad year

[bjenks]

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Cardinals (8-6)

Hey guys, it's been a few days since I've played or streamed. Really been torn by other games as well as baseball now. I'm about to get on stream and play a franchise game though, right now. Woodruff vs Hudson to end the series. In my previous game, Kolton Wong hit a 2 run go ahead HR in the 8th inning to effectively win the game. I'm trying to bounce back today and finish the series with a win.

https://www.twitch.tv/bjenks

[jcar0725]

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Hey guys looking for a little GM advice:

Just wrapped up a poor 71-91 season after going 53-109 the previous year. However, that 53 win season allowed us to draft 2nd overall and ultimately 3B Freddie Weinstein (19-75-99). My dilemma is that I always put rookies in Single A and forget about it, typically no matter how good they are. However, I don’t think there are any better options to start the season at 3B than Weinstein.

Our starter from last season is a 77 overall and 28 years old. He hit 20 HRs and 58 RBIs on .250/.347/.393. Free Agency is barren at the position. Outside of a 93 OVR star, (who’s been given the QO), the next best 3B is a 38 year old 76 OVR.

Lastly, I think Weinstein has the ability to hit in the majors right now, with 72 contact R and 73 contact L (58 power R and 59 power L) and has a 83 arm (which is 20 points higher than our current starter). However, Weinstein cannot field at all (39 rating).

Is this Occam’s razor or am I jumping the gun?

If you have a DH spot you could play him there right away. I've played newly drafted players right away if their ratings are ML ready and had no issues.

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[kdutch98]

Re: MLB The Show 22 Franchise Discussion Thread

Hey guys looking for a little GM advice:

Just wrapped up a poor 71-91 season after going 53-109 the previous year. However, that 53 win season allowed us to draft 2nd overall and ultimately 3B Freddie Weinstein (19-75-99). My dilemma is that I always put rookies in Single A and forget about it, typically no matter how good they are. However, I don’t think there are any better options to start the season at 3B than Weinstein.

Our starter from last season is a 77 overall and 28 years old. He hit 20 HRs and 58 RBIs on .250/.347/.393. Free Agency is barren at the position. Outside of a 93 OVR star, (who’s been given the QO), the next best 3B is a 38 year old 76 OVR.

Lastly, I think Weinstein has the ability to hit in the majors right now, with 72 contact R and 73 contact L (58 power R and 59 power L) and has a 83 arm (which is 20 points higher than our current starter). However, Weinstein cannot field at all (39 rating).

Is this Occam’s razor or am I jumping the gun?

If it was me, I would start him at AA, and let him progress. Unless you think he will help you contend this year, keep him in the minors where he can thrive, and potentially develop faster.