MLB The Show 22 Franchise Discussion Thread

[DarthRambo]

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Started a Mets franchise with most up to date live rosters. Plan to edit players as live rosters come so I'm not feeling like I want to restart after every 2 or 3 updates lol. Will probably continue my Mariners franchise but simulate a lot of it however. First few series I have played already with Mets and will post updates soon.

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[DarthRambo]

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☆☆First series complete with the Mets. We take 2 of 3, unable to finish the sweep in game three.☆☆

Game one: Mets (3 9 0) vs Nationals (0 3 0)

W- C. Shreve (1-0); SP J. DeGrom (0-0) 7ip 3h 0er 2bb 12k

L- S. Strasburg (0-1) 7ip 6h 1er 0bb 7k

HRs- None

PotG- SP Jacob DeGrom/DH L. Guillorme; 2 for 4, 2B, 2RBI

Game two: Mets (3 9 0) vs Nationals (1 5 0)

W- M. Scherzer (1-0) 7ip 4h 1er 1bb 6k

L- J. Ross (0-1) 5ip 7h 3er 0bb 1k

HRs- P. Alonso (1); N. Cruz (1)

PotG- SP Max Scherzer

Game three: Mets (6 13 0) vs Nationals (7 9 0)

W- S. Cishek (1-0); SP A. Sánchez 3.2ip 8h 4er 2bb 0k

L- **T. Walker (0-1) 5ip 6h 5er 3bb 0k

HRs- P. Alonso (2)*; N. Cruz (2), L. García (1), C. Hernández (1)*

PotG- 3B Cesar Hernández; 2 for 3, HR, 2B, 4RBI

*Alonso and Hernandez homeruns were both grand slams. Wild game with the wind playing a factor into causing a few doubles.

**Bassitt with the flu pre game so was scratched from his season debut start. Taijuan was good for 5 innings and the wheels came off to start the 6th.

~~Injury news~~

●Angels SS Tyler Wade out 2-3 months.

●Angels CF Mike Trout out 1-2 months.

●Nationals 3B Maikel Franco out 1-2 months.

●Yankees LF Miguel Andujar out 1-2 months.

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Up next: Mets (2-1) vs Braves (3-1)

Game one: C. Carrasco (0-0) vs I. Anderson (0-0)

Game two: T. Megill (0-0) vs M. Fried (0-0)



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[DarthRambo]

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☆☆Mets could never get the key hits when needed as bats go cold vs Braves pitching. Braves sweep the short two game series.☆☆

Game one: Mets (2 7 1) vs Braves (3 10 0) 11 innings

W- K. Yates (1-0) SP I. Anderson 5ip 6h 2er 2bb 2k
L- E. Díaz (0-1) SP C. Carrasco 6ip 6h 1er 0bb 5k
S- K. Jansen (2)
HRs- D. Swanson (1)
PotG- SS Dansby Swanson; 1 for 5 HR...Tied the game at 2 in the 8th with a solo homerun.


Game two: Mets (2 9 0) vs Braves (4 10 0)

W- M. Fried (1-0) 7ip 6h 2er 0bb 2k
L- T. May (0-1) SP T. Megill 4.2ip 5h 2er 2bb 6k
HRs- S. Marte (1); R. Acuña Jr. (1), W. Contreras (1)
PotG- CF Ronald Acuña Jr.; 2 for 5 HR, 2B...The homerun lead off the game.

~~injury news~~

● Guardians SS Brayan Rocchio out for 2-3 months.
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Up next: Mets (2-3, 2.5gb) @ Nationals (1-4, 3.5gb)

Game one: Jacob DeGrom (0-0, 0.00era 12k) vs Stephen Strasburg (0-1, 1.29era 7k)

Game two: Max Scherzer (1-0, 1.29era 6k) vs Joe Ross (0-1, 5.40era 1k)

Game three: Chris Bassitt (0-0) vs Anibal Sanchez (0-0, 9.82era 0k)

Game four: Carlos Carrasco (0-0, 1.50era 5k) vs Erick Fedde (0-1, 11.25era 1k)


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[DarthRambo]

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☆☆Mets split four game set with last place Nationals, losing final two games.☆☆

Game one: Mets (9 17 0) @ Nationals (2 7 0)

W- J. DeGrom (1-0) 5.2ip 6h 2er 4bb 4k
L- S. Strasburg (0-2) 4.1ip 9h 6er 1bb 0k
HRs- J.D. Davis (1)
PotG- 3B J.D. Davis; 4 for 5 HR, 2B, 3RBI


Game two: Mets (3 6 0) @ Nationals (0 3 1)

W- M. Scherzer (2-0) 7ip 2h 0er 0bb 8k
L- J. Ross (0-2) 5.1ip 2h 1er(2r) 4bb 2k
HRs- none
PotG- SP Max Scherzer

Game three: Mets (4 8 0) @ Nationals (7 8 0)

W- A. Sánchez (1-0) 5ip 6h 4er 0bb 3k
L- C. Bassitt (0-1) 5ip 7h 7er 2bb 3k
HRs- F. Lindor (1), J.D. Davis (2); V. Robles (1), J. Soto (1,2)
PotG- RF Juan Soto; 2 for 4 2HR 4RBI

Game four: Mets (2 5 2)* @ Nationals (5 8 0)

W- E. Fedde (1-1) 6ip 5h 2er 0bb 4k
L- C. Carrasco (0-1) 5ip 5h 2er(3r) 1bb 3k
HRs- F. Lindor (2)
PotG- SP Erick Fedde
*Guillorme with two errors on one play cost us big time. Bases loaded no outs he dropped a liner then throws wild to the backstop trying to get the force at home plate.


~~Injury news~~

● Marlins SS Miguel Rojas out 1-2 months.
● Padres SS Ha-seong Kim out 1-2 months.
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Up next: Mets (4-5, 3rd NL East, 1.5gb) @ Phillies (4-4, 2nd NL East, 1.0gb)

Game one: Tylor Megill (0-0 3.86era 4.2ip 6k) vs Kyle Gibson (1-0 2.35era 7.2ip 3k)

Game two: Jacob deGrom (1-0 1.42era 12.2ip 16k) vs Zach Eflin (1-0 1.50era 6ip 1k)

Game three: Max Scherzer (2-0 0.64era 14ip 14k) vs Aaron Nola (0-1 4.35era 10.1ip 6k)


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[countryboy]

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Cardinals sweep Pirates in mini 2 game series at Busch

The Cardinals (4-1) swept the Pirates in a mini 2 game series at Busch Stadium in St.Louis. This was the first series played after the Cardinals lost both Nolan Arenado and Harrison Bader for the season.

Monday afternoon was the home opener with Miles Mikolas getting the ball on the bump. He was terrific going 7 strong innings allowing just 4 hits and 1 ER in route to his first victory of the season. The Cardinals bats didn't have much, but enough to earn the 3-1 win as Gio Urshela delivered a 2 run double in the 6th that would break a 1-1 tie.

After being off Tuesday, the two teams met again Wednesday afternoon with 41 year old Adam Wainwright getting the ball. Wainwright would go 6 innings pitching shutout baseball and scattering 5 hits. Dylan Carlson's RBI double in the bottom of the 6th with 2 outs would be the only run the offense would score, but that would be all it took.

The Cardinals are back at Thursday night (first night game of season) as they welcome the Reds to town for a 4 game series.

[DarthRambo]

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Mets star 1B Pete Alonso goes down with injury. Will be out for 2-3 months.

A huge loss in the middle of our lineup with the former homerun derby champion. The injury occured in game two of the series in Philadelphia. Dominic Smith will get the starting 1B role in the lineup. Recalled C Patrick Mazeika, who can also play 1B if needed.

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[DarthRambo]

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☆☆Mets couldn't get the sweep in the end but take the series, 2-1 in Philly.☆☆

Game one: Mets (9 14 0) @ Phillies (0 8 0)

W- T. Megill (1-0) 6ip 5h 0er 2bb 6k
L- K. Gibson (1-1) 3.1ip 6h 6er 1bb 1k
HRs- none
PotG- SP Tylor Megill


Game two: Mets (6 13 0) @ Phillies (5 11 1) 11 innings

W- S. Lugo (1-0) SP J. deGrom 6ip 5h 0er 3bb 11k
L- J. Romero (0-1) SP Z. Eflin 4ip 7h 4er 1bb 4k
BS- E. Díaz (1)
S- A. Ottavino (1)
HRs- B. Harper (3)
PotG- 2B Eduardo Escobar; 3 for 5, 3B, 2B, 3RBI

Game three: Mets (2 5 0) @ Phillies (5 9 0)

W- S. Dominguez (1-1) SP A. Nola 5ip 2h 1er 1bb 4k
L- M. Scherzer (2-1) 6.2ip 7h 4er 0bb 6k
S- C. Knebel (3)
HRs- F. Lindor (3); O. Herrera (3)
PotG- CF Odubel Herrera; 1 for 4 HR, 3RBI

~~Injury news~~

●Reds RF Tyler Naquin out 1-2 months.
●☆☆Mets 1B Pete Alonso out 2-3 months.☆☆

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Up next: Mets (6-6, 2nd NL East, 1gb) vs Dbacks (5-7, 5th NL West, 2gb)

Game one: Chris Bassitt (0-1, 12.60era 5ip 3k) vs Madison Bumgarner (0-1, 9.45era 6.2ip 7k)

Game two: Carlos Carrasco (0-1, 2.45era 11ip 8k) vs Noe Ramirez (0-1, 7.94era 5.2ip 5k)

Game three: Tylor Megill (1-0, 1.69era 10.2ip 12k) vs Caleb Baragar (0-1, 8.31era 8.2i0 3k)


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[rab912]

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I’m back with the 2022 Pirates using Ridin Rosters. The pirates finished in first place in Spring Training somehow lol. I won't be making that many changes through the season want to wait and see how guys progress. Most likely will be playing the waiver wire and trying to build for the future!

Starting nine:
LF: Jake Marisnick – leading him off to start might be more of a bench bat as the season goes
3B: Ke’Bryan Hayes – really hoping he pops off
CF: Bryan Reynolds – Expecting big things from him if I get an offer I can't refuse I'll take it.
1B: Daniel Vogelbach - 💣
SS: Oneil Cruz – no way he starts at Triple A
C: Roberto Perez – definitely a trade piece he popped off in Spring Training.
DH: Yoshi Tsutsugo - he's here for now
RF: Dom T- Williams – picked him up in Free Agency, big fan of using him in the show.
2B: Diego Castillo/Michael Chavis – platoon for now

Bench:
OF: Greg Allen – fringe guy
UTL – Josh Vanmeter – he’ll play everywhere
C – Tyler Heineman – Backup
SS: Kevin Newman – Will play against lefties

Starting Rotation:
1: Zach Thompson – hope he can turn into a solid 2-3
2: J.T. Brubaker – probably a trade piece
3: Jose Quintana – hoping for something good so I can flip
4: Mitch Keller – does terrible in the show we shall see
5: Tyler Beede – might as well

Bullpen:
LRP: Will Crowe – I think he'll be solid
MRP: Dillon Peters – glitchy player
MRP: Chris Stratton – usually solid in Franchise
MRP: Felix Bautista – traded Ben Gamel for him from the Orioles
MRP: Heath Hembree – Will flip
SU: Edgar Santana – brought him back on a 1yr deal
CL: David Bednar – stud

Transactions:
Signed Edgar Santana to a 1yr deal. Signed Dom T-Williams to a 1yr deal. Traded Ben Gamel to the Orioles for Felix Bautista. Signed C.J. Chatham to a minor league deal.

Prospect Watch: 👀
SP: Roansy Contreras Triple A – couple months then up to the big club
SP: Quinn Priester Double A
C: Henry Davis Double A – Definitely a chance to be in the bigs by season end.
C: Endy Rodriguez Double A
2B: Nick Gonzalez Double A
SS: Liover Peguero Triple A – possible call up in September
CF: Travis Swaggerty Triple A – will be up sooner than later

I'll update every two months and any major issues.

Hey guys sorry it's been a while. I'm probably going to restart my Pirates franchise haven't played in over a month. Hope to get back in the groove of Franchise now that I have some time.

[kdutch98]

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TIGERS (75-13) SWEEP GUARDIANS (29-59)

TIGERS 4 GUARDIANS 2 JULY 4, 2022

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BOX SCORE

Kyle Dutcher ignited the 4th of July fireworks with a walk off 2 run home run in the bottom of the 10th, leading the Tigers to a 4-2 win over the Guardians. Eduardo Rodriguez pitched 7 .1 strong innings, but a home run by Oscar Miller in the 8th prevented him from factoring in the decision. Gregory Soto (4-0) picked up the win in relief.

TIGERS 11 GUARDIANS 2 JULY 5, 2022

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BOX SCORE

Spencer Torkelson (26) homered twice, and the Tigers hit 6 homers, beating the Guardians 11-2. Miguel Cabrera (20), Jonathan Schoop (15), Kyle Dutcher (19), and Jeimer Candelario (14) also hit home runs. Candelario had 3 RBI. Casey Mize earned his 13th win of the season with 7 innings of 2 run ball.

TIGERS 2 GUARDIANS 1 JULY 6, 2022

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The Tigers completed the 3 game sweep of the Guardians with a 2-1 win. Miguel Cabrera (21) and Austin Meadows (19) hit solo home runs for Detroit. Tarik Skubal allowed 1 run in 7.2 innings, striking out 12, his second consecutive start with 10 or more strikeouts.

UP NEXT

The Tigers (75-13) embark on a 10 game road trip, starting with 4 games in Chicago against the White Sox (58-29), followed with three games in Kansas City, and three in Cleveland. This trip will take them to the All Star break.

Pitching matchups for the White Sox series

Game 1: Matt Manning (4-3, 4.61) vs Michael Kopech (4-5, 4.04)
Game 2: Michael Pineda (6-1, 3.02) vs Dylan Cease (12-3, 2.84)
Game 3: Eduardo Rodriguez (13-0, 3.04) vs Dallas Keuchel (9-2, 3.58)
Game 4: Casey Mize (13-0, 2.85) vs Lance Lynn (6-6, 4.27)


MLB STANDINGS

DETROIT TIGERS STATS

[Itsma806]

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Who did Seattle get back for all these players?

Prospects, P.S thanks for reading enough to actually ask a question haha

They traded Ty France (27 YO 78 OVR B POT) to the Guardians for SS Brayan Rocchio (21 YO 71 OVR A POT)

Adam Frazier (30 YO 82 OVR B POT) to the Yankees for CF Estevan Florial (24 YO 65 OVR C POT) and SS Trey Sweeney (21 YO 71 OVR B POT)

Tom Murphy (30 YO 80 OVR B POT) to the Cardinals for SP Matthew Liberatore (22 YO 65 OVR A POT) and 3B Malcom Nunez (21 YO 58 OVR C POT)

Jesse Winker (28 YO 84 OVR B POT) to the Angels for SP Sam Bachman (22 YO 70 OVR B POT), 2B Adrian Placenia (18 YO 69 OVR B POT) and LF Brandon Marsh (24 YO 68 OVR B POT)

Kyle Lewis (26 YO 76 OVR A POT) to the Cardinals for SP Michael McGreevy (21 YO 66 OVR B POT) and 3B Nolan Gorman (21 YO 64 OVR A POT)

[TheCapstodian]

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Nolan Arenado and Harrison Bader out for the season

3B Nolan Arenado (torn rotator cuff) and CF Harrison Bader (torn labrum) are both out for the season no matter how long it lasts.

Both were injured Sunday against the Cubs in Chicago.

Paul DeJong was recalled from Memphis to fulfill the vacant spot left by Nolan Arenado. OF Justin Toerner was recalled from Memphis as well to fulfill spot of Harrison Bader.

Cardinals place Dakota Hudson on 15 Day IL

RHP Dakota Hudson has been placed on the 15 day IL due to a strained pectoral. Hudson left the game in the 2nd inning Sunday with the injury. He's expected to miss 2-3 weeks with the injury.

The Cardinals have yet to make a corresponding move.

Ouch…..Those are some serious injuries and probably hurt your chances of success unless you have a good farm system to pull from.


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[TheCapstodian]

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San Diego Padres 2022

Game 57: (26-30) San Diego Padres @ Milwaukee Brewers ( 22-35)

Mike Clevinger vs Freddy Peralta

Brewers bats go wild and win 14-3. Nothing else to say really. Hunter Renfroe, Severino and McCutcheon all homered.

W: Freddy Peralta 6.2 INN, 6 H, 5 K, 1 BB, 1 ER

L: Mike Clevinger 6.0 INN, 10 H, 5 K, 4 BB, 3 ER

Series: A split, 2 each but both losses for SD were ugly blowouts. Ramon Laureano started his career with The Friars. So far after his suspension to start his 2022 season, 5 with Oakland and 4 with Milwaukee, he has yet to register a hit.



Game 61 (28-32) San Diego Padres vs New York Mets (28-33)

Yu Darvish vs Max Scherzer

The Mets teed of in San Diego 10-3. Yu Darvish was rocky from the start. The 2nd pitch of the game, Jeff McNeil left the yard, going 3 for 5 with 2 homeruns and a triple. Yu Darvish left the game with no outs in the 3rd and down 6-0. The Mets racked up 16 hits and San Diego will hope for a goldfish memory after the series opener.

W: Max Scherzer 8 INN, 5 H, 7 K, 1 BB, 1 ER

L: Yu Darvish 2 INN, 8 H, 2 K, 6 ER

Series: San Diego takes 2 of 3 afte rthe ugly opener. San Diego welcome The Rockies to San Diego for 3 games and the return of Fernando Tatis who will slot in at SS with rumors speculating a move to outfield still possible. C.J Abrams will move to 2nd and Cronenworth to 1st which puts the 20 million dollar contract of Eric Hosmer to the bench. Ha-Seong Kim .165 avg, .278 slg will head to El Paso to make room for Tatis.



Game 64: (34-29) Colorado Rockies @ San Diego Padres (30-33)

Kyle Freeland vs Joe Musgrove

San Diego opened the game with back to back homeruns from Abrams and Machado. A 6-6 game in the 9th, 2 outs bases loaded and Trent Grisham comes up to bat, a triple shy of the cycle and he strikes out. Colorado gets the win 7-6 in the 11th after scoring and then catching Cronenworth out at the plate after tagging up. A disappointing result and worse after Tatis goes hitless in 4 AB's although to his credit he had 2 walks.



Series: Padres take 2 of 3 despite a single hit from Tatis in his 1st series of the season.

****Luis Campusano, the Padres top prospect heads to the IL for 4-6 months with a torn achilles. Many predicted he'd get his callup in the Summer. Now they just hope he comes back healthy with no setbacks.

A lot of moving parts but seems like you have a good grasp on the roster.


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[HozAndMoose]

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Start of September - 2023

The final month of the season is upon us. And for the first time since 2016 or 17, the Royals have something to play for. The team sits at 66-68. 7.5 games back of the White Sox in the division and 6 games back of the Yankees in the Wild Card. It won't be easy. But at least there is a chance.

The playoff races around the league look to be a lot more exciting than last season. The AL East seems to be the only division where you can pick a winner at this point with the Blue Jays holding a 12-game lead with an MLB best 85-50 record. The White Sox are only up 2 games on the Guardians, The Angels have half a game lead over the Astros with the Mariners and Rangers 3.5 and 4.5 games back. Over in the NL the Marlins lead the Braves by 2 games with the Phillies 5 games back. The Cubs are up 3 games on the Cardinals and the Dodgers lead over the Padres went from 9 games at the AS break to only 1.5 games now. The Rays and Yankees lead the AL Wild Card at 73-62 ad 72-62 with another 6 teams within 6 games. Over in the NL, the Padres and Braves lead at 78-56 and 75-60 with 4 teams within 6 games. Meanwhile, the Pirates look to be picking #1 overall next season sitting at 40-95. Their 114-loss pace would be the most in team history.

Standings

Spoiler

Transactions/Trades/Injuries

Spoiler

The offense overall hasn't changed much. Bobby Witt on the other hand definitely has. After hitting .242 with a .726 OPS through the first half of the season he has turned it around and put together the best stretch of his career. Over the last 28 games, he has hit .340/.406/.670 wth 8 HR and 9 Doubles. For the season he is now hitting .260/.320/.468 with 18 HR and 34 Doubles.

Salvy has continued to destroy the ball with a league-leading 44 HR and 106 RBI now. He is also the favorite to win AL MVP at the moment (Trout is getting screwed). M.J. Melendez hasn't hit well at all since the break. Going from .250/.287/.411 to .230/.290/.375 and has 2 HR in 33 games.

We are still struggling to find 5 consistent starters. Daniel Lynch pitched well the first few weeks then blew up before getting sent down. Jonatha Bowlan was sent to AAA after his ERA hit 5.63. Asa Lacy took his spot to make his MLB debut and gave up 8 ER in 3 IP (a game we lost 9-7 after getting 17 hits to Colorados 9). It hasn't gone much better since then giving up 13 runs in his next 20 IP.

The bullpen has also been a mess all of a sudden. Dillon Maples suffered a Torn Rotator Cuff on July 23rd. Domingo Tapia replaced him and has an ERA of 7.41. Staumont lost his closer role and has an ERA of 4.26 now. Taylor Clarke got sent to AAA. Dylan Coleman took his spot and then got sent back down with Clarke coming back up.

Players of the Month

Spoiler

We have 28 games to go before the season is over. 12 games at home and 16 on the road. With 21 division games and 15 against teams at or over .500. I would be surprised if we ended up in a playoff spot. If the pitching could get its **** together we might have a shot. But it's not looking likely. Alfonso Rios our 5th round pick from last season could get a look here soon. He has a 3.11 ERA and 1.17 WHIP in 81 IP in AAA. Lacy will get one more start along with Kris Bubic who we just called back up as well.

[Ranger Fan]

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Texas Rangers Update Season 2 MOM

Well we are at the start on June and the Texas Rangers sit at 29-39. Last place in the division an 11 games out of first place. We are playing a lot better then last year but it is still disappointing. My starting pitching has really let me down. Joe Musgrove has been an absolute bust. I brought him in to be my Ace and he pitched so bad the first 2 months with an ERA over 7 that i finally sent him down to AAA. Martin Perez has also been terrible. ERA over 6. Taylor Hearn, ERA over 6. Dunning ERA over 6. The only pitcher who has been Ok has been Arihara. Jon Grey after a horrible season last year has rebounded and pitched well. I just don't understand why I have so many terrible starters. There are only so many different options to look at.
Around the league, the Dodgers have rebounded and are now in 3rd place. Injuries and the loss of FA's left them in a bad spot after last years World Championship.

[LegendKillerOne]

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Loving all the reads they are better than playing for me. I have restarted my franchise like 15 times still not sure on what team to use so I stopped posting. Its now June and still have not started. I have narrowed it down to 2 or 3 teams and likely have played 162 games already just from trying each team for 3 to 15 games. Maybe one day soon I can start posting again. I will wait until I get through an entire month of a season. But the reads are great. I love seeing how many people play and challenge themselves so that if and when they make the playoffs they actually can feel like they worked for it. Lots of sim style guys in the forums makes it a blast to read.