MLB The Show 22 Franchise Discussion Thread

**countryboy** · 06-30-2022, 06:36 PM

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Cardinals drop series to Padres in San Diego

The Cardinals (56-50) dropped 3 games of a pivotal 4 game series against the Padres in San Diego over the weekend. The Cardinals are now 6 back of the Brewers in the NL Central and 4 games back of the Padres/Dodgers for the 2nd NL Wild Card and 10 games from the top wild card spot held currently by the Braves.

The Cardinals won the series opener Thursday night, but that is where the positives end. The next 3 games the bats would be silent, the fielding was suspect, and the pitching was inconsistent. Frustrating to say the least as the Cardinals entered the 2nd half of the season with the idea of being buyers at the deadline as they were in contention in both the division and wildcard. But after taking 2 of 3 from the Mets, the Cards have lost 5 of their last 6 and find themselves fading in the postseason race.

Now as the deadline is upon us, the Cardinals front office has decisions to make. Do you still buy, maybe cheaper to see if you can right the ship quickly for a chance at the Central Division crown, and even moreso the wildcard? Its likely Yadi and Waino's last run, do you go all in to get them to the postseason? Or do start selling off pieces to rebuild/reload for next year and year's to come knowing this year was going to be an uphill climb with the season ending injuries to Nolan Arenado and Harrison Bader, and injuries to key pieces (Gio Urshela) over the course of the year? Selling more expensive pieces locked under contract next season (Robbie Ray $23M) frees up more money this offseason to try to re-sign prized free agent Jack Flaherty as well as Alex Reyes in the bullpen. Or do you just stand pat and roll with what you have and see what happens, and then make financial and roster decisions for the future in November?

A lot to process for the front office of the Cardinals organization. Big dreams coming into the season, but injuries and subpar play have left the Cardinals in a position they didn't expect to be in at the deadline.

**DarthRambo** · 06-30-2022, 08:25 PM

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Man reading all these stories makes me want to play a lot lol. Unfortunately work gets in the way so don't get much time other than a couple days a week if not busy. Ready to continue the Mets season! Enjoying reading everyone's franchise stories though

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**cnelly4** · 06-30-2022, 10:26 PM

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Twins Still Alive? Sweep Two-game Series in Milwaukee

The Twins put the pressure on the front office as they fail to determine if they are buyers or sellers as the trade deadline is less than four days away. They went into Milwaukee and beat the NL central division leading Brewers by scores of 7-2 and 12-6 to sweep the mini two game series.

Another off day on Thursday, their second since the Allstar break one week ago, and then they travel to San Diego with a three-game weekend series with the struggling Padres. A series win gets them back close to .500 and still within striking distance as the Tigers, White Sox and Royals all decide if they really want to be in the playoffs.

**Itsma806** · 06-30-2022, 10:36 PM

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2022 Arizona Diamondbacks 08/23-08/24

Overall Record:80-48 (1st NL West, 5.5 over Padres)

Difo leads Diamondbacks to two game mini sweep of Royals

Wilmer Difo led off both games of the two game mini series with the Royals with a home run. It took just two pitches in the first game for Difo to knock a ball over the right field fence. Game two saw Difo hit the very first pitch for Kansas City's young rookie pitcher, Jace Vines over the right center field wall.

Game two also saw a masterful performance by Corbin Martin in what may have been his last start of the season. Zach Davies was set to come back from his injury after the game and Martin had been filling in the starting rotation in his absence. In what was probably Martin's best starting game, he entered the sixth inning in the midst of a perfect game. Unfortunately a walk and three hits later, that chance at perfection was gone. He was still able to finish with a very solid stat line of 7.0 IP 4 H 2 R 1 BB and 7 SO. He did get the win with the Diamondbacks closing at the sweep with the 5-2 victory.

Arizona will stay on the road and travel to Chicago for a tough late season test against the AL Central leading White Sox (82-47).

**cnelly4** · 06-30-2022, 10:58 PM

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No Waiting, Twins Trade Sanchez to Astros

Apparently the Minnesota Twins front office has made up it's mind on the deadline, and they will be sellers. A few days after dealing veteran reliever Joe Smith, Minnesota ships off veteran catcher Gary Sanchez to the Houston Astros for two pitching prospects.

Sanchez, 29, was splitting time with Ryan Jeffers to start the year but recently saw an uptick in playing time because of Jeffers struggling and Sanchez producing power. Sanchez was slashing .231/.305/.496 with 17 homers and 36 RBI at the time of the deal. The Astros catching-combo of Martin Maldonado and Jason Castro has not panned out as both are hitting .198 on the year with a combined 13 homers and 45 RBI.

In return the Twins get former top prospect in right-hander Forrest Whitley and fellow righty Hunter Brown.

Whitley, once thought to be the future ace of the Astros staff, is just 24-years old but was in need of a new organization to try to progress his career. Yet to make his major league debut, Whitley has struggled at Triple-A this year. In 19 starts, he is 2-10 with a 5.30 ERA over 88.1 innings with a WHIP of 1.80.

Brown has spent most of his time at Double-A this year making seven starts with an ERA of 3.69. He has amassed 34 strikeouts but also collected 21 walks in 39.0 innings.

Time will tell who wins this trade, but right now both teams are getting what they need. The Astros need a catcher for a deep playoff run, and Minnesota is getting young pitching to try and develop for the near future.

**cnelly4** · 06-30-2022, 11:25 PM

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Twins Extend Paddack

On Friday morning, the Minnesota Twins and starting right-handed pitcher Chris Paddack have agreed to a deal. The deal is reportedly worth 21.75 million dollars over the next three years with a fourth year mutual option. The deal buys out the last two years of arbitration plus another year of free agency for Paddack's services, who was acquired from the San Diego Padres right before the season started.

Paddack has been a consistent contributor to the Twins rotation this year, as he is currently 7-5 with a 3.91 ERA over 101.1 innings and 18 starts.

**cnelly4** · 07-01-2022, 12:16 AM

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Twins and Rockies Land Blockbuster

With one day remaining on the 2022 trade deadline for the major league baseball, the Colorado Rockies and Minnesota Twins have agreed to a blockbuster trade the will see nine players switching organizations.

The Twins have moved their four remaining expiring contracts in one fellow swoop as the Rockies have acquired RHP's Sonny Gray, Chris Archer and Tyler Duffey and 1B Miguel Sano.

With the Rockies just a surprisingly 1/2 game out of the wild card in the National League, they bet the farm on this season. It just so happened that the Twins had all that they were looking for to fill out their roster.

In return, the Twins have continued to build their farm system as they acquired RHP's Chris McMahon and Peter Lambert, catcher Drew Romo, first baseman Michael Toglia and the prized outfield Zac Veen in the deal. This move proves that Minnesota is looking to the future, which puts into question of what will Carlos Correa do with his player option?

**countryboy** · 07-01-2022, 06:33 AM

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Cardinals send Robbie Ray to Mariners for prospects

The Cardinals and Mariners have agreed to a deal that will send LHP Robbie Ray back to Seattle in exchange for prospects.

That's right, the Cardinals and Mariners essentially reversed a deal they made back in January of this year when the Cards acquired Ray from the Mariners. And a player sent by the Cards is coming back, SS Anderson Tejeda.

Ray is 6-9 this year with a 4.47 ERA and has been a disappointment for the Cardinals. The Mariners are just 2 games back of the Astros in the AL West and are tied for the AL Wildcard. This will address one of the biggest needs for the Mariners who's starting pitching has struggled despite the teams success.

The Cardinals main return is SS Anderson Tejada. He was stuck in AAA with the Mariners and will likely be optioned to Memphis with the Cards but he figures into the clubs future plans. The Cardinals received LHP Patrick Dayton and 1B Mark Delehanty in return as well.

**Stolm** · 07-01-2022, 10:52 AM

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**kdutch98** · 07-02-2022, 12:43 AM

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TIGERS WIN 2 OF 3 VS RANGERS IN TEXAS

TIGERS 2 RANGERS 1 AUGUST 26, 2022

<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /></head><body><div style="margin:0 auto; width:595px;"><table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #C2C2C2;" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#444444"><td align="center" colspan="13" style="padding:5px;">Detroit Tigers at Texas Rangers</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="40%">Aug 26, 2022</td><td align="right" width="5%">1</td><td align="right" width="5%">2</td><td align="right" width="5%">3</td><td align="right" width="5%">4</td><td align="right" width="5%">5</td><td align="right" width="5%">6</td><td align="right" width="5%">7</td><td align="right" width="5%">8</td><td align="right" width="5%">9</td><td align="right" width="5%">R</td><td align="right" width="5%">H</td><td align="right" width="5%">E</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Detroit (113-17)</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">2</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Texas (61-70)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">1</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td align="center" colspan="13">W: Skubal (20-1) L: Dunning (11-12) S: Fulmer (8)</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#0F4871" colspan="6">NOTABLE PERFORMERS</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2" width="42%">TIGERS</td><td align="center" width="8%"></td><td colspan="2" width="42%">RANGERS</td><td align="center" width="8%"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/DET.png"></td><td>1. Greene 2-3 2B RBI (36)</td><td align="center"></td><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/TEX.png"></td><td>1. Heim 1-3 HR (3) RBI (11)</td><td align="center"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>2. Soto 0-4 RBI (94)</td><td align="center"></td><td>2. Lowe 2-4</td><td align="center"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>3. Baez 2-4</td><td align="center"></td><td>3. Ibanez 2-4 2B</td><td align="center"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>4. Dutcher 2-3 R</td><td align="center"></td><td>4. Garcia 1-3</td><td align="center"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>5. Skubal 8 IP 6 H 1 ER 7 K</td><td align="center"></td><td>5. Dunning 6 IP 6 H 2 ER 3 K</td><td align="center"></td></tr></table></body></html>
BOX SCORE

RANGERS 3 TIGERS 2 AUGUST 27, 2022

<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /></head><body><div style="margin:0 auto; width:595px;"><table bgcolor="#FFFFFF" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" style="border:1px solid #C2C2C2;" width="100%"><tr bgcolor="#444444"><td align="center" colspan="13" style="padding:5px;">Detroit Tigers at Texas Rangers</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" style="text-transform:uppercase;"><td width="40%">Aug 27, 2022</td><td align="right" width="5%">1</td><td align="right" width="5%">2</td><td align="right" width="5%">3</td><td align="right" width="5%">4</td><td align="right" width="5%">5</td><td align="right" width="5%">6</td><td align="right" width="5%">7</td><td align="right" width="5%">8</td><td align="right" width="5%">9</td><td align="right" width="5%">R</td><td align="right" width="5%">H</td><td align="right" width="5%">E</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Detroit (113-18)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">2</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><td>Texas (62-70)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">x</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#DDDDDD">3</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#F1F1F1"><td align="center" colspan="13">W: Gray (8-13) L: Rodriguez (18-2) S: Barlow (29)</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#0F4871" colspan="6">NOTABLE PERFORMERS</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2" width="42%">TIGERS</td><td align="center" width="8%"></td><td colspan="2" width="42%">RANGERS</td><td align="center" width="8%"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/DET.png"></td><td>1. Soto 1-4 HR (36) RBI (95)</td><td align="center"></td><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/TEX.png"></td><td>1. Lowe 2-4 2 RBI (53)</td><td align="center"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>2. Dutcher 1-3 RBI (79)</td><td align="center"></td><td>2. Ibanez 3-3 RBI (31)</td><td align="center"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>3. Meadows 1-3</td><td align="center"></td><td>3. Semien 2-4</td><td align="center"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>4. Greene 1-3 R</td><td align="center"></td><td>4. Miller 1-2 R</td><td align="center"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>5. Rodriguez 6 IP 8 H 3 ER 5 K 1 BB</td><td align="center"></td><td>5. Gray 8 IP 3 H 1 ER 5 K</td><td align="center"></td></tr></table></body></html>
BOX SCORE

TIGERS 4 RANGERS 2 AUGUST 28, 2022

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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#0F4871" colspan="6">NOTABLE PERFORMERS</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2" width="42%">TIGERS</td><td align="center" width="8%"></td><td colspan="2" width="42%">RANGERS</td><td align="center" width="8%"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/DET.png"></td><td>1. Baez 1-4 2 RBI (100)</td><td align="center"></td><td align="center" rowspan="5" valign="top" width="10%"><img src="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/images/logos/mlb/TEX.png"></td><td>1. Garcia 1-4 RBI (52)</td><td align="center"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>2. Cabrera 2-4 RBI (108)</td><td align="center"></td><td>2. Calhoun 1-4 RBI (23)</td><td align="center"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>3. Schoop 1-4 RBI (70)</td><td align="center"></td><td>3. Semien 3-4 R</td><td align="center"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>4. Dutcher 2-5 R </td><td align="center"></td><td>4. Seager 1-4</td><td align="center"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>5. Mize 7 IP 6 H 2 ER 1 K 1 BB</td><td align="center"></td><td>5. Arihara 5 IP 10 H 4 ER 2 K</td><td align="center"></td></tr></table></body></html>
BOX SCORE

UP NEXT

The Tigers have an off day on Monday, then head back home to Detroit to begin a 6 game home stand with three games against the Seattle Mariners (62-70)

PITCHING MATCHUPS

Game 1: Tyler Mahle (14-7, 2.29) vs Marco Gonzales (8-12, 3.76)
Game 2: Michael Pineda (10-1, 3.38) vs Chris Flexen (8-10, 4.45)
Game 3: Tarik Skubal (20-1, 2.42) vs Nick Margevicius (10-9, 3.40)

MLB STANDINGS

DETROIT TIGERS STATS

**DarthRambo** · 07-02-2022, 12:43 AM

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☆☆☆Mets give Cardinals the rare four game series sweep! A huge outcome as the Braves start cooling off and we take divisional lead.☆☆☆

Game one: Mets (10 14 1) vs Cardinals (5 8 1)

W- J. Rodriguez (2-1) SP M. Scherzer 4.1ip 5h 5er 5bb 7k
L- J. Flaherty (1-3) 4ip 8h 7er 1bb 3k
HRs- J.D. Davis (9), D. Smith (3); T. Edman (10)
PotG- 1B Dominic Smith; 3 for 4, HR, 4RBI

Game two: Mets (3 7 1) vs Cardinals(0 6 2)

W- C. Bassitt (3-3) 6ip 5h 0er 2bb 4k
L- M. Mikolas (3-4) 5ip 6h 2er 1bb 8k
S- E. Díaz (12)
HRs- none
PotG- SP Chris Bassitt

Game three: Mets (4 4 1) vs Cardinals (3 5 0)

W- T. Walker (1-1) 5ip 4h 3r 0er 1bb 7k SP C. Carrasco left game with minor injury.
L- A. Wainwright (1-6) 5ip 4h 4er 3bb 5k
S- E. Díaz (13)
HRs- J. McCann (3)
PotG- SP Taijuan Walker

Game four: Mets (8 8 0) vs Cardinals (6 12 0)

W- T. May (1-1); SP T. Megill 5.1ip 5h 4er 4bb 3k
L- N. Wittgren (1-1); SP J. Hicks 4ip 3h 3er 1bb 5k
HRs- D. Smith (4), F. Lindor (7), E. Escobar (3);; P. Goldschmidt (9), A. Knizner (1)
PotG- SS Francisco Lindor; 1 for 4, HR, 4RBI

~~Injury news~~

none

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☆☆Mets take their current 5 gane win streak into the toughest ballpark, Coors Field for a weekend series vs the Rockies.☆☆

Up next: Mets (27-18, 1st NL East) @ Rockies (19-24, 5th NL West, 9gb)

Game one: Jacob deGrom (4-2, 1.57era 51.2ip 77k) vs Kyle Freeland (4-1, 3.89era 41.2ip 33k

Game two: Max Scherzer (6-2, 2.43era 59.1ip 67k) vs German Márquez (3-4, 5.02era 43ip 33k)

Game three: Chris Bassitt (3-3, 4.38era 37ip 27k) vs Austin Gomber (3-4, 3.42era 50k 36k)

**countryboy** · 07-02-2022, 07:14 AM

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Alright a quick update. My franchise "updates" are usually a week or two (or more) behind because I get to playing and all, and I make quick notes and then write them out later when I have time or feel like writing it out and going back and looking at boxscores for stats, etc... Its why sometimes the updates are more detailed than others and inconsistent. This year, my updates got quite further behind as I bounced around with the idea of going back to '21. I'd play some '22 then '21, then '22 again, etc.. I was going to try to just update and update and eventually at some point get caught up, if possible, so anyone that follows along, if anyone actually does, could see how the season plays out. But I have actually completed the 2023 season and early this morning went thru the playoffs and am ready for the offseason. And I don't want to try to go back and catch up nearly 2 months of baseball and then try to catch up in Spring Training, which is when I normally get back to "current date" and then start the season and the process begins again.

I don't know why I felt the need to explain that or why I think anyone anticipates my updates that they would want an explanation as to why it just abruptly ends. But there it is for no other reason than its there.

So with that, I'll pick up from current day in my franchise and try to be better at keeping my updates current.

Thanks for reading the rambling of a man and for anyone that actually follows along, thank you for doing so.

**countryboy** · 07-02-2022, 07:31 AM

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Cardinals finish the season with 79-83 record and miss playoffs for 2nd straight year

The Cardinals have finished the 2023 season with a 79-83 record and for the second straight year, will miss on playing in the postseason. A season full of such promise at the start quickly faded with injuries and poor play out of the gate. But the Cardinals bounced back around Memorial Day and got back into the playoff race and stayed there thru the All-Star break before the wheels got loose again. At the deadline the Cardinals weren't really sellers, although they traded Robbie Ray, but they weren't buyers either (traded for Michael Wacha) and essentially stood pat and hoped they could reach the postseason. But August turned out to be a brutal month that would quickly dash those hopes, as the Cardinals finished August with a 10-18 record that saw them at one point lose 8 straight games. At this point, the hopes for October baseball were over.

The playoffs were intriguing as the Tigers won the AL Central and the Braves, Mets, & Marlins tied for the NL East crown and played games 163 and 164 to determine the winner. The Brewers advanced to the World Series and the Chicago White Sox became back to back World Series Champions beating the Brewers in 5 games.

The 2023 season wrap up is below

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**countryboy** · 07-02-2022, 07:39 AM

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Cardinals 2023 Offseason Outlook

The Cardinals will head into the 2023 offseason with both big questions to answer and big free agents to re-sign. The answers to questions will likely depend on how their exclusive free agent re-signing goes. The Cardinals have a host of free agents, but the biggest is undoubtedly RHP Jack Flaherty. He will be primary number one this offseason and exclusive period to re-sign. Next is one the Cards didn't expect, but due to being a Super 2 Qualifier, the Cards will need to re-sign Tyler O'Neill as they don't have the protection of arbitration. O'Neill put up monster numbers, won a gold glove, and will no doubt have a high price tag this winter. The 3rd biggest will be RHP Alex Reyes. A bullpen that was inconsistent, Reyes was heavily relied upon and he delivered. With 98 strikeouts in 74 innings of work, getting his arm back into the bullpen is a necessity for this organization this offseason.

Other free agents:

RHP Jordan Hicks
1B Anthony Rizzo
RHP Miles Mikolas
SS Gio Urshela
OF Randal Grichuk
RHP Michael Wacha
SS Paul DeJong
RHP Adam Wainwright (likely to retire)
C Yadier Molina (likely to retire)
RHP Dakota Hudson
LHP Jose Alvarado
RHP Trevor Richards
1B Juan Yepez

Those are the free agents who saw time on the active 26 man roster.

Pitching is a major focal point this winter but so is building depth so the organization is better equipped to handle injuries like those experienced this year. The best news is that its like you're getting two prized free agents this winter as both Harrison Bader and Nolan Arenado are expected to be ready to go for Spring Training.

The path to the 2024 postseason begins now.

**jcar0725** · 07-02-2022, 07:44 AM

Re: MLB The Show 22 Franchise Discussion Thread

Originally posted by countryboy

Alright a quick update. My franchise "updates" are usually a week or two (or more) behind because I get to playing and all, and I make quick notes and then write them out later when I have time or feel like writing it out and going back and looking at boxscores for stats, etc... Its why sometimes the updates are more detailed than others and inconsistent. This year, my updates got quite further behind as I bounced around with the idea of going back to '21. I'd play some '22 then '21, then '22 again, etc.. I was going to try to just update and update and eventually at some point get caught up, if possible, so anyone that follows along, if anyone actually does, could see how the season plays out. But I have actually completed the 2023 season and early this morning went thru the playoffs and am ready for the offseason. And I don't want to try to go back and catch up nearly 2 months of baseball and then try to catch up in Spring Training, which is when I normally get back to "current date" and then start the season and the process begins again.

I don't know why I felt the need to explain that or why I think anyone anticipates my updates that they would want an explanation as to why it just abruptly ends. But there it is for no other reason than its there.

So with that, I'll pick up from current day in my franchise and try to be better at keeping my updates current.

Thanks for reading the rambling of a man and for anyone that actually follows along, thank you for doing so.

I follow all of these. I like seeing how people play the franchises differently and like to see the player movement.

Sent from my thoughts

MLB The Show 22 Franchise Discussion Thread

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