MLB The Show 22 Franchise Discussion Thread

[dragster646]

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I forgot to pay attention to the 2022 Awards...so Aaron Nola was NL Cy Young, Luis Severino was AL Cy Young. Austin Riley was the NL MVP, while Luis Severino was the AL MVP. Brendan Rodgers won the batting title for the NL, and Alex Bregman won it for the AL. Spencer Strider was the NL Rookie of the Year, while Jose Miranda was the AL RoY. Isiah Kiner-Falefa was the World Series MVP and I really wish I had the stats for that because it just seems so random....

Well that was fun...the offseason is over and it's time for the 2023 season! Before I begin, here are the biggest signings and trades from the offseason:

Free Agent Signings

11/8: The Braves signed SP Aaron Nola to a 6 year/208.8M contract
11/9: The Mets signed SP Andrew Heaney to a 3 year/20.1M contract
11/10: The Braves signed RP Zach Eflin to a 1 year/4.3M contract
11/11: The Phillies signed Joe Ross to a 1 year/7.80M contract
11/12: The Mariners signed RF Adam Duvall to a 1 year/3.5M contract
11/13: The one everyone was waiting for, the Reds signed RF Aaron Judge to a 10 year/350.M contract
11/14: The Mets signed CP Ken Giles to a 1 year/3.40M contract
11/22: The Mets signed CP Keone Kela to a 2 year/5.80M contract
11/23: The Twins signed C Christian Vazquez to a 1 year/7.8M contract
The Braves signed SP Jameson Taillon to a 4 year/51.2M contract
11/24: The Yankees signed RF Mitch Haniger to a 1 year/5.3M contract
11/26: The Rays signed CP Ross Stripling to a 3 year/35.1M contract
11/30: The Pirates signed RP Adam Ottavino to a 1 year/7.5M contract
The Cubs signed RP Taylor Rogers to a 3 year/32.4M contract
The Dodgers re-signed SS Trea Turner to a 6 year/143.4M contract

12/6: The Blue Jays sign CP Edwin Diaz to a 6 year/137.4M contract
12/11: Huge day for starters, as Clayton Kershaw signs with St. Louis for one year, worth 24.2 million. Chris Bassitt signs with the Cubs for 2 years and 41.8 million, and the Reds go big AGAIN, signing Luis Severino to a 5 year/117.5M contract.

12/17: The Mets signed C Roberto Perez to a 2 year/11M contract
The White Sox sign LF Joc Pederson to a 3 year/20.1M contract
12/22: The Red Sox signed SP Mike Clevinger to a 1 year/10.3M contract
The Nationals sign 1B Brandon Drury to a 5 year/35.9M contract
1/31: The Braves re-sign Dansby Swanson to a 4 year/45.2M contract

Offseason Trades

11/3: The Braves trade RP Collin McHugh to the Royals for SP Gilberto Medina
11/9: The Phillies trade RF Nick Castellanos to the Rays for LF Martin Carrillo and CF Vinny Fernandez

11/13: The Giants trade C Joey Bart to the Marlins for CP Anthony Bender
11/16: The Rangers trade LF Eli White to the Giants for SS Luis Collado
The Athletics trade CF Cristian Pache to the Mets for C Francisco Alvarez
11/17: The Rays trade RF Manuel Margot to the White Sox for CF Adam Haseley
11/20: The Mariners trade SP Marco Gonzalez to the Orioles for 3B Coby Mayo
11/23: The Mets trade SP Taijuan Walker and RF Starling Marte to the Reds for C Tyler Stephenson
12/12: The White Sox trade SP Tanner McDougal, RP Aaron Bummer, and RF AJ Pollock to the Rays for 2B Bretty Wisely
12/15: The Phillies trade LF Kyle Schwarber to the Angels for SP Ky Bush

As for the Nationals, the biggest signing is Brandon Drury. He waited a while before signing, and the Nationals had already acquired both Rowdy Tellez and Bobby Dalbec, but the decision by Drury allowed the Nationals to send both Tellez and Dalbec to Tampa Bay for RP Aaron Bummer. A weird trade, but the Nationals desperately need a stronger bullpen as it cost them dearly last year.

Truth be told, I spent more than I was planning on, but I had the payroll to do so and I think this team should be a major improvement over last year. Here are the other signings:

CP Trevor Rosenthal 5 years/18M
CF Brandon Nimmo 5 years/43.1M
SP Zach Davies 5 years/28M
CF Enrique Hernandez 5 years/23.5M
2B Gleybar Torres 8 years/45.9M
RP Will Smith 4 years/2.4M

Notable players from last year that did not return: Cesar Hernandez, Luke Voit, Nelson Cruz (retired), Joe Ross (signed with Philly). James Wood and Andersen Tejeda will be starting in AAA.

[kinsmen7]

Re: MLB The Show 22 Franchise Discussion Thread

I forgot to pay attention to the 2022 Awards...so Aaron Nola was NL Cy Young, Luis Severino was AL Cy Young. Austin Riley was the NL MVP, while Luis Severino was the AL MVP. Brendan Rodgers won the batting title for the NL, and Alex Bregman won it for the AL. Spencer Strider was the NL Rookie of the Year, while Jose Miranda was the AL RoY. Isiah Kiner-Falefa was the World Series MVP and I really wish I had the stats for that because it just seems so random....

Well that was fun...the offseason is over and it's time for the 2023 season! Before I begin, here are the biggest signings and trades from the offseason:

Free Agent Signings

11/8: The Braves signed SP Aaron Nola to a 6 year/208.8M contract
11/9: The Mets signed SP Andrew Heaney to a 3 year/20.1M contract
11/10: The Braves signed RP Zach Eflin to a 1 year/4.3M contract
11/11: The Phillies signed Joe Ross to a 1 year/7.80M contract
11/12: The Mariners signed RF Adam Duvall to a 1 year/3.5M contract
11/13: The one everyone was waiting for, the Reds signed RF Aaron Judge to a 10 year/350.M contract
11/14: The Mets signed CP Ken Giles to a 1 year/3.40M contract
11/22: The Mets signed CP Keone Kela to a 2 year/5.80M contract
11/23: The Twins signed C Christian Vazquez to a 1 year/7.8M contract
The Braves signed SP Jameson Taillon to a 4 year/51.2M contract
11/24: The Yankees signed RF Mitch Haniger to a 1 year/5.3M contract
11/26: The Rays signed CP Ross Stripling to a 3 year/35.1M contract
11/30: The Pirates signed RP Adam Ottavino to a 1 year/7.5M contract
The Cubs signed RP Taylor Rogers to a 3 year/32.4M contract
The Dodgers re-signed SS Trea Turner to a 6 year/143.4M contract

12/6: The Blue Jays sign CP Edwin Diaz to a 6 year/137.4M contract
12/11: Huge day for starters, as Clayton Kershaw signs with St. Louis for one year, worth 24.2 million. Chris Bassitt signs with the Cubs for 2 years and 41.8 million, and the Reds go big AGAIN, signing Luis Severino to a 5 year/117.5M contract.

12/17: The Mets signed C Roberto Perez to a 2 year/11M contract
The White Sox sign LF Joc Pederson to a 3 year/20.1M contract
12/22: The Red Sox signed SP Mike Clevinger to a 1 year/10.3M contract
The Nationals sign 1B Brandon Drury to a 5 year/35.9M contract
1/31: The Braves re-sign Dansby Swanson to a 4 year/45.2M contract

Offseason Trades

11/3: The Braves trade RP Collin McHugh to the Royals for SP Gilberto Medina
11/9: The Phillies trade RF Nick Castellanos to the Rays for LF Martin Carrillo and CF Vinny Fernandez

11/13: The Giants trade C Joey Bart to the Marlins for CP Anthony Bender
11/16: The Rangers trade LF Eli White to the Giants for SS Luis Collado
The Athletics trade CF Cristian Pache to the Mets for C Francisco Alvarez
11/17: The Rays trade RF Manuel Margot to the White Sox for CF Adam Haseley
11/20: The Mariners trade SP Marco Gonzalez to the Orioles for 3B Coby Mayo
11/23: The Mets trade SP Taijuan Walker and RF Starling Marte to the Reds for C Tyler Stephenson
12/12: The White Sox trade SP Tanner McDougal, RP Aaron Bummer, and RF AJ Pollock to the Rays for 2B Bretty Wisely
12/15: The Phillies trade LF Kyle Schwarber to the Angels for SP Ky Bush

As for the Nationals, the biggest signing is Brandon Drury. He waited a while before signing, and the Nationals had already acquired both Rowdy Tellez and Bobby Dalbec, but the decision by Drury allowed the Nationals to send both Tellez and Dalbec to Tampa Bay for RP Aaron Bummer. A weird trade, but the Nationals desperately need a stronger bullpen as it cost them dearly last year.

Truth be told, I spent more than I was planning on, but I had the payroll to do so and I think this team should be a major improvement over last year. Here are the other signings:

CP Trevor Rosenthal 5 years/18M
CF Brandon Nimmo 5 years/43.1M
SP Zach Davies 5 years/28M
CF Enrique Hernandez 5 years/23.5M
2B Gleybar Torres 8 years/45.9M
RP Will Smith 4 years/2.4M

Notable players from last year that did not return: Cesar Hernandez, Luke Voit, Nelson Cruz (retired), Joe Ross (signed with Philly). James Wood and Andersen Tejeda will be starting in AAA.

Love it! The Reds rolling large and drowning themselves in the tears of Yankees fans is outstanding. I get a kick out of teams in this game that go all "Steve Cohen". I had a '20 franchise where Judge AND Nola signed with the A's.

For you, I love the Nimmo signing, and Torres at that price is a steal.

[dragster646]

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Love it! The Reds rolling large and drowning themselves in the tears of Yankees fans is outstanding. I get a kick out of teams in this game that go all "Steve Cohen". I had a '20 franchise where Judge AND Nola signed with the A's.

For you, I love the Nimmo signing, and Torres at that price is a steal.

I think it's funny too, like...the Reds!?!? I'm definitely going to be keeping tabs on them all season long.

I realized after I started the season that I didn't do any back-loaded or front-loaded contracts, they are all the same for every year. My knowledge of how contracts work is not that great, so hopefully I didn't just screw myself somehow.

I was hesitant to sign Torres for so long, but at that price I figured why not? The Nationals actually had a decent payroll going in and needed the talent. He's still pretty young so I'm hoping he can be a key piece for the long term.

[JoshC1977]

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I think it's funny too, like...the Reds!?!? I'm definitely going to be keeping tabs on them all season long.

The Reds signed Judge in my O's franchise as well. Hopefully the Reds in your chise get a better pay-off than they have in mine (where Judge has been good, but the team has yet to get a playoff berth in the 3 years he's been on their roster).

[kinsmen7]

Re: MLB The Show 22 Franchise Discussion Thread

Blue Jays Franchise: 2023

May Recap:

May Record: 21-5
Season Record: 41-13

May was a great month for the Jays, which included a 12 game winning streak to power them to the top of the MLB standings. A 5-3 finish to the month brought things back to Earth, but all in all, nothing to be upset about.

Rotation:
Kevin Gausman: 8-0, 66 IP, 22 BB, 72 K, 3.27 ERA, 1.14 WHIP
Alek Manoah: 8-3, 70.2 IP, 30 BB, 69 K, 2.04 ERA, 1.16 WHIP
Chris Bassitt: 6-1, 60.2 IP, 24 BB, 63 K, 4.30 ERA, 1.25 WHIP
Jose Berrios: 6-0, 62 IP, 28 BB, 52 K, 2.32 ERA, 1.08 WHIP
Nate Pearson: 2-1, 28 IP, 12 BB, 32 K, 4.18 ERA, 1.18 WHIP

Lineup:
Dalton Varsho: .262/.332/.549, 10 HR, 29 RBI, 1 SB
Alejandro Kirk: .290/.356/.485, 8 HR, 23 RBI
Cavan Biggio: .279/.357/.544, 7 HR, 18 RBI
Whit Merrifield: .254/.310/.381, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 3 SB
Santiago Espinal: .242/.306/.386, 5 HR, 22 RBI, 1 SB
Brandon Belt: .241/.343/.526, 7 HR, 14 RBI, 1 SB
Danny Jansen: .219/.272/.391, 3 HR, 12 RBI
Otto Lopez: .231/.412/.231, 0 HR, 1 RBI
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: .298/.394/.517, 14 HR, 37 RBI, 1 SB
George Springer: .245/.310/.406, 3 HR, 17 RBI (Missed the month with a broken hand. Will return Mid-late June)
Bo Bichette: .245/.321/.410, 7 HR, 21 RBI, 4 SB
Matt Chapman: .284/.338/.472, 7 HR, 29 RBI
Kevin Kiermeier: .263/.355/.541, 10 HR, 23 RBI, 1 SB
Robbie Grossman: .319/.407/.511, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 1 SB
Wynton Bernard: .294/.368/.294, 2 RBI, 1 SB

Hot:
-Vladdy jumps up this month, raising his BA/OBP from .250/.330 to .298/.394, with 7 more HR's this month.
-Alejandro Kirk had an outstanding month, raising his totals from .250/.310/.425, 3 HR, 4 RBI in April.
-Brandon Belt, who had 0 HR's and 0 RBI to go along with a .173 BA now has 7 bombs.
-Daulton Varsho scuffled out of the gate with a .230 BA and 4 HR's in April, and is now hitting a comfortable .262, with 7 HR's in May.
-Kevin Kiermeier, signed to a 1 year deal this offseason, was a righty mashing machine in May, raising his average from .231 to .263, and hitting 7 HR's as well.
-Jose Berrios, Alek Manoah, and Kevin Gausman have all been outstanding. Gausman's ERA his jumped a bit, as he's been a bit homer-prone, but he's still putting up quality start after quality start.

Cold:
-Bo Bichette scuffled, with his average dropping from .277, and only hitting 1 HR in May.
-Matt Chapman's excellent start has seen his average drop from .326 in April. He also only hit 2 HR's this month.
-Cavan Biggio was a runner up for April's offensive player of the month when he hit .381/.458/.746, 5 HR, 14 RBI. Since the Springer injury, he's seen a lot more playing time, and as a result, his numbers have plummetted.
-Starter Mitch White was optioned to AAA Buffalo after a rocky 1st start of May. He's been even worse down there. Hopefully he'll right the ship, but for now, he's not even sniffing a call up. Nate Pearson has filled in admirably for him, although his last start was a blowup, as he allowed 6 ER over 6 IP.
-Yusei Kikuchi is a strikeout machine, picking up 33 K's over 26.1 IP, but he can't keep the ball in the park, and has an era of 6.29.

Blockbuster trade kicks off June:

Toronto: C Danny Jansen
Chicago White Sox: LHRP Garrett Crochet, C Seby Zavala, LHP Noah Schultz

The Jays swung their first major move of the season, and filled a big need in the process. Sadly, Danny Jansen's time with the Jays ends after losing most of his playing time to Alejandro Kirk. Jansen is known as one of the top 10 catchers in the game right now, and fills a big void for the White Sox.

Heading back to Toronto is young lefty Garrett Crochet, who will likely see a lot of high leverage innings for Toronto. He missed most of last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. Also heading to the Jays is Seby Savala, who will step in as the backup catcher. The final piece here is the fun one-19 year old lefthander Noah Schultz. Schultz was the Sox 1st round pick in 2022 (26th OA), is 6'9'', and was regarded to have the best slider in the draft class. He's a long way from being major league ready, but he has a pretty high ceiling.

Other roster moves:

After the trade, Yusei Kikuchi was waived. It's unlikely that a team will pick him up, so he'll either accept an assignment to AAA, be released, or the Jays will try and swap him for another bad contract. Other casualties of this trade include relievers Jay Jackson and Trent Thornton, both of whom were DFA'd. The Jays will have 10 days to decide what to do with them.

[kinsmen7]

Re: MLB The Show 22 Franchise Discussion Thread

Blue Jays Franchise: 2023

Draft Results:

22 OA: 20 y/o RHP Steven Padillla
MLB Comp: Kevin Gausman
Potential: 90
MLB ETA: 2024

A junior from Arkansas, Padilla topped out at 96 MPH on his fastball, which he combines with a power splitter. His lack of breaking ball left questions about his long term spot as a rotation piece, but his ground ball rate through college was outstanding.

2nd Round: 18 y/o LHP Thad Lenztkov
MLB Comp: Marcus Stroman
Potential: 86
MLB ETA: 2026+

While Lentzkow doesn't have the height of most starters, standing at 5'10'', he has the makeup to stick at the position if everything goes right. If it doesn't, his 95 MPH 2 seamer, solid sweeping curve and power slider could make for one of the more elite left handed relief options in the game.

Comp Round B: 19 y/o SS Alex German
MLB Comp: Alcides Escobar
Potential: 86
MLB ETA: 2026+

Alex German isn't likely to be much more than an average hitter, but he has a cannon of an arm that should stick at short, and the 6'4'' shortstop also features above average speed.

Comp Round B: 18 y/o RHP Ray Brooks
MLB Comp: Brandon Woodruff
Potential: 85
MLB ETA: 2024

Ray Brooks dropping to the Comp round was a pretty big surprise. The 18 year old, 6'0'' lefty is considered one of the most polished 18 year old pitching prospect in recent history. His 96 MP fastball is paired with a solid cutter and slower than average slider with lots of movement. He struggles with control, but if he can get that in check, he could be one of the steals of this draft class.

Round 3: 18 y/o RHP Andres Ramirez
MLB Comp: Frankie Montas
Potential: 89
MLB ETA: 2024

The theme of this years draft class seems to be high schoolers with a high ceiling, as the Jays 5th pick went to Andres Ramirez of California. Ramirez, standing at 6'3'', comes in featuring a 92 MPH fastball, heavy sinker, and a slow, sweeping curve. Ramirez has the size and arm to make it as a mid-rotation starter.

Round 4: 18 y/o LH Closer Reggie Diaz
MLB Comp: Josh Hader
Potential: 89
MLB ETA: 2026+

Diaz comes out of highschool with a 96 MPH fastball, power slider and solid sweeping curve. Diaz will likely need to spend a few years in the minors developing, but his 6'2'', 225 lbs frame should help him climb the ladder pretty quickly.

Round 5: 20 y/o Catcher Giancarlo Ramirez
MLB Comp: Josh Thole
Potential: 88
MLB ETA: 2026+

Giancarlo Ramirez's 2 years of college ball were solid, but certainly not exceptional. While he has a high ceiling, he's more of a project than a sure-fire prospect. He's an above average contact hitter against lefties, but will likely never be a power threat. His defence projects to be average at best, but he has a very strong arm. If he can improve his fielding, he could settle in as a solid backup.

Round 6: 22 y/o RHRP Enrique Portillo
MLB Comp: Trevor Richards
Potential: 77
MLB ETA: 2025

While Enrique Portillo doesn't have "great" stuff, he's solid enough, and projects as a decent middle reliever. He excels at limiting hits, but when he does get hit, the ball goes a long way. The Australian is 6'5'' and 189 lbs, and tops out at 92 mph with his 2 seamer.

Recap:

Definitely high school-heavy here. Very surprised to hit on a lot of the prospects that I was hoping for, and while 7 of them have potential of 85 or higher, most are years away from even making a minor impact. My plan was to draft for ceiling vs. drafting sure-things. I'm definitely looking forward to the next few years, and watching these guys develop into solid players (or not!).

[jcar0725]

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Well a funny thing happened, I thought my franchise saved after I offered contracts to all of my players...so I quit the game only to find out that none of it saved. Sooo....starting from the last day of the regular season...

The Yankees ended up winning the world series. How sad.

Retired Players:
Rich Hill
Sergio Romo
Jeff Mathis
Yuli Gurriel
Kurt Suzuki
Jose Lobaton
Rene Rivera
Jonathon Lucroy
Steve Cishek
Nelson Cruz
Yadier Molina
Adam Wainwright
Ian Kennedy
Daniel Bard
Robinson Cano
Brett Gardner

Robinson Cano again is a 2022 HoF Inductee

No to re-deal with contracts, although this time I'm paying a lot more attention as I realized I think I messed up last time...offering contracts to a bunch of guys who have renewable contracts upcoming. I might wait and see if I can get them on the cheap by renewing their existing contracts. I've never done this before and I really don't want to mess it up.

Keep in mind that when you're going to offer a player a multi-year deal, the amount per year that they're looking for will change if you alter the number of years you're willing to give them. You might already know but in case you didn't....

[dragster646]

Re: MLB The Show 22 Franchise Discussion Thread

Blue Jays Franchise: 2023

Draft Results:

22 OA: 20 y/o RHP Steven Padillla
MLB Comp: Kevin Gausman
Potential: 90
MLB ETA: 2024

A junior from Arkansas, Padilla topped out at 96 MPH on his fastball, which he combines with a power splitter. His lack of breaking ball left questions about his long term spot as a rotation piece, but his ground ball rate through college was outstanding.

2nd Round: 18 y/o LHP Thad Lenztkov
MLB Comp: Marcus Stroman
Potential: 86
MLB ETA: 2026+

While Lentzkow doesn't have the height of most starters, standing at 5'10'', he has the makeup to stick at the position if everything goes right. If it doesn't, his 95 MPH 2 seamer, solid sweeping curve and power slider could make for one of the more elite left handed relief options in the game.

Comp Round B: 19 y/o SS Alex German
MLB Comp: Alcides Escobar
Potential: 86
MLB ETA: 2026+

Alex German isn't likely to be much more than an average hitter, but he has a cannon of an arm that should stick at short, and the 6'4'' shortstop also features above average speed.

Comp Round B: 18 y/o RHP Ray Brooks
MLB Comp: Brandon Woodruff
Potential: 85
MLB ETA: 2024

Ray Brooks dropping to the Comp round was a pretty big surprise. The 18 year old, 6'0'' lefty is considered one of the most polished 18 year old pitching prospect in recent history. His 96 MP fastball is paired with a solid cutter and slower than average slider with lots of movement. He struggles with control, but if he can get that in check, he could be one of the steals of this draft class.

Round 3: 18 y/o RHP Andres Ramirez
MLB Comp: Frankie Montas
Potential: 89
MLB ETA: 2024

The theme of this years draft class seems to be high schoolers with a high ceiling, as the Jays 5th pick went to Andres Ramirez of California. Ramirez, standing at 6'3'', comes in featuring a 92 MPH fastball, heavy sinker, and a slow, sweeping curve. Ramirez has the size and arm to make it as a mid-rotation starter.

Round 4: 18 y/o LH Closer Reggie Diaz
MLB Comp: Josh Hader
Potential: 89
MLB ETA: 2026+

Diaz comes out of highschool with a 96 MPH fastball, power slider and solid sweeping curve. Diaz will likely need to spend a few years in the minors developing, but his 6'2'', 225 lbs frame should help him climb the ladder pretty quickly.

Round 5: 20 y/o Catcher Giancarlo Ramirez
MLB Comp: Josh Thole
Potential: 88
MLB ETA: 2026+

Giancarlo Ramirez's 2 years of college ball were solid, but certainly not exceptional. While he has a high ceiling, he's more of a project than a sure-fire prospect. He's an above average contact hitter against lefties, but will likely never be a power threat. His defence projects to be average at best, but he has a very strong arm. If he can improve his fielding, he could settle in as a solid backup.

Round 6: 22 y/o RHRP Enrique Portillo
MLB Comp: Trevor Richards
Potential: 77
MLB ETA: 2025

While Enrique Portillo doesn't have "great" stuff, he's solid enough, and projects as a decent middle reliever. He excels at limiting hits, but when he does get hit, the ball goes a long way. The Australian is 6'5'' and 189 lbs, and tops out at 92 mph with his 2 seamer.

Recap:

Definitely high school-heavy here. Very surprised to hit on a lot of the prospects that I was hoping for, and while 7 of them have potential of 85 or higher, most are years away from even making a minor impact. My plan was to draft for ceiling vs. drafting sure-things. I'm definitely looking forward to the next few years, and watching these guys develop into solid players (or not!).

Woah, how do you get "MLB Comparison?". Maybe it's not on the Switch version of the game, which wouldn't surprise me. I may need to do some better scouting, or I just was really unlucky last year. It's way too soon to say, but my draft was worse than yours and I picked way ahead of you!

[dragster646]

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Keep in mind that when you're going to offer a player a multi-year deal, the amount per year that they're looking for will change if you alter the number of years you're willing to give them. You might already know but in case you didn't....

I noticed that when I was making deals, a lot of guys had a decent jump after 5 years, hence why I have a lot of 5 year contracts haha. In hindsight I'm thinking maybe I should have given Luis Garcia a longer contract, but he wanted so much more for a six year contract and in the moment I said, nah..but now I'm like...shoot.

[jcar0725]

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I noticed that when I was making deals, a lot of guys had a decent jump after 5 years, hence why I have a lot of 5 year contracts haha. In hindsight I'm thinking maybe I should have given Luis Garcia a longer contract, but he wanted so much more for a six year contract and in the moment I said, nah..but now I'm like...shoot.

Ive noticed that I tend to give a lot of 2 year deals which saves me money, so much depends on the ability and age of the player. My team has a cheap owner lol

[dragster646]

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Ive noticed that I tend to give a lot of 2 year deals which saves me money, so much depends on the ability and age of the player. My team has a cheap owner lol

Right!? I'm like...nah I don't want to spend more than a million per year on this guy..then I'm like wait, I have 160M to spend this year.

I really feel like this team should be a lot better than last year's team, and I'm hoping that it will result in more players wanting to be a part of it next year. I had some pitching coaches turn down offers from me, and even Jesus Aguilar said he wasn't interested in my offer (I don't even remember what I offered him, it was before Brandon Drury decided to sign with the Nats).

Admittedly some of the guys I wanted to move forward with are finding themselves starting the 2023 season in AAA. James Wood, Anderson Tejeda, and Donovan Casey all come to mind. Granted, they were originally called up (or signed, in Tejeda's case) to replace injured players last season, but they played well enough to be contenders moving forward...but my free agent signings went better than planned.

[jcar0725]

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Right!? I'm like...nah I don't want to spend more than a million per year on this guy..then I'm like wait, I have 160M to spend this year.

I really feel like this team should be a lot better than last year's team, and I'm hoping that it will result in more players wanting to be a part of it next year. I had some pitching coaches turn down offers from me, and even Jesus Aguilar said he wasn't interested in my offer (I don't even remember what I offered him, it was before Brandon Drury decided to sign with the Nats).

Admittedly some of the guys I wanted to move forward with are finding themselves starting the 2023 season in AAA. James Wood, Anderson Tejeda, and Donovan Casey all come to mind. Granted, they were originally called up (or signed, in Tejeda's case) to replace injured players last season, but they played well enough to be contenders moving forward...but my free agent signings went better than planned.

Its smart to save money until you're about ready to contend and then spend, when you're a small market.

For my A's that's what I did. Basically just keep acquiring cheap young talent and see which ones become usable for a playoff run, then open up the checkbook when its time. I went and got Devers and Alonzo for the playoff run in year 3 and made it to the ALCS. And some of the players I wasn't sure about keeping ended up being big role player guys that I depended on.

It was a blast. Sucked to lose that ALCS, but at least it was to Cleveland. Haha.

Sent from my thoughts

[dragster646]

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Its smart to save money until you're about ready to contend and then spend, when you're a small market.

For my A's that's what I did. Basically just keep acquiring cheap young talent and see which ones become usable for a playoff run, then open up the checkbook when its time. I went and got Devers and Alonzo for the playoff run in year 3 and made it to the ALCS. And some of the players I wasn't sure about keeping ended up being big role player guys that I depended on.

It was a blast. Sucked to lose that ALCS, but at least it was to Cleveland. Haha.

Sent from my thoughts

That's my plan exactly, even going back to last season. Of course I wanted to go for Aaron Judge and Trea Turner, but it wasn't worth spending the bank + draft compensation for one guy who may only be good for a few years (curious to see how Judge's stats depreciate). I'd rather develop what I have, and add to it as needed.

I guess my strategy comes from being a lifelong Cleveland Ind/Guar-dians fan, although I would probably spend more than what the Dolans have.

[jcar0725]

Re: MLB The Show 22 Franchise Discussion Thread

That's my plan exactly, even going back to last season. Of course I wanted to go for Aaron Judge and Trea Turner, but it wasn't worth spending the bank + draft compensation for one guy who may only be good for a few years (curious to see how Judge's stats depreciate). I'd rather develop what I have, and add to it as needed.

I guess my strategy comes from being a lifelong Cleveland Ind/Guar-dians fan, although I would probably spend more than what the Dolans have.

The Dolans are cheap no doubt. But the Guardians have a top notch front office. Plenty of teams have proven that "spend spend spend" doesn't work. I mean, the Nationals let Harper walk as a free agent and then won the WS the following year. Anyway, that's why I like the smaller market challenge in the game, its more fun to make the tough decisions.

[dragster646]

Re: MLB The Show 22 Franchise Discussion Thread

The Dolans are cheap no doubt. But the Guardians have a top notch front office. Plenty of teams have proven that "spend spend spend" doesn't work. I mean, the Nationals let Harper walk as a free agent and then won the WS the following year. Anyway, that's why I like the smaller market challenge in the game, its more fun to make the tough decisions.

I completely agree. The Guardians front office is amazing, I have nothing but good things to say about them. I read on someone's slider set, I want to say S & Bs since I use their's, that they don't use sponsors to keep the budgets fair, and I do just that, to keep it balanced.