MLB The Show 24 Franchise Mode Discussion Thread

**Itsma806** · 03-31-2024, 11:12 PM

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2024 Oakland Athletics (04/26-04/28)

Overall Record:12-17 (5th AL West/6.5 behind Houston)

Game Results

Game 1
Athletics-6
Orioles-3

Game 2
Athletics-5
Orioles-2

Game 3
Orioles-4
Athletics-3

Athletics take series from MLB leading Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles have been the hottest team in baseball in the first month of the year. Entering their series with the A's, Baltimore held a MLB best 18-6 record. So with the A's predictabley struggling, it should have been an easy series win for the O's.

The Athletics had other ideas however as their starters, Alex Wood, JP Sears and even Ross Stripling led their team to the series victory. Each pitched at least six innings as none of three allowed more than three runs.

Offensively, the Athletics were better in the series. The Winning runs in game one came in the 8th inning after Baltimore tied it up in the seventh. In that eight inning, Tyler Soderstrom hit his fourth homerun of the year, a three run shot that gave the A's the eventual final lead at, 6-3.

Another homer put the A's up for good in the second game as Miguel Andujar also hit his fourth of the year in the seventh innings that at the time gave the A's the 3-1 lead that they would later add onto for the 5-2 victory.

The A's even led game three but ended up losing it after the Orioles scored two in the seventh with the goahead run coming off a suicide squeeze by Jorge Mateo who just beat the throw to first.

The Athletics now look forward to May as they return home for a three game series against the Pirates (19-10/2nd NL Central) that wil take them into the new month.

Matt Champan to make 2024 debut against Pittsburgh

The Oakland A's have recalled Matt Champman and will have him making his 2024 Debut in Oakland as the team faces off with Pittsburgh. Chapman (30) will take over the starting third base duties as Jordan Diaz moves to first.

Although Ryan Noda was thought to be the one to be moved back to triple A, he was not. Darell Hernaiz was the sacrificial lamb as the team believed his development could be better in the minors. Hernaiz had appeared in just 11 games for the MLB team and had logged just 16 at bats. His move to triple A will ensure he gets daily action and a better chance to develop his skills as he tries to work his way back to Oakland.

**UTAllTheWay** · 04-01-2024, 01:03 AM

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I have decided to start a franchise with the Colorado Rockies. I will be trying to bring them their first World Series Championship!

To start things off, here is the major league roster we will be using:

<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="#33006F" colspan="8">2024 Colorado Rockies Roster</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" width="6%">#</td><td width="27%">PITCHERS</td><td width="8%">POS</td><td width="8%">B/T</td><td width="8%">AGE</td><td width="8%">HT</td><td width="8%">WT</td><td width="27%">SALARY</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">21</td><td>Kyle Freeland</td><td class="active">SP</td><td>L</td><td>30</td><td>6'4"</td><td>204</td><td>10.3M</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">47</td><td>Cal Quantrill</td><td class="active">SP</td><td>R</td><td>29</td><td>6'3"</td><td>195</td><td>6.0M</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">26</td><td>Austin Gomber</td><td class="active">SP</td><td>L</td><td>30</td><td>6'5"</td><td>220</td><td>3.2M</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">18</td><td>Ryan Feltner</td><td class="active">SP</td><td>R</td><td>27</td><td>6'4"</td><td>190</td><td>740K</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">32</td><td>Dakota Hudson</td><td class="active">SP</td><td>R</td><td>29</td><td>6'5"</td><td>215</td><td>1.5M</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">20</td><td>Peter Lambert</td><td class="active">LRP</td><td>R</td><td>26</td><td>6'2"</td><td>208</td><td>1.2M</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">38</td><td>Victor Vodnik</td><td class="active">MRP</td><td>R</td><td>24</td><td>6'0"</td><td>200</td><td>750K</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">46</td><td>Nick Mears</td><td class="active">MRP</td><td>R</td><td>27</td><td>6'2"</td><td>200</td><td>740K</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">43</td><td>Anthony Molina</td><td class="active">MRP</td><td>R</td><td>22</td><td>6'1"</td><td>170</td><td>740K</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">68</td><td>Jalen Beeks</td><td class="active">MRP</td><td>L</td><td>30</td><td>5'11"</td><td>215</td><td>1.7M</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">59</td><td>Jake Bird</td><td class="active">SU</td><td>R</td><td>28</td><td>6'3"</td><td>200</td><td>740K</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">40</td><td>Tyler Kinley</td><td class="active">SU</td><td>R</td><td>33</td><td>6'4"</td><td>220</td><td>2.1M</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">61</td><td>Justin Lawrence</td><td class="active">SU</td><td>R</td><td>29</td><td>6'3"</td><td>213</td><td>740K</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" width="6%">#</td><td width="27%">CATCHERS</td><td width="8%">POS</td><td width="8%">B/T</td><td width="8%">AGE</td><td width="8%">HT</td><td width="8%">WT</td><td width="27%">SALARY</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">35</td><td>Elias Diaz</td><td class="active">C</td><td>R/R</td><td>33</td><td>6'1"</td><td>223</td><td>4.8M</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">25</td><td>Jacob Stallings</td><td class="active">C</td><td>R/R</td><td>34</td><td>6'5"</td><td>225</td><td>2.0M</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" width="6%">#</td><td width="27%">INFIELDERS</td><td width="8%">POS</td><td width="8%">B/T</td><td width="8%">AGE</td><td width="8%">HT</td><td width="8%">WT</td><td width="27%">SALARY</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">23</td><td>Kris Bryant</td><td class="active">1B/OF</td><td>R/R</td><td>32</td><td>6'5"</td><td>230</td><td>26.0M</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">44</td><td>Elehuris Montero</td><td class="active">1B/3B</td><td>R/R</td><td>25</td><td>6'3"</td><td>235</td><td>740K</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">4</td><td>Michael Toglia</td><td class="active">1B/OF</td><td>S/L</td><td>25</td><td>6'5"</td><td>226</td><td>740K</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">7</td><td>Brendan Rogers</td><td class="active">2B/3B/SS</td><td>R/R</td><td>27</td><td>6'0"</td><td>204</td><td>3.2M</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">13</td><td>Alan Trejo</td><td class="active">2B/3B/SS</td><td>R/R</td><td>27</td><td>6'2"</td><td>205</td><td>740K</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">24</td><td>Ryan McMahon</td><td class="active">3B/1B/2B</td><td>L/R</td><td>29</td><td>6'2"</td><td>219</td><td>9.3M</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">14</td><td>Ezequiel Tovar</td><td class="active">SS/2B/3B</td><td>R/R</td><td>22</td><td>6'0"</td><td>162</td><td>740K</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td align="center" width="6%">#</td><td width="27%">OUTFIELDERS</td><td width="8%">POS</td><td width="8%">B/T</td><td width="8%">AGE</td><td width="8%">HT</td><td width="8%">WT</td><td width="27%">SALARY</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">9</td><td>Brenton Doyle</td><td class="active">OF</td><td>`R/R</td><td>25</td><td>6'2"</td><td>200</td><td>740K</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">11</td><td>Jake Cave</td><td class="active">OF/1B</td><td>L/L</td><td>31</td><td>6'0"</td><td>200</td><td>1.0M</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">22</td><td>Nolan Jones</td><td class="active">OF/1B/3B</td><td>L/R</td><td>25</td><td>6'4"</td><td>195</td><td>740K</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">19</td><td>Charlie Blackmon</td><td class="active">OF</td><td>L/L</td><td>37</td><td>6'3"</td><td>221</td><td>13.0M</td></tr></table></body></html>

We have a nice mix of veteran players (Ryan McMahon, Charlie Blackmon, Elias Diaz, Brendan Rogers) to go along with some great young talent (Ezequiel Tovar, Brenton Doyle, and Nolan Jones).

And we also have some big prospects to look forward to, including:

SS/2B Adael Amador - #27 overall prospect that will be starting the season in AA, and is projected to make the roster in 2025.
RHP Chase Dollander - #49 overall prospect that will be starting the season in AA and is projected to make the roster in 2026.
OF Yanquiel Fernandez - #69 overall prospect that will starting the season in AA, and he is projected to make the roster in 2025.
OF Jordan Beck - #78 overall prospect that will be starting the season in AAA and is projected to make the roster in 2025

That makes four prospects in the top 100, so the future looks bright in Colorado.

To play this franchise, I will be playing 1 game and then quick managing the next 10. I want to try to make it through multiple seasons in this franchise, but I don't particularly want to just sim through the entire thing.

**countryboy** · 04-01-2024, 07:00 AM

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Cardinals Sweep Reds in Cincinnati

The Cardinals (26-30) swept the Reds in a 3 game series in Cincinnati to begin the week. The have gotten to within 6 games of the Brewers and 5 games of the wildcard.

Nolan Arenado continued his hot hitting in the series accounting for 5 hits and 7 RBIs in just two games. Pitching was solid, especially the bullpen who pitched a total of 13 innings over the 3 games allowing zero runs on just 2 hits.

The Cardinals are off on Thursday as they head to Philadelphia to face the Phillies in a 3 game weekend series against the best team in baseball.

**WillieB1214** · 04-01-2024, 08:55 AM

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Braves Get Their Revenge, But Fail to Sweep Cubs

May 21-23, 2024

The Braves lost two out of three at home a week ago to the Chicago Cubs, but made their trip to the Windy City a successful one. They won the opener 7-5 in a back-and-forth affair that was highlighted by Huascar Ynoa's first start since 2021 in relief of an injured Max Fried. Ynoa was solid, giving up three earned over five innings while striking out five. The bullpen was hit or miss, with good performances from Reynaldo Lopez and AJ Minter bookended by Joe Jimenez and Raisel Iglesias giving up homers to Miguel Amaya and Cody Bellinger, respectively. Austin Riley, Travis d'Arnuad, and Orlando Arcia all hit homers.

The second game saw the Braves jump out to a 5-0 lead behind an Adam Duvall two run homers, a two double/two RBI performance from Ronald Acuna, and six scoreless innings from Chris Sale. Sale got off to a slow start, but not finds himself with a 3.35 ERA. Tyler Matzek gave up two runs while recording one out, and Raisel Iglesias did give up another homer to Matt Mervis, but the Braves held on despite the bullpen struggles for a 5-3 win.

The third game saw two outstanding starts for Charlie Morton of the Braves and Justin Steele for the Cubs. They combined for 13 innings and only allowed two runs, Atlanta's being a Sean Murphy homer in the third inning off of Steele. The score was tied at 1-1 going into the eighth inning, when Dansby Swanson and Ian Happ hit back-to-back no doubt shots off of AJ Minter to give the Cubs a 3-1 win.

Former Brave Swanson torched Atlanta the whole series, going 7-12 with two homers and a double. Iglesias is up to 10 saves on the season, but has been extremely homer prone. His ERA in 14 innings is up to 5.14 thanks to giving up our homers in the small sample size. The team isn't panicking, but fans are nervous to say the least when he's on the mound.

Atlanta is now up to 33-16 and once again up seven games over the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East. Up next is a three-game road set against the struggling but exciting Pittsburgh Pirates (22-29)/

**WillieB1214** · 04-01-2024, 09:59 AM

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Atlanta Handles Business, Sweeps the Pirates in Pittsburgh

May 24-26, 2024

Atlanta cruised in their weekend series against Pittsburgh, getting absolutely phenomenal pitching and plenty of offense. Game one featured a "Maddux" as Bryce Elder threw 94 pitches in a complete game, two hit performance. The offense notched 13 hits and five homers (Austin Riley 2x, Ozzie Albies, Sean Murphy, Orlando Arcia) in the 10-0 win.

Game two showed yet another sterling performance from Spencer Strider, who threw 7.2 IP with nine strikeouts of shutout ball before Reynaldo Lopez and Dylan Lee completed the outing in scoreless fashion. Riley again found the bleachers, while the team combined for nine hits and five runs in an easy win.

The Pirates finally got on the scoreboard in the Sunday matchup, but Huascar Ynoa showed that he could hold down a starting spot if need be, giving up one run over 5.2 IP. Riley again homered and was joined by Murphy and Travis d'Arnuad there. Raisel Iglesias produced a clean ninth in a 4-1 win.

Riley has been great all year, and his four-homer weekend has him at 28 through 52 games on the season. That total leads the majors by eight over Vladimir Guerrero. Even aside from that, Riley leads the NL in the triple crown categories and is currently leading the majors in OPS by almost 150 points.

The Braves are now at 36-16, sporting the second-best record in baseball behind the Los Angeles Dodgers (39-16). Atlanta leads the NL East by eight games over the Philadelphia Phillies, whom they have only played in the opening series and lost two games to one. Up next is a four-game set in Atlanta against the Washington Nationals (22-29)

**WillieB1214** · 04-01-2024, 11:27 AM

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Good Times Keep Rolling, Braves Sweep Washington

May 27-30, 2024

As expected, the Atlanta Braves took care of business at home and held off the Washington Nationals in three pretty close games. The opener of the series featured an excellent outing from Chris Sale, who held the Nationals scoreless through six innings but did give up the first career hit of super prospect Dylan Crews. The offense as a whole wasn't great, but it was great with runners in scoring position as Austin Riley produced two RBI singles with two outs and Marcell Ozuna did the same. Ozzie Albies produced a homer in the sixth inning as the Braves won 4-0.

Things didn't start out great in the second game with Charlie Morton on the mound. After a clean first inning, Morton gave up four runs in the second, the biggest being a two run double from Joey Meneses. Morton settled in and the Braves battled back, racking up 15 hits and playing just a really good game of baseball to eventually take the lead in the sixth inning on a Ronald Acuna double to score Jarred Kelenic. Raisel Iglesias and the bullpen would hold it down as the Braves eventually won the game 7-5. Orlando Arcia was the star of the game, notching four hits including two RBI and two doubles.

Game three produced the third straight good start from Bryce Elder, who only allowed an unearned run over 6.1 IP. The Braves offense kept plugging away, with the biggest swing being a homer from Matt Olson and a two RBI single from Michael Harris. With the Braves up 6-1, AJ Minter struggled and gave up a pair of runs in the ninth before Aaron Bummer got the final out in a 6-3 win.

The Braves continued the solid pitching in the last matchup with a different version of Spencer Strider, who only struck out four batters but scattered 11 baserunners while allowing two runs in 6.2 IP before the bullpen shut things down. Marcell Ozuna and Orlando Arcia knocked in five runs between two homers from them as the Braves completed the sweep with a 5-2 win.

The Braves have now won 13 of their last 14 games after losing a series at home against the Chicago Cubs, and now stand at 40-16 and are now in the double digits with 10.5 game lead over the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East. Next up is a three-game weekend set that includes the return of Max Fried after missing a few starts. Huascar Ynoa performed admirably, but is being sent back down to AAA to make room for Fried.

**bkrich83** · 04-01-2024, 01:35 PM

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Orioles Drop 4 Straight to Tampa. Rest of Month Doesn't Get Any Easier

Date: June 11th, 2024
Orioles Record: 38-28 (2nd AL East, 2.0 GB of Tampa)
Orioles Last 10: 4-6

The Orioles went in to the weekend trailing the Tampa Bay Rays by just 2 games, and exited the weekend trailing by 6. Tampa Bay hitters pounded the Orioles pitching staff and the O's offense just could not get enough going to overcome the deficits. The Orioles now sit at 38-28 and are in 2nd place in the AL East. The O's are in currently in the #2 Wild Card spot trailing the Rangers and Astros who are both tied for the AL West lead.

It doesn't get any easier for the O's as they hope to have a strong close of June. Their remaining opponents for the month are a gauntlet of championship contending teams. Their remaining opponents this month include Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York Yankees, Houston, Cleveland and Texas.

June 11th Standings Update.

<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="325"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#0F4871" colspan="4"><span style="color:#FFF">MLB Standings - Updated: Jun 11, 2024</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="55%">AL EAST</td><td align="right" width="15%">W</td><td align="right" width="15%">L</td><td align="right" width="15%">GB</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Tampa Bay</td><td align="right">44</td><td align="right">22</td><td align="right" class="active">--</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Baltimore</td><td align="right">38</td><td align="right">28</td><td align="right" class="active">6.0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>New York (A)</td><td align="right">38</td><td align="right">30</td><td align="right" class="active">7.0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Boston</td><td align="right">31</td><td align="right">35</td><td align="right" class="active">13.0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Toronto</td><td align="right">30</td><td align="right">37</td><td align="right" class="active">14.5</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="55%">AL CENTRAL</td><td align="right" width="15%">W</td><td align="right" width="15%">L</td><td align="right" width="15%">GB</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Minnesota</td><td align="right">46</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right" class="active">--</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Detroit</td><td align="right">37</td><td align="right">28</td><td align="right" class="active">8.0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Cleveland</td><td align="right">33</td><td align="right">33</td><td align="right" class="active">12.5</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Kansas City</td><td align="right">26</td><td align="right">42</td><td align="right" class="active">20.5</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Chicago (A)</td><td align="right">20</td><td align="right">48</td><td align="right" class="active">26.5</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="55%">AL WEST</td><td align="right" width="15%">W</td><td align="right" width="15%">L</td><td align="right" width="15%">GB</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Houston</td><td align="right">41</td><td align="right">26</td><td align="right" class="active">--</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Texas</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right">25</td><td align="right" class="active">--</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Seattle</td><td align="right">34</td><td align="right">34</td><td align="right" class="active">7.5</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Oakland</td><td align="right">26</td><td align="right">42</td><td align="right" class="active">15.5</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Los Angeles (A)</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right">44</td><td align="right" class="active">19.0</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="55%">AL WILD CARD RACE</td><td align="right" width="15%">W</td><td align="right" width="15%">L</td><td align="right" width="15%">GB</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Houston</td><td align="right">41</td><td align="right">26</td><td align="right" class="active">--</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Texas</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right">25</td><td align="right" class="active">--</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Baltimore</td><td align="right">38</td><td align="right">28</td><td align="right" class="active">--</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Detroit</td><td align="right">27</td><td align="right">28</td><td align="right" class="active">--</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>New York (A)</td><td align="right">38</td><td align="right">30</td><td align="right" class="active">0.5</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Seattle</td><td align="right">34</td><td align="right">34</td><td align="right" class="active">4.5</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Cleveland</td><td align="right">33</td><td align="right">33</td><td align="right" class="active">4.5</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Boston</td><td align="right">31</td><td align="right">35</td><td align="right" class="active">6.5</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="55%">NL EAST</td><td align="right" width="15%">W</td><td align="right" width="15%">L</td><td align="right" width="15%">GB</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Atlanta</td><td align="right">41</td><td align="right">24</td><td align="right" class="active">--</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Philadelphia</td><td align="right">31</td><td align="right">34</td><td align="right" class="active">10.0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>New York (N)</td><td align="right">31</td><td align="right">35</td><td align="right" class="active">10.5</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Miami</td><td align="right">26</td><td align="right">39</td><td align="right" class="active">15.0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Washington</td><td align="right">24</td><td align="right">41</td><td align="right" class="active">17.0</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="55%">NL CENTRAL</td><td align="right" width="15%">W</td><td align="right" width="15%">L</td><td align="right" width="15%">GB</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>St. Louis</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right">26</td><td align="right" class="active">--</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Chicago (N)</td><td align="right">38</td><td align="right">29</td><td align="right" class="active">2.5</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Milwaukee</td><td align="right">36</td><td align="right">31</td><td align="right" class="active">4.5</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Pittsburgh</td><td align="right">32</td><td align="right">33</td><td align="right" class="active">7.5</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Cincinnati</td><td align="right">27</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right" class="active">13.5</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="55%">NL WEST</td><td align="right" width="15%">W</td><td align="right" width="15%">L</td><td align="right" width="15%">GB</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Los Angeles (N)</td><td align="right">45</td><td align="right">22</td><td align="right" class="active">--</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Arizona</td><td align="right">36</td><td align="right">30</td><td align="right" class="active">8.5</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>San Diego</td><td align="right">30</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right" class="active">16.5</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>San Francisco</td><td align="right">28</td><td align="right">39</td><td align="right" class="active">17.0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Colorado</td><td align="right">27</td><td align="right">39</td><td align="right" class="active">17.5</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="55%">NL WILD CARD RACE</td><td align="right" width="15%">W</td><td align="right" width="15%">L</td><td align="right" width="15%">GB</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Chicago (N)</td><td align="right">38</td><td align="right">29</td><td align="right" class="active">--</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Arizona</td><td align="right">36</td><td align="right">30</td><td align="right" class="active">--</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Milwaukee</td><td align="right">36</td><td align="right">31</td><td align="right" class="active">--</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Pittsburgh</td><td align="right">32</td><td align="right">33</td><td align="right" class="active">3.0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Philadelphia</td><td align="right">31</td><td align="right">34</td><td align="right" class="active">4.0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>New York (N)</td><td align="right">31</td><td align="right">35</td><td align="right" class="active">4.5</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>San Diego</td><td align="right">30</td><td align="right">40</td><td align="right" class="active">7.5</td></tr></table></body></html>

**WillieB1214** · 04-01-2024, 01:44 PM

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Atlanta Braves May 2024 Recap

Monthly Record: 21-6
Season Record: 41-16
NL East Standings: Braves (41-16), Phillies (31-27, 10.5 GB), Mets (26-33, 16 GB), Nationals (22-34, 18.5 GB), Marlins (21-37, 20.5 GB)
Offensive Player of the Month: Austin Riley - Plenty of options here, as Ronald Acuna had a really strong month and Orlando Arcia in particular put up good numbers, but Riley essentially kept his extremely high average while still hitting 10 homers as the leader for NL MVP continues to pace all of baseball in multiple categories.
Pitcher of the Month: Chris Sale - Could definitely go with Spencer Strider, who has been the best pitcher in baseball through two months, but we will give the nod to Sale. The veteran produced a 5-0 record in May while dropping his ERA an entire run.
Player That Disappointed: Raisel Iglesias - A solid few outings at the end of the month helps, but despite saving 11 games in May his ERA ballooned at one point to almost six. Those solid outings have it at a more manageable number right now. His leash has been lengthened again some, but it was getting close to a change in the bullpen for the closer role.

Stats

Starting Lineup

Michael Harris: .270/.313/.455 | 7 HR | 18 RBI | 35 R | 14 SB
Ronald Acuna: .298/.382/.535 | 10 HR | 29 RBI | 45 R | 19 SB
Austin Riley: .364/.419/.864 | 28 HR | 59 RBI | 46 R | 1 SB
Matt Olson: .229/.324/.493 | 15 HR | 46 RBI | 36 R | 0 SB
Ozzie Albies: 314/.363/.643 | 17 HR | 44 RBI | 31 R | 4 SB
Marcell Ozuna: .246/.333/.473 | 14 HR | 27 RBI | 30 R | 3 SB
Sean Murphy:.256/.311/.460 | 9 HR | 22 RBI | 20 R | 2 SB
Jared Kelenic: .255/.315/.569 | 12 HR | 23 RBI | 24 R | 1 SB
Orlanda Arcia: .265/.314/.487 | 7 HR | 28 RBI | 26 R | 1 SB

Bench

Adam Duvall: .265/.375/.544 | 6 HR | 11 RBI | 13 R | 1 SB
Travis d’Arnaud: .316/.395/.684 | 4 HR | 14 RBI | 8 R | 0 SB
Jordan Luplow: .211/.302/.237 | 0 HR | 2 RBI | 3 R | 0 SB
David Fletcher: .225/.244/.275 | 0 HR | 0 RBI | 5 R | 2 SB

Starting Rotation

Spencer Strider: 7-2 | 1.60 ERA | 78.2 IP | 99 Ks
Max Fried: 5-0 | 3.65 ERA | 49.1 IP | 41 Ks
Chris Sale: 6-1 | 3.03 ERA | 62.1 IP | 52 Ks
Charlie Morton: 6-2 | 2.71 ERA | 63 IP | 52 Ks
Bryce Elder: 7-4 | 3.43 ERA | 65.2 IP | 40 Ks

Bullpen

Raisel Iglesias: 1-1 | 14 S | 18.2 IP | 3.86 ERA | 15 Ks
AJ Minter: 0-1 | 1 S | 16 IP | 2,81 ERA | 17 Ks
Joe Jiminez: 0-2 | 0 S | 20 IP | 2.70 ERA | 24 Ks
Reynaldo Lopez: 3-1 | 0 S | 34 IP | 2.65 ERA | 42 Ks
Tyler Matzek: 2-1 | 0 S | 19 IP | 3.32 ERA | 21 Ks
Aaron Bummer: 0-0 | 1 S | 15.2 IP | 6.89 ERA | 12 Ks
Dylan Lee: 0-0 | 0 S | 27.1 IP | 0.66 ERA | 22 Ks
Pierce Johnson: 2-1 | 1 S | 29.1 IP | 1.84 ERA | 32 Ks

Also Played

Huascar Ynoa: 2-0 | 3.38 ERA | 10.2 IP | 9 Ks

Thoughts for May: Atlanta ran through the month, as only a home series loss to Chicago was essentially the only blemish. The team was 20-4 otherwise in May, with one of the best pitching staffs and offenses in all of baseball. This team continues to look like the best team in baseball and is hoping to hold off any team wide slumps as the weather heats up. They are clearly pacing the division and it would take something catastrophic to not win their seventh straight division title, even with a lot of baseball left to play.

**Rocket32** · 04-01-2024, 06:38 PM

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A bit late to joining in on this year’s thread, but finally managed to make a decision. Was torn between the Giants, my Yankees, and the Mariners. Played a few games with each team, and eliminated SF. It was close, but…….fell in love with Seattle.

Mariners Franchise.

Season Preview: After ending a two decade playoff drought in 2022, even winning a series, Seattle saw regression in 2023 as they narrowly missed the playoffs once again, needing a 21 win August just to make it close. Wheeling and dealing followed on the offensive side of things, as the M’s added pieces such as Mitch Garver, Jorge Polanco, Luke Raley, and an old friend in Mitch Haniger, while subtracting players like Teoscar Hernandez, Eugenio Suarez, Tom Murphy, Jarred Kelenic, and Mike Ford.

Lineup:
SS JP Crawford
CF Julio Rodriguez
2B Jorge Polanco
DH Mitch Garver
LF Luke Raley (Platoon)
1B Ty France
C Cal Raleigh
3B Josh Rojas
RF Taylor Trammel (Platoon

Bench:
Mitch Haniger (Platoon)
C Seby Zavala
Utility Dylan Moore
Utility Sam Haggerty (Platoon)

Rotation:
Luis Castillo
George Kirby
Logan Gilbert
Bryan Woo
Bryce Miller

Bullpen:
Kayla Phelps (fictional 71 OVR C PO, created just for fun. Why not take advantage of everything new 24 offers?)
Emerson Hancock
Gregory Santos
Tayler Saucedo
Ryne Stanek
SU Gabe Speier
SU Matt Brash
CP Andres Munoz

Season Outlook: An AL West title is a lot to hope for with two powerhouses like the Rangers and Astros inside the division, but a return to October is certainly within reach.

Mariners News:

MLB’s First Female Player To Debut With Mariners:

With RH pitcher Kayla Phelps making the Mariners bullpen, history will soon be made. Can the very soft tossing Phelps hold up against big league hitting and carve out a low leverage role, or will she quickly be headed to the minors never to be seen again? Many believe the latter, but Seattle thinks she can stick around, throwing off hitters timing, having to face off with 100MPH bullets from other RP’s like Santos, Brash, Stanek, and Munoz.

Next Up: Opening Day at home against the Red Sox, Ace Luis Castillo taking the ball against Jordan Montgomery.

(Franchise was started before Monty to Arizona, played some games already, didn’t want to post until I was committed to this franchise.)

**bkrich83** · 04-01-2024, 06:51 PM

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I really hate playing the Braves. That lineup just has no holes in it. Everyone can hit and hit with some semblance of power. You just can't make a mistake against them.

**WillieB1214** · 04-01-2024, 08:49 PM

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Atlanta Finishes Homestand With Series Win Over Oakland

May 31-June 2, 2024

Atlanta kept their strong play up with a nice series win in a much tighter than expected series against a rebuilding Oakland Athletics team that entered the series at 20-38 on the season.

The first game featured very little offense, as Oakland's Ross Stripling and the Athletics' bullpen had pretty good success against all but one player: Jarred Kelenic, who hit two homers in knocked in all three of Atlanta's runs in the game. The positive for the Braves was that their pitching was better than the offense, with Max Fried returning from an IL stint to throw five innings and allowing two runs. Aaron Bummer, Reynaldo Lopez, AJ Minter, and Raisel Iglesias all were very good in a 3-2 win for the home team.

The second game featured another one run win for Atlanta, who came out on top by a score of 5-4. Chris Sale took the mound and continued his excellent stretch, allowing two runs over 6.2 IP. Dylan Lee and Joe Jimenez would have some struggles, each giving up a run, but Minter and Iglesias again closed it down. Offensively, Ozzie Albies, Ronald Acuna, and Austin Riley combined for nine of the team's 13 hits in a team effort.

The Sunday matchup has been one that has surprisingly not been great for the Braves this year and it continued in this one as they fell by a score of 4-3 despite a good performance from Charlie Morton (6 IP, 2 ER), as Lopez gave up three runs, with two coming from a Ryan Noda double, while only nabbing a single out. The offense failed to produce much outside of a pair of Kelenic doubles and a two run double from Matt Olson.

Up next, the Braves (42-17) are taking a trip to Boston to take on the Red Sox(28-32). Atlanta is up 10 games over the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East.

**Fikshun** · 04-01-2024, 09:26 PM

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Originally posted by jcar0725

Hard to say unless someone sims forward a few months. I don't know if anyone here has done that yet?

I hate to be that guy, but I'm at the trade deadline and the Angels traded Mike Trout to the Reds for Elly De La Cruz and Franky Montas

This isn't to say I haven't made my own fair share of 'that would never happen' trades. What shocked me was that it was a red exclamation point rather than an emergency big trade notification.

I did a massive trade with NYY as CLE.
Both teams were in first place on June 10.

Now we just finished the draft and finally signed our last pick at the deadline.

Guardians are now officially a youth infused team with extensions for most of the big pieces. We gave the Yankees the pitching they wanted in ex change for their top two prospects, a utility player and some fat contracts to help them trim their budget.

New York Receives:
SP, Shane Bieber
SP, Triston McKenzie
SP, Carlos Carrasco
CP, Emmanuel Clase
RP, James Karinchak
CF/IF, Tyler Freeman

Cleveland Receives:
RF, Giancarlo Stanton
IF, DJ Lemahieu
SP, Henry LaLane
CF, Spencer Jones
UT, Oswaldo Cabrera
SS/2B, Roderick Arias

LeMahieu was the sent to Miami for Vidal Brujan.
I'm keeping Stanton as DH and Sub for LHPs.

**kdutch98** · 04-01-2024, 09:32 PM

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TIGERS TAKE TWO OF THREE FROM YANKEES IN NEW YORK

TIGERS 7 YANKEES 3 MAY 3, 2024
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BOX SCORE

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<br>The Tigers jumped out to a 3-0 lead after two, and cruised to a 7-3 victory in game one. Kyle Dutcher (11) led off the game with a solo home run. Spencer Torkelson (14) added a home run later in the first. Andy Ibanez (3) homered in the second. Carson Kelly (1) added a two run home run in the 4th. Kenta Maeda (5-0) allowed three runs in six innings, to earn the win.
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YANKEES 5 TIGERS 4 MAY 4, 2024
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BOX SCORE

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<br>The Yankees evened the series with a 5-4 win in game two. Juan Soto (7), and Anthony Volpe (3) homered for the Yankees. Volpe drove in two. Colt Keith had a pair of RBI for the Tigers. Spencer Torkelson, and Mark Canha also had RBI. Jack Flaherty struggled on the mound, allowing four runs in four innings. Reese Olson (0-1) took the loss in relief.
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TIGERS 6 YANKEES 5 MAY 5, 2024
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BOX SCORE

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<br>Game three went to extra innings, with the Tigers squeaking out a 6-5 win in ten innings. Detroit jumped out to a 4-0 lead after three. The Yankees tied the game in the 8th. Kerry Carpenter singled in a run in the top of the tenth. The Yankees loaded the bases on a couple walks in the bottom of the tenth, but Alex Lange (13) locked things down to earn the save. Gio Urshela drove in three for the Tigers. Javier Baez (6) homered.
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The Tigers now head to Cleveland, for a three game series against the Guardians (12-23). The Guardians have lost 13 straight.

TIGERS NOTES

Agua could force Tiger's hand
Not much attention was given when the Tigers signed Cuban free agent Jose Agua in the offseason. Agua played well in the Cuban league, hitting for power. But, his inability to hit lefthanded pitching scared most teams away. Not many expected him to make much of an impact. But now he may be forcing the Tiger's hand. Agua hit .351 with 5 HR and 16 RBI at AA Erie. He was then called up to AAA Toledo, where he has added 6 more home runs, and 13 RBI, while hitting .400 (including .667 in limited action against lefties). Agua is capable of playing third base, as well as the corner outfield positions. His gaudy numbers in the minors could force a call-up in the future.

Rogers playing himself out of the lineup
Catcher Jake Rogers has really struggled. He's hitting a meager .148 with 3 HR and 8 RBI in 27 games thus far. Backup Carson Kelly is hitting .281, and is likely earning more playing time. If Rogers doesn't turn it around soon, he could find himself back in Toledo. Detroit doesn't have a whole lot of depth though. They have prospect Dillon Dingler (.256, 0 HR 4 RBI in Toledo) and Veteran Anthony Benboom at Toledo. They do have an intriguing option at Erie, in Pat Lemmon, an undrafted free agent signed this offseason. Lemmon is hitting .395 at Erie.

2024 TIGER SCHEDULE/RESULTS

2024 MLB STANDINGS

DETROIT TIGER STATS

FOLLOW MY FRANCHISE

**bkrich83** · 04-01-2024, 11:24 PM

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Rutschman Helps O's Avoid Sweep

The Atlanta Braves came to town and promptly took two out of three from the Orioles. The Orioles have now dropped 6 of their last 7 and have fallen in to 3rd place in the AL East. It doesn't get any easer as the Philadelphia Phillies come to town next for a 3 game weekend series.

The Orioles are now 39-30 and in 3rd place in the AL East. They sit 5 games behind the division leading Rays.

Game 1
Ronald Acuna homered twice and Sean Murphy added his own as the Braves take the opening game of the series 5-3. AJ Minter collected his 19th save of the season.

Game 2
The Braves put up 5 runs in the 5th inning allowing them to cruise to a 6-2 win. Orlando Arcia, Ozzie Albies and Sean Murphy all homered for the Braves in the winning effort. Max Fried improved his record to 9-2 with a soli 7 inning effort. John Means was roughed up in the loss. He surrendered 6 earned runs in 4 2/3 innings of work. His record dropped to 4-5.

Game 3
Adley Rutschman launched a 10th inning walk off home run to help the Orioles avoid the sweep. Rutschman went 4 for 5 on the day. Dean Kremer didn't factor in the decision but went 8 2/3 innings and allowed just 1 run against the powerful Braves lineup.

Game 1 Post Game highlights.

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Game 3 Post Game Highlights.

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**SportsGamer89** · 04-02-2024, 05:12 AM

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Originally posted by kdutch98

TIGERS TAKE TWO OF THREE FROM YANKEES IN NEW YORK

TIGERS 7 YANKEES 3 MAY 3, 2024
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BOX SCORE

<br>
<br>The Tigers jumped out to a 3-0 lead after two, and cruised to a 7-3 victory in game one. Kyle Dutcher (11) led off the game with a solo home run. Spencer Torkelson (14) added a home run later in the first. Andy Ibanez (3) homered in the second. Carson Kelly (1) added a two run home run in the 4th. Kenta Maeda (5-0) allowed three runs in six innings, to earn the win.
<br>

YANKEES 5 TIGERS 4 MAY 4, 2024
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BOX SCORE

<br>
<br>The Yankees evened the series with a 5-4 win in game two. Juan Soto (7), and Anthony Volpe (3) homered for the Yankees. Volpe drove in two. Colt Keith had a pair of RBI for the Tigers. Spencer Torkelson, and Mark Canha also had RBI. Jack Flaherty struggled on the mound, allowing four runs in four innings. Reese Olson (0-1) took the loss in relief.
<br>

TIGERS 6 YANKEES 5 MAY 5, 2024
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BOX SCORE

<br>
<br>Game three went to extra innings, with the Tigers squeaking out a 6-5 win in ten innings. Detroit jumped out to a 4-0 lead after three. The Yankees tied the game in the 8th. Kerry Carpenter singled in a run in the top of the tenth. The Yankees loaded the bases on a couple walks in the bottom of the tenth, but Alex Lange (13) locked things down to earn the save. Gio Urshela drove in three for the Tigers. Javier Baez (6) homered.
<br>

The Tigers now head to Cleveland, for a three game series against the Guardians (12-23). The Guardians have lost 13 straight.

TIGERS NOTES

Agua could force Tiger's hand
Not much attention was given when the Tigers signed Cuban free agent Jose Agua in the offseason. Agua played well in the Cuban league, hitting for power. But, his inability to hit lefthanded pitching scared most teams away. Not many expected him to make much of an impact. But now he may be forcing the Tiger's hand. Agua hit .351 with 5 HR and 16 RBI at AA Erie. He was then called up to AAA Toledo, where he has added 6 more home runs, and 13 RBI, while hitting .400 (including .667 in limited action against lefties). Agua is capable of playing third base, as well as the corner outfield positions. His gaudy numbers in the minors could force a call-up in the future.

Rogers playing himself out of the lineup
Catcher Jake Rogers has really struggled. He's hitting a meager .148 with 3 HR and 8 RBI in 27 games thus far. Backup Carson Kelly is hitting .281, and is likely earning more playing time. If Rogers doesn't turn it around soon, he could find himself back in Toledo. Detroit doesn't have a whole lot of depth though. They have prospect Dillon Dingler (.256, 0 HR 4 RBI in Toledo) and Veteran Anthony Benboom at Toledo. They do have an intriguing option at Erie, in Pat Lemmon, an undrafted free agent signed this offseason. Lemmon is hitting .395 at Erie.

2024 TIGER SCHEDULE/RESULTS

2024 MLB STANDINGS

DETROIT TIGER STATS

FOLLOW MY FRANCHISE

Do you ever get sick of winning all the time? It’s a legit question because I had to go from HoF to legend, I was mashing the ball and it just wasn’t fun. I know you play on legend with sliders, but does it get boring for you?

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