MLB The Show 25 Franchise Discussion

[reyes the roof]

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13 games in to the season and I'm ready to blow up my pitching staff, just got hammered by the A's 13-4 after losing to the Marlins 12-10 where we fell behind 9-0. I think it's about time for the Clay Holmes starter experiment to come to an end. My staff as a whole has a 5.34 ERA, worst in the league and more than a half run higher than the next closest team. Somehow we sit at 7-6 and are only two games behind the Phillies

[kdutch98]

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TIGERS (40-7) WIN 2 OF 3 IN TORONTO

5/16/25 TIGERS 4 BLUE JAYS 3
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<br>Trey Sweeney singled in a run in the top of the ninth to tie the game, then doubled in the eventual game winning run in the top of the 11th, as the Tigers beat the Blue Jays 4-3. Parker Meadows, and Matt Vierling also had an RBI each. Jackson Jobe started, and allowed 2 runs on 6 hits in 6 innings.
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5/17/25 TIGERS 5 BLUE JAYS 1
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<br>Tarik Skubal (9-1) allowed 1 run on 7 hits over 7.1 innings, leading the Tigers to a 5-1 win over the Blue Jays. Riley Greene Kerry Carpenter, Colt Keith, and Spencer Torkelson had an RBI each for Detroit.
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5/18/25 BLUE JAYS 5 TIGERS 4
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<br>The Tigers dropped the finale to the Blue Jays 5-4. Riley Greene (6) and Spencer Torkelson (10) homered for the Tigers. Torkelson had 2 RBI. Kerry Carpenter also had an RBI. Jack Flaherty struggled, allowing 4 runs on 9 hits over 5 innings.
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UP NEXT

The Tigers now head to St. Louis to conclude their road trip with a three game series with the Cardinals (22-25). They then head back home for a four game series with the Guardians, followed by a three game set with the Giants.

2025 TIGER SCHEDULE/RESULTS

2025 MLB STANDINGS

2025 DETROIT TIGER STATS

FOLLOW MY 2025 TIGERS FRANCHISE

[countryboy]

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Cardinals take series from Pirates in Pittsburgh

The Cardinals (38-50) won their July opening series against the Pirates in Pittsburgh. The Cardinals still remain 9 games back of the Brewers in the Central.

The Cardinals started off July just like June with an opportunity to sweep a series, but came up short in the final game. The Cardinals won the first two behind good pitching, good defense, and timely hitting. On Monday the Cardinals won easily 4-1 as Sonny Gray was outstanding on the mound throwing 8 innings of 4 hit baseball giving up a single run. Ryan Helsley pitched a perfect 9th for his 21st save of the season. Offensively, Harrison Bader's 3 run double in the 5th put the Cards up 4-0 and they never looked back.

Tuesday it was Erick Fedde who got the ball and was good as well. He didn't get the decision as the Cardinals were down 2-1 going into the 8th and Fedde departed after 6 innings. But in the top of the 8th, Nolan Gorman would take a 1-2 pitch and blast it into the seats to put the Cards up 3-2 which would be the final tally. His homerun came after a Pirates error that would've ended the inning.

Wednesday Miles Mikolas threw 7 innings allowing 8 hits and 2 runs, but would take the loss as the Cards bats were blanked, as the Pirates went on to win 2-0. Paul Skenes, the Pirates starter, would throw 7 innings of shutout baseball allowing 2 hits and striking out 14 over those 7 innings of work. The Cardinals had the tying run at the plate in the 9th, but Willson Contreras would strike out to end the game.

The Cardinals are off on Thursday as they travel to Chicago for a 3 game 4th of July weekend series with the Cubs in Wrigley.

[kinsmen7]

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Expos 2025 Franchise

The Expos are back!

My indecisiveness got the best of me so far, but I think we've finally got something that will stick! I put together an entire format for a dispersal draft, and expansion draft, and the Tampa Bay Rays have (finally) relocated to the city of Montreal!

Expansion Draft Results:

St Louis Cardinals: Bailey Horn LHP
Texas Rangers: Dane Dunning RHP
KC Royals: Chris Stratton RHP
Athletics: Esteury Ruiz CF
Boston Red Sox: Sean Newcombe LHP
Colorado Rockies: Antonio Senzatela RHP
Los Angeles Angels: Nicky Lopez 2B
Philadelphia Phillies: Taijuan Walker RHP
Pittsburgh Pirates: Josh Polacios OF
New York Mets: Jeff McNeill 2B/3B
Atlanta Braves: Bryan De La Cruz OF
Seattle Mariners: Rowdy Tellez 1B
Baltimore Orioles: Jorge Mateo SS
Miami Marlins: Seth Martinez RHP
Toronto Blue Jays: Chad Green RHP (Returned to Toronto in exchange for Cade Doughty)
Houston Astros: Victor Carantini C
Cincinnati Reds: Austin Wynns C
Chicago Cubs: Jon Berti 3B
Los Angeles Dodgers: Tony Gonsolin RHP
San Francisco Giants: David Villar 1B
San Diego Padres: Eguy Rosario 2B/3B
Washington Nationals: Evan Reifert RHP
New York Yankees: Ryan Yarbough LHP
Chicago White Sox: Oscar Colas OF
Detroit Tigers: Javier Baez SS
Clevaland Guardians: Jakob Junis RHP
Arizona Diamondbacks: Randal Grichuk OF
Milwaukee Brewers: Brewer Hicklen OF
Minnesota Twins: Randy Dobnak RHP
Chicago White Sox: Jake Eder LHP
Toronto Blue Jays: Zach Pop RHP
Kansas City Royals: Nelson Velasquez OF
Cincinnati Reds: Santiago Espinal 2B
Arizona Diamondbacks: Jordan Montgomery LHP
New York Mets: Griffin Canning RHP
Atlanta Braves: Alex Verdugo LF
Astros: Brendan Rogers 2B
Los Angeles Dodgers: Alex Vesia LHP
Philadelphia Phillies: Carlos Hernandez RHP
Texas Rangers: Hoby Milner LHP
Arizona Diamondbacks: Garrett Hampson 2B/OF
Baltimore Orioles: Matt Bowman RHP

[jcar0725]

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Expos 2025 Franchise

The Expos are back!

My indecisiveness got the best of me so far, but I think we've finally got something that will stick! I put together an entire format for a dispersal draft, and expansion draft, and the Tampa Bay Rays have (finally) relocated to the city of Montreal!

Expansion Draft Results:

St Louis Cardinals: Bailey Horn LHP
Texas Rangers: Dane Dunning RHP
KC Royals: Chris Stratton RHP
Athletics: Esteury Ruiz CF
Boston Red Sox: Sean Newcombe LHP
Colorado Rockies: Antonio Senzatela RHP
Los Angeles Angels: Nicky Lopez 2B
Philadelphia Phillies: Taijuan Walker RHP
Pittsburgh Pirates: Josh Polacios OF
New York Mets: Jeff McNeill 2B/3B
Atlanta Braves: Bryan De La Cruz OF
Seattle Mariners: Rowdy Tellez 1B
Baltimore Orioles: Jorge Mateo SS
Miami Marlins: Seth Martinez RHP
Toronto Blue Jays: Chad Green RHP (Returned to Toronto in exchange for Cade Doughty)
Houston Astros: Victor Carantini C
Cincinnati Reds: Austin Wynns C
Chicago Cubs: Jon Berti 3B
Los Angeles Dodgers: Tony Gonsolin RHP
San Francisco Giants: David Villar 1B
San Diego Padres: Eguy Rosario 2B/3B
Washington Nationals: Evan Reifert RHP
New York Yankees: Ryan Yarbough LHP
Chicago White Sox: Oscar Colas OF
Detroit Tigers: Javier Baez SS
Clevaland Guardians: Jakob Junis RHP
Arizona Diamondbacks: Randal Grichuk OF
Milwaukee Brewers: Brewer Hicklen OF
Minnesota Twins: Randy Dobnak RHP
Chicago White Sox: Jake Eder LHP
Toronto Blue Jays: Zach Pop RHP
Kansas City Royals: Nelson Velasquez OF
Cincinnati Reds: Santiago Espinal 2B
Arizona Diamondbacks: Jordan Montgomery LHP
New York Mets: Griffin Canning RHP
Atlanta Braves: Alex Verdugo LF
Astros: Brendan Rogers 2B
Los Angeles Dodgers: Alex Vesia LHP
Philadelphia Phillies: Carlos Hernandez RHP
Texas Rangers: Hoby Milner LHP
Arizona Diamondbacks: Garrett Hampson 2B/OF
Baltimore Orioles: Matt Bowman RHP

This is pretty cool.

[jcar0725]

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Expos 2025 Franchise

The Expos are back!

My indecisiveness got the best of me so far, but I think we've finally got something that will stick! I put together an entire format for a dispersal draft, and expansion draft, and the Tampa Bay Rays have (finally) relocated to the city of Montreal!

Expansion Draft Results:

St Louis Cardinals: Bailey Horn LHP
Texas Rangers: Dane Dunning RHP
KC Royals: Chris Stratton RHP
Athletics: Esteury Ruiz CF
Boston Red Sox: Sean Newcombe LHP
Colorado Rockies: Antonio Senzatela RHP
Los Angeles Angels: Nicky Lopez 2B
Philadelphia Phillies: Taijuan Walker RHP
Pittsburgh Pirates: Josh Polacios OF
New York Mets: Jeff McNeill 2B/3B
Atlanta Braves: Bryan De La Cruz OF
Seattle Mariners: Rowdy Tellez 1B
Baltimore Orioles: Jorge Mateo SS
Miami Marlins: Seth Martinez RHP
Toronto Blue Jays: Chad Green RHP (Returned to Toronto in exchange for Cade Doughty)
Houston Astros: Victor Carantini C
Cincinnati Reds: Austin Wynns C
Chicago Cubs: Jon Berti 3B
Los Angeles Dodgers: Tony Gonsolin RHP
San Francisco Giants: David Villar 1B
San Diego Padres: Eguy Rosario 2B/3B
Washington Nationals: Evan Reifert RHP
New York Yankees: Ryan Yarbough LHP
Chicago White Sox: Oscar Colas OF
Detroit Tigers: Javier Baez SS
Clevaland Guardians: Jakob Junis RHP
Arizona Diamondbacks: Randal Grichuk OF
Milwaukee Brewers: Brewer Hicklen OF
Minnesota Twins: Randy Dobnak RHP
Chicago White Sox: Jake Eder LHP
Toronto Blue Jays: Zach Pop RHP
Kansas City Royals: Nelson Velasquez OF
Cincinnati Reds: Santiago Espinal 2B
Arizona Diamondbacks: Jordan Montgomery LHP
New York Mets: Griffin Canning RHP
Atlanta Braves: Alex Verdugo LF
Astros: Brendan Rogers 2B
Los Angeles Dodgers: Alex Vesia LHP
Philadelphia Phillies: Carlos Hernandez RHP
Texas Rangers: Hoby Milner LHP
Arizona Diamondbacks: Garrett Hampson 2B/OF
Baltimore Orioles: Matt Bowman RHP

Did you start the season and use 30 team control to do this? Or did you create the changed expansion roster prior to starting the season.

[franch1se]

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TIGERS (40-7) WIN 2 OF 3 IN TORONTO

5/16/25 TIGERS 4 BLUE JAYS 3
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<br>Trey Sweeney singled in a run in the top of the ninth to tie the game, then doubled in the eventual game winning run in the top of the 11th, as the Tigers beat the Blue Jays 4-3. Parker Meadows, and Matt Vierling also had an RBI each. Jackson Jobe started, and allowed 2 runs on 6 hits in 6 innings.
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5/17/25 TIGERS 5 BLUE JAYS 1
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<br>Tarik Skubal (9-1) allowed 1 run on 7 hits over 7.1 innings, leading the Tigers to a 5-1 win over the Blue Jays. Riley Greene Kerry Carpenter, Colt Keith, and Spencer Torkelson had an RBI each for Detroit.
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5/18/25 BLUE JAYS 5 TIGERS 4
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<br>The Tigers dropped the finale to the Blue Jays 5-4. Riley Greene (6) and Spencer Torkelson (10) homered for the Tigers. Torkelson had 2 RBI. Kerry Carpenter also had an RBI. Jack Flaherty struggled, allowing 4 runs on 9 hits over 5 innings.
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UP NEXT

The Tigers now head to St. Louis to conclude their road trip with a three game series with the Cardinals (22-25). They then head back home for a four game series with the Guardians, followed by a three game set with the Giants.

2025 TIGER SCHEDULE/RESULTS

2025 MLB STANDINGS

2025 DETROIT TIGER STATS

FOLLOW MY 2025 TIGERS FRANCHISE

40-7?! I'm glad you're having fun but you may need to up that difficulty slider lol

[kinsmen7]

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Did you start the season and use 30 team control to do this? Or did you create the changed expansion roster prior to starting the season.

Created the expansion roster before starting, but I am using 30 team control. I did my dispersal draft list first, then chose my expansion players in that order, and made the trades.

I complicated the process enough that there are probably certain things that don't completely make sense, but in the end I got what I was looking for-Bad team, bad farm system, and baseball back in Montreal!

[jcar0725]

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Created the expansion roster before starting, but I am using 30 team control. I did my dispersal draft list first, then chose my expansion players in that order, and made the trades.

I complicated the process enough that there are probably certain things that don't completely make sense, but in the end I got what I was looking for-Bad team, bad farm system, and baseball back in Montreal!

AWesome. I wish I hadn't read this

[kinsmen7]

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AWesome. I wish I hadn't read this

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...it?usp=sharing

[Bgrd1080]

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Finally got to a point where I am willing onto start again after my travel debacle where I lost all save files to EVERYTHING on PS5.....Starting with Toronto and just lost the craziest game of my life as I choked away the win but Yariel Rodriguez will take the blame. I've never imploded like this before in a game. I couldn't throw a strike, so strange.....Anyways.

Orioles @ Blue Jays

Opening Day Thriller in Toronto

With “O Canada” setting the tone, Opening Day in Toronto had all the drama you'd want. José Berríos was stellar for the Jays, tossing 6 strong innings, looking for his 100th win of his career. Toronto struck first and held a 2-0 lead into the 4th, but Baltimore chipped away to tie it. In the 9th, Myles Straw, pinch running for Alejandro Kirk, stole second and third, setting up a potential walk-off moment, but Baltimore's Cano got out of it with back to back strike outs.

Then came the 10th. Yariel Rodríguez imploded. Ryan O’Hearn delivered a crushing 3-RBI double. Baltimore put the game out of reach with a 7-run inning in what can only be described as a nightmare come true, Rodriguez proceeded to walk 6, give up 2 hits and 6 runs to take the loss after game 1 of the season.

Final Score:
Baltimore Orioles 9, Toronto Blue Jays 2 (F/10)

R. O’Hearn: 1-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI (Player of the Game)

Ramon Urias: 2-for-5, 2B, RBI

J. Holliday: 1-for-6, 2B, RBI, R

A. Rutschman: 2-for-4, R

Nathan Lukes: 3-for-5, R

Alejandro Kirk: 2-for-4, 4 RBI

George Springer: 1-for-4, R

Alan Roden: 2-for-3, BB (1st hit of career)

[DallasRocks]

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Started one opening day with my favorite team the Angels but wanted to play with someone else for a change. So I played 5 games with Arizona and lost interest, played 10 games with the Yankees and lost interest and finally 5 games with the Padres and now have circled back to the Angels Seeing them play the first 2 weeks in real life has me liking a lot of their young pieces like O'Hoppe, Paris, Joyce, Neto, Adell. Good mix of young players and veterans. The only negative is the home games with the stadium sounds. Currently upped the difficulty to HOF hitting and Legend pitching all default sliders. Currently 14-5 but most wins were on lower difficulty so will be interested to see how I do the next 30 games. Trout and O'Hoppe have carried me offensively and bullpen has been lights out for some reason.

[kdutch98]

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40-7?! I'm glad you're having fun but you may need to up that difficulty slider lol

Already upped the difficulty to GOAT.

[overheadthree]

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2026 Marlins

A bit of a mixed bag so far for the Marlins as they finish the month of May with a 26-33 record 12.5 games back of the division leading Braves. Hitting has been on and off throughout the first couple months and pitching has definitely been the weakest spot.

Hitting bright spots:
Jon Berti took over the full time role at third after Graham Pauley went down with a season ending injury and is currently hitting .315 with 13 stolen bases. Xavier Edwards is hitting .301 6 HR 24 RBI. Connor Norby leads the way with 14 HR's and Christian Vasquez is hitting .281 with 8 HR's.

Pitching bright spots:
Braxton Garrett has been the most consistent with a 3-6 record and a 3.77 ERA. In the pen Soriano, Curry, and Faucher have been the best. Calvin Faucher took over for Chapman in the closer role and Eury Perez was sent down with Robby Snelling taking his place.

Injuries:
Graham Pauley out for the year with a dislocated ankle. Ryan Weathers is on the 60 IL with a broken arm.

Transactions:
Robby Snelling was called up to take the place of Eury Perez ( hoping he figures it out). Max Meyer was called up with Ryan Weathers on the IL. AJ Vukovich was called up and he was a rule 5 pick.

Trade deadline and draft coming up soon. Looking like it will be another sell off for the Marlins if things don't get turned around.

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[dragster646]

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Started one opening day with my favorite team the Angels but wanted to play with someone else for a change. So I played 5 games with Arizona and lost interest, played 10 games with the Yankees and lost interest and finally 5 games with the Padres and now have circled back to the Angels Seeing them play the first 2 weeks in real life has me liking a lot of their young pieces like O'Hoppe, Paris, Joyce, Neto, Adell. Good mix of young players and veterans. The only negative is the home games with the stadium sounds. Currently upped the difficulty to HOF hitting and Legend pitching all default sliders. Currently 14-5 but most wins were on lower difficulty so will be interested to see how I do the next 30 games. Trout and O'Hoppe have carried me offensively and bullpen has been lights out for some reason.

I really like what the Angels have this year, I just faced them with my Guardians franchise as well as watched the series in real life. They would be a fun team to try to use on The Show, for sure. I kind of like the Angels and Dodgers and picked up some swag from both teams when I visited LA back in 2019. I visited both team shops at the stadiums but wasn't able to go into the Big A. It was actually a few months after Tyler Skaggs passed away and they had a memorial for him in the parking lot. I'd really like to see the Angels turn it around, it seems like they're not afraid to spend but can never get the results.