MLB The Show 14 Questions and Answers Thread

[gordon94]

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What was the showcase process like leading up to the draft?

[Blasphemer]

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What was the showcase process like leading up to the draft?

Nothing special. I picked a pitcher and played with the 'East' team. You play 3 games against the other 3 top prospect teams (in my case West, Central and International). I started all 3 games and was only allowed to pitch 3 innings in each, no matter how good I did. After each game you'll get a little message rating your performance and at the top of the screen you'll see where you are projected to go in the draft. I went to a 1 year junior college after the first time I was drafted and the showcase was exactly the same. I actually got picked a round later than I did the first time.

I would say I did pretty well in both showcases but went in the 5th and 6th rounds. YOu might have to play god-like to be a first rounder.

[sk]

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Nothing special. I picked a pitcher and played with the 'East' team. You play 3 games against the other 3 top prospect teams (in my case West, Central and International). I started all 3 games and was only allowed to pitch 3 innings in each, no matter how good I did. After each game you'll get a little message rating your performance and at the top of the screen you'll see where you are projected to go in the draft. I went to a 1 year junior college after the first time I was drafted and the showcase was exactly the same. I actually got picked a round later than I did the first time.

I would say I did pretty well in both showcases but went in the 5th and 6th rounds. YOu might have to play god-like to be a first rounder.

Who picked you both times? What's your potential? How long did it take to get to AAA? Has the rest of the league advanced a year when you went to JUCO?

Thanks.

[zomgerd]

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Who picked you both times? What's your potential? How long did it take to get to AAA? Has the rest of the league advanced a year when you went to JUCO?

Thanks.

Your draft year is always 2014, you could infer that the rest of league is the same as it was the first time you did the showcase.

[Blasphemer]

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Who picked you both times? What's your potential? How long did it take to get to AAA? Has the rest of the league advanced a year when you went to JUCO?

Thanks.

Brewers the first time, Mariners the second. My potential when I signed was 'D' and somehow it still is although I've been pitching great. My projection is 'Big League Hopeful' and I'm currently 'Above Expectations'. I would say I was called up in the middle of May. No, everything stayed the same. In fact the year is still 2014 so the only thing that changes is the age of your player.

EDIT: You also get some extra training points after you go to college.

[MrOldboy]

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Did you get a feel for how many training points you earn per game on average?
How is the ramp up on the cost of points per rating at the point your at?
Does the progression as it pertains to your ratings feel faster, slower, or the same as last year?
How many training points did you get for going to college?

[Blasphemer]

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Did you get a feel for how many training points you earn per game on average?
How is the ramp up on the cost of points per rating at the point your at?
Does the progression as it pertains to your ratings feel faster, slower, or the same as last year?
How many training points did you get for going to college?

Well I can't give you an exact number when it comes to training points. Maybe about 200 for a start with 5 IP and 4 ER and around 700 for a complete game shutout.

The cost of upgrading your attributes is very high. My 4 seam control is at 71 and to increase it to 72 is 127 points while my slider break is at 63 and costs 59 to upgrade to 64. However, my 4 seam velocity is at 87 and only costs 113 to upgrade to 88 so I'm still not sure how it works but I can tell that the cost of upgrading an attribute significantly increases as it gets higher.

The progression feels much slower but I am having success at my current rating so maybe your success is more based on your performance and skill than rating.

I only got about 200 but I'm sure if you choose to go to school longer, the number will be much higher.

[MrOldboy]

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Thanks, that has been what I assumed would be the case since the addition of stubs lets you access 2x and 4x multipliers and such.

Was hoping you'd get more for going to school, but 200 for one year seems awfully low. I'd expect a bit more since the blog mentioned it would help you play better in the showcase your second time through.

I'm also curious if going to school to a 4-year college might make you more appealing in the draft, even if you don't spend the points? Or is it purely based on performance?

[Nate99]

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I wanted to know if the cross platform saves from the ps3 to the ps4 apply to the franchise mode? I plan on buying Mlb the show 14 for the ps3 first, start a franchise and play until the ps4 version of the game comes out, so will I be able to transfer my franchise saved file to the ps4 game and continue my franchise?

[Jibbler]

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I wanted to know if the cross platform saves from the ps3 to the ps4 apply to the franchise mode? I plan on buying Mlb the show 14 for the ps3 first, start a franchise and play until the ps4 version of the game comes out, so will I be able to transfer my franchise saved file to the ps4 game and continue my franchise?

Yes you will

[jmaj315]

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Nothing special. I picked a pitcher and played with the 'East' team. You play 3 games against the other 3 top prospect teams (in my case West, Central and International). I started all 3 games and was only allowed to pitch 3 innings in each, no matter how good I did. After each game you'll get a little message rating your performance and at the top of the screen you'll see where you are projected to go in the draft. I went to a 1 year junior college after the first time I was drafted and the showcase was exactly the same. I actually got picked a round later than I did the first time.

I would say I did pretty well in both showcases but went in the 5th and 6th rounds. YOu might have to play god-like to be a first rounder.

I dont remember if anybody answered in the rtts blog thread, but do the other prospects in your draft replace other minor leaguers from the original roster set?
Can i expect you to have to face that stud OF/IF from the western showcase team in AAA or the majors in a few years?

[dodgerblue]

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I know this is a sore subject for some, but how is the outfielder depth? It has kind of bothered me how fielders play so shallow when a heavy hitter is up and then are able to run backwards and make catches that appear so casual.

[jmaj315]

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How is the OF camera in RTTS/player lock for deep fly balls to the warning track?

Last year it made RTTS no fun for me as an outfielder, so i stuck to my infield guys. I couldnt see where I was running to. The camera either showed like an angled shot from my side (normally on line drives to the gap) or was stuck showing the infield (on the deep fly balls)

thanks guys!

[Ghost Of The Year]

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With...about 5-6 guys having the game a week early...this means we'll have the OSFM rosters done by April 1st right?

Are those the same 5-6 that are working on OSFM?

[Teigh Cubs Teigh]

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So a bit selfishly:

Did the last name "Yocum" make it in for audio on player creation?

I'm pretty sure that I was able to get it in to the thread to try to get it in this year (after several years of meaning to, wanting to, and ultimately forgetting to come around and sign up in time). I was just wondering if by chance I got it in in time before the cut off. Thanks.