I like to make my franchise as realistic as possible. I am on PS3 but I know for the guys on PS4 there is no franchise saves that you can download and use. I thought that was great when in years past someone would make a franchise save that started at opening day and had real opening day injuries. It's a bit more work on your own part if you want to do that this year, here is how I do it.
First you need to use 30 team control. Then what I do is simulate through March 30th making sure to put my Injuries slider at 0. Put Injuries to Manual in your gameplay options, go to the Injuries franchise screen and uninjure anyone who was injured while simming (Probably 2 or 3 guys). After that you can start filling in these injuries team by team. The only thing that really matters is getting the # of days injured correct. Because of how injuries are setup in the game you can't pick between a 71 day and a 179 day injury amount so you have to be a little creative when it comes to players injury expectancy in July and August. Of course if you want to keep it simple you can just injure the guys out till 2016 for 254 days and forget about micromanaging the other injuries.
*** This is not every player injured at opening day. This is only the major ones who had ETAs of June and later. I didn't bother listing players injured until April and May. If you know of any players especially in the MLB I overlooked please let me know! ***
For June ETAs it's best to use one of the injuries that cap at 70 days and pick between 60 and 70 days.
For July ETAs make the player injured for exactly 60 days. Once you get to May 29th in your franchise you will revisit these players and injure them for another 50 days.
For August ETAs make the player injured for exactly 50 days. Once you get to May 19th in your franchise you will revisit these players and injure them for around another 70 days.
DL players on April 4th.
* means on the 40-Man roster, remove/put in A/AA/AAA before starting franchise and add back after DLing.
2016 is 254 days (254) Send players to A first.
August is 120-150 days (50+70) May 23rd -> August 1st
July is 90-110 days (60+50) June 3rd -> July 23
June is 60-90 days (70) June 13th
Atlanta
*Mike Minor Shoulder 2016
*Shae Simmons Elbow 2016
*Bronson Arroyo Elbow August
*Daniel Winkler Elbow August
*Josh Outman Back August
*Chris Withrow Elbow July
Miami
*Aaron Crow Elbow 2016
*Jose Fernandez Elbow July
Washington
*Craig Stammen Forearm 2016
*Nate McLouth Shoulder 2016
*Reed Johnson Foot 2016
NOT ON Erick Fedde Elbow June
*Anthony Rendon Knee June
*Denard Span Abdomen June
New York NL
*Zack Wheeler Elbow 2016
*Josh Edgin Elbow 2016
*David Wright Back August
*Cesar Puello Back August
*Jenrry Mejia Elbow July
*Jerry Blevins Arm July
*Vic Black Shoulder July
Jeff Walters Elbow June
*Bobby Parnell Elbow June
Philadelphia
*Cliff Lee Elbow 2016
*Mario Hollands Elbow 2016
*Jonathan Pettibone Shoulder July
Chicago NL
Logan Watkins Achilles 2016
*Jacob Turner Elbow 2016
*Mike Olt Wrist June
Cincinnati
*Homer Bailey Elbow 2016
*Zack Cozart Knee 2016
*Sean Marshall Shoulder July
*Jason Bourgeois Shoulder June
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
*Brandon Crumpton Elbow 2016
*Justin Sellers Achilles July
St. Louis
*Adam Wainwright Achilles 2016
*Matt Adams Leg 2016
Keith Butler Elbow August
Arizona
*Gerald Laird Back August
*Patrick Corbin Elbow July
*Oscar Hernandez Hand June
Colorado
*Jordan Lyles Foot 2016
*Adam Ottavino Triceps 2016
*Tyler Chatwood Elbow August
Los Angeles NL
*Hyun-Jin Ryu Shoulder 2016
*Brandon McCarthy Elbow 2016
*Brandon Beachy Elbow July
*Carl Crawford Oblique July
Erik Bedard Retired
San Diego
*Josh Johnson Elbow August
*Wil Myers Wrist August
*Tim Federowicz Knee August
*Brandon Morrow Shoulder July
*Cory Luebke Elbow June
San Francisco
*Matt Cain Elbow July
*Jake Peavy Back July
Baltimore
*Jonathan Schoop Knee July
*Wesley Wright Shoulder June
Boston
*Brandon Workman Elbow 2016
*Christian Vazquez Elbow 2016
*Anthony Varvaro Elbow 2016
*Ryan Hanigan Fractured hand July
New York AL
*Chase Whitley Elbow 2016
Ty Hensley Elbow 2016
Doming German Elbow 2016
Luis Torrens Shoulder 2016
*Sergio Santos Elbow 2016
*Ivan Nova Elbow June
Tampa Bay
*Alex Cobb Elbow 2016
*Drew Smyly Shoulder 2016
*Burch Smith Elbow 2016
*Jeff Beliveau Shoulder 2016
NOT ON Neil Wagner Elbow August
*Matt Moore Elbow July
*John Jaso Wrist July
Toronto
*Marcus Stroman ACL 2016
*Maicer Izturis Shoulder 2016
Johan Santana Shoulder August
Chicago AL
Jesse Crain June Biceps June
*Nate Jones Elbow July
Cleveland
*Gavin Floyd Elbow 2016
*Josh Tomlin Shoulder July
Detroit
*Joe Nathan Elbow 2016
*Justin Verlander Triceps June
Kansas City
*Tim Collins Elbow 2016
*Brian Flynn Lat August
*Kris Medlen Elbow July
Minnesota
Lewis Thorpe Elbow 2016
NOT ON Mason Melotakis Elbow October
*Ervin Santana Suspension July
Los Angeles AL
*Tyler Skaggs Elbow 2016
*Cory Rasmus Abdomen July
Oakland
*Jarrod Parker Elbow 2016
*Coco Crisp Elbow 2016
*Sean Doolittle Shoulder 2016
*Tyler Ladendorf Ankle 2016
*A.J. Griffin Elbow July
*Taylor Thompson Shoulder June
Seattle
Ji-Man Choi Leg August
*Hisashi Iwakuma Back July
Texas
*Yu Darvish Elbow 2016
*Jurickson Profar Shoulder 2016
*Lisalvreto Bonilla Elbow 2016
*Martin Perez Elbow August
*Matt Harrison Back July
*Derek Holland Shoulder July
*Nick Tepesch Elbow July
*Antoan Richardson Back July
*Josh Hamilton Back June
Houston
Kyle Smith Elbow 2016
*Jed Lowrie Thumb July
First you need to use 30 team control. Then what I do is simulate through March 30th making sure to put my Injuries slider at 0. Put Injuries to Manual in your gameplay options, go to the Injuries franchise screen and uninjure anyone who was injured while simming (Probably 2 or 3 guys). After that you can start filling in these injuries team by team. The only thing that really matters is getting the # of days injured correct. Because of how injuries are setup in the game you can't pick between a 71 day and a 179 day injury amount so you have to be a little creative when it comes to players injury expectancy in July and August. Of course if you want to keep it simple you can just injure the guys out till 2016 for 254 days and forget about micromanaging the other injuries.
*** This is not every player injured at opening day. This is only the major ones who had ETAs of June and later. I didn't bother listing players injured until April and May. If you know of any players especially in the MLB I overlooked please let me know! ***
For June ETAs it's best to use one of the injuries that cap at 70 days and pick between 60 and 70 days.
For July ETAs make the player injured for exactly 60 days. Once you get to May 29th in your franchise you will revisit these players and injure them for another 50 days.
For August ETAs make the player injured for exactly 50 days. Once you get to May 19th in your franchise you will revisit these players and injure them for around another 70 days.
DL players on April 4th.
* means on the 40-Man roster, remove/put in A/AA/AAA before starting franchise and add back after DLing.
2016 is 254 days (254) Send players to A first.
August is 120-150 days (50+70) May 23rd -> August 1st
July is 90-110 days (60+50) June 3rd -> July 23
June is 60-90 days (70) June 13th
Atlanta
*Mike Minor Shoulder 2016
*Shae Simmons Elbow 2016
*Bronson Arroyo Elbow August
*Daniel Winkler Elbow August
*Josh Outman Back August
*Chris Withrow Elbow July
Miami
*Aaron Crow Elbow 2016
*Jose Fernandez Elbow July
Washington
*Craig Stammen Forearm 2016
*Nate McLouth Shoulder 2016
*Reed Johnson Foot 2016
NOT ON Erick Fedde Elbow June
*Anthony Rendon Knee June
*Denard Span Abdomen June
New York NL
*Zack Wheeler Elbow 2016
*Josh Edgin Elbow 2016
*David Wright Back August
*Cesar Puello Back August
*Jenrry Mejia Elbow July
*Jerry Blevins Arm July
*Vic Black Shoulder July
Jeff Walters Elbow June
*Bobby Parnell Elbow June
Philadelphia
*Cliff Lee Elbow 2016
*Mario Hollands Elbow 2016
*Jonathan Pettibone Shoulder July
Chicago NL
Logan Watkins Achilles 2016
*Jacob Turner Elbow 2016
*Mike Olt Wrist June
Cincinnati
*Homer Bailey Elbow 2016
*Zack Cozart Knee 2016
*Sean Marshall Shoulder July
*Jason Bourgeois Shoulder June
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
*Brandon Crumpton Elbow 2016
*Justin Sellers Achilles July
St. Louis
*Adam Wainwright Achilles 2016
*Matt Adams Leg 2016
Keith Butler Elbow August
Arizona
*Gerald Laird Back August
*Patrick Corbin Elbow July
*Oscar Hernandez Hand June
Colorado
*Jordan Lyles Foot 2016
*Adam Ottavino Triceps 2016
*Tyler Chatwood Elbow August
Los Angeles NL
*Hyun-Jin Ryu Shoulder 2016
*Brandon McCarthy Elbow 2016
*Brandon Beachy Elbow July
*Carl Crawford Oblique July
Erik Bedard Retired
San Diego
*Josh Johnson Elbow August
*Wil Myers Wrist August
*Tim Federowicz Knee August
*Brandon Morrow Shoulder July
*Cory Luebke Elbow June
San Francisco
*Matt Cain Elbow July
*Jake Peavy Back July
Baltimore
*Jonathan Schoop Knee July
*Wesley Wright Shoulder June
Boston
*Brandon Workman Elbow 2016
*Christian Vazquez Elbow 2016
*Anthony Varvaro Elbow 2016
*Ryan Hanigan Fractured hand July
New York AL
*Chase Whitley Elbow 2016
Ty Hensley Elbow 2016
Doming German Elbow 2016
Luis Torrens Shoulder 2016
*Sergio Santos Elbow 2016
*Ivan Nova Elbow June
Tampa Bay
*Alex Cobb Elbow 2016
*Drew Smyly Shoulder 2016
*Burch Smith Elbow 2016
*Jeff Beliveau Shoulder 2016
NOT ON Neil Wagner Elbow August
*Matt Moore Elbow July
*John Jaso Wrist July
Toronto
*Marcus Stroman ACL 2016
*Maicer Izturis Shoulder 2016
Johan Santana Shoulder August
Chicago AL
Jesse Crain June Biceps June
*Nate Jones Elbow July
Cleveland
*Gavin Floyd Elbow 2016
*Josh Tomlin Shoulder July
Detroit
*Joe Nathan Elbow 2016
*Justin Verlander Triceps June
Kansas City
*Tim Collins Elbow 2016
*Brian Flynn Lat August
*Kris Medlen Elbow July
Minnesota
Lewis Thorpe Elbow 2016
NOT ON Mason Melotakis Elbow October
*Ervin Santana Suspension July
Los Angeles AL
*Tyler Skaggs Elbow 2016
*Cory Rasmus Abdomen July
Oakland
*Jarrod Parker Elbow 2016
*Coco Crisp Elbow 2016
*Sean Doolittle Shoulder 2016
*Tyler Ladendorf Ankle 2016
*A.J. Griffin Elbow July
*Taylor Thompson Shoulder June
Seattle
Ji-Man Choi Leg August
*Hisashi Iwakuma Back July
Texas
*Yu Darvish Elbow 2016
*Jurickson Profar Shoulder 2016
*Lisalvreto Bonilla Elbow 2016
*Martin Perez Elbow August
*Matt Harrison Back July
*Derek Holland Shoulder July
*Nick Tepesch Elbow July
*Antoan Richardson Back July
*Josh Hamilton Back June
Houston
Kyle Smith Elbow 2016
*Jed Lowrie Thumb July
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