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  • HeavyWeight
    Rookie
    • Mar 2012
    • 108

    #241
    Re: MLB 2K13: The Franchise Mode Thread

    In 2k12, I'm 105-55 with my Indians. Down to the last series vs. ChiSox who are leading the wild card race by 2 games. Time to ruin their season.
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    • Das Christov
      Rookie
      • Jun 2012
      • 18

      #242
      Re: MLB 2K13: The Franchise Mode Thread

      So as I have been playing my franchise, I have begun to mentally keep track of various players that I absolutely dominate or completely struggle against. I don't think this is an unusual trend, but if any of you have had similar observations during your playing experiences, feel free to share them!

      For me, one of the most frustrating players to get out is Adam Jones. The guy just CANNOT miss a pitch! I recently played a series against Baltimore and I think I got him out twice, and both were fly ball outs along the warning track. He jacked a couple of homeruns off me, countless singles, and a double. I gave up in the fourth game and resorted to simply walking him intentionally, once that resulted in loading the bases (I didn't care at that point!). Other hitters that terrorize my pitchers are Josh Hamilton, Jacoby Ellsbury, David Murphy, and Alex Rios. As for pitchers that I struggle against, the worst culprit is Michael Pineda! Sheesh, I can't tell if his pitches are going to break low-and-away, and I end up swinging and missing like half the time! He's a stud!

      What about the rest of you? Are there any hitters/pitchers you struggle against? Or dominate?

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      • HeavyWeight
        Rookie
        • Mar 2012
        • 108

        #243
        Re: MLB 2K13: The Franchise Mode Thread

        Swept the ChiSox. Onto the ALCS vs. Yankees I'm up 3-0 right now. Game one was a great game we won 6-4 after being down 2-4 and ACab hit a huge 3 run shot. Game two was a extra inning game 3-2. Game three we were down 2-4 and I get a walk against Rivera and a lucky double literally down the line that scores a run and then another blooper to tie it. We won 6-4. Wooot.
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        • AdamJones113
          #AyJay
          • Apr 2013
          • 2764

          #244
          Re: MLB 2K13: The Franchise Mode Thread

          Originally posted by Das Christov
          So as I have been playing my franchise, I have begun to mentally keep track of various players that I absolutely dominate or completely struggle against. I don't think this is an unusual trend, but if any of you have had similar observations during your playing experiences, feel free to share them!

          For me, one of the most frustrating players to get out is Adam Jones. The guy just CANNOT miss a pitch! I recently played a series against Baltimore and I think I got him out twice, and both were fly ball outs along the warning track. He jacked a couple of homeruns off me, countless singles, and a double. I gave up in the fourth game and resorted to simply walking him intentionally, once that resulted in loading the bases (I didn't care at that point!). Other hitters that terrorize my pitchers are Josh Hamilton, Jacoby Ellsbury, David Murphy, and Alex Rios. As for pitchers that I struggle against, the worst culprit is Michael Pineda! Sheesh, I can't tell if his pitches are going to break low-and-away, and I end up swinging and missing like half the time! He's a stud!

          What about the rest of you? Are there any hitters/pitchers you struggle against? Or dominate?
          Yep, Adam Jones doing major damage.
          My chise: Diamondbacks moneyball method. Just started the second year after 79-83 in the first. I have TOO MANY Outfield prospects—4, and I acquired Lorenzo Cain. 1-1 to start the season, just lost a 13-inning heartbreaker to the Padres...

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          • AdamJones113
            #AyJay
            • Apr 2013
            • 2764

            #245
            Re: MLB 2K13: The Franchise Mode Thread

            Originally posted by Brewersdawg828
            I'm curious as to how you got this many quality players most of which are under 30
            CPU drafting prospects, maybe?
            As for the lineup question, I think a classic one would be:
            Ellisbury
            Pedroia
            Hamilton
            Braun
            Texiera
            Butler
            Zimmermann
            Lucroy
            Desmond
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            • HeavyWeight
              Rookie
              • Mar 2012
              • 108

              #246
              Re: MLB 2K13: The Franchise Mode Thread

              Won the World Series. Good way to spend 15 months.
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              • DHMN69
                MVP
                • Mar 2012
                • 1308

                #247
                Re: MLB 2K13: The Franchise Mode Thread

                My Twins franchise in just 3 weeks of the season has so many injuries I've got the FAKE minor league names called up to the majors..lost 2 pitchers and 4 fielders already to the disabled list.. 3 of them diving back to third base on ground balls up the middle..

                Mauer of course gets hurt every year it seems for real .. he was the first injury since they've got him as a chronic injury the rest have all been stupid stuff.. I may just go find the injury slider and put it way down to just have a realistic lineup. Of course my 2k13 version can actually win games where the Twins are I think up to 10 straight losses now? Hard to be a Twins fan!
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                • DHMN69
                  MVP
                  • Mar 2012
                  • 1308

                  #248
                  Re: MLB 2K13: The Franchise Mode Thread

                  Just lost another player 5+ days after he got hit by a pitch.. bruised ribs .. I won't have any infielders left at Rochester!
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                  • BlueJays09
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                    • Jul 2011
                    • 2553

                    #249
                    Re: MLB 2K13: The Franchise Mode Thread

                    I edit the names/stats of fake players to real players in AAA ...makes it more fun

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                    • Ganzy33
                      Rookie
                      • Feb 2013
                      • 67

                      #250
                      Re: MLB 2K13: The Franchise Mode Thread

                      Hey guys, this is my first thread in a while, it's going to be long so bear with me here! I started a rebuild with the Miami Marlins. Baisically wht I did was trade the couple good players with other players for better players, and I packaged together younger guys for better guys. My record through April has been 19-3, I play every game. Here is my team;

                      C-Willin Rosario
                      1B-Ike Davis
                      2B-Derek Dietrich
                      SS-Starlin Castro
                      3B-Mark Trumbo
                      RF-Giancarlo Stanton
                      CF-Jacoby Ellsbury
                      LF-Cristian Yelich

                      SP1- Matt Harvey
                      SP2- Chris Archer
                      SP3- Jose Fernandez
                      SP4- Dylan Bundy
                      SP5- Ricky Nolasco

                      Bench:

                      C-Rob Brantley
                      1B-Logan Morrison
                      2B-Josh Rutledge
                      LF-Andruw Jones
                      RF-Marcell Ozuna

                      Bullpen includes Jacob Turner, Jon Rauch, Steve Chisek, a couple other guys, too. I have a couple 1/5 stars pitching prospects and a couple 2/4 batting prospects. As you can see I like power and speed. I like Castro but he either stinks or I stink with him. If he doesn't improve in the next couple games, can you give me some suggestions of who I should trade him for? Any ideas or questions in general?

                      Ben

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                      • DHMN69
                        MVP
                        • Mar 2012
                        • 1308

                        #251
                        Re: MLB 2K13: The Franchise Mode Thread

                        The injuries I've mentioned have gotten so bad for my Twins that I've only had 5 players play all 17 games since I started the season. I had to pick up Jose Lopez (Rockies free agent) because I lost 2 3rd basemen to injuries and will just demote the fake player when the DL time ends I guess. Still waiting for them to have Justin Morneau get injured now that Willingham has a bruised hip.. gonna just put him as a DH and see what happens. Not even the real Twins, as bad as they are, are THIS injured
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                        • WaitTilNextYear
                          Go Cubs Go
                          • Mar 2013
                          • 16830

                          #252
                          Re: MLB 2K13: The Franchise Mode Thread

                          Originally posted by Ganzy33
                          Hey guys, this is my first thread in a while, it's going to be long so bear with me here! I started a rebuild with the Miami Marlins. Baisically wht I did was trade the couple good players with other players for better players, and I packaged together younger guys for better guys. My record through April has been 19-3, I play every game. Here is my team;

                          C-Willin Rosario
                          1B-Ike Davis
                          2B-Derek Dietrich
                          SS-Starlin Castro
                          3B-Mark Trumbo
                          RF-Giancarlo Stanton
                          CF-Jacoby Ellsbury
                          LF-Cristian Yelich

                          SP1- Matt Harvey
                          SP2- Chris Archer
                          SP3- Jose Fernandez
                          SP4- Dylan Bundy
                          SP5- Ricky Nolasco

                          Bench:

                          C-Rob Brantley
                          1B-Logan Morrison
                          2B-Josh Rutledge
                          LF-Andruw Jones
                          RF-Marcell Ozuna

                          Bullpen includes Jacob Turner, Jon Rauch, Steve Chisek, a couple other guys, too. I have a couple 1/5 stars pitching prospects and a couple 2/4 batting prospects. As you can see I like power and speed. I like Castro but he either stinks or I stink with him. If he doesn't improve in the next couple games, can you give me some suggestions of who I should trade him for? Any ideas or questions in general?

                          Ben
                          Man, looks like you are exploiting the trade AI pretty bad.......I mean that you were able to bring in Castro, Davis, Harvey, Bundy, Archer, Ellsbury, Trumbo AND kept Stanton. Just wow.

                          A suggestion in general would be it might be more fun/competitive without cheesing the trade AI, just my opinion.

                          Originally posted by DHMN69
                          The injuries I've mentioned have gotten so bad for my Twins that I've only had 5 players play all 17 games since I started the season. I had to pick up Jose Lopez (Rockies free agent) because I lost 2 3rd basemen to injuries and will just demote the fake player when the DL time ends I guess. Still waiting for them to have Justin Morneau get injured now that Willingham has a bruised hip.. gonna just put him as a DH and see what happens. Not even the real Twins, as bad as they are, are THIS injured
                          Where's your injury slider at? It seems like 10-15 is good for 2K13.
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                          • AdamJones113
                            #AyJay
                            • Apr 2013
                            • 2764

                            #253
                            Re: MLB 2K13: The Franchise Mode Thread

                            Originally posted by DHMN69
                            The injuries I've mentioned have gotten so bad for my Twins that I've only had 5 players play all 17 games since I started the season. I had to pick up Jose Lopez (Rockies free agent) because I lost 2 3rd basemen to injuries and will just demote the fake player when the DL time ends I guess. Still waiting for them to have Justin Morneau get injured now that Willingham has a bruised hip.. gonna just put him as a DH and see what happens. Not even the real Twins, as bad as they are, are THIS injured
                            Injury slider?
                            If it's on 15ish, that many injuries sucks.
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                            • awwdrum96
                              Rookie
                              • Jul 2012
                              • 14

                              #254
                              Re: MLB 2K13: The Franchise Mode Thread

                              I was just wondering about fantasy draft in franchise mode - if anyone else has ever tried what I do.

                              I go through a fake draft and then write down where people go that I want to get, and I try to keep most if not all my players really young ones. For instance, when I drafted, I went Bumgarner/Yoenis/Desmond Jennings/Dan (prospect pitcher)/Eric Hosmer/Camden Graves/Jimmy Grimmage, etc. Most of my positions had some subpar players, but then I trade.

                              Mainly I was wondering: does anyone else do these types of trades? I trade my subpar players combined with minor leaguers for better players. For instance, I traded Saltalamacchia for a prospect catcher by the name of Evan something, can't remember, but he has good power and ovrl of 80. I traded Hosmer for Edwin Encarnocion (this was near impossible), and my 73 ovr second baseman for Jason Kipnis, traded my SS for Asdrubal, and got some stellar pitching also...

                              Now I haven't played this game for awhile, plus I'm on Legend and I lost my first game, but I'll adjust. My team is 99 pitching, 88 batting, 96 overall.
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                              • WaitTilNextYear
                                Go Cubs Go
                                • Mar 2013
                                • 16830

                                #255
                                Re: MLB 2K13: The Franchise Mode Thread

                                Yes, people do that. It's called cheesing. Any time you make a series of deals that starts with a poor player and works up to a solid player, that's cheesing the trade AI. You can play however it's fun for you, but I wish they'd make the trade AI so it was harder to trade your way into an all star team.
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