OSFM Spring Training Edition A and B potential prospects

[touretteskid101]

First, I want to say thanks to Knight and everyone who helped create the rosters. I know that my MLB 12 The Show experience would not be the same without them.

Now here is the juicy stuff. I've went threw all of the AL teams and found all of the A and B potential prospects - they are below. NL will be posted soon as well.

I apologize in advance for any misspellings.

Without further to do:

Orioles:
A:
Jonathon Schoop SS
Manny Machado SS
Dylan Bundy SP
B:
Bobby Bundy SP
Glynn Davis CF
Roderick Bernadina LF
Parker Bridwell SP
Nicky Delmonico 1B
Ganriel Lino C
Scott Beerer RF
Xavier Avery CF
LJ Hoes LF

Red Sox:
A:
Will Middlebrook 3B
Xander Bogarts SS
Anthony Ranaudo SP
B:
Henry Owens SP
Matt Barnes SP
Bryce Bentz RF
Sean Coyle 2B
Blake Swihart C
Ryan Kalish CF
Garin Cecchini 3B
Jackie Bradley CF

Yankees
A:
Manny Banuelos SP
Gary Sanchez C
Dellin Betances SP
B:
Rafael Depaula SP
Jose Campos SP
Dante Bichette Jr 3B
Tyler Austin 3B
Slade Heathcott CF
David Adams 2B
Mason Williams CF
JR Murphy C

Rays:
A:
Hak Ju Lee SS
B:
Mikie Mahtook CF
Grants Long RF
Enny Romero SP
Taylor Guerrieri SP
Drew Vettleson RF
Tim Beckham SS
Chris Archer SP

Blue Jays:
A:
Adeiny Hechavarria SS
Jake Marisnack CF
Anthony Gose CF
Travis D'Arnaud C
Daniel Norris SP
B:
Noah Syndergaard SP
Aaron Sanchez SP
Deck McGuire SP
Carlos Perez C
AJ Jimenez C
JAcob Anderson RF
Dwight Smith Jr LF
Asher Wojechowski SP
Kevin Comer SP
Justin Nicolino SP
Adonys Cardona SP
Joe Musgrove SP
Drew Hutchinson SP

White Sox:
A:
None
B:
Nester Molina SP
Simon Castro SP
Trayce Thompson CF

Indians:
A:
Lonnie Chisenhall 3B
Francisco Lindor SS
B:
Ronny Rodriguez SS
Felix Starling SP
Scott Barnes SP
Luigi Rodriguez CF
Dillon Howard SP
Tony Wolters 2B
Dorssys Paulino SS

Tigers:
A:
Drew Smyly SP
Nick Castellanos 3B
B:
Aaron Westlake 1B
Bruce Rondon RP
Casey Crosby SP
Eugenio Suarez SS
James McCann C
Danry Vasquez RF
Daniel Fields CF
Robert Brantly C
Brenny Paulino SP
Kenny Faulk CP
Dixon Machado SS

Kansas City:
A:
Mike Montgomery SP
Cheslor Cuthbert 3B
Bubba Starling CF
John Lamb SP
Jake Ordorizzi SP
Wil Myers RF
B:
Chris Dywer SP
Christian Colon SS
Yordano Ventura SP
Brett Eibner CF
Noel Arguelles SP
Kelvin Herrera RP
Brain Brickhouse SP
Jorge Bonafacio RF
Orlando Calixte SS
Michael Antonio 3B
Jason Adam SP
Tim Melville SP
Cam Callagher C

Twins:
A:
Miguel Sano 3B
B:
Carlos Guitierrez RP
Brian Dozier SS
Levi Michael SS
Kyle Gibson SP
Eddie Rosario 2B
Adrain Salcedo SP
Tyler Robertson SP
Oswaldo Arcia RF
Aaron Hicks CF

Angels:
A:
None
B:
Nick Maronde SP
Fabio Martinez RP
Johnny Hellweg SP
Taylor Lindsey 2B
Caleb Cowart 3B
Jean Segura SS
Ariel Pena SP
CJ Cron 1B

Athletics
A:
Yoenis Cespedes CF
AJ Coles SP
Michael Choice CF
B:
Ian Krol SP
Raul Alcantara SP
Derek Norris C
Tom Milone SP
Max Stassi C
Sonny Gray SP
Renato Nunez 3B
Grant Green CF
Yordy Cabrera SS

Mariners:
A:
Taijuan Walker SP
Danny Hultzen SP
B:
James Paxton SP
Stephen Pryor CP
Nick Franklin SS
Vinnie Catricala 3B
Phillips Castillo LF
Victor Sanchez SP
Rancisco Martinez 3B
Guillermo Pimentel LF

Rangers:
A:
Jackson Profar SS (first name is different in rosters)
Martin Perez SS
Leonys Martin CF
B:
Mike Olt 3B
Tanner Scheppers CP
Cody Buckel SP
Jorge Alfaro C
Rougned Odo 2B
Neil Ramirez SP
Christian Villanueva 3B
Miguel De Los Santos SP
Barret Loux SP
Ronald Guzman 1B
Roman Mendez SP
Nomar Mazara LF
Jordan Akins CF

[Jimbo Slice]

Re: OSFM Spring Training Edition A and B potential prospects

Just an FYI, his first name is different in the rosters because his first name is different in real life as well. It's Jurickson.

[BatsareBugs]

Re: OSFM Spring Training Edition A and B potential prospects

San Diego Padres
A:
Joe Ross SP
Rymer Liriano RF
Keyvius Sampson SP
Austin Hedges C
B:
Yasmani Grandal C
Casey Kelly SP
Brad Boxberger CP
Jedd Gyorko 3B
Donavan Tate CF
Michael Kelly SP
Robbie Erlin SP
Cory Spangenberg 2B
Kevin Quackenbush RP
Joe Wieland SP
Edinson Rincon 3B
John Barbato SP
Matt Lollis RP
Jace Peterson SS
Jonathan Galvez 2B
Jaff Decker LF

[touretteskid101]

Re: OSFM Spring Training Edition A and B potential prospects

The NL East:

Phillies:
A:
Trevor May SP
B: Freddy Galvis 2B
Tyler Greene SS
Brody Colvin SP
Phillippe Aumont CP
Jesse Biddle SP
Sebastian Valle C
Larry Greene LF

Braves:
A:
None
B: Zeke Spruill SP
Edward Salcedo 3B
Christian Betancourt C
Joey Terdoslavic 1B
Sean Gilmartin SP
Mycal Jones CF
Andrelton Simmons SS
Brandon Drury 3B
JR Graham RP

Marlins:
A:
Christian Yelich LF
B:
Noah Perio 2B
JT Realmato C
AJ Ramos RP
Jose Rodriguez SP
Jose Fernandez SP
Mason Hope SP
Marcell Ozuna RP

Nationals:
A:
Bryce Harper RF
Anthony Rendon 3B
B:
Jeff Kobernas 2B
Sandy Leo C
Tyler Moore 1B
Paul Demny SP
Steve Lombardozzi 2B
Destin Hood LF
Sammy Solis SP
Matt Purke SP
Alex Myer SP
Lee Hyde RP
Josh Wikie CP

Mets:
A:
Matt Harvey SP
Zack Wheeler SP
B:
Jeurys Familia SP
Jenry Mejia SP
Cesar Puello RF
Brandon Nimmo CF

[touretteskid101]

Re: OSFM Spring Training Edition A and B potential prospects

NL Central:

Cubs:
A:
Brett Jackson CF
B:
Javier Baez SS
Trey Mcnutt SP
Lendy Castillo RP
Can Vogelbach 1B
Dillon Maploes SP
Robert Whiteneck SP
Jeimer Candelario 3B
Reggie Golden RF
Alberto Cabrera SP
Jeff Beliveau RP
Gerrardo Conception RP
Tony Zych SP
Jay Jackson SP
Matthew Szczur CF

Reds:
A:
Billy Hamilton SS
B:
Didi Gregorius SS
Daniel Corcino SP
JC Salbaran SP
Robert Stephenson SP

Astros:
A:
Jonathon Singleton 1B
George Sringer CF
B:
Jarred Cosart SP
Paul Clemons SP
Mike Foltynewicz SP
Brett Oberholtzer SP
Adrian Houser SP
Nick Tropeano SP
Jonathan Villar SS
Delino Deshields 2B
Domingo Santana RF
Austin Wates CF
Telvin Nash 1B

Brewers:
A:
Taylor Jungmann SP
Wily Peralta SP
Jed Bradley SP
Tyler Thronbury SP
Norichka Aoki RF
B:
Santo Manzanillo RP
Jorge Lopez SP
Amaury Rivas SP
Kyle Heckathorn SP
Jimmy Nelson SP
Kentrail Davis RF
Scooter Gennett 2B
Nick Ramirez 1B
Taylor Green 3B

Pirates
A:
Starling Marte CF
Gerrit Cole SP
Josh Bell RF
Jameson Taillon SP
B:
Stetson Allie SP
Colton Cain SP
Luis Heredia SP
Robbie Grossman CF
Alex Dickerson 1B
Tony Sanchez C
Nick Kingham SP
Kyle McPherson SP
Josh Harrison 3B

Cardinals:
A:
Carlos Martinez SP
Oscar Taveras RF
Shelby Miller SP
B:
John Gast SP
Kolten Wong 2B
CJ Mcelroy CF
Ryan Jackson SS
Charlie Tilson CF
Matt Adams 1B
Trevor Rosenthal SP
Tyrell Jenkins SP
Joe Kelly SP
Jordan Swagerty CP
Boone Whiting SP
Zack Cox 3B
Andrew Serrano SP
Breyvic Valera

[seanjeezy]

Re: OSFM Spring Training Edition A and B potential prospects

Curious as to why you included guys like Seager and Betances but not Trout, Montero, Teheran, Delgado, and Vizcaino; Seager isn't even a rookie anymore.

Edit:

You also included Cespedes but not Darvish, unless Darvish is a C for some reason?

Double Edit:

I tallied up the totals so far, gave 2 points for every A, 1 point for B, here are the Rankings (so far)

KC - 25 CHC - 16 HOU - 14 LAA - 8
SD - 24 BAL - 15 NYY - 14 MIA - 8
TOR - 23 DET - 15 CLE - 11 CIN - 6
STL - 20 OAK - 15 MIN - 11 CHI - 3
MIL - 19 SEA - 15 ATL - 9
TEX - 19 WAS - 15 PHI - 9
PIT - 17 BOS - 14 TB - 9

KC, SD, and STL are good, TEX, TB, SEA, ATL, LAA & BOS should be higher, MIL needs to be a lot lower

[GoBucs09]

Re: OSFM Spring Training Edition A and B potential prospects

Next year we should do this before we start instead of after to get some coordination. Maybe every team gets a point range allocation.

Nice work by the way, doing this.

FYI, Harrison for the pirates is SCEA.

[touretteskid101]

Re: OSFM Spring Training Edition A and B potential prospects

I must have just glossed over Darvish - he is an A potential.

I wasnt sure if Seager was a rookie or not but he didnt have a real face so I counted him as a prospect here. Betances was only included because I thought he had a B potential with the SCEA rosters and now an A potential with the OSFM rosters. Looking back at that, I dont really know what I was thinking as that logic really makes no sense at all.

Regarding the strengths of some farms - I was quite surprised by all of the As there, Jungmann makes sense and so does Bradley IMO but I follow prospects pretty closely and had never heard of the RFer Aoki. I would have liked to see the Astros, Phillies, and Rays farms a little stronger (note that I'm a Rays and Phillies fan :P ). But for the talent that the Astros got in the Bourn/Pence trades only Singleton was an A, that was a little surprising. I also think that Brody Colvin should've been an A but hey like I said I'm biased. One last thing - I think that the Blue Jays roster was done really well - they've got some real depth with the international scouting that they've invested in over the past few years.

But hey, who am I to complain right? I'm just glad that we have these rosters. The only teams remaining are the teams in the NL West and I'll do those either tonight or tomorrow morning.

And @GoBucs09: Thanks, I think that something like this could be accomplished really easily if the person in charge of each team just kept track of the As and Bs. Good idea and good food for thought for future years.

And if Knights anywhere out there - thanks again.

[seanjeezy]

Re: OSFM Spring Training Edition A and B potential prospects

Aoki is an IFA from Japan, what probably happened is whoever created him used a CAP instead of an existing player. I was surprised by how low the Rays' system was, they still have a very deep system without Moore and Jennings. Its not as good as years past, but still top 10. The great thing about this game is that it is very easy recreate guys with alternate potentials, and I'm sure that most of the guys who worked on OSFM will post their alternates in the vault so everyone can pick and choose.

[metsfan4life1]

Re: OSFM Spring Training Edition A and B potential prospects

I would put Nimmo as an A. His ceiling is very high.. Just as of now, you wouldn't think so because of his lack of experience.

[seanjeezy]

Re: OSFM Spring Training Edition A and B potential prospects

I would put Nimmo as an A. His ceiling is very high.. Just as of now, you wouldn't think so because of his lack of experience.

A lot of guys have high ceilings, but if you make a guy an A in the Show, he is guaranteed to become a star. If there was a higher rate of busts in this game (or any busts for that matter), you would see a lot more A's, but the way it is now, you have to balance a guy's ceiling with his potential to bust. Plus, giving him a B allows him to progress into an A or regress into a C, since potential changes happen more frequently in this years game.

[NYfanatic]

Re: OSFM Spring Training Edition A and B potential prospects

I moved Mason Williams and Dante Bichante Jr on the Yanks to A's. Yanks have a great farm system and they defiantly needed those guys to be auto A's.

[mmorg]

Re: OSFM Spring Training Edition A and B potential prospects

Those guys definitely should not be A prospects. Also, what's the easiest way to change a player's potential?

[TheRunAndShoot]

Re: OSFM Spring Training Edition A and B potential prospects

For the M's-

Erasmo Ramirez, Kyle Seager & Chance Ruffin are SCEA created guys. They just don't have photo's.

If you take those out the M's are a bottom 1/3rd farm system according the sean's chart.

[touretteskid101]

Re: OSFM Spring Training Edition A and B potential prospects

Those guys definitely should not be A prospects. Also, what's the easiest way to change a player's potential?

I agree that they shouldn't be A potential players as well. They are good, but not that good. And as stated above by Sean, its possible for guys to move up from an B potential to an A potential based off of their performance. What I am interested in is how do you change the player's potential? I know that I could use a CAP and use the exact same overalls, age, height, etc. but I wouldn't be able to have the correct face.

@NYfanatic: Is there some other way that you know of?