MLB The Show 25 Franchise Discussion

[bkrich83]

I just play single seasons insead of multi season franchises so after the season ends with Team X, I'll restart a franchise and play with Team Y.

Going to start one today unsure of what team I'll be playing for. Leaning Padres, but I also really enjoy playing with teams I've never been or haven't been recently. I had an absolute blast playing with Baltimore last year, Also thinking Mariners, Pirates,Guardians or Tigers.

[dubplate]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ghost Of The Year

I wonder if this is why it's so tough for Seattle to win it all, being so secluded from the rest of baseball. What the M's need is a Portland and Vancouver franchise rivalry to get them over the hump.

I would love it if an MLB team were to make Portland home. Then I might not have to travel 3k miles to watch the Phillies.


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[Therebelyell626]

Quote: Originally Posted by bkrich83

I just play single seasons insead of multi season franchises so after the season ends with Team X, I'll restart a franchise and play with Team Y. Going to start one today unsure of what team I'll be playing for. Leaning Padres, but I also really enjoy playing with teams I've never been or haven't been recently. I had an absolute blast playing with Baltimore last year, Also thinking Mariners, Pirates,Guardians or Tigers.

Yeah. I don’t like playing with my hometown team (The Angels). I feel like I am to close personally with the players and can’t get into it. I am leaning padres for a franchise this year as well, but I like playing multiple seasons alternating simming and playing

[Cyrus09]

Minnesota Twins: 2025 season opener

The game was tied at 3-3 when Cardinals starter Sonny Gray left the game after 6 innings. The Cardinals attacked the Twins early and scored 2 runs in the first innings, after 2 errors by the Twins infield helped them to get to that hot start.

Then Zack Thompson came in and gave up 3 runs, followed by Ryan Fernandez giving up 3 on his own in the same inning. The only run for the rest of the game was a solo shot by Nolan Arenado. In the end it looks like a convincing 9-4 win for the visiting Twins, even though 1 strong inning really was enough.

It is a promising start for the Twins offense even without big contributions by Correa and Buxton(both 1/5, Correa with 3 SO). The third star, Royce Lewis, got off to a better start with a 2 run home run to start the scoring in the 7th inning. Matt Wallner and Edouard Julien hit one out of the park each as well.

On the Cardinals side it was Nolan Gorman with 2 HR who lead the way. Sadly he didn't get much support from his teammates, especially with Runners in scoring positions. Minnesota starter Pablo Lopez gave up 8 hits in 6 innings, so they had enough opportunities to build on the lead even more.

We will see if the bullpen will be the deciding factor in the next 2 games in the series as well. If that happens it would probably mean a sweep to start the season for the Twins.

[countryboy]

Cardinals can't complete sweep but win series over the Twins

The Cardinals (2-1) were unable to complete the sweep on Sunday against the Twins, but still took 2 out of 3 to win the series to start the 2025 season.

The Cardinals won on Opening Day 6-3 and then won Saturday 4-1 as Ryan Helsley saved both games. Erick Fedde was remarkable on Saturday tossing 7 innings of 5 hit ball with 6 strikeouts and allowing the one run.

Sunday wasn't a good day for Miles Mikolas who got lit up for 11 hits and 6 runs over just 5 innings of work. The offense was stagnant and the Twins would roll 11-1 over the Cardinals who had just two hits in the game.

The Cardinals will return to action on Monday night as the welcome the Angels to town for a 3 game series to begin the week before taking their first road trip of the season to Boston this upcoming weekend.

[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by Therebelyell626

Yeah. I don’t like playing with my hometown team (The Angels). I feel like I am to close personally with the players and can’t get into it. I am leaning padres for a franchise this year as well, but I like playing multiple seasons alternating simming and playing

I'm in the same boat which is why I don't usually play with the Pads or the Angels, but the Pads could be really fun this year. They're good but not overpowered and play in a tough division.

I played with the Orioles last year and it was one of the most fun franchises I've ever played in this game.

[Cyrus09]

Minnesota Twins: Number 2 and 3 get hit around

The Twins could not create momentum out of the opening win against the Cardinals. In the 2nd game of the season Joe Ryan allowed 6 runs in as many innings and the offense could not keep up in a 7-2 loss to make the series tied in runs.

In the rubber match it looked like a defensive showdown until the 6th inning again, where the Twins lost their 2-1 lead by giving up 3 runs, all out of singles. Griffin Jax helped stabilize the defense afterwards, but again the offense stayed cold for Minnesota.

Byron Buxton is still waiting for his first hit of the season but thankful for him the next series should give him enough opportunities to get right: A 3 game series at the White Sox is up next for the Twins.

[dragster646]

I posted this on the 2024 thread earlier but I'll share it here since I reckon 2024 is done and gone.

Alright guys, with the real season coming up, I'm finally getting back to MLBTS. It's been a fun ride, and as much as I'm tempted to buy '25, I'm going to wait and continue this for now.

A quick recap, I'm in year five of my Nationals franchise, which I started way back in 2022. I was running a spreadsheet for the first two seasons, but real life kicked me in the butt and I had to scrap that.

History
2022: 56-106
2023: 84-78, lost Game 7 of the NLCS on a 2 out, walk off home run
2024: 77-85
2025: 94-68, lost in the NLDS

Current Season (May 21, 2026)
Right now we sit second in the NL East at 26-25, having split a four game series with Miami. Our next series is against Philadelphia (23-28, fourth in the division). We have lost Brandon Nimmo and Brandon Drury for the year with major injuries, and have had rocky pitching in both the rotation and bullpen. The offense is, quite literally, hit or miss. Thankfully none of the teams in the division look ready to run away with the title, as all five teams are separated by just four games.