Official MLB The Show 17 Fantasy Draft Franchise Progress Thread

[Armor and Sword]

2017 Juniors Giants Flashback Franchise Year 1

S.F. Giants Depth Chart - 2017

• Catcher
• Doug Mirabelli
• George Williams

• First Base
• Kevin Youkilis
• Todd Zeile

• Second Base
• Homer Bush
• Ben Zobrist
• Dustin Pedroia

• Third Base
• Miguel Cabrera
• Ryan Braun
• Evan Longoria

• Shortstop
• Derek Jeter
• Ben Zobrist

• Left Field
• Eric Davis
• Tim Raines
• Jeff Conine

• Center Field
• Ken Griffey Jr
• Carlos Gomez
• Lorenzo Cain

• Right Field
• Ichiro Suzuki
• Gerald Williams

• Starting Pitcher
• Josh Beckett
• A.J. Burnett
• Chuck Finley
• Orel Hershiser
• Adam Wainwright
• Justin Verlander

• Relief Pitcher
• Neal Cotts
• Jon Rauch
• Paul Quantrill
• Tony Pena
• Jeff Montgomery
• Joel Zumaya

• Closer
• Jose Valverde
• Matt Mantei

• Designated Hitter
• Eric Davis

So this is the team we drafted using J Smiths 1990-2007 fantasy roster. I am very excited about this squad. I have a really great mix of veterans and fantastic prospects.


Projected Starting lineup


RF - Ichiro (91 OVR)
2B - Homer Bush (76 OVR)
CF - Ken Griffey Jr (99 OVR)
3B - Miguel Cabrera (91 OVR)
1B - Kevin Youkilis (77)
LF - Tim Raines/Eric Davis (80 OVR/82 OVR)
C - Doug Mirabelli (82 OVR)
SS - Derek Jeter (83 OVR)

Bench:

C - George Williams
1B - Todd Zeile
3B/DH - Ryan Braun
Utility - Ben Zobrist
LF/DH - Jeff Conine


Projected Rotation

Josh Beckett
A.J. Burnett
Chuck Finley
Orel Hershiser
Justin Verlander


Projected Bullpen

Adam Wainwright
David Price
Neal Cotts
Jon Rauch
Paul Quantrill
Jeff Montgomery
Joel Zumaya

Closer

Jose Valverde
Matt Mantei


Top Prospects

Evan Longoria
Lorenzo Cain
Jeff Samardzija
Corey Kluber
Carlos Gomez
Ubaldo Jimenez
David Price
Justin Verlander
Miguel Montero
Dustin Pedroia
Ryan Braun
Lance Nix


I really went all in on pitching prospects as well as some key hitters like Cain, Braun, Pedroia and Longo. This should be an amazing franchise. I am really looking forward to starting this one this week!!!!

Hell of a roster Smith!!!! Thank you again.

[J_smith2190]

6-4 And A Much Needed Day Off

The Astros have played fairly well out of the gate, having gone 6-4 over 10 straight games. An off-day breaks things up as we get ready to play another 10 in a row without a day off.

We had the 18th overall pick, no trades have been made (as of right now), and heres how the 25 man roster looks:

Astros Depth Chart - 2017

• Catcher
• Toby Hall (R)
• Brad Asmus (R)

• First Base
• Jim Thome (L)
• Travis Lee (L)

• Second Base
• Homer Bush (R)

• Third Base
• Matt Williams (R)

• Shortstop
• Nomar Garciapara (R)
• Jose Vizcaino (S)

• Left Field
• Shannon Stewart (R)

• Center Field
• Grady Sizemore (L)
• Jay Payton (R)

• Right Field
• Tim Salmon (R)

• Starting Pitcher
• Roy Oswalt (R)
• Rick Reed (R)
• Chuck Finley (L)
• Dan Haren (R)
• Wade Miller (R)

• Relief Pitcher
• Brad Lidge (R)
• Alan Embree (L)
• Ryan Franklin (R)
• Mike Mathews (L)
• Scott Proctor (R)
• Ryan Dempster (R)

• Closer
• Billy Wagner (L)

• Designated Hitter
• Tim Raines (S)

Regular Lineup
CF Sizemore (L)
LF Stewart (R)
3B Williams (R)
1B Thome (L)
RF Salmon (R)
SS Garciapara (R)
C Hall (R)
DH Raines (S)
2B Bush (R)

Prospects
CF Josh Hamilton (L) 23/80/A (edited Hamilton's age to 23 after the draft ended)
CP John Rocker (L) 20/79/B
LF Kelly Johnson (L) 23/73/B
SP Clayton Kershaw (L) 19/72/A
RP Pep Harris (R) 24/72/C
SP Josh Towers (R) 24/71/B
C Josh Donaldson (R) 21/66/A
3B Edgardo Alfonzo (R) 23/71/B
SP Homer Bailey (R) 21/61/B
RF Willy Mo Pena (R) 23/67/D

**

Super happy with this team, extremely fun to play with. Only issue / upgrade I see going forward is I may end up trying to package Tim Raines & some others for another left-handed power bat, but who knows?!?

3 Games @ Oakland

The Astros (6-4) open up their second stretch of 10 games against the A's (2-8). Heres the matchups and Oakland's Lineup:

Game 1: Roy Oswalt (1-0 3.46) vs Bruce Chen (0-0 5.91)
Game 2: Rick Reed (1-1 4.50) vs Justin Thompson (1-1 3.29)
Game 3: Chuck Finley (0-1 6.39) vs Cole Hamels (1-1 5.11)

Oakland Lineup
2B Tony Womack (R) 81
RF Jermaine Dye (R) 85
CF Ken Griffey Jr. (L) 95
3B Phil Nevin (R) 94
1B Mark Teixeira (S) 89
C Jeff Reed (L) 81
LF Bobby Higginson (L) 82
DH Josh Willingham (R) 74
SS Brendan Ryan (R) 76

[J_smith2190]

17-9 May 1st

The Astros enter the month of May tied with the Mariners for the best record in the AL West, although the Mariners have the edge due to them being the Stros cryptonite. Heres a look at the stats for the month of April:

2017 Astros - May 1st Stats - Hitting
NAME	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG
CF Grady Sizemore (L)	85	18	20	5	3	0	7	17	28	13	3	.235	.375	.365
RF Shannon Stewart (R)	112	25	45	11	4	3	27	11	15	19	3	.402	.460	.652
3B Matt Williams (R)	110	20	30	4	0	5	20	10	25	1	0	.273	.328	.445
1B Jim Thome (L)	100	21	36	5	1	12	33	16	22	0	0	.360	.448	.790
RF Tim Salmon (R)	105	10	29	5	1	4	16	7	27	0	0	.276	.319	.457
SS Nomar Garciapara (R)	94	9	28	1	1	2	7	4	14	0	0	.298	.333	.394
C Toby Hall (R)	75	7	19	2	0	3	11	5	8	0	0	.253	.309	.400
DH Tim Raines (S)	102	17	32	7	2	0	6	13	11	12	5	.314	.391	.422
2B Homer Bush (R)	81	10	22	5	0	1	7	2	11	10	2	.272	.289	.370
---------BENCH---------
C Brad Asmus (R)	24	1	6	1	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	.250	.250	.292
1B Travis Lee (L)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
SS Jose Vizcaino (S)	26	4	9	1	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	.346	.393	.385
CF Jay Payton (R)	7	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	.143	.143	.571

2017 Astros - May 1st Stats - Pitching
NAME	GP	GS	W	L	SV	QS	HLD	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	ERA
SP Roy Oswalt (R)	6	6	3	2	0	4	0	42.0	31	13	6	5	29	0.86	2.79
SP Rick Reed (R)	5	5	3	1	0	4	0	32.0	24	12	4	11	18	1.09	3.38
SP Chuck Finley (L)	5	5	2	2	0	4	0	33.2	26	13	1	13	36	1.16	3.48
SP Dan Haren (R)	5	5	3	1	0	4	0	34.0	40	14	4	8	30	1.41	3.71
SP Wade Miller (R)	5	5	2	1	0	3	0	28.0	26	10	5	7	22	1.18	3.21
----BULLPEN-----
LRP Ryan Dempster (R)	12	0	1	2	0	0	1	24.0	21	15	3	19	21	1.67	5.63
MRP Scott Proctor (R)	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	7.2	13	6	1	4	5	2.22	7.04
MRP Mike Mathews (L)	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2	9	2	0	4	7	1.95	2.70
MRP Ryan Franklin (R)	10	0	0	0	1	0	3	10.0	9	3	1	1	2	1.00	2.70
SU Alan Embree (L)	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	3.1	6	2	2	2	3	2.40	5.40
SU Brad Lidge (R)	6	0	1	0	0	0	5	4.1	3	1	1	0	9	0.69	2.08
CP Billy Wagner (L)	7	0	0	0	6	0	0	6.1	1	0	0	3	12	0.63	0.00

Top Pitching Prospect Performers

SP Clayton Kershaw (L): 3-1, 33.2IP, 39K, 1.34 ERA, 1.46 WHIP *AAA*
CP John Rocker (L): 0-0, 7 Saves, 7.1IP, 7K, 1.23 ERA, 1.23 WHIP *AAA*
RP Pep Harris (R): 0-0, 14IP, 13K, 2.57 ERA, 0.79 WHIP *AAA*
SP Homer Bailey (R): 2-1, 22IP, 22K, 2.86 ERA, 1.36 WHIP *AA*
RP Rich Hunter (R): 1-0, 24.1IP, 16K, 1.85 ERA, 0.90 WHIP *AA*
RP Travis Phelps (R): 0-0, 18IP, 12K, 0.00 ERA, 0.72 WHIP *AA*

Top Hitting Prospect Performers

CF Josh Hamilton (L): .308, 6 HR, 17 RBI *AAA*
LF Kelly Johnson (L): .443, 4 HR, 13 RBI *AAA*
3B Edgardo Alfonzo (R): .321, 2 HR, 9 RBI *AAA*

May Outlook

May will be an interesting month for the Astros as we prepare for the June 1st Draft. The first 7 games of the month will be the only games we play against AL West Teams. Two inter-league matchups (ATL & MIA) and a four game trip to face the Yankees highlight the month. There are rumblings that a trade might very well be made sooner than later, in order to get another left handed power bat into the lineup.

That being said, the trade may not be to acquire a left handed bat, but instead to free up space for the Stros top prospect, Josh Hamilton to make it to the show.

AL Standings

East: Orioles 14-9
Central: White Sox 15-9
West: Mariners 17-9
WC 1: Astros 17-9
WC 2: Rangers 15-10

NL Standings

East: Marlins 15-9
Central: Cardinals 15-10
West: Padres 16-11
WC 1: Brewers 15-11
WC 2: Mets 14-11

Noteable Players On The Trade Block

SP Brett Tomko (R) 2-2, 29 IP, 2.48 ERA, 23K (NYM) - 85 Overall
RP Michael Jackson (R) 0-0, 4.1 IP, 0.00 ERA, 8K (MIA) - 94 Overall
SP Dontrelle Willis (L) 4-1, 33.2 IP, 3.48 ERA, 38K (MIA) - 89 Overall
2B Brandon Phillips (R) .283, 6 HR, 15 RBI (TOR) - 88 Overall
RP Eddie Guardado (L) 0-1, 7 IP, 5.14 ERA, 9K (BAL) - 85 Overall

[J_smith2190]

4 Games At Home vs The Rangers

Never one to be conventional, GM Joe Smith sent shockwaves through the league as he swung a deal with the Pirates on the 1st day of May. The Astros acquired 2B Todd Walker and LF Ryan Freel from the Pirates in return for: LF Tim Raines, 3B Edgardo Alfonzo, SS Jose Vizcaino and 1B Travis Lee.

Walker, who was riding the bench blocked by Jorge Cantu in Pittsburg, immediately slots in as the Stros DH, and will provide that Left handed bat the team was seeking. In addition to his DH duties, expect Walker to see some time at 1st, 3rd and 2nd, keeping the Stros infield rested.

Freel was at AAA for the Pirates, but will now see extensive time in the majors, as a utility player and primary pinch runner for the Stros, giving some much needed pinch running ability to a team that was lacking it.

In a corresponding roster move, the Astros have called up utility man Eric Bruntlett. Don't expect significant action from Bruntlett, although he should provide good flexibility.

[J_smith2190]

Well folks, I can't get enough baseball! Spring training is upon us, and well with my anticipation of the new release of the show, I decided to start up a carry over franchise.

I chose the Mets as my team, and had the 15th overall pick. My first five picks were:
1- 3B Josh Donaldson
2- 1B Cody Bellinger
3- 2B Jonathan Schoop
4- SP Marcus Stroman
5- CF Michael Taylor

After getting through the draft, I decided to turn the scouting onto Auto, although I did end up doing the draft. I then simulated until September 4th, and will be playing all the games from here on out. I felt like this would give me enough time to finish up this season / offseason before the new release of the show. Anyway, heres a look at The Amazins stats up until this point of the season.

2017 New York Mets - September 4th Stats - Hitting
NAME	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG
CF Michael Taylor (R)	503	60	144	23	5	23	69	29	158	11	4	.286	.328	.489
LF Jeremy Hazelbaker (L)	252	26	55	9	0	10	27	22	86	9	1	.218	.280	.373
3B Josh Donaldson (R)	470	73	134	33	1	26	65	80	119	0	1	.285	.392	.526
1B Cody Bellinger (L)	407	58	114	24	4	24	67	62	133	6	3	.280	.378	.536
2B Jonathan Schoop (R)	532	70	147	23	2	24	71	32	124	0	0	.276	.327	.462
RF Michael Saunders (L)	446	51	113	19	2	19	62	43	138	2	2	.253	.326	.433
SS J.J. Hardy (R)	416	40	103	18	1	11	42	36	97	0	0	.248	.309	.375
C Austin Barnes (R)	282	32	73	16	4	4	24	27	59	0	0	.259	.328	.387
-------BENCH-------
C Chris Stewart (R)	213	17	48	11	1	2	13	19	38	0	0	.225	.297	.315
2B Kaleb Cowart (S)	132	9	32	6	1	4	18	5	41	2	1	.242	.273	.394
SS Tyler Wade (L)	225	27	46	11	0	2	12	9	63	4	7	.204	.239	.280
3B Richie Shaffer (R)	163	18	48	9	1	10	28	21	54	0	0	.294	.378	.546
CF Paulo Orlando (R)	373	53	118	26	2	8	27	15	81	14	1	.316	.345	.461

2017 New York Mets - September 4th Stats - Pitching
NAME	GP	GS	W	L	SV	QS	HLD	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP	ERA
SP Marcus Stroman (R)	28	28	17	5	0	21	0	177.2	159	62	18	56	147	1.21	3.14
SP Rick Porcello (R)	28	28	7	12	0	17	0	175.2	189	76	29	33	164	1.26	3.89
SP Steven Matz (L)	27	27	9	11	0	17	0	161.0	151	72	24	32	127	1.14	4.02
SP Zach Davies (R)	27	27	10	11	0	17	0	153.2	155	62	15	38	142	1.26	3.63
SP Gavin Floyd (R)	27	27	4	9	0	5	0	131.0	139	66	20	47	109	1.42	4.53
----BULLPEN-----
MRPJorge De La Rosa (L)	42	0	6	0	0	0	0	68.1	62	25	9	16	57	1.14	3.29
MRP Dustin McGowan (R)	71	0	6	1	0	0	9	76.1	67	34	8	31	56	1.28	4.01
MRP Josh Hader (L)	75	0	3	0	0	0	13	84.0	56	22	8	43	91	1.18	2.36
MRP Trevor Gott (R)	78	0	6	3	0	0	14	86.1	79	27	6	28	70	1.24	2.81
SU Brad Brach (R)	51	0	2	4	2	0	24	48.1	50	26	5	25	58	1.55	4.84
SU Justin Wilson (L)	36	0	2	2	1	0	17	35.2	29	12	3	15	43	1.23	3.03
CP Edwin Diaz (R)	53	0	1	6	37	0	2	52.1	42	21	4	25	69	1.28	3.61

Top 15 Prospects

SP Jeff Hoffman (R)
SS Brendan Rodgers (R)
LF Jesse Winker (L)
SP Ian Anderson (R)
SP Jason Groome (L)
RF Chad Pinder (R)
3B Nolan Jones (L)
RP Julian Fernandez (R)
CF Dustin Fowler (L)
C Jake Rogers (R)
RP A.J. Minter (L)
SP Andrew Moore (R)
CP Jimmy Herget (R)
SP Troy Scriber (R)
1B Garret Cooper (R)

2017 1st Year Player Draft Results

#1: 2B Darrell Sanchez (R) 18 Years old, 75 Overall, 91 Potential
#2: SP Walter Kim (R) 19 Years old, 67 Overall, 80 Potential
#3: 3B Daryl Schneider (R) 20 Years old, 59 Overall, 81 Potential
#4: RP Deandre Wood (R) 21 Years old, 57 Overall, 78 Potential
#5: Phil Roberts (R) 21 Years old, 50 Overall, 77 Potential
#6: Freddy Scandura (L) 19 Years old, 69 Overall, 71 Potential

**All were signed, although I am planning on changing a few names**

This should be an exciting finish to the season, as the Phillies and Marlins have a 3 game lead on us in the division. Luckily we will be playing the Phils 6 Games, to include the final series of the season, as well as the Marlins 3 Games. As it stands, we are 1 game behind the Giants for the second Wild Card.

** Cody Bellinger leads the NL Rookie Of the Year voting, and Marcus Stroman (our lone All-Star) is sitting at #2 in the Cy Young Race.

[J_smith2190]

We took 2/3 from the Phillies, on our way to closing the gap in the division. In the first game, JJ Hardy hit a wall scraping grand slam, allowing us to win 5-1. Game 2 was a thriller, with Berlinger & Schoop hitting back to back HR’s to tie the game in the 8th, and Michael Saunders hitting a walk off Pinch hit HR to lead off the 9th for the walk off. The series finale was a disappointment, mainly due to Gavin Floyd showing himself to be a 4 inning pitcher at this point. To that point, if we make the playoffs, Floyd will only be used in long relief.

Next up:

We play 4 games at home against the Reds, who are owners of the worst record in baseball.

[HighCmpPct]

Quote: Originally Posted by J_smith2190

Well folks, I can't get enough baseball! Spring training is upon us, and well with my anticipation of the new release of the show, I decided to start up a carry over franchise. I chose the Mets as my team, and had the 15th overall pick. My first five picks were: 1- 3B Josh Donaldson 2- 1B Cody Bellinger 3- 2B Jonathan Schoop 4- SP Marcus Stroman 5- CF Michael Taylor After getting through the draft, I decided to turn the scouting onto Auto, although I did end up doing the draft. I then simulated until September 4th, and will be playing all the games from here on out. I felt like this would give me enough time to finish up this season / offseason before the new release of the show. Anyway, heres a look at The Amazins stats up until this point of the season. 2017 New York Mets - September 4th Stats - Hitting NAME AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS BA OBP SLG CF Michael Taylor (R) 503 60 144 23 5 23 69 29 158 11 4 .286 .328 .489 LF Jeremy Hazelbaker (L) 252 26 55 9 0 10 27 22 86 9 1 .218 .280 .373 3B Josh Donaldson (R) 470 73 134 33 1 26 65 80 119 0 1 .285 .392 .526 1B Cody Bellinger (L) 407 58 114 24 4 24 67 62 133 6 3 .280 .378 .536 2B Jonathan Schoop (R) 532 70 147 23 2 24 71 32 124 0 0 .276 .327 .462 RF Michael Saunders (L) 446 51 113 19 2 19 62 43 138 2 2 .253 .326 .433 SS J.J. Hardy (R) 416 40 103 18 1 11 42 36 97 0 0 .248 .309 .375 C Austin Barnes (R) 282 32 73 16 4 4 24 27 59 0 0 .259 .328 .387 -------BENCH------- C Chris Stewart (R) 213 17 48 11 1 2 13 19 38 0 0 .225 .297 .315 2B Kaleb Cowart (S) 132 9 32 6 1 4 18 5 41 2 1 .242 .273 .394 SS Tyler Wade (L) 225 27 46 11 0 2 12 9 63 4 7 .204 .239 .280 3B Richie Shaffer (R) 163 18 48 9 1 10 28 21 54 0 0 .294 .378 .546 CF Paulo Orlando (R) 373 53 118 26 2 8 27 15 81 14 1 .316 .345 .461 2017 New York Mets - September 4th Stats - Pitching NAME GP GS W L SV QS HLD IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP ERA SP Marcus Stroman (R) 28 28 17 5 0 21 0 177.2 159 62 18 56 147 1.21 3.14 SP Rick Porcello (R) 28 28 7 12 0 17 0 175.2 189 76 29 33 164 1.26 3.89 SP Steven Matz (L) 27 27 9 11 0 17 0 161.0 151 72 24 32 127 1.14 4.02 SP Zach Davies (R) 27 27 10 11 0 17 0 153.2 155 62 15 38 142 1.26 3.63 SP Gavin Floyd (R) 27 27 4 9 0 5 0 131.0 139 66 20 47 109 1.42 4.53 ----BULLPEN----- MRPJorge De La Rosa (L) 42 0 6 0 0 0 0 68.1 62 25 9 16 57 1.14 3.29 MRP Dustin McGowan (R) 71 0 6 1 0 0 9 76.1 67 34 8 31 56 1.28 4.01 MRP Josh Hader (L) 75 0 3 0 0 0 13 84.0 56 22 8 43 91 1.18 2.36 MRP Trevor Gott (R) 78 0 6 3 0 0 14 86.1 79 27 6 28 70 1.24 2.81 SU Brad Brach (R) 51 0 2 4 2 0 24 48.1 50 26 5 25 58 1.55 4.84 SU Justin Wilson (L) 36 0 2 2 1 0 17 35.2 29 12 3 15 43 1.23 3.03 CP Edwin Diaz (R) 53 0 1 6 37 0 2 52.1 42 21 4 25 69 1.28 3.61 Top 15 Prospects SP Jeff Hoffman (R) SS Brendan Rodgers (R) LF Jesse Winker (L) SP Ian Anderson (R) SP Jason Groome (L) RF Chad Pinder (R) 3B Nolan Jones (L) RP Julian Fernandez (R) CF Dustin Fowler (L) C Jake Rogers (R) RP A.J. Minter (L) SP Andrew Moore (R) CP Jimmy Herget (R) SP Troy Scriber (R) 1B Garret Cooper (R) 2017 1st Year Player Draft Results #1: 2B Darrell Sanchez (R) 18 Years old, 75 Overall, 91 Potential #2: SP Walter Kim (R) 19 Years old, 67 Overall, 80 Potential #3: 3B Daryl Schneider (R) 20 Years old, 59 Overall, 81 Potential #4: RP Deandre Wood (R) 21 Years old, 57 Overall, 78 Potential #5: Phil Roberts (R) 21 Years old, 50 Overall, 77 Potential #6: Freddy Scandura (L) 19 Years old, 69 Overall, 71 Potential **All were signed, although I am planning on changing a few names** This should be an exciting finish to the season, as the Phillies and Marlins have a 3 game lead on us in the division. Luckily we will be playing the Phils 6 Games, to include the final series of the season, as well as the Marlins 3 Games. As it stands, we are 1 game behind the Giants for the second Wild Card. ** Cody Bellinger leads the NL Rookie Of the Year voting, and Marcus Stroman (our lone All-Star) is sitting at #2 in the Cy Young Race.

I like this about to do this now I'll let y'all know the results.

Using the Mariners BTW and got the 7th pick. Took Mookie Betts with my first pick.