MLB The Show 18 Franchise Discussion Thread

[DirtBallNation]

Hello all! We are under way in my True Braves Franchise with the OSFM rosters. I’m Going to try to play as many games as I can but it will probably amount to 1-2/week (in game). I need to play around with the sliders yet. I’m playing on Hall of fame hitting and all-star pitching. Might have to up the pitching difficulty though. I’m finding it too easy to give up less than 3-5 hits. Or mess with the sliders a bit.

Our opening day roster is pretty damn close to real life. I started with the injuries off, so i have Gohara on my opening day roster. Camargo is starting. Only carrying 2 catchers instead of 3. Acuña is in AAA for a few weeks.

I made a few free agent signings right off the bat to give us some depth. RP Tony Zych to help our bullpen. And Tommy Joseph as a backup 1B and power bat off the bench. Both are spending a couple weeks in AAA to knock the rust off.

Rotation looks like this:
Teheran, McCarthy, Foltynewicz, Newcomb, Gohara. Anibal Sanchez is our long reliever. Bullpen is pretty bad lol. Vizcaino is the closer... for now..

Lineup looks almost identical to real life.

CF Inciarte
2B Albies
1B Freeman
RF Markakis
C Flowers/Suzuki
LF Tucker
3B Camargo
SS Swanson


Opening Day vs the Phillies

We got a big start from Freddie Freeman in the first inning who hit a homerun off the left field foul pole to put the Braves up. The offense would then get hits but not able to string anything together, remained 2-0 until late in the ball game.Teheran came out the gates hot as he pitched no hit ball through 6 2/3 innings. At times struggled with command. Although he only game up 3 hits through 7 innings of work, he surrendered 4 walks, 2 Runs, 1 earned. JP Crawford put the Phillies on the board in the 8th when he hit an inside the park home run to Left center. Tucker misplayed a ball that went to the wall and Crawford had the jets on. 8th inning, Braves would get a single from Tyler Flowers who was pitch ran for by Lane Adams. After a Preston Tucker pop out, Next Batter would be Johan Camargo who sent a liner down the RF line to bring home Adams to put the Braves up 3-2. Arodys Vizcaino comes in, looking to shut the door. Gave a hit, 2 walks to load the bases with no out. He got someone to pop out, and a strike out. With 2 away, he walked PH Scott Kingery to give up the tying run. Braves couldn’t do anything in the bottom. Fast forward to the 10th, Phillies are retired 1-2-3 to head to the home side. First Batter, Freddie Freeman hits a towering fly ball on a 1-1 pitch to right field that landed on the chop house to send the home fans happy!

What a roller coaster of a ride to start the season. Already seems like it’s going to be a fun franchise.

As we progress I’m going to be trading some players as salary dumps, or looking to get a supporting pieces for the future. I hope you guys enjoy my future posts and I’m sorry for the long, drawn out post. I want to give as many details as possible.


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[jmcole33]

Quote: Originally Posted by tmart14

I have just entered the offseason of the 3rd year and there is something weird going on with the phases. I am able to sign my exclusive free agents and hire coaches, but it says that Free Agency I phase is 37 days away, which is actually Free Agency IV. Because of this, I’m not able to offer arbitration, renew contracts, set the 40 man, or participate in Free Agency. So basically, the phase is stuck in the Exclusive Free Agents phase for the first 3 phases of Free Agency and I am losing all my young talent. Does anyone have any idea what’s going on? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've seen a few people mention this. Is this legit? Would be extremely disappointing and tough to keep playing a carryover save

[HighCmpPct]

Here's how my first 2 series have gone so far with the Yanks.

Game 1: (Gardner led off the season with a no-doubter to RF)

New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays
Mar 29, 2018	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (0-0)	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	10	17	0
Toronto (0-0)	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	11	1
W: Luis Severino (1-0) L: Marcus Stroman (0-1)

New York Yankees
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: Ellsbury, Sanchez 2 HR: Gardner, Judge 2, Gregorius 2 RBI: Gardner, Judge 5, Stanton, Gregorius 3 HBP: Stanton GIDP: Drury
BASERUNNING SB: Ellsbury

New York Yankees
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Luis Severino	5.0	7	4	4	2	5	7.20
Chad Green	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	9.00
Tommy Kahnle	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
David Robertson	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
Dellin Betances	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Chase Shreve	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	11	5	5	4	9

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: Grichuk HR: Smoak RBI: Travis, Smoak 4 GIDP: Donaldson, Smoak
FIELDING E: Diaz

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Marcus Stroman	5.0	10	5	5	0	0	9.00
Ryan Tepera	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tyler Clippard	1.0	3	3	3	0	1	27.00
John Axford	2.0	4	2	2	0	0	9 00
TOTALS	9.0	17	10	10	0	1

Game 2:

New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays
Mar 30, 2018	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (1-0)	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	8	17	0
Toronto (0-1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	0
W: Masahiro Tanaka (1-0) L: Aaron Sanchez (0-1)

New York Yankees
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: Sanchez (3) 3B: Gardner, Gregorius 2 HR: Judge (3), Stanton RBI: Judge 4 (7), Stanton, Gregorius, Sanchez GIDP: Drury, Sanchez SF: Sanchez
BASERUNNING SB: Gardner

New York Yankees
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Masahiro Tanaka	7.0	5	0	0	1	10	0.00
Oliver Perez	2 0	2	1	1	0	0	4 50
TOTALS	9.0	7	1	1	1	10

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: Pillar, Granderson RBI: Travis GIDP: Grichuk

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Aaron Sanchez	3.2	10	7	7	0	5	17.18
Barnes	4.1	5	1	1	1	1	2.07
Ryan Tepera	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	17	8	8	1	6

Game 3:

New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays
Mar 31, 2018	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (2-0)	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0
Toronto (0-2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
W: C.C. Sabathia (1-0) L: J.A. Happ (0-1)

New York Yankees
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING HR: Hicks RBI: Hicks 2 GIDP: Torreyes, Drury

New York Yankees
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
C.C. Sabathia	9.0	4	0	0	0	4	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	4	0	0	0	4	0.00

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING GIDP: Donaldson, Pearce, Grichuk

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
J.A. Happ	6.0	5	2	2	1	4	3.00
Tyler Clippard	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	13.50
John Axford	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	4.50
TOTALS	9.0	6	2	2	3	6

Game 4:

New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays
Apr 1, 2018	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (3-0)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Toronto (0-3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	1	5	1
W: Tyler Clippard (1-0) L: Sonny Gray (0-1) S: Roberto Osuna (1)

New York Yankees
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: Sanchez GIDP: Judge
BASERUNNING CS: Ellsbury, Gregorius

New York Yankees
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sonny Gray	8.0	5	1	1	1	4	1.12
TOTALS	8.0	5	1	1	1	4

Toronto Blue Jays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: Granderson HR: Martin RBI: Martin GIDP: Smoak

Toronto Blue Jays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Marco Estrada	6.1	3	0	0	5	5	0.00
Ryan Tepera	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
Tyler Clippard	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	9.00
Roberto Osuna (S,1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	4	0	0	7	7	0.00

Game 5:

New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays
Apr 2, 2018	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (3-1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	7	0
Tampa Bay (1-3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0
W: Ryan Yarbrough (1-0) L: Jordan Montgomery (0-1) S: Alex Colome (2)

New York Yankees
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: Cron HR: Miller RBI: Miller 2
BASERUNNING CS: Hechavarria

New York Yankees
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Ryan Yarbrough	7.0	1	1	1	1	7	1.28
Sergio Romo	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	3.85
Alex Colome	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	2	1	1	1	10	0.00

Tampa Bay Rays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: Drury HR: Sanchez RBI: Sanchez

Tampa Bay Rays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Jordan Montgomery	7.1	7	2	2	2	2	2.45
Tommy Kahnle	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	7	2	2	2	4

Game 6:

New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays
Apr 4, 2018	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (3-2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	9	0
Tampa Bay (2-3)	0	2	0	0	2	4	0	3	X	11	16	0
W: Luis Severino (2-0) L: Chris Archer (0-2)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			NYY	TAM
TAM	2nd	Giancarlo Stanton 427ft Solo HR to Left	0	1
TAM	2nd	Gary Sanchez 424ft Solo HR to Left	0	2
TAM	5th	Brett Gardner 383ft Solo HR to Right	0	3
TAM	5th	Jacoby Ellsbury Solo HR to Right (Back-to-back with Gardner)	0	4
TAM	6rh	Greg Bird 3-run HR to Right (Gregorius, Sanchez score)	0	7
TAM	6th	Brandon Drury scores on Ellsbury GIDP	0	8
NYY	7th	Carlos Gomez 433ft Solo HR to Left	1	8
NYY	8th	Wilson Ramos Linedrive RBI Single to Right (Smith scores)	2	8
NYY	8th	Span scores on Duffy groundout (4-3)	3	8
TAM	8th	Brett Gardner 413ft 2-run HR to Right (Drury scores)	3	10
TAM	8th	Aaron Judge Linedrive RBI Double to Center (Ellsbury scores)	3	11

New York Yankees
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING HR: Gomez RBI: Ramos (2), Duffy, Gomez (2) GIDP: Ramos

New York Yankees
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Chris Archer	5.0	6	4	4	0	6	8.10
Yonny Chirinos	2.0	6	4	4	1	1	21.21
Chad Roe	1.0	4	3	3	0	0	16.20
TOTALS	8.0	16	11	11	1	7

Tampa Bay Rays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 2B: Ellsbury (2), Judge (1) HR: Gardner 2 (3), Ellsbury, Stanton (2), Sanchez (2), Bird RBI: Gardner 3 (4), Ellsbury, Judge (10), Stanton (4), Sanchez (3), Bird 3 (3) HBP: Gregorius (1) GIDP: Ellsbury

Tampa Bay Rays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Luis Severino	6.2	6	1	1	1	9	3.85
Oliver Perez	2.1	3	2	2	1	1	6.23
TOTALS	9.0	9	3	3	2	10

So that's how my season's started so far. Keep in mind I use dynamic difficulty with hitting right now on All-star and pitching fluctuates between legend/legend+, with analog pitching.

Currently going through the second turn of the rotation, gonna look and see if I need to tweak user pitcher consistency/control any for analog pitching. That'll be a okay like 15 game sample size to at least start looking at and possibly attack any already glaring issues.

I always hit bombs with Gardner lol.

[Rob_NYY]

Quote: Originally Posted by HighCmpPct

Here's how my first 2 series have gone so far with the Yanks. Game 5: New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays Apr 2, 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E New York (3-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 0 Tampa Bay (1-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 W: Ryan Yarbrough (1-0) L: Jordan Montgomery (0-1) S: Alex Colome (2) New York Yankees HITTERS AB R H BI BB SO AVG BATTING 2B: Cron HR: Miller RBI: Miller 2 BASERUNNING CS: Hechavarria New York Yankees PITCHERS IP H R ER BB SO ERA Ryan Yarbrough 7.0 1 1 1 1 7 1.28 Sergio Romo 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3.85 Alex Colome 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 TOTALS 9.0 2 1 1 1 10 0.00 Tampa Bay Rays HITTERS AB R H BI BB SO AVG BATTING 2B: Drury HR: Sanchez RBI: Sanchez Tampa Bay Rays PITCHERS IP H R ER BB SO ERA Jordan Montgomery 7.1 7 2 2 2 2 2.45 Tommy Kahnle 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 TOTALS 9.0 7 2 2 2 4 Game 6: New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays Apr 4, 2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E New York (3-2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 9 0 Tampa Bay (2-3) 0 2 0 0 2 4 0 3 X 11 16 0 W: Luis Severino (2-0) L: Chris Archer (0-2) Scoring Summary SCORING DETAILS NYY TAM TAM 2nd Giancarlo Stanton 427ft Solo HR to Left 0 1 TAM 2nd Gary Sanchez 424ft Solo HR to Left 0 2 TAM 5th Brett Gardner 383ft Solo HR to Right 0 3 TAM 5th Jacoby Ellsbury Solo HR to Right (Back-to-back with Gardner) 0 4 TAM 6rh Greg Bird 3-run HR to Right (Gregorius, Sanchez score) 0 7 TAM 6th Brandon Drury scores on Ellsbury GIDP 0 8 NYY 7th Carlos Gomez 433ft Solo HR to Left 1 8 NYY 8th Wilson Ramos Linedrive RBI Single to Right (Smith scores) 2 8 NYY 8th Span scores on Duffy groundout (4-3) 3 8 TAM 8th Brett Gardner 413ft 2-run HR to Right (Drury scores) 3 10 TAM 8th Aaron Judge Linedrive RBI Double to Center (Ellsbury scores) 3 11 New York Yankees HITTERS AB R H BI BB SO AVG BATTING HR: Gomez RBI: Ramos (2), Duffy, Gomez (2) GIDP: Ramos New York Yankees PITCHERS IP H R ER BB SO ERA Chris Archer 5.0 6 4 4 0 6 8.10 Yonny Chirinos 2.0 6 4 4 1 1 21.21 Chad Roe 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 16.20 TOTALS 8.0 16 11 11 1 7 Tampa Bay Rays HITTERS AB R H BI BB SO AVG BATTING 2B: Ellsbury (2), Judge (1) HR: Gardner 2 (3), Ellsbury, Stanton (2), Sanchez (2), Bird RBI: Gardner 3 (4), Ellsbury, Judge (10), Stanton (4), Sanchez (3), Bird 3 (3) HBP: Gregorius (1) GIDP: Ellsbury Tampa Bay Rays PITCHERS IP H R ER BB SO ERA Luis Severino 6.2 6 1 1 1 9 3.85 Oliver Perez 2.1 3 2 2 1 1 6.23 TOTALS 9.0 9 3 3 2 10

Something's not right there!

[Herschie]

April 10th in my Franchise. Next man up!

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[Mbunn1993]

Those of you with Braves franchises in this years or last, when did Acuna and Albies start to really pan out? When did their hitting numbers increase to be dependable?

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Herschie

April 10th in my Franchise. Next man up! Attachment 148766

What the heck are you doing to players over there?!

[Herschie]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

What the heck are you doing to players over there?!

Well I kept on squawking about realistic ways to nerf the Cubs. You see, the past couple years, I would have a ten-game lead in the NL Central going into September. So the regular season wasn't any fun, because there was no point in playing until the playoffs. That wasn't such an issue with 12, 13, and 14. And I'm already playing on Legend, both hitting and pitching.

But then I came across this thread:

htps://forums.operationsports.com/forums/mlb-show-rosters/930011-sure-has-been-asked.html

So I figured the injury bug would be the answer. Nope. I'm still kicking tail. I still have Baez, Russell, Almora, Happ, Zobrist, Schwarber, Lester, Quintana. They're no slouch.

I don't have a crystal ball or anything, but I get the funny feeling that Baez, Schwarber, and Zobrist are going to be out a little late partying one night, when a tired bus driver slams into their Lyft. They'll live, but can forget about baseball in 2018.