I don't know why people keep equating year-to-year saves to features size or set, and why they haven't added any new features during this time frame.
Year to Year saves introduced in 2014 PS3/PS4/Vita feature
'14 Franchise Features
Franchise Improvements (PS3/PS4)
Efforts continue to improve the accessibility of Franchise mode. A new notification system, which keeps the user more connected to their organization and the league, serves as an “Assistant GM” and will make sure critical information is more immediately provided and more readily accessible. Also refined is the logic that helps the multi-season cycle of Franchise mode and all of the stats and developments therein resemble real life as closely as possible. Other additions include a player search and the ability to hire and fire coaches during the regular season.
'15 Franchise Features
Franchise Mode Refresh (PS4, PS3, VITA)
With the addition of General Manager Contracts, you now have to consider Ownership Expectations when running your team, and your performance will determine the job offers that come your way. Building a championship-caliber team is more fun and dynamic than ever before,
with the new Performance-based Player Progression, as well as much improved Trade and Contract logic. Partner up with Brand Sponsors, giving your broadcast elements an official sponsor and earn some extra dough to spend on your team.
“Inside The Show” News Suite (PS4, partial PS3)
Franchise, RTTS, and Season modes all feature a new suite of features centered on providing news updates from around the league. Inside The Show is a new radio broadcast that will be heard at the beginning of each new day and will discuss recent scores, notable performances, team news, milestones, records, standings, and more.
Editable Contracts Player contract interest improved (based on MLB service time) Player salary guide, GM History records, Trade Finder
'16 Franchise Features
20/80 Scale Scouting
Player morale, each player has seven factors to determine their morale: team role, contract, coaching, region, team performance, individual performance, and injury. For players where certain requirements can’t be met, for example a player from outside the US or Canada, for region a players expectation may say “1 compatriot,” where you would then have to bring in another player from their country to satisfy that part of his morale.
Stat tracking is another huge improvement to MLB The Show 16 as a whole, as well as specifically in franchise mode.
Stats for a player’s entire career can now accessed in any mode. Newer stats such as WAR are now being tracked as well, which take into account which position a player is. All of these stats will be kept track of for every game mode, so these changes are not just limited to franchise mode.
In franchise mode you can now be fired as a coach of one team, and rehired by another. You can be fired if you do not meet your owner’s requirements. So even if you are doing a great job as a general manager and have a great GM rating, you could still be fired if you do not meet the goals set out for you by your owner at the beginning of each year.
'17 franchise features
Player Quirks
While many fans of MLB The Show 17 plays full games in their franchise, Sony gave players options this year regarding how they want to play games. Players can play a whole game, choose one player to play with Player Lock, Quick Manage a game or Manage Full Game. Sony even gave estimates of how long games will be with each of these options.
Play Full Game- 45 minutes
Quick Manage- 5 minutes
Player Lock- 10 minutes
Manage Full Game- 45 minutes
Critical Situations is another way for players to participate in a game without playing an entire game. Critical Situations puts players in only the biggest moments of a game. For example, moments like a late game pitching change with the bases loaded, two on and two out in the bottom of the ninth inning, or even something small like getting your pitcher to induce a double play early in the game. This addition will give players who may not have the time to complete an entire game to participate in games as opposed to just simulating games.
'18 Franchise Features
Nothing new, just a menu clean up "Phases.
Not to mention tons of game play improvements, and improved logic across the board.
As you can see there have been new, and improved features to franchise since the year-to-year saves was introduced. I just think people get entrenced into a position without researching their position. It may not be the features you like or use, but they are "NEW" features.
This is not a case of agree to disagree, this is a case of I didn't check to see what they added from year to year.