MLB The Show 12 Fantasy Draft

[IDMANmurph8]

I'm trying to start a fantasy draft but haven't been able to field the kind of team i am looking for. I really like Matt Kemp or Justin Upton at first overall and Starlin Castro 3rd round (or Michael Pineda). I like a team that has a good amount of youth on it. Any ideas for a pick number I should go for or strategy to draft?

[lildrehawk]

Re: MLB The Show 12 Fantasy Draft

For the past 7 years I have been using this FAQ for my fantasy draft. Try it out and tell me what you think. It only goes to the 25th round but I have just started the list over to field my minors. I think it needs an update but is overall well worth the time.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/925211-mvp-baseball-2005/faqs/35597

[extremeskins04]

Re: MLB The Show 12 Fantasy Draft

I do fantasy draft and regardless of the pick I get (I ended up getting 1st pick), it's unrealistic because I know who all the "A" potential players are so after trading players away, and making deals..this is my Washington Nationals fantasy team:

Starting Pitchers
Clayton Kershaw
Stephen Strasburg
Ian Kennedy
Mat Latos
Madison Bumgarner

Bullpen
Jonny Venters
Aroldis Chapman
Jeff Niemann
Juan Gutierrez
Pedro Strop

Closer
Jason Motte

Now look at the lineup:

1. SS - Dee Gordon
2. 2B - Masahide Yamaguchi
3. 1B - Eric Hosmer
4. C - Mike Napoli
5. CF - Yoenis Cespedes
6. LF - Conner Roberts
7. 3B - Anthony Rendon
8. RF - Bubba Starling
9. SP


I should NOT be able to get a team THIS good in baseball. Especially the pitching rotation I have. It's pretty ridiculous, but I'm having fun with it.

Oh, and my budget is still fine.

[IDMANmurph8]

Re: MLB The Show 12 Fantasy Draft

Yeah I was able to grab guys such as Hosmer and Chapman and they have very high ceilings. I also did some trades to get Roy Hallady so now my starting rotation is pretty good (Halladay, J. Santana, Pineda, Lily, Pavano) although this isn't much youth. Just a quetion: was Cespedes in the first online roster update?

[extremeskins04]

Re: MLB The Show 12 Fantasy Draft

Yeah I was able to grab guys such as Hosmer and Chapman and they have very high ceilings. I also did some trades to get Roy Hallady so now my starting rotation is pretty good (Halladay, J. Santana, Pineda, Lily, Pavano) although this isn't much youth. Just a quetion: was Cespedes in the first online roster update?

I don't know because I immediately downloaded one of the user made "Top 50 prospects" rosters.

[extremeskins04]

Re: MLB The Show 12 Fantasy Draft

So this is fantasy draft completely unrealistic or is it ok?

Starting Pitchers
Clayton Kershaw
Stephen Strasburg
Ian Kennedy
Mat Latos
Madison Bumgarner

Bullpen
Jonny Venters
Aroldis Chapman
Jeff Niemann
Juan Gutierrez
Pedro Strop

Closer
Jason Motte


Lineup
1. SS - Dee Gordon
2. 2B - Masahide Yamaguchi
3. 1B - Eric Hosmer
4. C - Mike Napoli
5. CF - Yoenis Cespedes
6. LF - Conner Roberts
7. 3B - Anthony Rendon
8. RF - Bubba Starling

[Saviour13]

Re: MLB The Show 12 Fantasy Draft

So this is fantasy draft completely unrealistic or is it ok?

Starting Pitchers
Clayton Kershaw
Stephen Strasburg
Ian Kennedy
Mat Latos
Madison Bumgarner

Bullpen
Jonny Venters
Aroldis Chapman
Jeff Niemann
Juan Gutierrez
Pedro Strop

Closer
Jason Motte


Lineup
1. SS - Dee Gordon
2. 2B - Masahide Yamaguchi
3. 1B - Eric Hosmer
4. C - Mike Napoli
5. CF - Yoenis Cespedes
6. LF - Conner Roberts
7. 3B - Anthony Rendon
8. RF - Bubba Starling

If that's after trades, no, not really. Pretty easy to trade in this game so far.

If it's before trades, I have no idea how you did it. Strasburg and Kershaw usually go in the first round in mine.

[24]

Re: MLB The Show 12 Fantasy Draft

You can do so much when it comes to manipulating the computer into trades. I found a ridiculous loophole that would have allowed me to get chirs carpenter and pujols in the same trade for some nobody. I drafted primarily for hitting and i made 3 realistic deals for pitchers. Here was the turnout

Catcher : Buster Posey
1st Base : Freddie Freeman
2nd Base : Starlin Castro
3rd Base : Alex Rodriguez
Short Stop : Derek Jeter
Left Field : Jason Heyward
Center Field : Mike Trout
Right Field : Justin Upton
Designated Hitter : Jesus Montero

Chris Carpenter
Mat Latos
Madison Bumgarner
Ted Lilly
Carl Pavano

Closer : Johnny Venters

[Langry]

Re: MLB The Show 12 Fantasy Draft

is bryce harper not in this game? why not?

[extremeskins04]

Re: MLB The Show 12 Fantasy Draft

If that's after trades, no, not really. Pretty easy to trade in this game so far.

If it's before trades, I have no idea how you did it. Strasburg and Kershaw usually go in the first round in mine.

No it was definately after trades but it's very easy to manipulate the cpu into trading. Just draft "A" prospects, and trade them away for star players.

I actually had Bryce Harper too, but traded him away for Bubba Starling to try to make it more fair.