Official MLB The Show 17 Fantasy Draft Franchise Progress Thread

[Armor and Sword]

Official MLB The Show 17 Fantasy Draft Franchise Progress Thread


The Matheny Manifesto A Cardinals Fantasy Franchise Year 2 on MLB The Show 17

OK Show Nation we are back for another year of Fantasy Draft Franchises!!! Last season was the first time I really dived into a fantasy draft franchise and let me tell you, easily one of the best franchise experiences I have had yet on MLB The Show! I feel totally invested in my team, that I built from the 40 man roster, to the entire minor league system. So here we go again. Post your draft results, game stories and anything about your fantasy draft franchise right here!

Armor's Cheat Sheets

Top 10 1B

Paul Goldschmidt
Anthony Rizzo
Miguel Cabrera
Joey Votto
Edwin Encarnacion
Freddie Freeman
Jose Abreu
Chris Davis
Will Myers
Buster Posey

Sleepers/later round gems

Greg Bird
Justin Bour
Carlos Santana
Mike Napoli
Brandon Belt


Top 10 2B

Jose Altuve
Robinson Cano
Brian Dozier
Dee Gordon
Rougned Odor
Ian Kinsler
Jonathan Villar
Dustin Pedroia
Daniel Murphy
Ben Zobrist


Sleepers/later round gems

Joan Moncada
Jonathan Scoop
Jaiver Baez
Starling Castro
Neil Walker



Top 10 3B

Kris Bryant
Josh Donaldson
Nolan Arenado
Manny Machado
Kyle Seager
Matt Carpenter
Todd Frazier
Evan Longoria
Adrian Beltre
Kyle Seager


Sleepers/later round gems

Maikel Franco
Miguel Sano
Anthony Rendon
Nick Castellanos
Mike Moustakas



Top 10 SS

Francisco Lindor
Carlos Correra
Corey Seager
Xander Bogaerts
Trevor Story
Trea Turner
Jean Segura
Addison Russell
Brandon Crawford
Troy Tulowitzski


Sleepers/later round gems

Didi Gregorius
Elvis Andrus
Dansby Swanson
Jose Peraza
Alcides Escobar



Top 10 C


Buster Posey
Gary Sanchez
Salvador Perez
Jonathan Lucroy
Wilson Contreras
Yasmani Grandel
Yadier Molina
Kyle Schwarber
J.T. Realmuto
Brian McCann


Sleepers/later round gems

Russell Martin
Welington Castro
Matt Wieters
Stephen Vogt
Yan Gomes



Top 15 OF

Mike Trout
Bryce Harper
Mookie Betts
Charlie Blackmon
Starling Marte
George Springer
Nelson Cruz
Ryan Braun
Giancarlo Stanton
A.J. Pollack
Carlos Gonzalez
J.D Martinez
Yoenis Cespedes
Christian Yelich
Andrew McCutchen


Sleepers/later round gems

Gregory Polanco
Justin Upton
Adam Jones
Adam Eaton
Lorenzo Cain


Top 10 Starting Pitchers

Clayton Kershaw
Max Scherzer
Madison Bumgarner
Noah Syndergaard
Chris Sale
Corey Kluber
Jake Arrieta
Chris Archer
Stephen Strasburg
Jacob DeGrom


Sleepers/later round gems

Carlos Carrasco
Carlos Martinez
Zach Grienke
Jose Quintana
Felix Hernandez
Danny Salazar
Marcus Stroman
Kyle Hendricks
Masahiro Tanaka
Dallas Keuchel

Top 10 Closers

Kenley Jansen
Ardolis Chapman
Zach Britton
Wade Davis
Mark Melancon
Seung-Hwan Oh
Craig Kimbrel
Edwin Diaz
Roberto Osuna
Andrew Miller


Sleepers/later round gems

A.J Ramos
Delin Bentances
Tony Watson
Shawn Kelly
David Robertson

[thawkprime 21]

has anyone done a fantasy draft in 17 yet do RP all still wait and get drafted in the same round

[bucknut7]

Quote: Originally Posted by thawkprime 21

has anyone done a fantasy draft in 17 yet do RP all still wait and get drafted in the same round

Yes, they all go in the 9th

[J_smith2190]

Pirates here we come. Gonna wait for OS rosters to do the white sox draft. In round 29 with the live rosters....update coming

Spoiler

5th overall pick

On a side note, not that you all don't already know this, but this game is AWESOME!!

[J_smith2190]

And So It Beings!!

Pirates fans everywhere were brimming with excitement, knowing their team held the 5th overall pick in the draft. When it came time to pick, it was an easy decision for GM Joe Smith, who had manager Clint Hurdle by his side...Third Baseman JOSH DONALDSON - the bringer of rain himself. Having a long wait until the next pick, the Pirates new brain trust decided to go after two of the top pitchers available in Justin Verlander & Cole Hamels.

The remainder of the roster was what the GM called "A blend of perfect circumstances, veterans and high upside youngsters". The Pirates feel they have a long term solution up the middle in SS Trevor Story, 2B Ceasar Hernandez & CF Joc Pederson. The young core supplements the veterans on the lineup, and should bring excitement to the ballpark daily.

Heres how the 25 man shaped up for Opening Day against the Red Sox:

Pirates - Opening Day Depth Chart - 2017

• Catcher
• Blake Swihart (S)
• Garrod Saltalamacchia (S)

• First Base
• Derek Dietrich (L)

• Second Base
• Cesar Hernandez (S)
• Whit Merrifield (R)

• Third Base
• Josh Donaldson (R)
• Kelly Johnson (L)

• Shortstop
• Trevor Story (R)
• Eduardo Escobar (S)

• Left Field
• Jayson Werth (R)

• Center Field
• Joc Pederson (L)
• Desmond Jennings (R)

• Right Field
• Andre Ethier (L)

• Starting Pitcher
• Justin Verlander (R)
• Cole Hamels (L)
• Jon Gray (R)
• Patrick Corbin (L)
• Tyler Chatwood (R)

• Relief Pitcher
• Joe Blanton (R)
• Jerry Blevins (L)
• Casey Fien (R)
• Brad Hand (L)
• Matt Belisle (R)
• Ross Stripling (R)

• Closer
• Glen Perkins (L)

Although I chose to manually draft all 90 rounds of the draft, here are my first 40 picks in order:

1) 3B Josh Donaldson - 94 Overall
2) SP Justin Verlander - 88 Overall
3) SP Cole Hamels - 85 Overall
4) CP Glen Perkins - 81 Overall
5) 2B Cesar Hernandez - 81 Overall
6) SP Jon Gray - 80 Overall
7) SS Trevor Story - 78 Overall
8) RP Jerry Blevins - 83 Overall
9) CF Joc Pederson - 78 Overall
10) RP Joe Blanton - 85 Overall
11) C Jarod Saltalamacchia - 76 Overall
12) C Blake Swihart - 75 Overall
13) LF Jason Werth - 80 Overall
14) RF Andre Ethier - 75 Overall
15) 1B Derek Dietrich - 71 Overall
16) 2B Whit Merrifield - 73 Overall
17) SP Jason Vargas - 75 Overall
18) SP Patrick Corbin - 73 Overall
19) CF Desmond Jennings - 71 Overall
20) SP Tyler Chatwood - 72 Overall
21) RP Brad Hand - 72 Overall
22) LF Chris Coghlan - 71 Overall
23) RP Casey Fien - 71 Overall
24) SP Dan Straily - 72 Overall
25) 3B Kelly Johnson -73 Overall
26) RP Ross Stripling - 68 Overall
27) SP Archie Bradley - 70 Overall (A Pot / 24)
28) SS Cliff Pennington - 68 Overall
29) RF Joey Rickard - 68 Overall
30) C Austin Romine - 67 Overall
31) CP Koda Glover - 58 Overall (B Pot / 23)
32) 3B Jason Canon - 64 Overall (B Pot / 19)
33) SS Eduardo Escobar - 67 Overall
34) 3B Jacoby Jones - 60 Overall (B Pot / 24)
35) RP Matt Belisle - 72 Overall
36) CF Jim Cagle - 63 Overall (C Pot / 19)
37) RP Joe Kelly - 68 Overall
38) C Rene Rivera - 69 Overall
39) SP Jeffrey Parson - 66 Overall (C Pot / 23)
40) SP Darren Dixon - 67 Overall (D Pot / 21)

Opening Day Victory 12-6

Justin Verlander was almost unhittable, going 6.1 Innings, allowing 2 hits & 1 Run (a solo homer to Will Meyers) while striking out 11. Brad Hand & Ross Stripling struggled in mop up duty, giving up 5 runs to end the game. Somehow, Verlander was overshadowed by his young short stop Trevor Story. Story went 5-5 with 3 singles, 2 HR & 3 RBI in the season opener. Two more games on the road, and the Pirates will return home to open the season in front of the home town fans.

MAJOR INJURY

Starting in Left Field in order to allow Jayson Werth to preserve some energy while DHing, Whit Merrifield tore his calf in the 6th inning, sliding back into 1st on a pick off attempt. Merrifield's injury is a sore start to the season, as he projected to have a major role on the roster as the defaction super-utility guy as well as Andre Either's right handed platoon partner. Merrifield is projected to be out 1-2 months, and in his absence Joey Rickard has been called up to add to the Outfield Depth.

[bucknut7]

Did my draft last night, decided to rock with the Cardinals. Had something like the 18th pick. Here's the key personnel...

C - Gary Sanchez
1B - Chris Davis
2B - Corey Spangenberg
SS - Francisco Lindor
3B - Yangervis Solarte
LF - Ben Revere
CF - Starling Marte
RF - Matt Kemp

SP - Carlos Martinez
SP - Sonny Gray
SP - Francisco Liriano
SP - John Lackey
SP - C.C. Sabathia

RP - Carl Edwards
RP - Andrew Miller
CP - Ryan Madson

[Brandwin]

Can we decide the draft order this year? It's always bothered me we can pick the draft order and it's always random.

[J_smith2190]

Quote: Originally Posted by Brandwin

Can we decide the draft order this year? It's always bothered me we can pick the draft order and it's always random.

No you cannot...but you can now enter a draft, exit and restart it without creating a save or having to restart the entire menu if that makes sense. Saves time if you're looking for a specific spot.