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The Best and Worst Farm Systems in MLB 15 The Show (OSFM Rosters)

12:01 PM - April 16, 2015 by RaychelSnr

The Operation Sports Full Minor League (OSFM) roster has arrived, and thanks to many hard working individuals, we now all get to reap the benefits. The best part of it all is that a hectic offseason has resulted in the reshuffling of a lot of farm systems. There is a lot to dig into, so here are the best and worst farm systems in MLB: The Show 15...

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# 1 extremeskins04 @ 04/16/15 01:13 PM

Yea I just went ahead and started a new Franchise with the Red Sox. Even though they have alot of talent, their pitching is terrible so I'm going to start scouting and building up their pitching rotation from the Draft and maybe a little FA.

# 2 DBMcGee3 @ 04/16/15 01:25 PM

Dammit. I really didn't want to do a franchise, because honestly the season is too long for me and I could never finish the 1st year, even when I was younger and had more gaming time. But the Cubbies' farm system has me thinking twice.

# 3 lopey986 @ 04/16/15 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DBMcGee3


	Dammit. I really didn't want to do a franchise, because honestly the season is too long for me and I could never finish the 1st year, even when I was younger and had more gaming time. But the Cubbies' farm system has me thinking twice.

Hey, carryover saves will definitely help in this regard at least!

# 4 mosdef328 @ 04/16/15 02:46 PM

Kind of surprised the Giants didn't make the worst list... makes me feel real bad for the teams that did.

# 5 kevin_bondra @ 04/16/15 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by DBMcGee3


	Dammit. I really didn't want to do a franchise, because honestly the season is too long for me and I could never finish the 1st year, even when I was younger and had more gaming time. But the Cubbies' farm system has me thinking twice.

Like many around here, I play 1 and Sim 5. Although you aren't playing all the games in a season, you're still building your team and watching those young guys come up to the big club. You only play 27 games per season, which should help get you through multiple years. It's my strategy this year.

# 6 Instant C1a55ic @ 04/16/15 04:15 PM

What about the Rockies? I can only think of Jon Gray, David Dahl and maybe Rosell Herrera....

# 7 BenGerman @ 04/16/15 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by kevin_bondra


	Like many around here, I play 1 and Sim 5. Although you aren't playing all the games in a season, you're still building your team and watching those young guys come up to the big club. You only play 27 games per season, which should help get you through multiple years. It's my strategy this year.

Ha! I actually kind of like Susac and Crick. They don't have the best system by any means, but they are more solid around the block than any of the three worst, IMO.

# 8 mosdef328 @ 04/16/15 04:37 PM

Yeah I like Susac... not really sold on Crick. I think after that though its an abyss

# 9 24 @ 04/16/15 04:57 PM

The Yankees Farm System is Brutal. The only prospects with any value are Servino, Refsnyder and Mateo. Possibly Judge if you find the right team. It's pretty difficult to rebuild them.

# 10 cardinalbird5 @ 04/16/15 05:03 PM

Cards are probably close to being a bottom 3. Priscotty will be decent but all of their prospects got traded or are on the 25 man roster (besides Marcos).

Tampa, surprisingly, did not have as many prospects as I thought either. Souza and Kiermaier sould be good, but nothing special. They are definitely young but farm system isn't really too deep.

# 11 N51_rob @ 04/16/15 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by DBMcGee3


	Dammit. I really didn't want to do a franchise, because honestly the season is too long for me and I could never finish the 1st year, even when I was younger and had more gaming time. But the Cubbies' farm system has me thinking twice.

Quick counts can cut down game time, and the year to year saves are awesome. I brought my franchise over from 14 and I have about 7 games left in the 2014 season.

# 12 BenGerman @ 04/16/15 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by N51_rob


	Quick counts can cut down game time, and the year to year saves are awesome. I brought my franchise over from 14 and I have about 7 games left in the 2014 season.

This. Quick Counts have been my savior. I finished like five seasons last year, playing one game every five or so.

# 13 Trigger18 @ 04/17/15 12:08 AM

I think the Pirates have a better system than the six but it's close!

# 14 Mizzou24 @ 04/17/15 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by cardinalbird7


	Cards are probably close to being a bottom 3. Priscotty will be decent but all of their prospects got traded or are on the 25 man roster (besides Marcos). Tampa, surprisingly, did not have as many prospects as I thought either. Souza and Kiermaier sould be good, but nothing special. They are definitely young but farm system isn't really too deep.

We are no where close to the bottom 3 even with a lot of talent moving up. There is still lots of talent with high ceilings. Sierra, reyes, piscotty, tilson, wick, tui, sosa, flaherty, Kaminsky the list goes on. We have definitely dropped, but we are still probably close to a top 15 farm system.

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# 15 Pezell04x @ 04/17/15 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by DBMcGee3


	Dammit. I really didn't want to do a franchise, because honestly the season is too long for me and I could never finish the 1st year, even when I was younger and had more gaming time. But the Cubbies' farm system has me thinking twice.

I play 1, sim 5 in a full 162 game season. Work out to like 27 games played while keeping the stats realistic across the board. You still scout and do the draft.

I also play every playoff game, if I make it. Last year I made it to 2018 with the Red Sox, but this year I want to start fresh with either Cubs or Pittsburgh.

# 16 chazbedlam @ 05/01/15 12:46 PM

I started a franchise with my beloved Yankees and the OSFM and it's definitely a challenge. They have jack squat in the farm (as usual) and a collection of old men on the 25 man roster that makes an old-folks home seem like a spring break resort (as usual).

I dealt CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira, A-Rod, Carlos Beltran, Didi Gregorius, Stephen Drew, Garret Jones, Ivan Nova, Capuano, and Brendan Ryan and managed to work trades for Matt Kemp, Dee Gordon, Ryan Zimmerman, Andrelton Simmons, and a couple solid pitchers for the back end of my rotation. Also cleared nearly 50 million in payroll. Now I need to figure out a way to get the farm system strengthened. That will be a tall order given the fact that I'll never have a bad enough season to acquire any solid picks through other means besides trades. But, at least the 25 man roster is jam packed with solid players; no superstars, but no weak spots, either.

I always play one game of each series and simulate the rest. I usually select the game where my team is facing the opposing team's best pitcher. That way, I give my team the best chance to win the series. Playing one game in each series usually works out to around 35 games played per season. And playing 1 game in 3 doesn't inflate my team's statistics to "video game" levels. Most of the time, I sim the rest of the season once I clinch the division. So, I wind up only playing the same amount of games as those who simulate 4 out of 5 games. I only play out the end of the regular season if I have a particular player that's chasing a milestone or a single season record or something.

# 17 TheBigTicket205 @ 05/01/15 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Pezell04x


	I play 1, sim 5 in a full 162 game season. Work out to like 27 games played while keeping the stats realistic across the board. You still scout and do the draft. I also play every playoff game, if I make it. Last year I made it to 2018 with the Red Sox, but this year I want to start fresh with either Cubs or Pittsburgh.

Wow! I love your strategy... I started a 30 team control franchise, but I haven't touched it much since I'm obsessed with RTTS. But I think I'm gonna dive in to my franchise using your strategy now it sounds like its gonna be fun! Can't wait!

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