MLB The Show 24 Franchise Mode Discussion Thread

[WillieB1214]

Braves Bounce Back, Even the Series With 7-6 Win

It was expected that a Nola-Fried matchup would be one that would lead to litte offense, but that was not the case. Fried (4.2 IP, 8 hits, 5 ER, 4 Ks) didn't make it out of the fifth, and a Jared Kelenic two-run homer (his first as a Brave) scored the Braves fifth and sixth run and chased Nola (5.2 IP, 9 hits, 5 ER, 6 R, 10 Ks) out of the game in the sixth to put them up one. The Phillies would tie the game in the bottom of the sixth as Trea Turner's (4-5, 2B, HR, SB) fourth hit, a single, knocked in Edmundo Sosa (2-4, HR) It looked as if the Braves bullpen would struggle again, but Reynaldo Lopez, AJ Minter, and Raisel Iglesias wouldn't let that happen.

The Braves would go up 7-6 in the top of the eighth with a Sean Murphy single knocked in Ozzie Albies (2-4, HR, SB). Minter would shut the door in the eighth, and Iglesias would get his first save of the season as the Braves move to 1-1 on the season.

The Braves offense was much better as everybody got involved, totaling 13 hits for the seven runs. Albies and Austin Riley have homered in both games to start the season. The bullpen had a good bounce back game.

The rubber match of the series will see Chris Sale of the Braves take on Ranger Suarez for the Phillies on the mound.

[TeejMoore]

Tigers Take 2/3 from Sox to open Year

What a good start to the Tigers 2024 campaign. The offense and defense through the first 2 games was absolutely lights out, winning those first two by a combined 11-2. Tarik Skubal went out and got a complete game shutout on Opening Day, and the team put up 8 behind him including 4 homers(Including a Leadoff HR to the leadoff batter Baddoo) In game two, the Tigers jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead before giving up a run in each of the last two innings before Lange buckled down and got the save.

Finally in Game 3, the Tigers could put some hits together but never the timely ones, and would end up being shut out themselves this time, 3-0 behind what was still a solid pitching performance from Reese Olson.

Now the Tigers head straight to Queens, where they will take on the 1-2 Mets.

Probable pitchers for the series are:
Flaherty v Manaea
Mize v Severino
Skubal 1-0, 0.00 v Senga 0-1, 12.27

[WillieB1214]

Braves' Bats Go Quiet, Phillies Win Opening Series

Just an absolutely dreadful day for the Atlanta offense, as they only notched four hits and two walks on the day as Ranger Suarez (7.2 IP, 4 hits, BB, 7 Ks) continues to dominate them dating back to the 2023 postseason. Orlando Arcia was the only Brave with multiple hits.

This was a shame as Chris Sale's debut could not really have gone much better. Sale put together six strong innings, giving up six hits and one run while walking one and striking out 6. Joe Jimenez pitched the last two innings and gave up the additional run.

The Braves (1-2) will stay on the road as they travel to play the Chicago White Sox for a three game set. As they set for the trip, the offense has to be more patient, as the pitching was mostly decent in the opening series. Atlanta walked only three times in the first three games.

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Now that I'm through the first series, I'll be back at the end of every series for a full recap. Hall of Fame whipping me a bit early lol

[chitown1-23]

Quote: Originally Posted by RaysTheCups

Where is the option to turn legends on and off for Franchise? Did they remove it?! Sent from my SM-S918U using Operation Sports mobile app

It’s still there I believe it’s called “allow non active free agents”

[toodles2you90]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

Cardinals outright Matt Carpenter The Cardinals have outrighted 2B/IF Matt Carpenter. The 38 year old and the Cardinals reunited this offseason with a one year deal, but this reunion appears to be short lived. As the Cardinals head towards the conclusion of Spring Training, and with the likes of Brandon Crawford on the roster, there really isn't a spot for Carpenter. Nolan Gorman will be the primary DH and Brandon Crawford will be the primary bench player for the infield. Plus Carpenter hasn't hit well this Spring with just 2 hits in 23 at-bats (25 plate appearances). Its unknown if Carpenter will clear waivers, but if he does expect the Cardinals to just grant him an outright release, versus trying to find a trade partner, as the market is pretty scarce for him at the moment.

Do the right thing...bring Tink north with you.

[PsychoBulk]

Jays take game three in Tampa 6-0, four more long balls. Offense has come out of the gate flying. Just one more game in this hell hole dome known as the Trop then finally months of outside fresh air baseball, the way it's meant to be.

20 runs in three games, I know I'll cool off soon so just enjoying it while I can.

[WillieB1214]

Braves Take Two Out of Three in the Windy City, Win Series Against White Sox

The Braves got their first series win of the 2024 season by beating the White Sox in the first and third game of the series. The two wins were major blowouts, while the loss was nearly an epic come from behind effort in the ninth inning.

The first game saw Charlie Morton pitch seven scoreless innings with seven strikeouts and one walk while allowing seven hits, but the story was the offense. After hitting two homers in the first three games against the Phillies, Austin Riley hit three alone in this game. Sean Murphy hit one himself among three hits, while Jared Kelenic and Orlando Arcia also landed in the bleachers. The Braves won this game 11-0.

Game two saw the White Sox's Erick Fredde only allow one run over seven dominant innings. The offense did score three runs in the ninth inning thanks to two homers from Marcell Ozuna and Sean Murphy, but it was in vain. Bryce Elder really struggled to find an out pitch in this one, as the White Sox did a great job of fighting off pitches until they got one to square up. Elder allowed 5 in 4+ innings. Reynaldo Lopez and Aaron Bummer were good out of the bullpen, but the Braves lost the game 5-4.

Game three was much like the first, with the Braves launching five homers. This included two more from Riley, giving him seven through the first six games of the season. Michael Harris, Ozuna, and Kelenic joined him. Spencer Strider took the mound and struck out 14 batters in seven innings of one run ball. Braves won the rubber match 13-1.

The Braves stand at 3-3 and will be traveling for their first homestand of the season, starting with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

[DirtBallNation]

Nationals 2024 season kicks off.

The Nationals made the trip back home north from Florida with their 26 man roster set to take on opening day. Couple surprises for the ball club when it comes to the roster.

A couple late spring training additions include Reliever Brad Hand, INF Jonathon Schoop and OFer Eddie Rosario, they all made the opening day roster.

The rotation is made up of Josiah Gray, Mackenzie Gore, Joan Adon (After having arguably the best spring out of all of our starters), Jake Irvin (Posted a sub-2.50 ERA in 5 starts in spring), and rounded out by Thad Ward. A very notable name is not in the rotation not apart of our organization anymore. We finally cut ties with Patrick Corbin. He was expected to compete for a rotation spot, but after posted at 10+ ERA in 22+ innings, we thought it was time we move on. Although we have to take on that large contract, we don’t see a long term future fit, so we are okay cutting him loose early.

Our bullpen is made up of the following; long reliever Mitchell Parker, lefty relievers Richard Bleier and Brad Hand. Righties in the pen are Kyle Finnegan, Jordan Weems, Matt Barnes, Dylan Floro and closer Hunter Harvey.

Our lineup is going to look similar to this:
CJ Abrams - SS
Lane Thomas -CF
Joey Menesses - 1B
Joey Gallo - LF
Eddie Rosario - DH
Stone Garrett - RF
Keibert Ruiz - C
Ildemaro Vargas - 3B
Luis Garcia / Jonathon Schoop - 2B

Our bench guys will be catcher Riley Adams, Nasir Nunez and outfielder Alex Call.


The season is under way and we are taking on the Reds in Cincy.