I agree. I think the adjustments and not being focused on a player that I want to succeed has been key. Though I do want to take a look at how the players we’ve moved on from are performing
Is my GOAT GOATing? 1909? Black folks weren’t even allowed on field then. Jackie Robinson wasn’t born for another ten years as a matter of fact. My GOAT is making history. The Jerry Krause of the MLB in the making
Downloaded the trial on my PS5 today from watching you. Haven’t played since 22. Jumped right into road to the show and even after not playing in forever I need to bump up the difficulty lol. 2 hour trial and 56 hits and 26 HRs in AA lol. Will probably buy it next paycheck honestly. Love your videos. Keep it up. Length of these videos for the series it’s right on point for me.
Depends on the person. I know some people that only want to smash the ball. I like the in between personally. I like getting fooled by the pitcher but I want it to still feel rewarding to succeed
@@swusportsnetwork agreed. When I was a kid smashing it was fun. As I’m getting older I’m really enjoying games and situations in games where there is a learning or skill curve.
Glad you're on a Hot streak see if you can ride the wave. well done. I think O'Neil will be just fine. He is only 18 and starting as a 70., With 94 overall. Let hope I didn't ask about the wrong player. Cheers always enjoy these episodes.
Yeah don't trade Cruz. Should of kept Suwinski too such a great bat for me. I just started season 3 of mine. You got way more out of Hayes than I do. His defense is why I keep him around. Same with Henry Davis. I enjoy comparing, we think pretty similarly. Great content. Look forward to the next one.
Only in MLB the Show are RP and CPs taken in first round of draft lol. My GOAT found a Diamond in the rough tho. I don’t question him he only knows GOAT moves.
I think Cruz and Hayes are both kinda weird players. As a pirates fan I typically do 3 to 4 pirates saves a year. Sometimes they develop into amazing players sometimes not. In my most recent Cruz had his fielding go way up and had a 48 hr season. I’m not sure if u have done it manually or not but to me training really can help if properly managed.
In regards to Skenes he is still so young with A potential it just takes time. I saw a great piece that sometimes players with high potential will suddenly burst way up around 28 to 30ish
I had the same experience last year when I did a pirates save. Hayes confuses me more. Cruz seems to underwhelm every time for me. He’s got all the talent in the world to be an all star, I hope it turns out that way in real life. This play through has gotten me very close to calling the pirates my number two team IRL.
Hey Chris. Ventured over here from farm sim SWU 😊. Not nerding out at all. Used to play madden a lot and every draft/offseason I was filling pages in notebooks doing similar things.
@@swusportsnetwork I agree!!! MLB is way deeper though. I’ve only ever done road to the show on that. Looking forward to yours. Madden is child’s play compared to what you’re doing. Very easy to break the system and build sustainability in madden.
It's not just their owner that's the problem though, the GM is great at spotting and drafting talent but has no idea how to develop anyone. For example, the hitting coach, Andy Haines, is so bad that he ruined Ke'Bryan Hayes' swing. Hayes got fed up with it and secretly met with the AA hitting coach, Jon Nunnally, and it worked he had a great second half of 2023 (252/290/395 first half and 299/335/539 second half). Nunnally's reward? He was fired.
The Pirates are bad because they have an owner who is not willing to spend money to build up the team. I'm a Phillies fan from philly and i think the reason we have had success comparatively is because our owner is actually willing to spend money to draft and trade for good players, and build up prospects.
The reason the Pirates have been so bad for so long is because they have a cheap owner. They don't even try to retain stars or great prospects. They typically trade them away before they have a contract year typically for more prospects or money. They squeeze all the value they can out of them in their arbitration seasons then send them off. Plenty of examples. Gerrit Cole, Jameson Tallion, Andrew McCutchen, etc. I could go on but you get it. I think they have the lowest budget in league too. If not the lowest def top 3 lowest all because manager is cheap. They will never be more than a wildcard team with this strategy and its really sad because Pittsburgh is a true sports town of champions and deserves a winner.
Heard your first two sentences and knew immediately I needed to PAUSE and type a message to my GOAT. You seem to need some motivation. You are in the dog days in the grind. Even MJ was tired of losing at one point. Like he said in that commercial. "I've failed over and over in my life and that is why I succeed." The greatest GOATs of our time lost greatly before they won greatly. I think I'm just watching a familiar story. Keep your head up GOAT. Championships are around the river bend.
My GOAT! My GOAT! I’m not worried about saw early season record. I see the destination. I see the focus. The trades for the pieces. The watching of stat declines. You are locked in. GOAT habits. If Mitch Keller stats stay the same I know you will do what needs to be done. GOATS my those tough decisions. Cutting fat isn’t easy but it has to be done for that perfect physique. The championship build. The GOAT life ain’t for everyone but it fits you well…
You don't want to level up. It's not even harder it just creates more outrageous was to get out. More perfect perfect outs, crazy diving plays, lazy contact when you time it good. It will drive you mad
I’d recommend playing a few games in double or triple A to get the difficulty to something decent on dynamic. Because it will start up on super easy stuff.
Also Please take a look at Nicjols O'Neil. At least see what he might look like. bI know I ask a lot anjd sokmetimes it seems I am critical but I just want to see the frfranchise succed and You. Wish I could join more tyhen the Sub. Maybe soon> Cheers
