MLB 15 The Show: Diamond Dynasty Stock Watch (5-11-15)
Submitted on: 05/11/2015 by
Chase Becotte
Players On The Rise
The biggest risers this week were Michael Pineda, Zach McAllister, Josh Reddick, Marcus Semien, Mark Canha, Colby Rasmus, Andrelton Simmons, Yimi Garcia, Devon Travis and Odrisamer Despaigne. It's obvious to see the Oakland Athletics were the big winners this week in the ratings war.
Looking a bit deeper, Colby Rasmus, Josh Reddick and Odrisimer Despaigne all tied for the largest individual jump as they all received a +5 boost in their overall ratings.
Tier Changes
- Michael Pineda went from Bronze to Silver
- Eric Hosmer went from Silver to Gold
- Mike Moustakas went from Bronze to Silver
- Andrelton Simmons went from Silver to Gold
- Matt Harvey went from Gold to Diamond
- Adam Lind went from Bronze to Silver
- Yimi Garcia went from Bronze to Silver
Full List Of Changes
Michael Pineda +4 boost in Overall rating (81 Overall, +4 Stamina, +14 BB/9, +8 Control, -11 Velocity)
Devon Travis +4 (82 Overall)
Jason Kipnis +2 (84)
Zach McAllister +4 (75)
Eric Hosmer +3 (85 Overall, +7 Contact Right, +6 Power Right)
Mike Moustakas +3 (78)
Josh Reddick +5 (83 Overall, +11 Contact Right, +13 Power Right)
Stephen Vogt +2 (80)
Evan Scribner +3 (75)
Marcus Semien +4 (74)
Mark Canha +4 (73)
George Springer +1 (80)
Jake Marisnick +3 (77)
Colby Rasmus +5 (75)
Andrelton Simmons +4 (88)
Shelby Miller +3 (83 Overall, +5 H/9, +8 HR/9, +7 BB/9)
Matt Harvey +3 (94 Overall, +12 H/9, +8 K/9, +9 BB/9, -5 HR/9)
Jeurys Familia +2 (80 Overall, +10 BB/9)
Zack Cozart +2 (75)
Adam Lind +3 (80)
Matt Holliday +1 (84)
Matt Carpenter +1 (84)
Ender Inciarte +1 (74)
Zack Greinke +3 (92 Overall, +4 H/9, +4 HR/9, +15 BB/9)
Yimi Garcia +4 (79)
Derek Norris +2 (80)
Odrisamer Despaigne +5 (75)
Players On The Decline
A couple big-time players had their ratings dinged this week in Carlos Gonzalez and Victor Martinez. Neither is surprising to see on this list, but the crucial thing is that both have been downgraded from Gold to Silver.
The other biggest losers this week were Shane Greene, Jimmy Rollins, Justin Ruggiano and Ryan Cook.
Tier Changes
- Victor Martinez went from Gold to Silver
- Ryan Cook went from Silver to Bronze
- Carlos Gonzalez went from Gold to Silver
Full List Of Changes
Masahiro Tanaka -1 (80)
Adam Warren -2 (78)
Steven Souza Jr. -2 (78)
Corey Kluber -1 (89)
Victor Martinez -3 (82 Overall, -5 Contact Right, -5 Power Right)
Shane Greene -3 (80)
Wade Davis -1 (86)
Ryan Cook -3 (77)
Coco Crisp -1 (82)
Justin Ruggiano -3 (73)
Stephen Strasburg -1 (90)
Cole Hamels -1 (87)
Jorge Soler -2 (80)
Carlos Gonzalez -3 (82)
Jimmy Rollins -3 (80)
Market Changes
(Note: Everything in this section is based on rough estimates and approximations. The data is taken from last Wednesday and then put against changes on Monday morning after the roster update. The values are then rounded to account for general fluctuations that are common on the market. In other words, this will not be exact.)
Looking through the market changes in the last week, the price of Dustin Pedroia has slunk back down near 30,000 Stubs. He will generally go up and down, but this is close to as low as I've seen him going to this point. Some of the other biggest losers this week were Corey Kluber, Carlos Gonzalez (no surprise) and Victor Martinez (also no surprise).
Speculation is also hurting some players right now. I think some people were buying Russell Martin cards expecting he might go Gold this week, instead he remains a Silver. Sonny Gray is another player who also seems to be getting nailed by that issue right now -- he's a Gold already but perhaps folks expected him to go up yet again as he's been pitching well.
The big winners this week are clearly Bryce Harper and Matt Harvey. Harvey gets a big boost by going from Gold to Diamond, and Bryce Harper gets to continue rising in price even without a boost in ratings this week. He actually hit a peak on Saturday and has come back down a bit, but there's no reason to think his stock won't continue to stay strong.
Rising
Matt Wieters +1,000 Stubs (Buy Now: 7,900)
Chris Davis +1,000 (Buy Now: 7,900)
Michael Pineda +500 (Buy Now: 600)
David Robertson +900 (Buy Now: 6,800)
Jason Kipnis +300 (Buy Now: 750)
Miguel Cabrera +1,000 (Buy Now: 51,200)
Wade Davis +1,600 (Buy Now: 7,200)
Eric Hosmer +1,800 (Buy Now: 2,900)
Garrett Richards +400 (Buy Now: 2,200)
Andrelton Simmons +4,000 (Buy Now: 7,000)
Shelby Miller +900 (Buy Now: 3,900)
Dee Gordon +700 (Buy Now: 8,700)
Bryce Harper +5,000 (Buy Now: 13,000)
Matt Harvey +8,000 (Buy Now: 23,500)
Aroldis Chapman +1,600 (Buy Now: 13,000)
Matt Holliday +200 (Buy Now: 990)
Matt Carpenter +200 (Buy Now: 1,250)
Paul Goldschmidt +3,000 (Buy Now: 29,500)
Zack Greinke +3,000 (Buy Now: 13,300)
Adrian Gonzalez +500 (Buy Now: 9,000)
Falling
Dustin Pedroia -5,000 (Buy Now: 29,500)
Josh Donaldson -500 (Buy Now: 8,000)
Jose Reyes -1,000 (Buy Now: 13,500)
Russell Martin -700 (Buy Now: 750)
Devon Travis -300 (Buy Now: 475)
Corey Kluber -4,000 (Buy Now: 9,900)
Danny Salazar -350 (Buy Now: 850)
Victor Martinez -4,000 (Buy Now: 1,900)
Shane Greene -200 (Buy Now: 200)
Greg Holland -2,500 (Buy Now: 16,200)
Alex Gordon -2,200 (Buy Now: 4,800)
Mike Trout -3,000 (Buy Now: 83,900)
Sonny Gray -3,500 (Buy Now: 11,700)
Scott Kazmir -300 (Buy Now: 1,200)
Stephen Vogt -400 (Buy Now: 160)
Dallas Keuchel -300 (Buy Now: 1,400)
Brett Oberholtzer -300 (Buy Now: 450)
Stephen Strasburg -3,000 (Buy Now: 11,000)
Michael Cuddyer -300 (Buy Now: 900)
Cole Hamels -3,500 (Buy Now: 22,200)
Cliff Lee -1,700 (Buy Now: 20,000)
Jorge Soler -250 (Buy Now: 250)
Homer Bailey -2,000 (Buy Now: 7,900)
Todd Frazier -400 (Buy Now: 1,200)
Billy Hamilton -400 (Buy Now: 1,675)
Yadier Molina -1,800 (Buy Now: 14,600)
Troy Tulowitzki -2,500 (Buy Now: 57,500)
Carlos Gonzalez - 3,000 (Buy Now, 1,500)
Joc Pederson -600 (Buy Now: 850)
Andrew Cashner -900 (Buy Now: 8,300)
Players To Watch
Could Rise
-Bryce Harper has already shot up quite a bit, but if he keeps destroying the baseball, it would not be surprising to see him inch closer to 90 overall.
-Nelson Cruz has stupid stats right now. He is already up to 88 Overall, but again, he could still be going up.
-I don't see any reason Jose Altuve can't become a Diamond-level player at some point.
-Joc Pederson has already received some boosts this year, but I think many are still expecting another boost so it's worth watching if he stays hot this week.
-Russell Martin just needs to keep hitting. If he does that he should go to Gold very soon.
-Starling Marte sits at 84 Overall right now. He's another outfielder who has been playing well, and one hot week could do the trick to bump him to Gold.
-The same goes for Lorenzo Cain.
-Brian Dozier and Manny Machado are two sneakier picks that could potentially go Gold in the near future.
-Freddie Freeman is a more obvious player on the verge, and with Simmons going Gold this week it would not surprise me if Freeman made the leap as well.
-Lance Lynn is sitting at 84 Overall right now. He is a two-start pitcher this week, and if he pitches well it's conceivable he could at least bump up to 85 Overall, which would make him Gold.
-Another two-start pitcher that could get boosted with a solid showing is Rick Porcello.
-The same goes for Kyle Gibson.
Could Fall
-Josh Harrison has really struggled and Jung Ho Kang is now getting much more playing time.
-Chase Utley continues to struggle, and it seems possible he could soon go from Gold to Silver.
-Shin-Soo Choo could go from Silver to Bronze at some point in the near future.
-Adrian Beltre probably won't slip from Diamond to Gold, but I would not blame people for trying to trade him this week.
-Julio Teheran is an 84 overall right now, but it seems more likely he would be going down rather than potentially getting to an 85 overall and becoming Gold.
-Victor Martinez lost his Gold status this week, and Anibal Sanchez right now sits at 86 overall. I don't think he will lose Gold by next week, but again it would maybe not hurt to think about selling Sanchez.
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