MLB 15 The Show: Diamond Dynasty Stock Watch (5-18-15)
Submitted on: 05/18/2015 by
Chase Becotte
Players On The Rise
Youth was the big winner this week. Anthony Rizzo received a plus-five overall to go to a 91 overall. Manny Machado received a plus-three overall to go to an 86 overall. Bryce Harper continued his ascent as he's now a 90 overall after getting another plus-three boost. And Gerritt Cole received a plus-four boost to rise to a 90 overall.
Michael Pineda and Marcus Semien both should be pointed out as well. Over the last two weeks those guys have received plus-eight in the overall rating category. Pineda has now become a Gold, and Semien has become a Silver.
For the collection hounds out there, Michael Brantley received a plus-two rating this week, which boosted him to an 89 overall. This means he is no longer needed for the Cleveland Indians collection as Kenny Lofton's rating is an 88. Therefore, you do not need to own any Gold players to finish the Indians collection.
Tier Changes
- Manny Machado went from Silver to Gold
- Steve Pearce went from Bronze to Silver
- Kevin Gausman went from Bronze to Silver
- Michael Pineda went from Silver to Gold
- Kevin Pillar went from Common to Bronze
- Marcus Semien went from Bronze to Silver
- Colby Lewis went from Bronze to Silver
- Dallas Keuchel went from Silver to Gold
- Will Harris went from Bronze to Silver
- Aaron Harang went from Bronze to Silver
- Starling Marte went from Silver to Gold
Full List Of Changes
Manny Machado +3 boost in Overall rating (86 Overall)
Steve Pearce +4 (80)
Kevin Gausman +5 (78)
Brock Holt +4 (74)
Andrew Miller +3 (89)
Dellin Betances +1 (87)
Jacoby Ellsbury +1 (86)
Michael Pineda +4 (85)
Josh Donaldson +1 (90)
Kevin Pillar +3 (70)
Chris Colabello N/A (65)
David Robertson +2 (88)
Corey Kluber +1 (90)
Michael Brantley +2 (89)
Joakim Soria +3 (83)
Wade Davis +3 (89)
Chris Young +5 (77)
Eduardo Escobar N/A (68)
Sonny Gray +1 (87)
Marcus Semien +4 (78)
Colby Lewis +2 (78)
Dallas Keuchel +2 (86)
Will Harris +3 (78)
A.J. Ramos +2 (83)
Ichiro Suzuki +1 (79)
Bryce Harper +3 (90)
Aaron Harang +3 (78)
Anthony Rizzo +5 (91)
Kris Bryant +2 (83)
Gerritt Cole +4 (90)
Starling Marte +2 (86)
Kolten Wong +3 (83)
Michael Wacha +1 (83)
Justin Turner +4 (77)
Wil Myers +2 (82)
Players On The Decline
The NL East took the brunt of the damage this week. Gio Gonzalez, Jayson Werth and Chase Utley all were downgraded from Gold to Silver. The biggest loser overall this week was Steve Cishek whose overall dropped minus-six on the week. The Blue Jays rotation also took a shot as R.A. Dickey and Mark Buehrle both were dinged in ratings.
The collection hounds got a gift with Michael Brantley going up enough to not be needed anymore for the Cleveland Indians collection, but Yadier Molina going down minus-four this week means he's now needed for the St. Louis Cardinals collection.
Tier Changes
- Steve Cishek went from Silver to Bronze
- Jayson Werth went from Gold to Silver
- Gio Gonzalez went from Gold to Silver
- Chase Utley went from Gold to Silver
- Homer Bailey went from Gold to Silver
Full List Of Changes
Hanley Ramirez -1 (90)
Jake McGee -3 (85)
R.A. Dickey -3 (81)
Mark Buehrle -2 (81)
Anibal Sanchez -1 (85)
Danny Farquhar -3 (78)
Elvis Andrus -1 (83)
Julio Teheran -2 (82)
Steve Cishek -6 (74)
Stephen Strasburg -2 (88)
Jayson Werth -4 (83)
Ian Desmond -1 (86)
Gio Gonzalez -1 (84)
Chase Utley -4 (81)
Homer Bailey -3 (83)
Yadier Molina -4 (86)
Carlos Martinez -2 (79)
Addison Reed -5 (72)
Matt Kemp -1 (85)
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.)
No need to worry about the disclaimer above this week. The developers released a Developer's Choice pack over the weekend, which turned the market upside down. More or less most of the players found in those Developer's Choice packs all sunk like a rock in cost on the marketplace. In other words, it was a good time to buy low, and probably will stay that way for much of this week.
However, with the market going so crazy in terms of cost of players being so out of whack, I'll bypass doing a Stock Watch section for the week.
Players To Watch
Could Rise
-Jason Kipnis received a small boost a couple weeks back, but I would think he will go Gold in the near future.
-Todd Frazier has been stuck as an 84 overall for weeks, he also seems about due to go Gold.
-Ryan Braun lost his Gold status weeks back, he seems like he could return to Gold by next week.
-Brian Dozier is another player who sits right on the cusp of going Gold.
-Shelby Miller seems an obvious candidate to rise to Gold some point soon.
-A.J. Burnett is retiring after the season so not sure how much ratings growth he has, but he's been one of the best pitchers in the NL.
-Garrett Richards has come back and looked great, I would expect him to go Gold soon.
Could Fall
-Yordano Ventura has really struggled. He had a lot of hype coming into the season, but he might be downgraded soon.
-Matt Garza has also had a rough go of things, and he might potentially lose his Silver status in time.
-Chris Tillman is maybe the most likely to be dinged in ratings in the near future as his starts are being skipped right now.
-Coco Crisp has not been playing well since being activated. As a veteran, he's more likely to be dinged as well.
-Xander Bogaerts could be facing a downgrade if he doesn't pick it up.
-Mike Napoli is still showing power, but he's still scuffling overall.
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