MLB 15 The Show: Diamond Dynasty Ratings Boost Predictions (5/31/15)

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Submitted on: 05/31/2015 by Chase Becotte

Another week is almost wrapped up in Diamond Dynasty, and with no packs being released over the weekend prices have been soaring almost across the board. So with that in mind, I'll look ahead once again and try to predict who might be getting a ratings boost Monday morning.

I'll be breaking the predictions into tiers based on my own confidence level.

Ratings Boost Probability: High

-Justin Upton - Upton has been ruining the baseball all season, but over the past month he's hitting for average while still hitting bombs.

-Prince Fielder - I predicted Fielder would get a boost last week, and he did get a plus-2 boost. Still, he's not a Gold as of yet. He's hitting .361 on the season (second behind Dee Gordon) and .381 with 9 home runs over the last 30 days. It seems fair to assume he may go Gold this week.

-Josh Donaldson - Donaldson has put together a great year in Toronto. He's received some boosts already this year, but it's hard to find many players hitting the ball better than him right now.

-Paul Goldschmidt - Goldy is third in WAR, fourth in batting average, third in RBI, second in OPS. In short, he's really good. Even though he's already a Diamond, he should get a boost.

-Drew Storen - Storen is second in saves, has youth on his side and is striking out over a hitter an inning.

-Kyle Gibson - Gibson is a young starter that has been stuck as a Bronze to this point. But he's having a great year that includes an ERA of 1.36 over the past month.

-Mike Bolsinger - This seems like one of those deals where Bolsinger just needs to be boosted to get out of being a Common.

-Kris Bryant - Bryant has the right amount of hype and stats to get to a Gold sooner than later. He's just really good, and when you show that early on it seems more likely that a ratings boost will follow.

-Brandon Belt - The last time Belt was changed, he actually was downgraded some weeks back. But he's hitting .330 over the last 30 days and that goes along with 6 home runs.

Ratings Boost Probability: Moderate

-Stephen Vogt - I don't think Vogt is being appreciated enough to this point in The Show. He has been upgraded two or three times, but he's only an 80 at this point even with him being fifth in OPS in MLB.

-Corey Kluber - Kluber was given a plus-one a couple weeks back. This got him back to the rating he started the season at when the game launched. But he has 60 strikeouts in his last 42 innings, and he's basically gone back to being a freak show.

-Michael Brantley - Brantley also got a boost a couple weeks back. But he's still doing great work this season, and I think he gets a plus-one to get to a 90 sometime soon.

-Nick Martinez - I get being slow to upgrade Martinez based on his 2014 season. But now he's over 60 innings on the season and still has an ERA of 2.03. So yeah, upgrade?

-Sonny Gray - He received a small boost a couple weeks back, but Gray has cemented himself as a top starter. He's number one in pitching WAR so far this season and is 10th in FIP as well.

-A.J. Burnett - Folks in the marketplace continue to expect him to get a boost, and his stats are still outrageous even after his last so-so start. In other words, it feels about time for some sort of boost.

-Jacob deGrom - One of the various young arms on the Mets, deGrom has been the best of them the past month. His WHIP is under 1 the last 30 days, and he's been striking out over a hitter an inning as well.

-Santiago Casilla - He's third in saves, and he's got 9 of them the last 30 days to go along with a couple wins.

-Michael Wacha - Most folks expected him to get a boost last week, so let's assume Wacha might get one this week instead.

Ratings Boost Probability: Low

-Edwin Encarnacion - It's a bit confusing following Encarnacion's arc as it relates to his ratings. He was downgraded last week, but it was partly because he gained in some categories and lost boosts in others. I wonder if he might go back to being a Gold this week purely because he's doing what he always does: hit for lots of power.

-Shawn Tolleson - He's taken over the Rangers' closer role and been more or less perfect so far.

-Kolten Wong - Wong has been so good the last month, but he got a boost not too long ago so I'm only so bullish.

-Evan Gattis - Gattis has 9 home runs in his last 100 at-bats. After a horrific start, he's sort of found that Gattis balance. However, his power ratings are already really good so I'm not sure how much growth potential there is here.

-Brandon Crawford - All he's doing is hitting, but he received a plus-four boost last week so I think he might not get another quite yet.

-Jake Odorizzi - He's another young starter having an awesome year. I'm just not sure how many have noticed as of yet.

-Dellin Betances - He has not given up an earned run in 27 innings. That seems okay.

-Lorenzo Cain - He's not on a hot streak or anything, but I just feel like he should be a Gold after taking into consideration his top-notch defense to go along with a solid hitting line.

-Delino DeShields - He's stealing a lot of bases and hitting more than some expected. Plus, he's a Rule 5 pick.

-Nolan Arenado - He's sort of like Lorenzo Cain in that he's just doing everything well on offense and defense.

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# 1 sh27 @ 05/31/15 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ChaseB


	Another week is almost wrapped up in Diamond Dynasty, and with no packs being released over the weekend prices have been soaring almost across the board. So with that in mind, I'll look ahead once again and try to predict who might be getting a ratings boost Monday morning. I'll be breaking the predictions into tiers based on my own confidence level. Ratings Boost Probability: High -Justin Upton - Upton has been ruining the baseball all season, but over the past month he's hitting for average while still hitting bombs. -Prince Fielder - I predicted Fielder would get a boost last week, and he did get a plus-2 boost. Still, he's not a Gold as of yet. He's hitting .361 on the season (second in MLB behind Dee Gordon) and .381 with 9 home runs over the last 30 days. It seems fair to assume he may go Gold this week. -Josh Donaldson - Donaldson has put together a great year in Toronto. He's received some boosts already this year, but it's hard to find many players hitting the ball better than him right now. -Paul Goldschmidt - Goldy is third in WAR, fourth in batting average, third in RBI, second in OPS. In short, he's really good. Even though he's already a Diamond, he should get a boost. -Drew Storen - Storen is second in saves, has youth on his side and is striking out over a hitter an inning. -Kyle Gibson - Gibson is a young starter that has been stuck as a Bronze to this point. But he's having a great year that includes an ERA of 1.36 over the past month. -Mike Bolsinger - This seems like one of those deals where Bolsinger just needs to be boosted to get out of being a Common. -Kris Bryant - Bryant has the right amount of hype and stats to get to a Gold sooner than later. He's just really good, and when you show that early on, it seems more likely that a ratings boost will follow. -Brandon Belt - The last time Belt was changed, he actually was downgraded some weeks back. But he's hitting .330 over the last 30 days and that goes along with 6 home runs. Read on if you would like to check out more players who might be getting a boost this week. Read More - Ratings Boost Predictions For 6/1/15

Not bad. I think donaldson gets upgraded, but not until next monday. They are usually a little late. I think wong definitely goes gold, wacha definitely goes gold also. Don't think upton gets upgraded just yet. Fielder, storen, and probably belt will all be upgraded. Not sold on Vogt just yet ( he had those insane numbers early in the year and has somewhat cooled off). Crawford hasn't done anything since his last upgrade. I think arenado will be upgraded next monday. I am so so on bryant. Either way he will only get upgraded a few points, so sell now IMO. The 2 closers from the rockies should be upgraded along with familia and santiago casilla. Burnett HAS to go up. Archer and sonny gray may reach 90 as well.

# 2 bxphenom7 @ 05/31/15 03:14 PM

Are the servers down? I literally got into this mode today and after all the setup, I couldn't play a game smh

# 3 sh27 @ 05/31/15 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by bxphenom7


	Are the servers down? I literally got into this mode today and after all the setup, I couldn't play a game smh

yea they're messed up atm

# 4 bxphenom7 @ 05/31/15 04:14 PM

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	yea they're messed up atm

ah ok, thanks!

# 5 Wizeguy @ 05/31/15 04:36 PM

Servers are back up.

# 6 MrOldboy @ 05/31/15 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by PhilliesFan13


	Seems kind of pointless to stock up on Bronze cards that may get a boost because so many people already have them. Too many on the market. Better to invest in Silver cards that get a boost or go Gold in my opinion.

You'd be surprised how fast bronze/silver cards sell. People often sell their bronzes/silvers for dirt cheap or feed them. Besides I think most people buying bronze cards are investing for multiple roster updates down the line. They are extremely cheap so basically zero risk in buying some bronze cards. I don't like to invest in cards really. I find I make more money just buying cards and selling them within the next hour, but I understand the reasoning behind investing in cards.

# 7 ChaseB @ 05/31/15 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by billydkid21


	Kyle Gibson should not get a boost at all. I really hope someone at that company understands sabermetrics.

This is actually a fair point. He has a 4.40 FIP and the peripherals are about where they were last year. I'll say "my bad" on this selection. I've just noticed he's been around 2.5 ERA all year so far.

# 8 Wizeguy @ 05/31/15 08:18 PM

He is a beast. Wouldn't be surprised if Cano drops

# 9 MrOldboy @ 05/31/15 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by billydkid21


	You make more if you're good at picking, and you don't have to constantly create orders.

I know the guys who think they're good at picking make plenty of stubs, but those who simply flip cards make equally or more. They wouldn't have teams stacked with Trouts and McCutchens with every collection completed and hundreds of thousands of stubs sitting in their account if they didn't.

I've tried the various methods and nothing worked better and faster than simply putting in buy orders, then putting the same cards up for sell orders. Not only does it accumulate a lot of stubs, but those stubs are available to spend immediately. Investing can take weeks, meanwhile you don't buy that player you want because you have your stubs invested in 15 copies of Kluber waiting for him to go diamond.

# 10 untrugby @ 06/01/15 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by MrOldboy


	I know the guys who think they're good at picking make plenty of stubs, but those who simply flip cards make equally or more. They wouldn't have teams stacked with Trouts and McCutchens with every collection completed and hundreds of thousands of stubs sitting in their account if they didn't. I've tried the various methods and nothing worked better and faster than simply putting in buy orders, then putting the same cards up for sell orders. Not only does it accumulate a lot of stubs, but those stubs are available to spend immediately. Investing can take weeks, meanwhile you don't buy that player you want because you have your stubs invested in 15 copies of Kluber waiting for him to go diamond.

any specific tips on that? I always end up breaking even or just getting a few extra stubs when I try

# 11 sh27 @ 06/01/15 07:30 AM

Servers are back up but no ones rating seems to be changed. Odd.

# 12 BWOzar @ 06/01/15 08:50 AM

Seemingly a very minor update:
http://daddyleagues.com/dd/attributes

# 13 Biizz713 @ 06/01/15 09:05 AM

A-Rod and Wacha went gold, so did Wong.

# 14 jb12780 @ 06/01/15 09:05 AM

A-Rod? Wow.

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# 15 BlessingSpore72 @ 06/01/15 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Biizz713


	A-Rod and Wacha went gold, so did Wong.

So did Cano hahaha.

# 16 jyoung @ 06/01/15 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by BWOzar


	Seemingly a very minor update: http://daddyleagues.com/dd/attributes

Yeah that list is incomplete at the moment. I'm sure they are working on updating their list, because there have been a lot more changes to the roster than those three moves.

I'm pumped that Carlos Gomez got even better against RHP and now has 72 power (up from 64) with only one cold zone (down from three). That's the same power rating as Andrew Mccutchen, except Gomez is about 20/40 points faster in every baserunning category.

A lot of hitters' hot zones have changed.

# 17 jyoung @ 06/01/15 09:16 AM

R.I.P.

Scooter Gennett

March 31, 2015 -- June 1, 2015

"He was one of the best-hitting 2B against RHP with 95 contact before a fatal update."

# 18 sh27 @ 06/01/15 09:23 AM

made a lot of coin on fielders, a-rods, wongs, wacha's, and degrom's.

# 19 Dag_BoomStick @ 06/01/15 09:32 AM

Ortiz is down to silver? Should be interesting to see how far his price falls now and how many more Ted Williams there will be.

# 20 BlessingSpore72 @ 06/01/15 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Dag_BoomStick


	Ortiz is down to silver? Should be interesting to see how far his price falls now and how many more Ted Williams there will be.

He is going down but Pedroia is going up. I had Pedroia last week for 13k i should have kept him

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