MLB 15 The Show: Diamond Dynasty Stock Watch (7-20-15)
Submitted on: 07/20/2015 by
Chase Becotte
Players On The Rise
So this ended up being more of a normal update rather than a big re-ratings change. Most people you would expect to go up, went up because they've been on hot streaks. Guys who seemed "underrated" stayed that way unless they had been in the midst of a string of good games.
That being said, Chris Sale and Zack Greinke were long overdue for boosts and they each got them. Greinke went Diamond, and Sale solidified his Diamond status. Bryce Harper is another big winner as he got a boost in his rating even with his move to right field.
Lorenzo Cain and J.D. Martinez are two other players who went Gold this week. In the case of Cain it felt like a "finally!" moment, while with Martinez he's just been murdering the ball and got fast tracked to Gold tier.
Gerardo Parra and Cameron Maybin are two others who have been very good as of late and got boosts, while Charlie Blackmon further cemented his status as a good platoon option against right-handed pitchers.
Tier Changes
(All thanks go to Daddy Leagues for these numbers! They're so on the ball I no longer have to sync up before and after roster update video clips to do all the changes myself.)
- Lorenzo Cain went from Silver to Gold
- J.D. Martinez went from Silver to Gold
- Roberto H. Hernandez went from Common to Bronze
- Jon Niese went from Bronze to Silver
- Brad Hand went from Common to Bronze
- Jeanmar Gomez went from Common to Bronze
- Gerardo Parra went from Bronze to Silver
- Zack Greinke went from Gold to Diamond
- Gonzalez Germen went from Common to Bronze
Full List Of Changes
Jake Elmore +7 boost in Overall rating (64 Overall)
Kevin Pillar +5 (75)
Lorenzo Cain +1 (85) -- +6 Pwr vs. R / +10 Pwr vs. L
J.D. Martinez +4 (85) -- +4 Con vs. R / +6 Con vs. L / +10 Pwr vs. R / +12 Pwr vs. L
Drew Ver Hagen +4 (66)
Chris Sale +2 (95)
Hector Santiago +2 (83)
Bryce Harper +1 (95) -- +1 Con vs. R / +7 Con vs. R / +5 Pwr vs. R / +11 Pwr vs. L
Jon Niese +6 (79)
Cameron Maybin +3 (81) -- +9 Con vs. R / +8 Con vs. L / +15 Pwr vs. L
Jim Johnson +2 (71)
Martin Prado +1 (80)
Brad Hand +2 (69)
Derek Dietrich +1 (68)
Jeanmar Gomez +3 (70)
Gerardo Parra +5 (80) -- +4 Con vs. R / +8 Con vs. L / +8 Pwr vs. R / +7 Pwr vs. L
Zack Greinke +2 (94)
Matt Duffy +6 (75) -- +10 Con vs. R / +12 Pwr vs. R / +9 Pwr vs. L
Charlie Blackmon +1 (82) -- +4 Con vs. R / -13 Con vs. L / +18 Pwr vs. R / -8 Pwr vs. L
Gonzalez Germen +6 (72)
Players On The Decline
A chunk of big names all got dinged this week. The player who got nailed the worst was Justin Upton. He went down minus-four this week to an 86 overall. Ian Kinsler, Eric Hosmer and Matt Carpenter all went from Gold to Silver this week as well. Carpenter took the biggest hit of all three, dipping three points to an 83 overall.
Some other big names that went down included Nelson Cruz and Joey Votto. Cruz did get to 99 power versus left handers in the process, but as he was already a 98 in that category it was just a small change.
One other key name that got dinged this week is Michael Brantley. He went down two points to an 87 overall so now he's needed once again to complete the Cleveland Indians Collection.
Tier Changes
- Eric Hosmer went from Gold to Silver
- Ian Kinsler went from Gold to Silver
- Emilio Bonifacio went from Silver to Bronze
- Matt Carpenter went from Gold to Silver
Full List Of Changes
Alex Colome -3 (69)
Eric Hosmer -1 (84) -- -9 Con vs. L
Ian Kinsler -2 (84) -- +8 Con vs. R / -12 Con vs. L / -5 Pwr vs. R / -8 Pwr vs. L
Neftali Feliz -2 (75)
Michael Brantley -2 (87) -- -4 Con vs. R / -2 Con vs. L / -5 Pwr vs. R
Emilio Bonifacio -8 (72)
Anthony Ranaudo -5 (63)
Nelson R. Cruz -2 (88) -- -2 Con vs. R / -9 Pwr vs. R / +1 Pwr vs. L
Vidal Nuno -2 (65)
Michael A. Taylor -1 (66)
Matt Carpenter -3 (83) -- -9 Con vs. R / -12 Con vs. L / -4 Pwr vs. L
Nick Greenwood -4 (57)
Joey Votto -2 (89) -- -8 Con vs. R / -2 Con vs. L
Pedro Villarreal -4 (55)
Juan Nicasio -5 (63)
Justin Upton -4 (86) -- -5 Con vs. R / -4 Con vs. L / -4 Pwr vs. R / -8 Pwr vs. L
Market Changes
There was a Heavy Hitters Pack that was released over the weekend. It impacted a group of power hitters, but overall it was a nice time to sell high.
Ratings Boost Prediction Results
I made far more predictions for the potential re-ratings adjustment than what actually occurred so it seems a bit foolish to go through and check my results.
New Players
There are 11 new players in Diamond Dynasty this week that will impact Collections:
- Rob Refsnyder (NYY)
- Brian Johnson (BOS)
- Dusty Coleman (KC)
- Cheslor Cuthbert (KC)
- Ryan O'Rourke (MIN)
- Jefry Marte (DET)
- Jeff Ferrell (DET)
- Tyler Saladino (CWS)
- Scott Carroll (CWS)
- David Rollins (SEA)
- Brandon Beachy (LAD)
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