MLB 15 The Show: Diamond Dynasty Stock Watch (9-7-15)
Submitted on: 09/07/2015 by
Chase Becotte
Players On The Rise
It was a quiet update this week as I’m sure the Labor Day weekend brought about some needed rest and relaxation for the development team. The big note though is that there is a new member of the Diamond Club as Joey Votto was given a plus-three boost.
Beyond the Votto update, Edwin Encarnacion got some much needed love as well and took back his Gold status. Some youngsters also got a boost this week with Raisel Iglesias and Jackie Bradley Jr. both getting a boost. I put Encarnacion and Iglesias in my predictions column last week, so I was just a week early in predicting their increases.
Jake Arrieta is someone I put in my predictions column last week and this one, and it paid off staying true to Arrieta as he was boosted to a 90 overall this week. Lorenzo Cain also solidified his Gold status with a boost to 87 overall.
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.)
- Edwin Encarnacion went from Silver to Gold
- Jackie Bradley Jr. went from Common to Bronze
- Ryan Zimmerman went from Bronze to Silver
- Joey Votto went from Gold to Diamond
- Raisel Iglesias went from Bronze to Silver
Full List Of Changes
Enny Romero +4 boost in Overall rating (59 Overall)
Edwin Encarnacion +2 (86) -- +5 Con vs. R / +3 Pwr vs. R / -7 Pwr vs. L
Jackie Bradley Jr. +5 (70) -- +10 Con vs. R / +24 Con vs. L / +10 Pwr vs. R / +14 Pwr vs. L
Lorenzo Cain +2 (87) -- -2 Con vs. R / +4 Con vs. L / -1 Pwr vs. R / +11 Pwr vs. L
Chris Young +6 (75)
Scott Feldman +4 (75)
Colby Rasmus +1 (74)
Jake Marisnick +1 (68)
Vidal Nuno +4 (76)
Ryan Zimmerman +3 (80) -- +8 Con vs. L / +3 Pwr vs. R / +17 Pwr vs. L
Jake Arrieta +2 (90)
Joey Votto +3 (93) -- +2 Con vs. R / +3 Con vs. L / +7 Pwr vs. R / +7 Pwr vs. L
Raisel Iglesias +5 (81)
Alejandro De Aza +1 (71)
Players On The Decline
It was an especially light week for declines this week. Almost every single player that went down in overall can be tied back to a position change. The biggest name on this list is Junichi Tazawa who was dropped two points to an 82 overall.
Tier Changes
- Aaron Sanchez went from Bronze to Common
- Brad Miller went from Bronze to Common
- Drew Pomeranz went from Bronze to Common
- Steven Matz went from Bronze to Common
- Tim Hudson went from Silver to Bronze
Full List Of Changes
Aaron Sanchez -7 (66)
Nate Karns -3 (71)
Junichi Tazawa -2 (82)
Brad Miller -4 (67)
Drew Pomeranz -2 (68)
Steven Matz -5 (65)
Andre Ethier -1 (75)
Tim Hudson -7 (75)
Market Changes
The August Topps 50 pack was released over the weekend.
Ratings Boost Prediction Results
Let's see how I did on my predictions this week (and as always come back over the weekend for next week's predictions):
-From the High Probability section I went: (2/2)
Arrieta was the easy call to make, and really Jackie Bradley Jr. was as well because he’s been unreal the last month of the season.
-From the Moderate Probability section I went: (1/3)
I hit on one of the two Royals picks I made as Lorenzo Cain did get a boost. I assume Arenado will get a boost next week.
-From the Low Probability section I went: (0/5)
I put up a stinker here, but my feeling is this was a small update so it’s hard to expect any “low probability” guys to be boosted.
New Players
There is 1 new player in Diamond Dynasty this week that will impact Collections:
- Jason Pridie (OAK)
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