MLB 14 The Show: Best Franchise Challenges

[I3RIS3H]

I'm going to try to take my Royals to their first postseason appearance since 1985.

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The Mariners.

There's some veteran pieces there in Felix Hernandez, Robinson Cano, Hisashi Iwakuma, Kyle Seager, and Corey Hart.

If you prefer youth, there's plenty of that as well. Taijuan Walker, James Paxton, Brad Miller, Nick Franklin, Mike Zunino, Brandon Maurer, and Abraham Almonte are all 25 and under and saw burn in the bigs last year, so they will have real player photos. That's always been kind of big to me. It will be fun rebuilding the farm after the graduation of most of our top prospects last season, but restocking a system is a big part of the fun for me.

You want fairly young reclamation projects? Say hello to Dustin Ackley, Justin Smoak, Logan Morrison, and Jesus Montero.

I'm biased of course, but I think the M's are going to be a lot of fun this year, and when you factor in Safeco Field and some pretty decent uniforms, they're a good pick for someone looking to take a potential middle of the road team and making them better.

[nusie]

Quote: Originally Posted by RecordBreakerCF

Hey nusie, you do know Matt Harvey won't be back until next year, right?

Yeah, I thought I had put that in my post after next year, but guess not, lol. But suffering through this year to get that rotation the following year, that's gonna be fun.

[Dice]

Did they forget the White Sox? You want a challenge? Trying working with them. 99 losses last year. Worst offense in baseball. Bottom of the rankings when it comes to farm systems.

The one redeeming factor for the Astros is their farm system. One of the best in baseball. They'll have their chance in the next couple of years.

[IlliniMatt]

Gotta be the Cubs rebuild! (Although it's hard to be a RE-build if nothing is built in the first place)

[barsoffury]

Slightly biased here but the Blue Jays are a challenge. Being in the toughest division in baseball and picked to finish last in the East. Aging stars and a depleted farm system. Good luck.

[tessl]

Quote: Originally Posted by SilverBullet1929

Yeah I was thinking this too, so much of the positives I see with my Fish are things that don't translate well in The Show. Hopefully their future does keep improving and in a couple years they'll be so much more enjoyable in the game. Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk 2

I have one question for you regarding the Marlins. I went to google maps and used pegman to take a look around the neighborhood where the ballpark is located. I saw bars on doors and windows a block from the ballpark which you only see in a high crime area.

Why would they locate a ballpark in a high crime area and is that a factor in poor attendance? If they don't get better attendance they will constantly struggle and will remain a challenge both in reality and in mlbts.

[Pezell04x]

I'll probably use Pittsburgh. PNC is a beauty.