MLB 15 The Show: Diamond Dynasty Stock Watch (6-8-15)

[ChaseB]

Players On The Rise

Diamond players rejoice! Paul Goldschmidt is the first player who started as a Diamond when the season began to now see a major uptick in his ratings during the season. This is not a surprise and a surprise all at once. Goldschmidt has been a monster all season, but it was coming to a point where the question was simply becoming, "maybe his track record says he's already amazing, so why does he need anymore boosts?" Regardless, his time is now.

A.J. Pollock was another member of the Diamondbacks who got some love this week. Other big winners include Joc Pederson no longer needing a platoon partner, Evan Gattis getting a power boost, Tyler Clippard taking back his Gold status a week after losing it, and Jeurys Familia finally getting a big boost and going Gold.

The biggest winners this week were Chris Colabello and Billy Burns who each received a plus-10 week over week in Overall rating.

Tier Changes

(All thanks go to Daddy Leagues for these numbers! They've been so on the ball I no longer have to sync up before and after roster update video clips to do all the changes myself.)

• Chris Colabello went from Common to Bronze
• Mike Pelfrey went from Common to Bronze
• Hector Santiago went from Bronze to Silver
• Johnny Giavotella went from Common to Bronze
• Tyler Clippard went from Silver to Gold
• Billy Burns went from Common to Bronze
• Mark Trumbo went from Bronze to Silver
• Shawn Tolleson went from Bronze to Silver
• Evan Gattis went from Bronze to Silver
• Samuel Deduno went from Common to Bronze
• Yunel Escobar went from Bronze to Silver
• Taylor Jordan went from Common to Bronze
• Jeurys Familia went from Silver to Gold
• Alex Guerrero went from Bronze to Silver

Full List Of Changes

Tyler Wilson +5 boost in Overall rating (63 Overall)
Brett Gardner +1 (84)
Chris B. Young +3 (77)
Chris Colabello +10 (75) -- +16 Con vs. R / +26 Con vs. L / +28 Pwr vs. L
Ryan Goins +1 (62)
Brandon Guyer +3 (72)
Corey Kluber +2 (92)
Mike Moustakas +1 (81) -- +6 Con vs. R
Mike Pelfrey +7 (74)
Hector Santiago +4 (81)
Johnny Giavotella +4 (70) -- +9 Con vs. R / +16 Con vs. L / +6 Pwr vs. L
Tyler Clippard +2 (85)
Billy Burns +10 (74) -- +23 Con vs. R / +23 Con vs. L / +11 Pwr vs. R / +19 Pwr vs. L
Arnold Leon +4 (67)
Mark Trumbo +1 (78)
Shawn Tolleson +4 (82)
Evan Gattis +3 (79) -- +7 Pwr vs. R / +8 Pwr vs. L
Samuel Deduno +4 (71)
Yunel Escobar +3 (80)
Taylor Jordan +4 (72)
Jacob deGrom +1 (87)
Jeurys Familia +5 (85)
Lucas Duda +3 (82) -- +6 Pwr vs. R / +6 Pwr vs. L
Kris Bryant +1 (84) -- +4 Con vs. R
Raisel Iglesias +4 (67)
Gregory Polanco +1 (76)
Jhonny Peralta +1 (80) -- +12 Con vs. R / +6 Pwr vs. L
Paul Goldschmidt +3 (97) -- +4 Con vs. R / +6 Pwr vs. R / +4 Pwr vs. L
A.J. Pollock +2 (83) -- +10 Pwr vs. R / +6 Pwr vs. L
Nick Hundley +3 (74)
Chad Bettis +4 (61)
Joc Pederson +2 (83) -- -13 Con vs. R / +5 Con vs. L / +9 Pwr vs. R / +25 Pwr vs. L
Alex Guerrero +6 (81) -- +15 Con vs. R / +8 Con vs. L / +12 Pwr vs. R / +10 Pwr vs. L
Yangervis Solarte +5 (75)

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[Dag_BoomStick]

At first base in swap as hell. I have goldy, rizzo and Gonzalez but I normally only carry goldy and Gonzalez. Rizzo is a flop for me batting .200 with 2 hr and 7 rbi in about 70 ab. If he gets a bump I'll give him another shot. For the longest time I started goldy over gonzo and that has worked well. Goldy was hitting over .320 against both righties and leftys but no power. Only 2 hr over a lot of ab while I've been doing the same vs both lefties a righties with gonzo but his average was around .290 against both but a lot more homers. I started using gonzo vs righties and goldy vs lefties but with goldys bump I might try him as a permanent starter again.

[Socal]

What sucks for Goldy is Bagwell has him covered on every attribute against LHP.

Once Rizzo gets Diamond he will end the debate at 1B vs RHP.

Currently I'm hitting better with AGon & Fielder over Rizzo.

[AJRC323]

Sonny Gray being ignored week after week is absolutely absurd. I'm starting to wonder if he would have to pitch a perfect game with 27K's in order to get another 1 point upgrade.

[ronc524]

Quote: Originally Posted by Socal

What sucks for Goldy is Bagwell has him covered on every attribute against LHP. Once Rizzo gets Diamond he will end the debate at 1B vs RHP. Currently I'm hitting better with AGon & Fielder over Rizzo.

If he played for Washington he would be a 99 by now.

[ChaseB]

Quote: Originally Posted by ronc524

If he played for Washington he would be a 99 by now.

Now now, Harper is the only beastly upgrade on the Nats. I can't really call West Coast bias either as the studio is in SD, and they've given other A's players a lot of love this year.

Still, I agree that Gray could use a boost.

[ronc524]

Quote: Originally Posted by ChaseB

Now now, Harper is the only beastly upgrade on the Nats. I can't really call West Coast bias either as the studio is in SD, and they've given other A's players a lot of love this year. Still, I agree that Gray could use a boost.

Yeah but look at how many if the Nats players started at golds. Harper has had a great season, but from where he started to get the diamond level was a little extreme compared to others who had a higher starting point and have had a great year and have gotten minimal if any boosts.

[bxphenom7]

Getting Familia off the market was such a great decision, oh so cheap 👌🏼