MLB 15 The Show: Diamond Dynasty Stock Watch (6-22-15)

[ChaseB]

Players On The Rise

Josh Donaldson joins an elite club this week as his plus-three upgrade got him up to Diamond-level status. A lot of people thought this was long overdue, but it's good to see a guy like Donaldson continue a rise that began last year. He's an elite player with an elite rating now.

The other biggest winners this week from the upper echelon were Todd Frazier and Manny Machado. Machado becomes one of the best all-around players in the game with his plus-six boost (and you can play him at shortstop due to his very impressive defensive ratings), and Frazier becomes that much more terrifying as a power threat at third base.

One other major thing to note is that with Machado's plus-six boost, you no longer need him to complete the Baltimore Orioles Collection. In other words, a couple guys like Chris Davis may go up in price a bit, but that collection now should be cheaper to complete.

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.)

• Chasen Shreve went from Bronze to Silver
• Josh Donaldson went from Gold to Diamond
• Joey Butler went from Common to Bronze
• Chris Young went from Bronze to Silver
• Joe Blanton went from Common to Bronze
• Eddie Rosario went from Common to Bronze
• Cameron Maybin went from Bronze to Silver
• Ben Revere went from Bronze to Silver
• Jaime Garcia went from Bronze to Silver
• Randal Grichuk went from Common to Bronze
• Francisco Liriano went from Silver to Gold
• Chris Coghlan went from Common to Bronze
• Matt Duffy went from Common to Bronze
• Ben Paulsen went from Common to Bronze

Full List Of Changes

Chasen Shreve +6 boost in Overall rating (80 Overall)
Josh Donaldson +3 (93) -- +7 Con vs. L / +13 Pwr vs. R
Manny Machado +6 (92) -- +11 Pwr vs. R / +15 Pwr vs. L
Matt Barnes +5 (67)
Joey Butler +7 (72)
Chris Young +3 (80)
Joe Blanton +5 (72)
Yohan Pino +6 (68)
Eddie Rosario +9 (71) -- +21 Con vs. R / +23 Con vs. L / +11 Pwr vs. R
Yoenis Cespedes +1 (88) -- +9 Con vs. R / -5 Con vs. L / +8 Pwr vs. R
Alex Wilson +4 (74)
Zach McAllister +4 (75)
Hector Noesi +4 (68)
George Springer +2 (83) -- +14 Con vs. R / +6 Con vs. L / -6 Pwr vs. L
Mitch Moreland +4 (75) -- +11 Con vs. R / +8 Pwr vs. R
Chi Chi Gonzalez +3 (72)
Drew Rucinski +5 (62)
Taylor Hill +4 (63)
Cameron Maybin +3 (78) -- +12 Con vs. R / +9 Pwr vs. L
Adam Conley +5 (67)
Andre Rienzo +4 (63)
Cole Hamels +2 (89)
Ben Revere +6 (80)
Phillippe Aumont +7 (68)
Jhonny Peralta +1 (81)
Jaime Garcia +3 (80)
Randal Grichuk +5 (69) -- +7 Con vs. R / +16 Pwr vs. R
Francisco Liriano +4 (85)
Mark Melancon +3 (82)
Anthony Rizzo +1 (92) -- -7 Con vs. R / +7 Con vs. L / +2 Pwr vs. R
Chris Coghlan +6 (73) -- -10 Con vs. L / +30 Pwr vs. R
Todd Frazier +4 (91) -- +10 Con vs. R / +2 Con vs. L / +11 Pwr vs. R / +6 Pwr vs. L
Tony Cingrani +4 (75)
Joe Panik +3 (81) -- +10 Con vs. L / +8 Pwr vs. R / +4 Pwr vs. L
Matt Duffy +6 (69) -- +18 Con vs. R / +16 Pwr vs. R
David Peralta +1 (73)
Nolan Arenado +2 (89) -- -8 Con vs. R / +16 Pwr vs. R / +6 Pwr vs. L
Ben Paulsen +8 (69) -- +20 Con vs. R / +11 Con vs. L / +8 Pwr vs. R

Read More - Scope Out Who Was Downgraded This Week and How My Predictions Ended Up Shaking Out

[Gambit1193]

Finally Donaldson went Diamond! Took them long enough. Really surprised Sale didn't get an upgrade. Considering he's been doing that 12k+ thing for 5 straight starts, pitches every 5 days = 25 days = 3 weeks and some days. Figured it was time.

Also surprised Machado got a HUGE upgrade of +6. Thought he'd get upgrade but not that high.

[Jermiaj]

Machado is mashing the ball right now. If he didn't have his injury last year he may have broke the record for doubles in a season. And he's hitting home runs this year too.

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[rays1118]

Still waiting on them to fix Kevin Kiermaiers 56 speed rating 12 stealing and 17 aggressiveness. KK prob the most aggressive baserunner IRL. just to name some players that have more speed than him in the game that are no where near as fast as him IRL: Asdrubal Cabrera, dd gregorious, Pedroia, Hanley, machado, matt kemp, todd frazier, ryan braun, kris bryant.... some of those guys can barely run.

[ChaseB]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gambit1193

Finally Donaldson went Diamond! Took them long enough. Really surprised Sale didn't get an upgrade. Considering he's been doing that 12k+ thing for 5 straight starts, pitches every 5 days = 25 days = 3 weeks and some days. Figured it was time. Also surprised Machado got a HUGE upgrade of +6. Thought he'd get upgrade but not that high.

Yeah +6 is a lot for a Gold, but he is really friggin' good.

[Cincyez]

3 games since the update and Todd Fraizer entering my starting lineup. 3 HR, 8 RBI. Guy is a stud now.

[ChaseB]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cincyez

3 games since the update and Todd Fraizer entering my starting lineup. 3 HR, 8 RBI. Guy is a stud now.

I say he was already evil, but yeah now he's just an absolute terror.

[Biizz713]

sooooooo Pujols is going for about 8k right now. I bought 4 when he was 1k, stupidly sold 3 of them prematurely, now i'm wondering if I should sell the one I have now or what...

oh and I sold Donaldson a few days ago for 10k.