MLB 15 The Show: Diamond Dynasty Stock Watch (8-3-15)

[ChaseB]

Players On The Rise

On the Gold front this week, Carlos Gonzalez regained his Gold status after losing it a couple months back. He's now officially a monster against right-handed pitching but still a platoon candidate overall if you're looking to keep a stacked team. Scott Kazmir has put in work all year, and after a couple really good starts with the Astros he's now been bumped up to Gold as well.

Catchers received some of the biggest upgrades this week: Curt Casali is a plus-13 this week; J.T. Realmuto is a plus-seven this week; James McCann is a plus-nine this week; and Roberto Perez is a plus-six this week.

Jacob deGrom is in the midst of a would-be Cy Young-type year if Zack Greinke did not exist, and he also received a boost, which cements his Gold status. A couple other overdue upgrades were given to Xander Bogaerts (now a Silver), Mark Teixeira (boosted power) and Lance McCullers (now a Silver).

Some big names like Robinson Cano, Anthony Rendon, Chris Davis and Ben Zobrist all got upgraded as well this week. However, only Cano actually got a ratings boost, the others got bumped up due to position swaps.

Finally, one last reminder about Carlos Gonzalez: Since he is an 86 again, he is now needed for the Colorado Rockies Collection.

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.)

• Adam Warren went from Bronze to Silver
• Curt Casali went from Common to Bronze
• Xander Bogaerts went from Bronze to Silver
• Brock Holt went from Bronze to Silver
• James McCann went from Common to Bronze
• Roberto Perez went from Common to Bronze
• Scott Kazmir went from Silver to Gold
• Lance McCullers went from Bronze to Silver
• Roberto H. Hernandez went from Common to Bronze
• J.T. Realmuto went from Common to Bronze
• Brad Ziegler went from Bronze to Silver
• Carlos Gonzalez went from Silver to Gold
• D.J. LeMahieu went from Bronze to Silver

Full List Of Changes

Adam Warren +6 boost in Overall rating (78 Overall)
Mark Teixeira +2 (84) -- +9 Con vs. R / -12 Con vs. L / +5 Pwr vs. R
Chris Capuano +4 (76)
Chris Davis +4 (84)
Bud Norris +4 (76)
Curt Casali +13 (74) -- +15 Con vs. R / +18 Con vs. L / +27 Pwr vs. R / +40 Pwr vs. L
Jackie Bradley Jr. +3 (65)
Xander Bogaerts +3 (80) -- +7 Con vs. R / +9 Con vs. L
Brock Holt +7 (79)
Ben Zobrist +5 (84)
Miguel Sano +5 (77)
James McCann +9 (71)
Roberto Perez +6 (70) -- -8 Con vs. R / -9 Con vs. L / +25 Pwr vs. R / +2 Pwr vs. L
Scott Kazmir +2 (86)
Lance McCullers +8 (81)
Colby Rasmus +4 (74)
Roberto H. Hernandez +5 (71)
Nick Tropeano +5 (67)
Robinson Cano +1 (89) -- +1 Pwr vs. R
Edward Mujica +1 (76)
Arnold Leon +4 (67)
Anthony Rendon +3 (89)
Sammy Solis +4 (68)
Jacob deGrom +2 (89)
Michael Cuddyer +1 (81)
Kelly Johnson +4 (74)
Hansel Robles +4 (65)
Chris Johnson +2 (76)
Arodys Vizcaino +2 (62)
J.T. Realmuto +7 (73) -- +8 Con vs. R / +16 Con vs. L / +12 Pwr vs. R / +17 Pwr vs. L
Brandon Moss +1 (79)
Stephen Piscotty +4 (68)
Dylan Axelrod +5 (63)
Taylor Jungmann +6 (75)
Yasmani Grandal +2 (82) -- +13 Pwr vs. R
Brad Ziegler +3 (79)
Carlos Gonzalez +5 (86) -- +15 Con vs. R / +15 Pwr vs. R
D.J. LeMahieu +3 (78) -- +2 Con vs. R / +3 Con vs. L / +7 Pwr vs. R
Yohan Flande +4 (65)

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[Jros22]

Incredible Carlos Correa not updated again.

[ChaseB]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jros22

Incredible Carlos Correa not updated again.

Yeah no bump to Correa or Kang leaves SS feeling a bit light still.

[Twinkie12]

Is Rizzo going down a surprise? I haven't followed him closely the last few weeks but I know he was crushing early on and now still has pretty good overall numbers.

[ChaseB]

Quote: Originally Posted by Twinkie12

Is Rizzo going down a surprise? I haven't followed him closely the last few weeks but I know he was crushing early on and now still has pretty good overall numbers.

I mean his numbers against right handers have fallen considerably. He's tricky because he arguably hits lefties better the last two years, but he was SO BAD against them before that so it's still maybe a sample size issue. His numbers are still really good overall though, yes.

[cnemergut]

I can't believe the hitting boost they gave JT Realmuto and still refuse to touch Carlos Correa.

[ZB9]

Mitch Moreland should be a silver.

[Jros22]

Quote: Originally Posted by ChaseB

Yeah no bump to Correa or Kang leaves SS feeling a bit light still.

Correa's slash line is:
.299/.348/.567

His numbers over a 162 game stretch are:

.299 41 HR 110 RBI

He has played only 47 games and is already 1st in HR in the American League by Shortstops leading by 3 HR and is 4th in all MLB, the leader has 17 merely 5 more in 102 games.

We are talking about a #1 Pick producing as expected not a career minor leaguer having a dream season, doing it batting 3rd on a team expecting a lot of him to help them make the playoffs and yet other rookies has been updated and not Correa.