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MLB 16 The Show: Diamond Dynasty Stock Watch (5-20-16)

06:01 PM - May 20, 2016 by ChaseB

Players On The Rise

Old guys still matter! Zorilla, Big Papi, Kinsler all got some love this week as veterans still showing out in their 30s. Andrew Miller is the highest overall player impacted on the positive side of things this week, moving up one point to 92.

The Phillies got some notice this week as Aaron Nola became the first Gold player on the Phils. Odubel Herrera was also boosted up to 83 overall and is now on the cusp of going Gold.

A bunch of other young, talented players got boosts as well. That list includes Trayce Thompson, Jackie Bradley Jr., Trevor Story and Nick Castellanos.

Tier Changes

(All thanks go to Daddy Leagues for these numbers!)

Aaron Nola went from Silver to Gold
Ben Zobrist went from Silver to Gold
Howie Kendrick went from Bronze to Silver
Trevor Story went from Bronze to Silver
Chris Coghlan went from Bronze to Silver
Rubby De La Rosa went from Bronze to Silver
Trayce Thompson went from Bronze to Silver
Joba Chamberlain went from Common to Bronze
Christian Friedrich went from Common to Bronze
Kirby Yates went from Common to Bronze
Tony Cingrani went from Common to Bronze
Mike Wright went from Common to Bronze

Full List Of Changes

Andrew Miller +1 boost in Overall rating (92 Overall)
Ben Zobrist +3 (87) -- +6 Con vs. R / +13 Pwr vs. R
Ian Kinsler +2 (87)
David Ortiz +2 (87) -- +2 Pwr vs. R / +3 Pwr vs. L
Aaron Nola +3 (86) -- +8 HR/9 / +7 K/9
Jaime Garcia +2 (84)
Odubel Herrera +3 (83)
Howie Kendrick +5 (82)
Nate Jones +2 (80)
Nick Castellanos +3 (81) -- +10 Pwr vs. R / +15 Pwr vs. L
Jackie Bradley Jr. +3 (81) -- +8 Con vs. R / +5 Con vs. L / +5 Pwr vs. R / +11 Pwr vs. L
Chris Coghlan +3 (80)
Mark Trumbo +2 (80) -- +10 Pwr vs. R
Trevor Story +2 (79) -- +11 Con vs. R
Rubby De La Rosa +4 (78)
Trayce Thompson +8 (78) -- +9 Con vs. L / +22 Pwr vs. L
Jeff Manship +5 (77)
Danny Duffy +6 (76)
Brad Brach +2 (75)
Chris Young +4 (75)
Jake Lamb +2 (72)
Joba Chamberlain +6 (71)
Christian Friedrich +7 (70)
Kirby Yates +3 (70)
Tony Cingrani +1 (69)
Mike Wright +8 (69)
Scott Carroll +5 (68)
A.J. Schugel +4 (67)
Matt McBridge +10 (63)
Pat Dean +5 (63)
Steven Moya +1 (62)

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Member Comments

# 1 Gambit1193 @ 05/20/16 07:49 PM

Only a matter of time till Chapman and Miller go Diamond to join Betances.

# 2 jake214 @ 05/21/16 01:29 PM

Yadier Molina needs some love. This guy mashes right handed pitching at a .350 clip yet he sits at 74 vs RH pitching and an overall 83. He needs gold status soon hitting .315 and still one of the best catchers in the game. BTW this is coming from a Dodger fan so of course I'm not a big Cards supporter.

# 3 ALLMAN93 @ 05/21/16 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jake214


	Yadier Molina needs some love. This guy mashes right handed pitching at a .350 clip yet he sits at 74 vs RH pitching and an overall 83. He needs gold status soon hitting .315 and still one of the best catchers in the game. BTW this is coming from a Dodger fan so of course I'm not a big Cards supporter.

As a Cards fan, obviously I agree. Even if I weren't, I'd still agree. They've always been hard on him though. He's not a power guy but he sprays all sides of the field and does it at a high rate, especially for a defensive minded catcher.

I also wish Aldemys Diaz would get the love he deserves. Is he going to hit .380? Not and probably not even close but offensively, he's shown he has the ability to hit for average along with a bit of power. Once he can get his throwing under control, he could be one of the most well rounded shortstops the cards have had in a long time. Hitting is something that can't really be taught. Fielding can. It's a mental thing for him, if he can overcome it, he'll be great.

# 4 CougTillDeath @ 05/21/16 04:59 PM

I think Diaz deserves a bump, but a small one. His scouting reports werent outstanding, and he isnt considered a "bat" prospect. If he's still hitting .330+ come July 1, then bump him deservedly.

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# 5 michiganfan8620 @ 05/21/16 05:24 PM

A lot of the unproven young hitters it seems are getting the wait and see approach when it comes to their ratings. Diaz and Jackie Bradley are both in similar situations, and they've only seen small bumps.

# 6 Roonster @ 05/21/16 09:24 PM

Vince Velasquez going diamond next update. Right guys!!

# 7 ChaseB @ 05/21/16 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ALLMAN93


	As a Cards fan, obviously I agree. Even if I weren't, I'd still agree. They've always been hard on him though. He's not a power guy but he sprays all sides of the field and does it at a high rate, especially for a defensive minded catcher. I also wish Aldemys Diaz would get the love he deserves. Is he going to hit .380? Not and probably not even close but offensively, he's shown he has the ability to hit for average along with a bit of power. Once he can get his throwing under control, he could be one of the most well rounded shortstops the cards have had in a long time. Hitting is something that can't really be taught. Fielding can. It's a mental thing for him, if he can overcome it, he'll be great.

Yadier was not good last year hitting, he deserved any downgrades he got then. He's bounced back this year though, no disagreement there.

# 8 Mercury112491 @ 05/22/16 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Roonster


	Vince Velasquez going diamond next update. Right guys!!

Haha I hope so. I was actually pretty surprised he didn't go gold this week.

# 9 FloorGeneral @ 05/24/16 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Beatles


	Strasburg should get diamond soon.

I think Cueto is about to get a bump too. I don't know if it'll be enough to push him Diamond, but he'll be higher for sure.

I seen Velasquez mentioned, and I'm kinda surprised that Nola got bumped to Gold while he (VV) stayed pat. Their numbers are basically equal, so I gotta think VV's time is coming.

# 10 BigOscar @ 05/24/16 09:43 AM

Hes obviously never going to go diamond, but I'd be surprised if Seung Hwan Oh doesn't find himself a silver very soon and maybe even a gold before the season ends. He's been as good as any reliever in baseball so far and that slider is off the charts.

# 11 mrblazeakajb @ 05/25/16 08:53 PM

You guys think Steven Matz is going gold soon? I'd suggest grabbing him now while he's still silver.

Last 7 starts 7-0 49ks

That's gold worthy to me. He's definitely been our #2 since his shaky start to the season.

Thor
Matz
Degrom
Colon
Verrett

Harvey should be our long man

# 12 Pads619 @ 05/25/16 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by mrblazeakajb


	You guys think Steven Matz is going gold soon? I'd suggest grabbing him now while he's still silver. Last 7 starts 7-0 49ks That's gold worthy to me. He's definitely been our #2 since his shaky start to the season. Thor Matz Degrom Colon Verrett Harvey should be our long man

I hope he goes gold! I picked up 6 of him when he was at 300ish!

# 13 TheSpectre @ 05/25/16 09:33 PM

So Matt Carpenter stays at a 94 overall for almost 2 weeks and can't be a diamond?

# 14 Pads619 @ 05/25/16 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSpectre


	So Matt Carpenter stays at a 94 overall for almost 2 weeks and can't be a diamond?

What classifies a diamond

# 15 Biizz713 @ 05/26/16 04:36 AM

Strasburg already up to 29k. good thing I picked him up for 13k a while back, wish I would have gotten an extra or two to sell.

# 16 yankeesgiants @ 05/26/16 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by TheSpectre


	So Matt Carpenter stays at a 94 overall for almost 2 weeks and can't be a diamond?

Matt Carpenter is at 86 not 94.

# 17 Mercury112491 @ 05/26/16 10:23 AM

I've never noticed but is there an amount of time they always wait to upgrade/downgrade a player after already doing it? Do they ever bump a player in back to back weeks?

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# 18 yankeesgiants @ 05/26/16 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Mercury112491


	I've never noticed but is there an amount of time they always wait to upgrade/downgrade a player after already doing it? Do they ever bump a player in back to back weeks? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sometimes. when does happen, it is usually a correction of some kind. Although, Justin Upton has been dinged 3 times in the past month

# 19 TheKnack @ 05/26/16 05:55 PM

This has been a fun thread. I'm under the impression the initial poster isn't going to be reliable to post this on a weekly basis?

# 20 newmich @ 05/26/16 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by WSUCougars


	This has been a fun thread. I'm under the impression the initial poster isn't going to be reliable to post this on a weekly basis?

He was pretty reliable last year. I just hope we can get a word from him at some point. If he needs help or wants to do an every other week thing I would be more than happy to switch with him every other week to help since I'm on here every morning when I wake up. That's all I do on the Show is stack my team with players I think will go up all week every week.

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