Finishing Year 1! Breaking Down Top Prospects For The Future - MLB The Show 23 Franchise | Ep.8

[@AaronDon18]

Mr. Hurriicane, I want to say thank you for drafting me with the #6 Pick. I am Blessed to be apart of the Oakland Athletics organization and be a part of this team for years to come. I cant wait to work with my teammates and get better overtime.

[@AaronDon18]

Might be some growing pains along the way lol.

[@KingSpooner24]

You well on your way Aaron Don

[@Reality_jj]

He is just saying that to please the press…

[@ChampagneRi]

fans are excited to have you man lets turn this thing around. Lets work!!

[@cthomas72208]

We can't trust you, Aaron, you have two first names.

[@dakotaholliday6295]

The potential system is dynamic. I'm sure each position has different marks that need to be hit to make potential go up or down but I'm not sure what those may be.

[@tristannerney11]

A fun idea could be that you chose 4 break out minor leaguers who have D or C potential and do a community poll where people vote for one player who deserves a letter increase.

[@Beans981]

Agreed, Trenton Brooks definitely would be a great candidate too, no way he should be a D potential with how he played.

[@Monokazie]

It should be Capel for this year if the show doesn’t bump him up on its own which I do think it will , if it does then definitely Trenton but Capel just won roty there’s no way in hell he should have D , he’s literally also like a 72 overall top which is higher then D potential so I think might as well give him C he could get to 80 then he’s playing so good the show is gonna have him at 75 overall with D potential soon which makes no sense lol

[@dailymeme6476]

Agreed

[@garrettblair4607]

I came to the comments to suggest something like this lol, could do something like a minor league pitcher & hitter of the year that get like a +3 to their potential

[@the-phanatic-99]

@@Monokazienot too mention irl he is playing good too. and last year too

[@johnshepard313]

1. Make sure Soderstrom is in the 40 man before the rule 5 draft. He WILL get picked by a cpu team. 2. With a guy like Aaron Don, if he goes up quickly and you can tell he's legit, consider giving him a contract that buys out FA years. Maybe not a 12+ year contract, but a 8-10 year deal can guarantee him at his prime, and you'll end up only paying 7-12 million a year if you extend him after he gets any mlb service. I don't think you should do this for every player, and service time manipulation will be important, but see what the Mariners and Rays did with Rodriguez and Franco. They have two of the smallest budgets in baseball and is beneficial financially in the long term.

[@402bone]

I like the idea of moving soderstrom to 1st base since you don’t have anybody there with potential.

[@rebeccaweems3921]

The potential can change. It’s just rare. I think last year in my Braves franchise Michael Harris went from a 92 to an 89 bc he struggled in AA so it can change. It’s just rare.

[@CollegeSportsREVIVED]

FYI Cane, Fujinami is only starting on saturdays IRL because in they only pitch once a week in Japan, so the A’s are trying to ease him into the MLB workload Can’t get enough of this series as always my man

[@beyonder7776]

Love how you're being meticulous about the prospects. I imagine once it rolls around that guys like Hoglund or Davidson are ready, it's gonna really feel like they've earned it. Great work so far Cane!

[@matthewbracker]

Knew Gunnar’s brother in school, he’s a pretty cool dude, hope he gets his chance irl and in the series!

[@johnshepard313]

You have a perfect approach to pacing for this series. If the series has slightly longer seasons year after year, it will be a great watch.

[@malikhagan4983]

gunnar hoglund was the blue jays FRP and was the key piece in the matt chapman trade. not an A’s draft pick, just FYI

[@allknowerofwwetna1]

Cane the one thing I noticed - you said Gunnar was the A's first round pick, but he was Toronto's. He was traded along with Kevin Smith, Zack Logue and a few others. He was no doubt the centerpiece!

[@pohjan4]

I don’t mind the potential of a player not really changing due to performance. You can see it as a talent-cap. ”Bad” players can have good years and ”good” players can have bad years. That does not change what they are actually capable of doing.

[@formerhermit12]

I’m in love with this series. I think you’re on the right track for an incredibly addicting series here

[@SanFranFan30]

The reason Trenton Brooks is performing so well is because he's been playing down a level as a 27 year old in AA

[@Monokazie]

No it’s not lol his hitting stats aren’t that great he’s mashing because some players are jus good in sim despite attributes .

[@loganlizak7064]

Potential can change based on performance. I’m not sure what qualifies for a change in potential though. I had a pitcher i drafted with D potential and 6-7 years in he was a B

[@ronbent2563]

I really enjoyed the live stream. You’ve done really well creating interest in a very lacklustre roster.

[@italianmafia9695]

Pleasssse stream the off season it is fun to watch u make decisions as a gm and makes it even more fun to watch of the guys u missed or who was signed elsewhere

[@Reality_jj]

The sad music after the double play had me dying

[@michaelplowman8674]

I was thinking about the scouting system and what might be a cheese way of trying to fix a franchise with this many holes. Over the course of a season, you get a total of 42 scouting sessions. There are 4 regions that can be scouted. My idea is this, focus entirely on 1 of 4 areas with each draft. You'll need 2 scouts with good Discovery and the 3 of them to be good at the one position you are scouting. I'll be using CF for this example. In week 1, you set your 2 best discovery scouts to discovery placing those in the Gold and Silver slots to increase the number you can possibly get of discoveries. And then set your Final one to scout CF in one of the areas. Weeks 2-4, have all 3 scout CF in the same region as week 1. Week 5 have one scout for each of the remaining 3 regions and then weeks 6-8 finish one, 9-11 finish the 3rd region, and weeks 12-14 the final region. The positive to this approach is having every player at that position 100% scouted along with the few you discovered in week 1 with a minimum of +30% to the interest in signing from all of them. The downside is you are giving up on every other position in that draft. You could set up a rotation of SP/CF/SS/SP/C every 5 years. Starting pitchers who don't pan out can be converted to relievers and those position players should translate to the other positions at least defensively well. And of course you can look to FA to fill the holes.

[@lightbird70isdabeast]

Cane, I know you said you don’t like manually changing potential, but the likelihood that Capel will regress severely with is ratings is high due to his D potential. Which in all fairness, would add a level of depth to the series to have a guy who was a one year wonder. But bumping it up to like a 75 or just 70 so he doesn’t drop 3-4 overalls I think would be deserving for him, especially since he won ROTY in the series and is currently slashing .295/.354/.364 IRL as of April 22

[@twism242]

I had the same issue with Zach Jackson in my franchise. I ended up using a combo of Jackson, Rooker and a low level prospect in the first offseason to get Andy Pages and Busch from the Dodgers since they were stuck behind Betts and Lux with Busch being on the older side. Pages is really fun and developed into a consistent corner OF power guy. Guy just hits for me. Would definitely recommend taking a look at him if there is any interest in right handed power.

[@alisonrosa6780]

Thank you for making this year quick

[@rektorik84]

SO excited for this offseason! Def gotta get an older vet that has power to DH

[@charliewhittaker6429]

Hi Kane, I believe you said in a previous episode that you arent doing auto fielding because you like to make the decisions however you still make the throw decisions its just the fielding of the ball that is automated. Auto fielding also means you cant immediately tell if a hit is a homerun or not. Love the vids, keep up the good work!

[@mitchellima7548]

Excited for this episode and excited for the off-season.

[@Beans981]

I’m still pretty high on the two young lefties to be honest. Even if they don’t end up being great starters, I feel like one can crack the rotation, and having another be a solid lefty long reliever could be huge. Long relievers pitch a ton in the show, so could still give you lots of value.

[@omni9597]

Hey Cane, not sure if you’ll see this but an interesting player you could target in free agency is Brendan Mckay. He’ll be a free agent in my franchise after year one and he’s like a really budget Ohtani. He’s a starting pitcher with 1B eligibility and decent stats, so he might be a fun option for AAA.

[@Amir_Kobes64]

Hey Cane, great series so far, would you be down to do a FIFA series soon. I know I would love to watch you play and I know we could help you at first.

[@nicklancaster8998]

Ginn looks good. I’m glad you mentioned him since he wasn’t part of the prospects stream

[@boomerromano9265]

I’m indifferent to stream or no stream off-season. Fujinami and Cape both deserve low 80s potential you’re most likely gonna have to manually change it cause it’s rare for the show to reward that kind of play. With other young D potential player that are playing well in the big leagues I’d get them to C potential or they’re gonna start taking attribute wise sooner as opposed to later. Hope it’s not too late for my input.

[@Pedro-ud2yn]

I’d love back to back offseason streams. That being said idk if anyone can make it through the minor league player signings and be fully sane at the end so idk

[@BameronBaller]

26:35 congratulations to rookie of the month Fernando Tatis

[@redhunter8731]

Truly an amazing rookie...he should have a great career as long as he stays out of trouble 😉

[@blakespicer9234]

Are your batting camera settings posted somewhere?

[@steaglesfan5686]

5:34 how did he throw without the meater?

[@TGibby]

His pitching settings are set to classic. It's just click and pitch

[@samburns5735]

Not sure what Mason Miller's ratings look like in this game but he might need of an update. Looks like a talented young pitcher for the A's. #3 Prospect in the org so could be worthy of a mid to high B potential?

[@dailymeme6476]

Very excited for year two!

[@KingKrakenSports]

Good stuff as always. Love this series

[@joshuajacobs7912]

Cain, I think we’d all be in favor for this - but Mason Miller should receive a major boost potential/rating wise in your franchise. He was a bit of an unknown with very few minor league innings entering the season, but has already made his way into the A’s rotation with elite stuff. He’s got a very high ceiling too

[@ashtonhurley9769]

If capel's potential doesn't change I say bump it up manually atleast by 1 letter grade if not more, he deserves it

[@DirtyMonkeyIndeed]

Potential can go UP and DOWN. It's not too noticeable as it usually occurs end of season and you won't notice unless the grade changes. Otherwise it doesn't tell you.

[@DCThorn6]

I'd like to see a stream of the off-season just to see how someone else handles an off-season in real time compared to how I do things. But it's truly up to you. I'm watching either way.

[@Braden-Smith]

Gelof has played 2nd base in the minors, so you could throw that on his secondary positions

[@MrHurriicaneLP]

Yeah if I can see that a guy has done that IRL I like to edit it in. Good call.

[@crashxd1286]

Yea the potential’s definitely move up but it’s rare for that to happen in my 40 year nats franchise I’ve only seen it happen to breakout players 3 or 4 times on my team

[@joanfelicianoo]

Sup Cane, I wonder if you gonna relocate the team to Las Vegas on the future, like in season 4 or 5, BC the A's gonna do that IRL.

[@calebk8518]

9:15 nasty filthy pitch

[@italianmafia9695]

Have u ever thought of adding the real AAA and AA stadiums to your franchise (just the athletics) i know u do not play the minors very often but it will be something fun to add

[@Duffman1800]

When do you get to build your new stadium?

[@zackaryhaselius2226]

Yeah, when fast guys get hits into the outfield youd normally think are single s, you have to be paying attention. Alot of the time they like to stretch it.

[@dustinbell401]

Hogland was the jays 21’ first rounder involved in the Chapman trade.

[@Travis-rr7rd]

I definitely think you should increase certain potentials if the game doesn’t a guy like capel would get signed to at least platoon after that season

[@skittlez_fan]

Do you take notes or anything while running your franchise? I feel like I'm constantly losing track of players and forgetting where certain players are.

[@redhunter8731]

Lets go Jazz! Marlins fan here, if Jazz reaches those numbers I will be beyond thrilled. Also the Sandman had another great season era wise.

[@samdeabler9979]

You should raise capels potential if the show doesn’t. I know you’ve never liked doing stuff like that, but it would feel more unrealistic if he still had D potential after the year he just had. He should have at least C

[@beefkake5]

Potentials can change throughout the season, but there’s no rating changes in the offseason

[@dailymeme6476]

Off-season and spring training gotta be the same video for sure

[@davidhall7497]

Muller definitely seems like a reliever/closer to trade for prospects assuming he performs well. While he’s young he doesn’t seem to fit this team’s identity, and stoppers/closers who walk batters aren’t much use imo. Trenton Brooks leads me to think it might be worth gambling on guys with good plate vision to outperform their contact and power stats. Fujinami and Capel deserve potential boosts no doubt lol. Don’t forget to look for players with quirks that being added value to the team! C and D potentials with good quirks can be another “market inefficiency”, as Billy Beane would call it.

[@tootzmcgee7144]

I think you should hold off on starting Solderstrom at MLB another year. He's only 21 and it seems needlessly risky to not just let him develop for another year (not to mention losing the year of team control with the budget you have). If he moves up and struggles than you're wasting that development on a year you definitely won't be over 500.

[@fredsystra7584]

I pointed out last episode that you traded and or drafted over 3 centerfielders. I’d like to see how you handle that in this episode or if you are just stockpiling outfielders

[@MrHurriicaneLP]

I don't really worry about where the talent is right now. I just want to add really good players and we can sort out the rest later.

[@zezjustice3971]

Pumped for these rookies to become future cornerstones in the franchise, winning a world series with don would be the ultimate end goal

[@aarontoliverjr5769]

so i just started playing the show and what settings do you use? like for hitting, and all that or either send it to me if you use ps5 please. I'm still learning about baseball and the show lol

[@deathminder9206]

I would actually say keep Diaz. He can play a ton of positions. He is a great super sub.

[@DirtyMonkeyIndeed]

2:36 NICE

[@IDL716]

Off-season as a video would be great 👍

[@champstar9669]

Nice breakdown.

[@JonFisco]

So I'm also playing an A's franchise and Ohtani also won the Cy Young award with the same exact W-L, ERO, and SO stats which is really weird.

[@milehighsalute8475]

I’m with players that are 70s overall at 18 but low potential I tend to bump their potential a few points a year if they are absolutely raking

[@dailymeme6476]

Lawrence Butler had a very poor season. 100+ strikeouts with only 20 walks.

[@diffizzle8630]

Are you moving them to Vegas?

[@slothkng]

i feel like a couple of these minors players need a bump in dev rating since the game doesn't seem to hand them out like they did

[@Barista.Nathan]

I think it speaks to how bad the angels are even when they win a hundred games that Trout and Ohtani combined for 90 home runs, and barely cracked 200 RBIs combined. It took Ohtani winning the cy young AND MVP and trout having a 1.000 Ops+ to do it. What else is there to say?

[@Noah15912]

When ar3 you posting the next Rockies franchise episode

[@breezedanizio]

we need a movement to up Brooks and Capel potential up to a C at least 😂

[@Truckflipper]

I would say do just the video for offseason. So we can get to spring training and see some young guys hopefully make the roster

[@calebthetford1848]

I really want to see Astudillo on this team next year after this video!

[@noseo_narug]

Connor Capel: B potential hitting, G potential fielding

[@airswoosh23]

2B Max Muncey is someone that if you develop him will become a great player for the Orginization

[@donavankirkland358]

So ready for this off season.!!! Just try to remember the categories you want from players, speed, contact, fielding, etc.!

[@tonyclayton585]

Cody bellinger. He’s an Oakland A already!

[@dre2405]

Fujinami may have had a valuable season with the high war but in a trade he won't get more then a low overall B potential prospects. The game is driven by overall ratings and potential...these C and D players not going to be anymore then bench players n backend rotation on mid teams. Can't wait till the A and high B potential start developing...that's when it will really start getting exciting and the team will be good.

[@sportsingeneral4107]

If Willians Astudillo is not on the team next year the fans will**not** be happy

[@cadenellett9615]

i’ve only noticed potentials to go down never really go up

[@jakeg5251]

Definitely stream the off-season

[@BigMcFlips]

Pitcher Stamina is ALWAYS dropping and never progresses. Same can be said for Speed for position players. It just doesn't make sense for Pitchers though. Thankfully you can edit players.

[@KingSpooner24]

Love your content Mr. Hurricane, keep up the good work

[@alexs.9903]

The only time the Angels meet expectations with two generational talents, actually Crack 100 wins lol

[@IcicleLynx]

I know potential can go up unsure about the threshold tho

[@konkretekid2839]

Would love a team in our division to somehow get Zac Gallen so the Cain vs Gallen rivalry revives!

[@alisonrosa6780]

Up brooks to c potential

[@troyjorgenson6007]

Gelof played 2b in the wbc.

[@shawntussey4941]

You should give the A's a fresh new stadium

[@brysonking56]

Did you already show the players that you just drafted actual ratings yet?

[@MrHurriicaneLP]

Yes at the end of the draft episode

[@originaljse9313]

Are we gonna see a new stadium in the off-season👀

[@damiansamuels367]

Hurricane is the goat

[@lghrns]

You didn't have any injuries this year huh?

[@Mr_boston1630]

I’m going through trying to catch up before you get to mlb the show 24 I really hope you choose my Red Sox

[@theonewhogotaway6384]

You should relocate to Las Vegas during the off season

[@FlyinLow619]

Gotta match the real life move

[@VYT_Sports]

He already said he didnt want to relocate due to losing some cool Oakland Athletics jerseys

[@FlyinLow619]

@@VYT_Sports we know, it’s based off of the news that the A’s would be moving to Vegas

[@NachoInsano]

This team belongs to Oakland. Oakland forever.

[@tyrannicaltypomichaeltester]

I say we get Otani in thenoff season lol

[@sirspook4374]

@37:47 Tatis jr wins September rookie of the month lol

[@deathminder9206]

Lacsidasical defense there Cane lol.