MLB the Show: An Atlanta Brave Fantasy

Let’s talk fantasy baseball, not that thing you do every year with your coworker friends, but MLB the Show 17’s. MLB the Show has a mode called franchise where you can be the GM and decided whether you want to do a fantasy draft of the entire MLB. I love this mode and have various franchises with extraordinary players. My favorite franchise is with the Atlanta Braves. My lineup looks like this:

1.     3B        S          Jose Ramirez               88
2.     CF        R          Greg Gentry                79
3.     RF        R          Aaron Judge                92
4.     LF        R          Matt Kemp                  89
5.     1B        L          Matt Adams                78
6.     SS        R          Andrelton Simmons    86
7.     2B        R          DJ LeMahieu               85
8.     C          R          Kurt Suzuki                 80
9.                                  Pitcher

Bench

1.     CF        L          David Dahl                 81

2.     2B       L          Kolten Wong              84

3.     CF        L          Mallex Smith              77

4.     C          R          Chris Stewart             67

This lineup has something special in it and that is Aaron Judge. Judge happened to win Rookie of the Year. He batted .256 with 40 homeruns and 101 RBIs. Those numbers will stick out among veterans not alone rookies.

The lineup is not the only thing great about this team. The pitching happens to be key backbone to this team. So let’s take a look at my star pitching staff shall we.
 

1.     L          David Price                 91

2.     L          Alex Wood                   89

3.     R          Jameson Taillon         88

4.     R          Mike Foltynewicz      78

5.     R          Ervin Santana             82

Bullpen

 1.     LRP     R          Matt Wisler                78

2.     MRP    L          Kevin Siegrist             82

3.     MRP    L          Mike Dunn                   76

4.     MRP    R          Carlos Estevez            80

5.     MRP    L          Enny Romero              76

6.     SU       R          Josh Fields                    87

7.     SU       R          Cam Bedrosain           84

8.     CP       R          Edwin Diaz                  85

The best thing is that I have a hidden gem in this pitching staff and his name is Alex Wood. Wood is my number two pitcher behind David Price. However Price didn’t win the CY Young award for 2017, Wood did. Wood pitched great with a 16-6 record along with a 2.69 ERA and striking out 219 batters.

My Atlanta Braves had a fantastic season and are going strong in the playoffs after clinching the Wild Card. The Braves finished the regular season 88-74 behind the 92-70 New York Mets. I will keep you all posted on the Braves and their run to be World Series Champs.