My Team Affinity: Stage 4 Predictions
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With the calendar turned to October and the MLB Postseason in full-swing, we are now well into the back-half of The Show 20's life-cycle and with that, we will soon see the final stage of the Team Affinity programs roll out.
It has been heavily speculated that Team Affinity 4 will likely be Finest Series cards, as the Team Affinity setup lends itself very well to how they've done the Finest Series in the past.
One thing I'd really like to see is similar to how Stage 1 had gold Prospects Series at about halfway to the diamond Face of the Franchise cards, I'm hoping they do the same except instead of golds, give us high-80s/low-90s diamonds. They could be All-Star, Veteran, traditional Postseason, and Breakout series cards -- maybe even a few Primes/SS, too. For simplicity's sake, I'm going to refer to these cards as "henchmen."
So, with all that in mind, I'm going to do my predictions for each team's Finest card, as well as the midway point card. Without further ado, I hope ya'll enjoy and we can spark a discussion on who deserves a card and which players you'd just like to see get one.
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Baltimore Orioles
Finest: Anthony Santander, RF / 98 OVR
Henchman: Nick Markakis, RF / 93 OVR / Breakout Series -
Boston Red Sox
Finest: Alex Verdugo, RF / 99 OVR
Henchman: Andrew Benintendi, LF / 95 OVR / Classic Future Stars Series -
New York Yankees
Finest:Gerrit Cole, SP / 99 OVR
Henchman: David Robertson, CP / 95 OVR / 2011 Prime Series -
Tampa Bay Rays
Finest: Brandon Lowe, 2B / 99 OVR
Henchman: Kevin Kiermaier, CF / 93 OVR / Awards (2015 Gold Glove) Series -
Toronto Blue Jays
Finest: Hyun-Jin Ryu, SP / 99 OVR
Henchman: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 3B / 95 OVR Classic Future Stars Series -
Chicago White Sox
Finest: Eloy Jimenez, LF / 99 OVR
Henchman: Yoan Moncada, 2B / 96 OVR / Classic Future Stars -
Cleveland Indians
Finest: Francisco Lindor, SS / 99 OVR
Henchman: Omar Vizquel, SS / 96 OVR / Signature Series -
Detroit Tigers
Finest: Jeimer Candelairio, 3B / 99 OVR
Henchman: Jack Morris, SP / 94 OVR / Prime Series -
Kansas City Royals
Finest: Brad Keller, SP / 98 OVR
Henchman: Eric Hosmer, 1B / 94 OVR / Prime Series -
Minnesota Twins
Finest: Kenta Maeda / SP / 99 OVR
Henchman: Jose Berrios / SP / 93 OVR / Classic Future Stars -
Los Angeles Angels
Finest: Dylan Bundy, SP / 99 OVR
Henchman: Howie Kendrick, 2B / 93 OVR / Signature Series -
Oakland Athletics
Finest: Ramon Laureano, CF / 99 OVR
Henchman: Marcus Semien, SS / 95 OVR / 2019 Breakout Series -
Seattle Mariners
Finest: Kyle Lewis, CF / 98 OVR
Henchman: Edgar Martinez, 3B / 96 OVR / 1995 Silver Slugger Awards Series -
Texas Rangers
Finest: Lance Lynn, SP / 99 OVR
Henchman: Fergie Jenkins, SP / 95 OVR / 1974 Veteran Series -
Houston Astros
Finest: George Springer, CF / 99 OVR
Henchman: Alex Bregman, 3B / 96 OVR / 2019 Silver Slugger Awards Series -
Atlanta Braves
Finest: Freddie Freeman, 1B / 99 OVR
Henchman: Warren Spahn, SP / 96 OVR / 1957 Cy Young Awards Series -
Miami Marlins
Finest: Miguel Rojas, SS / 99 OVR
Henchman: Cliff Floyd, LF / 96 OVR / Signature Series -
New York Mets
Finest: Dominic Smith, 1B / 99 OVR
Henchman: Matt Harvey, SP / 95 OVR / 2013 Prime Series -
Philadelphia Phillies
Finest: Zack Wheeler, SP / 99 OVR
Henchman: Richie Ashburn, CF / 96 OVR / Signature Series -
Washington Nationals
Finest: Trea Turner, SS / 99 OVR
Henchman: Ryan Zimmermann, 3B / 94 OVR / *Signature Series -
Chicago Cubs
Finest: Yu Darvish, SP / 99 OVR
Henchman: Jake Arrieta, SP / 96 OVR / 2015 Cy Young Awards Series -
Cincinnati Reds
Finest: Luis Castillo, SP / 99 OVR
Henchman: Adam Dunn, LF / 93 OVR / Prime Series -
Milwaukee Brewers
Finest: Brandon Woodruff, SP / 99 OVR
Henchman: Ryan Braun, LF / 96 OVR / 2011 Prime Series -
Pittsburgh Pirates
Finest: Colin Moran, 3B / 98 OVR
Henchman: Willie Stargell, LF / 96 OVR / 1972 Prime Series -
St. Louis Cardinals
Finest: Kwang Hyun Kim, SP / 98 OVR
Henchman: Enos Slaughter, RF / 95 OVR / Signature Series -
Arizona Diamondbacks
Finest: Zac Gallen, SP / 99 OVR
Henchman: A.J. Pollock, CF / 95 OVR / 2015 Gold Glove Awards Series -
Colorado Rockies
Finest: Nolan Arenado, 3B / 99 OVR
Henchman: Carlos Gonzalez, RF / 96 OVR / 2013 Prime Series -
Los Angeles Dodgers:
Finest: Corey Seager. SS / 99 OVR
Henchman: Max Muncy, 1B / 94 OVR / 2018 Breakout Series -
San Diego Padres
Finest: Dinelson Lamet, SP / 99 OVR
Henchman: Kirby Yates, CP / 95 OVR / 2018 Prime Series -
San Francisco Giants
Finest: Mike Yastrzemski, RF / 99 OVR
Henchman: Brandon Crawford, SS / 94 OVR / 2016 Gold Glove Awards Series
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FINEST TOP PLAYERS AT EACH POSITION
SP1 - Shane Bieber (CLE / 99 OVR)
SP2 - Jacob deGrom (NYM / 99 OVR)
SP3 - Trevor Bauer (CIN / 99 OVR)
SP4 - Dallas Keuchel (CHW / 99 OVR)
SP5 - Aaron Nola (PHI / 99 OVR)RP1 - Liam Hendriks (OAK / 99 OVR)
RP2 - Nick Anderson (TB / 99 OVR)
RP3 - Devin Williams (MIL / 99 OVR)CATCHER - J.T. Realmuto (PHI / 99 OVR)
1B(1) - Luke Voit (NYY / 99 OVR)
1B(2) - Jose Abreu (CHW / 99 OVR)
2B - D.J. Lemahieu (NYY / 99 OVR)
SS(1) - Tim Anderson (CHW / 99 OVR)
SS(2) - Xander Bogaerts (BOS / 99 OVR)
3B - Manny Machado (SD / 99 OVR)
OF1 - Mookie Betts (LAD / 99 OVR)
OF2 - Juan Soto (WSH / 99 OVR)
OF3 - Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL / 99 OVR)
DH - Marcell Ozuna (ATL / 99 OVR) -
Didn't we just get a Whitey Ford?
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@ekhyatt said in My Team Affinity: Stage 4 Predictions:
Didn't we just get a Whitey Ford?
Lol, my first thought too
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I love this idea and I hope Arrieta is a part of the cubs, been waiting for that card all year. I can't believe there isn't even a firm date for TA4 yet, hopefully it comes before the end of the month.
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I think we need MORE JRAM CARDS. There are no where near enough this year!
P.S. I do love JRAM.
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@BodamEscapePlan said in My Team Affinity: Stage 4 Predictions:
my predictions for each team's Finest card, as well as the midway point card.
Thank you for this list, BTW. Nice job.
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@ekhyatt said in My Team Affinity: Stage 4 Predictions:
Didn't we just get a Whitey Ford?
Whoops! My bad, I thought I changed that but I guess it didn't make my final version. Anyway, I'm going to change that to either Rookie Series Masahiro Tanaka or Prime David Robertson.
For selfish reasons, I think I'm going to go with Robertson for my all-time White Sox team.
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@arvcpa said in My Team Affinity: Stage 4 Predictions:
I think we need MORE JRAM CARDS. There are no where near enough this year!
P.S. I do love JRAM.
It was "tough" to leave him off here... ya know, that way he has a third 99 overall card! (lmao)
@djpearl23 said in My Team Affinity: Stage 4 Predictions:
I love this idea and I hope Arrieta is a part of the cubs, been waiting for that card all year. I can't believe there isn't even a firm date for TA4 yet, hopefully it comes before the end of the month.
You and me both, man!
I'm a White Sox fan and even I look forward to that card every year. He's one of the lower overall cards I always find myself having a difficult time taking them out of my lineup. I know it'd be the same this year, too.
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I think the Braves will be ozuna and Freddie freeman will get the top 1B seeing that he will likely be the NL MVP
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@Crimson_Monk said in My Team Affinity: Stage 4 Predictions:
I think the Braves will be ozuna and Freddie freeman will get the top 1B seeing that he will likely be the NL MVP
You're likely right. I can't remember if we got the top DH last year.
Considering Abreu has a 98 overall Topps Now, he may not get a Finest card, unfortunately.
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Great work, man. Appreciate all the effort put into this and I hope this is similar to what they give us.
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@MikeForbes101 said in My Team Affinity: Stage 4 Predictions:
Great work, man. Appreciate all the effort put into this and I hope this is similar to what they give us.
I echo this sentiment. Well done OP!
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@BodamEscapePlan said in My Team Affinity: Stage 4 Predictions:
@Crimson_Monk said in My Team Affinity: Stage 4 Predictions:
I think the Braves will be ozuna and Freddie freeman will get the top 1B seeing that he will likely be the NL MVP
You're likely right. I can't remember if we got the top DH last year.
Considering Abreu has a 98 overall Topps Now, he may not get a Finest card, unfortunately.
Good list tho, I don’t have to the time to think about every tam lol. I hope you’re right about the henchman, I like that idea.
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Tim Anderson has to be for the WhiteSox
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Really nice. This theory is why I'm avoiding locking in any of the current extended collections that dropped last week.
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I hope you’re wrong on Kim. His stuff doesn’t translate to a usable card, even a high 90s. Also on Cards, I don’t believe they have Slaughter’s rights this year. No cards yet.
Great work overall. I just hope it isn’t finest. Too many of those players already have cards in the 90s. Not sure any would even make my team at this point.
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@lazy_toast said in My Team Affinity: Stage 4 Predictions:
Tim Anderson has to be for the WhiteSox
Why not Jose Abreu? He is in the running for MVP. I agree it's either him or Tim Anderson.
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this would be incredible, if they also inlcuded Henchman!!!
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This would be a cool way to clan up some of the legends we haven’t gotten such as Morris, Dunn, Slaughter, Spahn, and Ashburn. Really nice list. Only criticism is that they aren’t going to be releasing 90+ overall breakout cards at this stage. Almost all of them would probably be signature, Prime, or awards IMO
