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Looks like no front/back loading contracts which I’m guessing that means no options as well.. small example to share from Franchise trailer.
Bo Bichette real life contract:
2026= 15mil
2027= 55mil with opt out
2028= 55mil with player option
MLB the show contract:
2026=42mil
2027=42mil
2028=42mil
This is with all players. They just take the average annually and put it as a base number for each season and I’m guessing no player/club options. Literally as unrealistic as you can possibly get
Sweet! Appreciate the effort. Want to start Franchise but waiting on recent trades and also the recend contract extensions that are going to matter a lot. Started a Franchise already and 3 players were on the trade block that teams extended in real life. Felt so unrealistic from the start that I could not get into it
This will be officially the last time I give SDS my money.. Prospect rankings are not even close to being accurate. Multiple guys in tens top 20 prospects with potentials as D.
My team, the Rays, are legit missing a handful of prospects in our top 30 and guys that are in spring training currently in real life. 3 starting pitchers are under relief pitchers..
This is only after 20 mins of going through the rosters and mostly the Rays
So bad!!!!
I will Venmo someone $20 if they create a very accurate Steinbrenner Field.
When will the game update the rosters with the trades and contracts that have happened since release of the game??? Nolan Jones and Freeman trade. Lawerence Butler, Trevino and Kirk Contract extension. A few minor free agency signings.. Asking for offline franchise to make it most realistic to start with
Also, lots of contracts are incorrect and the no Back/Front load and Options is a very sad change for no reason?
I play with Rays and Yandy Diaz and Brandon Lowe contracts are way lower than what they have in real life (which helps me, but not realistic) Junior Caminero being a B potential is also comical. Was #1 prospect in baseball last year LOL
This sounds great. How do you change the contract though?
For a “simulation game”, they really do not care about Franchise and they don’t even hide it anymore. I waited for the first roster update to start a franchise. I play with the Rays.. Rays have best farm system in the game and they have several of their top 30 prospects not even in the game 
️ I had to manually edit the names to make it real. Several or the Rays MLB players contracts are not even close to being correct. Starting to feel bad for my 3rd base coach because it’s July in my season and he’s still wearing a jacket 
also, the trades are maybe a little better than previous games but still way off. You can get very good young talent by just sending the team 3 OK players on your team.. haven’t gotten to offseason yet so we will see how free agency changes are… Just stinks how unrealistic it is and all these topics seem like such easy fixes
I play with the Rays. Getting older with a kid on the way so probably my last MLB The Show game and want to start a realistic Franchise to play for years to come. Rays rosters is pretty accurate besides a few contracts that are lower than real life which helps me but still unrealistic. I just am looking for a few of the recent trades and then contract extensions like Crochet, Lawerence Butler. Cal Raleigh, Ketel Marte, Kristian Campbell (red sox young guy) Jackson Merrill
I did it myself and started my franchise after doing it. Last mlb game for a while for me.. lack of care in franchise and realistic simulation is terrible. Game and gameplay is awesome
Times have evolved so why be content? I do not care so much about the face scans but not having correct contracts and updated recent trades and contact extensions is very very simple. Legit could be done in a few hours. Since end of spring training, maybe 3 trades have happened and maybe 8 extensions. That would take a coder 10 minutes to do LOL
While the offseason has started and players and teams opt in and opt out of contracts left and right, crazy to think a simulation game in 2025 did not give us that ability 🤯 terrible honestly. Embarrassingly lazy on SDS or just done on purpose for the next game to be bought
If I check swing with 2 strikes and do not go around, my runner at 1st randomly steals with no throw and goes to 2nd. I guess I shouldn’t complain but of course it’s not realistic.
Players in the field do not have their features until they touch the ball. This one terrible and makes the game look like a game from 2004.. My RF has long hair. A fly ball hit to him he looks like a generic player with short hair and the moment he catches the ball his long hair appears.
$100 video game and this is what they put out along with a mediocre Franchise Mode
I will say this. Gameplay is very solid and a few new features are fun for sure. It’s a type of video game you buy every 2-3 years.
That would also confuse people though. MLB The Show 24 had front and back loading with options and the two new ones weirdly do not. Kind of a crazy mindset to take things OUT of a video game 
Agree! I would buy the new game EVERY year but don’t wanna waste all the time I put into franchise. I went from 2020 all the way to 2023 because I was in love with my franchise and having a great time. I don’t sim, I actually play.
I am an offline Franchise player only. I recently had my first baby with the hopes of number 2 in the near future. Things might get hectic quickly and time in front of the TV on PlayStation 5 could be tough. Love the The Show tho and it’s my #1 hobby. Tinkering with the idea of getting a Switch2 and getting MLB26 on Switch2. Would be able to play more when I take it into the bedroom or when we travel etc.. 1) is the full version of franchise on the Switch game? Nothing missing? 2) what are the biggest pros and cons of switching? Would it be recommended or stick to the Ps5 and just find the time? Haha.. thanks in advance for your opinion on this 
@SDS_JoeK_PSN really appreciate your recommendation and opinion. Another guy on here said the same thing and I think that is what I am leaning to now. I am a PlayStation guy and I was trying not to lose that experience but gain a bit of flexibility as well. You telling me this double sold me on the portal so maybe you can tell Sony to give you commission 
only thing that worries me is that I have seen a lot of reviews on the lag in the gameplay but maybe they have fixed that
This is a weird complaint. Why would they at an ABS aspect of the game but leave the strike zone up so you know if you should challenge it or not… 🤨