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Is it intentional change in this year's game? Many users are still wondering whether this is a temporary bug or a deliberate design choice starting from this installment.

@WeekendLandon_NSW said in Pinch Hit Glitch:

So just for the future, should I not use quick manage to pinch run or anything else on there?

You can use it. From what I've discovered, if you switch from qucik manage mode to normal play mode to make a substitution (such as a pinch hitter or a pitching change) and then return to quick manage mode, that bug does not occur.

Did you pinch-hit in Quick Manage mode?
Sometimes when you pinch-hit or make a pitching change in that mode, the box score gets messed up.
This has been a chronic issue in previous versions as well.
I’ve reported this bug to SDS multiple times, but it still hasn’t been fixed.

@Dime_N_3_Pennys_PSN said in Franchise mode player ratings vs advance stats - player evaluation:

I would like the option to not see any hard coded player ratings in my franchise. If they are still needed for the backend or for other modes, that's fine but I don't want to see them in my franchise.

I'd rather see a bigger emphasis on advanced stats to make player evalution more realistic and performance based.

I get that the show is built upon this rating system and would probably take a big overhaul, but the game is like 20+ years old now and doesn't match up with the emphasis of advanced stats in today's game.

Instead of:

Contact: show me contact%, line drive% and babip
Power: show me hard hit rate, barrel rate, slugging%
Vision: show me strikeout rate, whiff rate, and chase rate
Discipline: show me walk rate and obp
Fielding: show me outs above average
Potential: show me the 20-80 future value grades instead of a generic letter grade

Etc etc for the rest

This would make evaluating and acquiring players more about recent performance and less about hard coded stats that you can always bank on because you know certain ratings always play or sim well.

Even if all these advance stats aren't possible in the games current state, I'd like to be able to turn ratings off and make my personnel decisions based on player performance.

I love your idea.
Not sure how much SDS—especially the devs—would be into it, but maybe it's worth submitting as feedback?

@PAinPA_PSN said in Rain outs and double headers:

Sounds interesting,until it happens.
and it's rained out in the 2nd inning,and the starter for that game pitches the day before the doubleheader,so you have to use a bullpen game or burn another starter(whose stats get messed up cause it counts as a relief appearance)and then it's a slugfest on both sides and you end up going through 5 bullpen arms and still have a 2nd game to play.

That's baseball. Things like that happen.

@Bhoward1_MLBTS said in Retired numbers in franchise mode:

Start your franchise with CPU Control on and then you'll have the export feature available. Just go through the process as if you're going to export the player, you dont even have to complete the entire process, and the number will revert to the number you want. Just have to turn on CPU roster control when you start your franchise

Much appreciated. It worked! Did it work in old versions as well?

It's really unfortunate that there's no longer a way to do it.

As far as I know, a lot of players enjoy this game by customizing rosters—whether solo or as a team—like Fictional Rosters, Classic Rosters, and so on and it’s tough every time a new version drops, especially for roster creators.
Roster building takes a lot of time and effort, and bringing that work over to the new game basically means starting from scratch. Because of that, some players end up sticking with the older version instead of moving on to the new one, simply to avoid the hassle.
I really think it would be great if SDS provided a year-to-year roster migration feature, and ideally, even a way to merge two rosters together.
That would save creators a huge amount of time and keep more people invested in the latest version of the game.

What you said is probably something a lot of Franchise guys have been wishing for over the years.
My guess is it’s just a limitation of the current game engine. I mean, people have been asking for this for ages and it still hasn’t changed.
To be fair, I do think SDS tries to add what they can within reason — and honestly, they’ve listened to a bunch of stuff over the years.
But yeah, the feature you mentioned (which I’m also really hoping for) still hasn’t made it in, sadly.

@fubar2k7_PSN Interesting... The most recent method I’ve found is that if you export a created player from the roster editor before entering Franchise mode, the game assigns them a retired number. For example, if you create Randy Johnson, he might initially be given 52 or 53, but once you export him, he’ll be assigned 51.
The problem, though, is that once you start a Franchise with that roster, the number reverts back to 52 or 53.

Hey guys,
As far as I remeber, the retired numbers could be used in Franchise mode through certain methods, but it doesn’t seem to work anymore.
Has anyone found a way to assign retired numbers to players in Franchise?

Thanks!

He was wearing a Yankees uniform in the trailer, but judging by his in-game appearance, it seems likely that his Boston-era self will be added as a legend.
I’m guessing it will be either '86 or '90.

@NiteLordz said in Created players nominated for ROY with several MLB service years:

I just created Miguel Sano, with 7 years of service time. Added him to a roster, and he shows as a Rookie. I am curious if there is a way to have him not be a rookie as well.

That's exactly what I want.
It seems like they use logic to only check the number of played games that meet the rookie eligibility.
It would be good to change the logic to double check not only the games played but also the service time.

I've been playing franchise mode with some favorite legends. I created them and added to my roster.
I found something awkward that they are nominated for Rookie of the Year despite giving them several MLB service years.
Is there no way to prevent them being nominated for Rookie of the Year even though they were given several MLB service years?

As pitchers do not indulge in enthusiasm in every strikeout situation, it would be better if foul hit animation tailored to the circumstances.

What difficulty did you play in previous series?

As @fubar2k7 mentioned above, Lee is Korean but was born in Japan. That's why the place of birth (not nationality) is listed as Japan on The Show. The MLB official website(mlb.com) used to indicate it same as well.
As far as I know, Lee asked mlb.com to fix it and so it's been fixed.
Wouldn’t The Show also reflect this in the future?

How do you guys figure out when a pitcher's gonna throw a high fastball?
Back in the day, if a pitcher shook his head while exchanging signs with the catcher, it usually meant a high fastball.
But in the show 24, I'm not so sure.
Maybe there's a new pattern emerging, like PitchCom's influence or something.
I put fastball slider at maximum for more realistic experience.
How do you catch onto these hints?

@Blind_Bleeder First of all, I agree that it still has a long way to go but the Stadium Creator is vast. .
On the other hand, The Show already has the cleat editor and all you have to do is just an additional feature.

Guys, wouldn't it be awesome if The Show had a feature like the shoes editing in NBA 2K?
We could design our own cleats with different shapes, colors, and brands.
Think about all the new cleat designs you could create, or even choose from models that aren't currently in the game. It would add a whole new level of customization!
I just left this feedback for the show 24 as well.
Hopefully, SDS takes it into account!