ncbravesfan Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 So what is the basic assumption out here? Are the minor leagues gonna have the actual players who played last year OR just a scattering of top prospects and a bunch of made up names. I know that there are great roster modders who will give us complete rosters as soon as possible, but it would be great to have the majority of those who played in AAA, AA, and high A last season already in the game. But somehow I have a feeling that would be asking too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LetsGoOakland Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 As I understand it whoever played last year will be there, whoever did not, won't be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 http://www.mvpmods.com/index.php?name=Foru...mp;&start=0 Look at the last post on the page. :mrgreen: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooseknucks Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Yeah me and CB had a late night talk about this last night ... it's understood they'll be there! YES! :mrgreen: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyrunner Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Well, in THIS interview with Ben Brinkman, he says this is not the case. Q: Will there be any representation of the minor leagues in MVP Baseball 2005? If so, will players be able to play as minor league teams and/or players? A: MVP Baseball 2004 was the first game to introduce actual authentic and playable Minor League teams. This year we’ve added Single-A teams to go with the Double-A and Triple-A teams to bring our total minor league roster to 90 teams. Despite our best efforts we don’t have actual players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LetsGoOakland Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 There are fake players. I recognized one of the A's fake players from last year in one of the OS screens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qpontiac Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Yup, hate to pee on anyones parade, but there are contractural barriers that would prohibit any minor leaguer that has yet to play in a Major League game to be in a MLBPA game, so what could be is that they will have the 40 man rosters all actual, therefore making some minors "real", and the rest would have to be fake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LetsGoOakland Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 It's the same as last year - whoever played in the Majors last year is in the game, and whoever didn't, well, isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Damn. :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 That's a shame. I thought that since this was probably going to be their last MLB Baseball effort for a while, they could have at least purchased the minor league contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubsfaninfla Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 they could have at least purchased the minor league contract. With an invite to spring training??? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlef316 Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 that group of minor league pics they released the other day makes me think they are giving us the NCAA treament. From the looks of it, they are just giving the prospects fake names but making them play and look somewhat like their real life counterparts. this would be awesome and would be totally legal. i think the relationship with Baseball America is aiding this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlef316 Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 http://images.ea.com/sports/games/2005/mvp...rospects_12.jpg chris Burke? http://images.ea.com/sports/games/2005/mvp...prospects_6.jpg hanley Ramirez? http://images.ea.com/sports/games/2005/mvp...prospects_5.jpg Lastings Milledge? look at the other screen as well. they seem to coincide with the real top prospects for the teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 With an invite to spring training??? Quite possibly. Just as long as they don't make the 25 man roster come April. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlef316 Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 http://forums.operationsports.com/vBulleti...age=1&pp=10 link to thread at operationsports that names all the minor leaguers on the EA website. Like i said, we should expect the NCAA treatment. The guys who actually made the majors last year (swisher, burke, ryan Howard) are in the slideshow in ML unis and stadiums, while the other pictures bear striking resemblences to their real life counterparks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabroni Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 http://forums.operationsports.com/vBulleti...age=1&pp=10 link to thread at operationsports that names all the minor leaguers on the EA website. Like i said, we should expect the NCAA treatment. The guys who actually made the majors last year (swisher, burke, ryan Howard) are in the slideshow in ML unis and stadiums, while the other pictures bear striking resemblences to their real life counterparks. Could you copy and past the post? I don't want to have to register at OperationSports.com. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlef316 Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 well, im not gonna paste the whole thread, but here is the consensus about who each player in the screen shots is..... Here are the players the pictures line up with... 1) Ryan Howard - Phillies 2) Joel Guzman - Dodgers 3) Josh Barfield - Padres 4) Anthony Reyes - Cardinals 5) Lastings Milledge - Mets 6) Rickie Weeks - Brewers 7) Mike Kinckley - Nationals Jeff Francoeur - Braves 9) Jeremy Hermida - Marlins 10) Brian Dopirak - Cubs 11) Homer Bailey - Reds 12) Chris Burke - Astros 13) Zach Duke - Pirates 14) Matt Cain - Giants Not pictured: Ian Stewart - Rockies Carlos Quentin - Diamondbacks 1) Nick Markakis - Orioles 2) Thomas Diamond - Rangers 3) Billy Butler - Royals 4) Adam Miller - Indians 5) Brian Anderson - White Sox 6) Hanley Ramirez - Red Sox 7) Casey Kotchman - Angels Joe Mauer - Twins 9) Felix Hernandez - Mariners 10) Curtis Granderson - Tigers 11) Delmon Young - Devil Rays 12) Eric Duncan - Yankees 13) Nick Swisher - Athletics Not pictured: Brandon League - Blue Jays I used Baseball America's top prospects list for each team, and made sure that the player pictured was actually the player in question, and sure enough they were all there. Well, sans the three not pictured. __________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpup Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 i posted this yesterday. 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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