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Post by **Agent** » 25 May 2026, 09:18

a dub over the Padres is still solid. I missed when you acquired Skenes.

theICON562 · Post by **theICON562** » 25 May 2026, 10:11

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25 May 2026, 09:18
a dub over the Padres is still solid. I missed when you acquired Skenes.

I traded Logan Webb who I had signed in free agency. He just wasn't working out and Skenes was on the trading block. I gave the Pirates Webb and then 2 of my highest starting pitching prospects.

theICON562 · Post by **theICON562** » 25 May 2026, 11:29

Diamondbacks remain on the outside after splitting with the Rockies, big four game series next against the Dodgers

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theICON562 · Post by **theICON562** » 26 May 2026, 01:24

D-Backs are totally overmatched as Dodgers sweep four game series with ease

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theICON562 · Post by **theICON562** » 27 May 2026, 06:57

Rest of 2029 Season Recap

I wrapped up the 2029 season last night so here is a quick recap following the 4 game series against the Dodgers where they swept me.

Aug. 10-12: 3 game series against the Athletics. Athletics won the first two games (8-5, 5-1) and I was able to come away with a much needed win in the finale (5-4) which snapped a six-game losing streak. The six-game losing streak bumped me out of the top three wild card seeds.

Aug. 13-15: 3 game series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Swept the series (6-5, 7-0, 5-4). Pitching staff was having their issues during the six-game losing streak where four of those games saw my bullpen blow late inning leads, but during this three-game sweep they were able to get outs in the late innings and keep the lead. This sweep also allowed me to gain some ground on the teams infront of me in the wild card race.

Aug. 17-19: 3 game series at the Kansas City Royals. It was the 2nd series sweep in a row for me (7-4, 5-2, 6-5). Both Ketel Marte and Gabriel Moreno each had one game each where they hit two home runs, providing the spark for the team offensively. The wild card race is heating up with the D-Backs, Brewers/Cubs, Marlins and Phillies and Nationals battling and only separated by 2.5 games.

Aug. 20-22: 3 game series at the Washington Nationals. Nationals making a push for one of the wild card spots so this series was important. After losing the first two games (4-3, 7-1) we avoided the sweep with a 6-1 win in the finale. By winning two of three games the Nationals now moved ahead of us in the wild card standings.

Aug. 24-26: 3 game series at home versus the Cleveland Guardians. Guardians came in holding first place in the AL Central. We took the first two games (10-8, 4-1), but Cleveland got the third game, 4-2. Despite winning two of three we remained on the outside looking in.

Aug. 27-29: 3 game series at home against the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs came in as the first place team in the NL Central ahead of Milwaukee. We won two out of the three games (7-2, 11-6). The Cubs took the middle game 8-3. We were able to gain some ground and knock pulled with in a full game of the final wild card spot.

Aug. 31-Sep. 2: 3 game series at the Baltimore Orioles to begin the final month of the season. Dropped two out of the three against the Orioles, but didn't lose any ground in the wild card race thankfully.

Sep. 3-5: 3 game series at the Pittsburgh Pirates. Split the first two games against the Pirates (4-10, 7-2) and had the third game in the bag, but bullpen issues rose up and Pirates ended up winning on a walk off homerun. Losing this series dropped us now back to 2 games out of the wild card. Also, suffered a devastating loss as Geraldo Perdomo went down with a leg injury that would end his season and was put on the 60 day IL.

Sep. 7-9: 3 game series at home against the Toronto Blue Jays. Blue Jays were also battling for a wild card spot in the American League. We won the first two games (4-3, 8-1), but Toronto took the rubber match 9-3. We gained ground in the wild card as Brewers and Phillies will be playing each other soon.

Sep. 10-12: 3 game series against the Marlins. The Marlins were ahead of us in the wild card standings and after we took the first game (3-1), they knocked us around in the last two games (5-0, 7-4). Despite losing the series we were in the third and final wild card spot.

Sep. 14-16: 3 game series on the road against the Colorado Rockies. Rockies were one of the worst teams in the league and on their way to another 100 loss season, but playing us seemed to be just what they needed to look like a major league baseball team. They won the first two games (6-4, 6-4) while we took the third game (7-1). First two games we had struck out 13 times combined, but the third game we struck out 12 times. Still was holding on to the final wild card spot.

Sep. 17-20: 4 game series against the San Diego Padres on the road. We had won 7 out of 11 against the Padres so far in the season. We came away getting two out of the four games. Won games 1 and 3 (5-3, 13-3) but lost games 2 and 4 (2-1, 2-1). Increased our lead for the final wild card seed to a full 3 games over the Nationals. The Phillies were falling back pretty fast, making it only a four team race.

Sep. 21-23: 3 game series at home against the Philadelphia Phillies. Crucial series that was going to either see us solidify our postseason hopes or watch us free fall out of them. We got a win the first game (10-9) and then we got back-to-back wins in games 2 and 3 (2-1, 2-1) wrapping up our third series sweep post all-star break. The sweep officially eliminated the Phillies from playoff contention. The Brewers and Marlins had distanced themselves from us, securing the top 2 wild card spots. With only six games left we are two games up on the Nationals.

Sep. 25-27: 3 game series on the road against the San Francisco Giants. Nationals have a 3 game series with the Los Angeles Angels. We got the first two games of the series (8-3, 6-3) but the Giants took the finale (4-2). We were hoping to get some help from the Angels, but the Nationals got 2 out of 3, but we remained two games up on them with only 3 games left.

Sep. 28-30: 3 game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at home to wrap up the regular season. Nationals have a three-game series against the Miami Marlins. All we have to do is not get swept and we will secure the final wild card spot. We got the first game (6-0) and the Nationals also won their game. We lost the second game (8-1), but the Nationals lost their second game which eliminated them from the playoffs. With us securing the final wild card spot, I sat most of my everyday starters as to not risk any injuries.

Regular Season Awards

Following the end of the 2029 season, Ketel Marte was his 2nd MVP award in the last four years. Here were Marte's stats for the 2029 season:
Games - 158
Hits-At Bats: 197-for-653
Avg: .302
Obp: .338
Slg: .608
Ops: .946
PA: 696
2B: 35
BB: 30
SB: 3
CS: 3
HR: 55 (league leader)
RBI: 118
R: 97
WAR: 8.0

2029 Playoffs
October 3, 2029
Diamondbacks @ Cubs, NL Wild Card Round, Game 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
ARI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
CHI 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 x 7 12 1

Arizona Notable Players
Ketel Marte, 1 for 4, 2B, R
Steven Kwan, 1 for 4, RBI
Trevor Larnach, 0 for 2, BB
Corbin Carroll, 0 for 2, BB
Paul Skenes (L, 0-1), 3.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB 1 SO

Chicago Notable Players
Michael Busch, 3 for 5, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, R
Alex Bergman, 1 for 4, HR, RBI, R
Ronny Mauricio, 3 for 3, R
Rafael Devers, 1 for 5, 2 RBI, R
Jack Flaherty (W, 1-0), 8 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO

October 4, 2029
Diamondbacks @ Cubs, NL Wild Card Round, Game 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
ARI 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 3
CHI 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 x 6 8 0

Arizona Notable Players
Nolan Arenado, 2 for 4, R
Brandon Marsh, 2 for 4
Corbin Carroll, 2 for 4
Steven Kwan, 2 for 4
Zac Gallen (L, 0-1), 5.2 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 4 SO

Chicago Notable Players
Ronny Mauricio, 3 for 4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Heliot Ramos, 2 for 4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, R
Rafael Devers, 1 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, R
William Contreras, 1 for 3, R
Pablo Lopez (W, 1-0), 7 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 7 SO

Got seriously pounded by the Cubs. The Cubs, Braves and Dodgers all won 100 games or more in the regular season.

2029 Regular Season Record: 86-76, 2nd place NLW.
2029 Postseason: Lost NLWC
2029 Team Expectation: Win Division (Not Successful)
GM Rating: A
Job Security: Good
Contract Status: Year 1 of 3

2029 Playoff Results
Wild Card Round
(2) Astros eliminated WhiteSoxs (1)
(2) Yankees eliminated Tigers (1)
(2) Brewers eliminated Marlins (1)
(2) Cubs eliminated Diamondbacks (0)

Divisional Round
(3) Astros eliminated Mariners (1)
(3) Yankees eliminated Guardians (2)
(3) Dodgers eliminated Brewers (1)
(3) Cubs eliminated Braves (2)

Championship Round
(4) Yankees eliminated Astros (0)
(4) Cubs eliminated Dodgers (2)

World Series
(4) Yankees eliminated Cubs (0)

Final Thoughts
I'm seriously having a lot of fun with this franchise mode. I've only been playing this game since Mid-March and I've been able to get through 4 seasons with still more to come. The longest franchise mode I've had in NBA2K was with 2K24 where I got through 3 years of my Lakers franchise (which would actually be my first franchise thread on this site). I feel this is a very important offseason because the core group of players on this team are getting older and their contracts are ending in the next year or two. Ketel Marte will be 36 when the next season starts he has put up massive numbers. He's hit 168 homeruns over the last four years and driven in 450 runs. The offense to me looks to be stacked. Just look at these homerun totals for the 2029 season:

Marte - 55
Carroll - 35
Larnach - 30
Marsh - 24
Perdomo - 22
Arenado - 17
Smith - 17
Kwan - 16
Moreno - 15

Kwan missed significant time early in the season otherwise he would have hit 25-30 homeruns (his first season with Arizona in 2028 he hit 21 in 147 games). Arenado is the only player on this list that was a free agent (re-signed him to a one-year contract), but I think I will need to either sign, trade for or move up someone to take over the everyday duties at third base and move Arenado to the bench.

The starting rotation is very solid and having Paul Skenes for a full season should see us get off to a very good start. Skenes finished 8-13 last season. He was 6-8 before I made the trade for him. He got a lot of no decisions because the bullpen would blow a save in the late innings. I think the bullpen is going to be where I focus on to improve. Gallen will be 34 years old and Burnes with be 35. Blake Walston was a nice surprise during the season starting out in the bullpen and then moved into the starting rotation and was 10-7 in 25 starts, 13-7 total for the season. He played his way into a nice 5-year/$45 million contract that starts next season.

There you have it. Appreciate everyone who is following and all the comments. Hope you guys are having as much fun following as I am playing. It's 4 a.m. here and I'm about to dive into the offseason and get things ready so that I can start the 2030 season this afternoon.

Post by **djp73** » 27 May 2026, 11:37

damn gotta feel disappointed in that result, hopefully 2030 is better

theICON562 · Post by **theICON562** » 27 May 2026, 16:41

djp73 wrote: ↑
27 May 2026, 11:37
damn gotta feel disappointed in that result, hopefully 2030 is better

Yeah, but I'm enjoying the fact that the game is constantly getting harder and harder the better I play then if I am in a slump it regresses. I find that it keeps me engaged. Wish 2K would seriously look into something like that and make it a new feature.

theICON562 · Post by **theICON562** » 28 May 2026, 07:38

Arizona Diamondbacks 2030 Depth Chart

First Base
Pavin Smith - S

Second Base
Ketel Marte - S
Tommy Troy

Third Base
Jordan Westburg - S
Tommy Troy
Nolan Arenado

Shortstop
Geraldo Perdomo - S
Tommy Troy

Left Field
Trevor Larnach - S
Tommy Troy
Jonny DeLuca

Center Field
Brandon Marsh - S
Jonny DeLuca

Right Field
Corbin Carroll - S
Jonny DeLuca
Tommy Troy

Designated Hitter
Steven Kwan - S
Nolan Arenado

Catcher
Gabriel Moreno - S
Adrian Del Castillo

theICON562 · Post by **theICON562** » 28 May 2026, 07:43

Arizona Diamondbacks 2030 Regular Season Schedule

March 2030
March 27: vs. Tampa Bay Rays, Won 5-1
March 29: vs. Tampa Bay Rays, Won 5-1
March 30: vs. Tampa Bay Rays, Lost 7-4

April 2030
April 1: @ San Francisco Giants, Won 14-0
April 2: @ San Francisco Giants, Won 3-0
April 3: @ San Francisco Giants, Won 8-5
April 4: vs. Philadelphia Phillies, Won 5-4
April 5: vs. Philadelphia Phillies, Won 5-3
April 6: vs. Philadelphia Phillies, Won 3-2
April 7: vs. Philadelphia Phillies, Won 3-0
April 8: vs. Washington Nationals, Lost 5-4
April 9: vs. Washington Nationals, Won 7-6
April 10: vs. Washington Nationals, Won 10-9
April 12: @ Boston Red Sox, Lost 8-3
April 13: @ Boston Red Sox, Won 7-2
April 14: @ Boston Red Sox, Won 7-4
April 16: @ Milwaukee Brewers, Lost 4-3
April 17: @ Milwaukee Brewers, Won 14-6
April 18: @ Milwaukee Brewers, Won 6-1
April 19: @ Atlanta Braves, Won 10-3
April 20: @ Atlanta Braves, Won 2-0
April 21: @ Atlanta Braves, Lost 2-0
April 23: vs. San Diego Padres, Won 4-2
April 24: vs. San Diego Padres, Lost 6-5
April 25: vs. San Diego Padres, Won 6-5
April 26: vs. New York Mets, Won 8-7
April 27: vs. New York Mets, Lost 7-0
April 28: vs. New York Mets, Lost 10-3
April 30: @ Washington Nationals, Lost 4-1

May 2030
May 1: @ Washington Nationals, Lost 4-3
May 2: @ Washington Nationals, Lost 3-2
May 3: @ Toronto Blue Jays, Lost 9-4
May 4: @ Toronto Blue Jays, Won 9-3
May 5: @ Toronto Blue Jays, Lost 3-1
May 6: vs. San Francisco Giants, Won 4-3
May 7: vs. San Francisco Giants, Lost 6-3
May 8: vs. San Francisco Giants, Won 5-4
May 10: vs. St. Louis Cardinals, Lost 8-3
May 11: vs. St. Louis Cardinals, Won 8-6
May 12: vs. St. Louis Cardinals, Lost 3-1
May 13: @ San Diego Padres, Won 7-4
May 14: @ San Diego Padres, Lost 6-5
May 15: @ San Diego Padres, Lost 3-1
May 16: @ San Diego Padres, Won 5-3
May 17: @ Seattle Mariners, Won 7-1
May 18: @ Seattle Mariners, Lost 3-2
May 19: @ Seattle Mariners, Won 8-3
May 20: @ Colorado Rockies, Lost 5-3
May 21: @ Colorado Rockies, Won 5-3
May 22: @ Colorado Rockies, Won 4-3
May 24: vs. Cleveland Guardians, Lost 2-0
May 25: vs. Cleveland Guardians, Lost 4-2
May 26: vs. Cleveland Guardians, Won 5-4
May 27: vs. Colorado Rockies, Won 6-5
May 28: vs. Colorado Rockies, Won 12-4
May 29: vs. Colorado Rockies, Lost 3-1
May 31: @ Los Angeles Dodgers, Lost 7-3

Junel 2030
June 1: @ Los Angeles Dodgers, Lost 5-2
June 2: @ Los Angeles Dodgers, Won 3-2
June 3: @ Pittsburgh Pirates, Won 9-6
June 4: @ Pittsburgh Pirates, Won 8-3
June 5: @ Pittsburgh Pirates, Lost 4-1
June 6: @ Pittsburgh Pirates, Won 7-3
June 7: @ Cincinnati Reds, Won 5-3
June 8: @ Cincinnati Reds, Lost 10-5
June 9: @ Cincinnati Reds, Won 12-2
June 10: vs. Atlanta Braves, Lost 1-0
June 11: vs. Atlanta Braves, Won 5-4
June 12: vs. Atlanta Braves, Won 4-0
June 14: vs. Cincinnati Reds, Lost 5-3
June 15: vs. Cincinnati Reds, Won 4-2
June 16: vs. Cincinnati Reds, Won 5-0
June 18: @ Miami Marlins, Won 17-8
June 19: @ Miami Marlins, Won 11-4
June 20: @ Miami Marlins, Won 5-4
June 21: @ New York Mets, Lost 4-3
June 22: @ New York Mets, Won 4-1
June 23: @ New York Mets, Won 5-1
June 25: vs. Seattle Mariners, Won, 12-4
June 26: vs. Seattle Mariners, Lost 6-2
June 27: vs. Seattle Mariners, Lost 9-6
June 28: vs. Miami Marlins, Won 1-0
June 29: vs. Miami Marlins, Lost 4-2
June 30: vs. Miami Marlins, Won 5-2

July 2030
July 1: @ Colorado Rockies, Lost 11-9
July 2: @ Colorado Rockies, Won 7-2
July 3: @ Colorado Rockies, Lost 3-2
July 5: @ Los Angeles Dodgers, Won 3-1
July 6: @ Los Angeles Dodgers, Lost 3-1
July 7: @ Los Angeles Dodgers, Won 6-4
July 8: vs. Baltimore Orioles, Lost 3-2
July 9: vs. Baltimore Orioles, Won 4-3
July 10: vs. Baltimore Orioles, Won 3-2
July 11: vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, Won 1-0
July 12: vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, Lost 3-1
July 13: vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, Won 3-2
July 14: vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, Lost 10-2
July 19: @ Texas Rangers, Lost 5-4
July 20: @ Texas Rangers, Won 4-3
July 21: @ Texas Rangers, Won 10-7
July 22: @ Minnesota Twins, Won 7-3
July 23: @ Minnesota Twins, Won 5-3
July 24: @ Minnesota Twins, Won 2-1
July 26: vs. Athletics, Lost 2-1
July 27: vs. Athletics, Won 6-5
July 28: vs. Athletics, Won 13-3
July 29: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, Won 5-2
July 30: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, Won 7-6
July 31: vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, Lost 11-0

August 2030
August 1: @ San Francisco Giants, Lost 4-3
August 2: @ San Francisco Giants, Won 2-0
August 3: @ San Francisco Giants, Lost 4-3
August 4: @ San Francisco Giants, Lost 3-0
August 5: @ Houston Rockets, Won 11-6
August 6: @ Houston Rockets, Won 4-3
August 7: @ Houston Rockets, Won 11-1
August 9: vs. Kansas City Royals, Won 2-1
August 10: vs. Kansas City Royals, Lost 3-1
August 11: vs. Kansas City Royals, Won 5-0
August 12: vs. Los Angeles Angels, Won 6-1
August 13: vs. Los Angeles Angels, Lost 6-5
August 14: vs. Los Angeles Angels, Won 2-1
August 16: vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, Lost 11-3
August 17: vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, Lost 7-3
August 18: vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, Lost 10-4
August 20: @ Detroit Tigers, Lost 14-1
August 21: @ Detroit Tigers, Won 3-2
August 22: @ Detroit Tigers, Won 7-5
August 23: @ New York Yankees, Won 9-7
August 24: @ New York Yankees, Won 7-1
August 25: @ New York Yankees, Won 7-0
August 26: vs. Milwaukee Brewers, Lost 5-0
August 27: vs. Milwaukee Brewers, Won 6-3
August 28: vs. Milwaukee Brewers, Lost 8-1
August 29: vs. Colorado Rockies, Won 6-0
August 30: vs. Colorado Rockies, Lost 12-4
August 31: vs. Colorado Rockies, Won 5-1

September 2030
September 1: vs. Colorado Rockies, Won 4-3
September 3: @ St. Louis Cardinals, Lost 4-3
September 4: @ St. Louis Cardinals, Lost 2-1
September 5: @ St. Louis Cardinals, Lost 3-0
September 6: @ Philadelphia Phillies, Lost 7-1
September 7: @ Philadelphia Phillies, Won 4-1
September 8: @ Philadelphia Phillies, Won 6-4
September 9: vs. Chicago Cubs, Lost 11-1
September 10: vs. Chicago Cubs, Won 4-2
September 11: vs. Chicago Cubs, Won 10-6
September 13: vs. San Francisco Giants, Lost 5-2
September 14: vs. San Francisco Giants, Won 3-1
September 15: vs. San Francisco Giants, Lost 11-10
September 16: @ Chicago Cubs, Won 11-6
September 17: @ Chicago Cubs, Won 6-5
September 18: @ Chicago Cubs, Lost 10-7
September 20: @ San Diego Padres, Won 5-2
September 21: @ San Diego Padres, Lost 6-0
September 22: @ San Diego Padres, Won 6-3
September 23: vs. Chicago White Soxs, Won 4-3
September 24: vs. Chicago White Soxs, Won 6-2
September 25: vs. Chicago White Soxs, Lost 5-1
September 27: vs. San Diego Padres, Won 4-3
September 28: vs. San Diego Padres, Won 10-4
September 29: vs. San Diego Padres, Won 5-1

theICON562 · Post by **theICON562** » 28 May 2026, 15:59

Diamondbacks begin what they call historical season winning 2 out of 3 against Tampa Bay

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