This kid currently in single A for the Friars IRL has a bright future ahead of him, according to OOTP. Having a fun sim starting with the 19 Padres, about to start my 2027 season...
He won the Cy Young 4 years in a row! (2022-2025) Look at those stats. Just killer. Nothing absurdly an outlier just maybe the longest I've had a starter sustain that level of success! Usually someone gets injured for at least ONE season or falls off a cliff along the way...
He finally left arb so I did just have to sign him to a ~40m/yr extension for 5-7 years, so he'll probably go ahead and tear his UCL or whatever and ruin my life. But it's been a great run anyway.
Otherwise in 2027, Machado and Tatis Jr. have not disappointed one bit for the Pads... Wander Samuel Franco is a god, Lindor, Ohtani and Syndergaard still dominate, and Benintendi set a new record with an 8yr/$364m contract with the Braves (but kinda sucks now, lol)
The future is interesting indeed.