Trades and AI Logic Are Way Too Easy to Exploit
One of the biggest issues in MLB The Show 25’s Franchise Mode is the broken trade logic. Let’s be honest—how many of us have fleeced the CPU by packaging two mid-tier prospects and landing an All-Star? That’s not rewarding. Tmlb the show stubshat’s lazy AI.
There’s no sense of negotiation pressure. You don’t see rival teams stepping in to make competing offers. You don’t get a sense that you’re navigating an actual league filled with other intelligent front offices. It’s just point-and-click until the CPU gives up.
Compare this to games like Out of the Park Baseball, where teams will reject trades if they’re too lopsided, or use advanced analytics to decide if a trade benefits them long-term. In The Show, it feels like we’re playing against a bot who doesn’t know WAR from wRC+.
The worst part? The trade block is completely lifeless. Teams rarely dangle veterans in contract years, and when they do, it’s not because they’re rebuilding—it’s just random. If Franchise Mode is going to be taken seriously, AI teams need smarter goals, motivations, and trade reasoning.