MLB The Show 22
Finest of the Franchise Program Breakdown
In what should be the final mega Featured Program for MLB The Show 22, we get the Finest of the Franchise Program. There are 30 Finest players available, and you can earn 18 by playing through the rewards track. There are also some Finest players in the Finest of the Franchise Event, and a Finest player in the Chase Set 5 pack. Below we will run through all the new players (including the returning Classics players) as we also say goodbye to the Goats and Ghouls Program.
Finest Of The Franchise Program
Finest Of The Franchise AL East
- Finest Adley Rutschman
- Finest Xander Bogaerts
- Finest Nestor Cortes Jr.
- Finest Shane McClanahan
- Finest Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
Finest Of The Franchise AL Central
- Finest Jose Ramirez
- Finest Dylan Cease
- Finest Tarik Skubal
- Finest Bobby Witt Jr.
- Finest Jhoan Duran
Finest Of The Franchise AL West
- Finest Jose Altuve
- Finest Taylor Ward
- Finest Sean Murphy
- Finest Julio Rodriguez
- Finest Adolis Garcia
Finest Of The Franchise NL East
- Finest Spencer Strider
- Finest Sandy Alcantara
- Finest Pete Alonso
- Finest Aaron Nola
- Finest Joey Meneses
Finest Of The Franchise NL Central
- Finest Nico Hoerner
- Finest Hunter Greene
- Finest Hunter Renfroe
- Finest Bryan Reynolds
- Finest Nolan Arenado
Finest Of The Franchise NL West
- Finest Daulton Varsho
- Finest Daniel Bard
- Finest Freddie Freeman
- Finest Manny Machado
- Finest Logan Webb
AL Classics Finest Players
NL Classics Finest Players
Featured Program Moments
Each moment is worth 3,000 XP
- Adley Advances Past AAA
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 1 XBH
- Xtra, Xtra! Bogey Base Hits
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 4 total bases
- Nasty Nestor
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Strike out 8 batters
- Do not give up 1 run
- Starter Shane
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Pitch 5 innings
- Do not give up 2 runs
- Vladdy Hatty Trick
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 2 XBH
- Dealin’ Sheesh
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Pitch 1 inning
- Do not give up 1 hit
- Do not walk 1 batter
- Do not give up 1 run
- Do not hit 1 batter
- J-Ram Jolts Offense
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 3 hits
- Skubal, Strikeouts, And Shutouts
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Strike out 8 batters
- Do not give up 1 run
- Quick Witt
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Hit 1 HR
- Duran Saves The Game
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Pitch 1 inning
- Do not give up 1 run
- Tuve Trouts Around The Bases
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 4 total bases
- Taylor Hits Tanks
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Hit 1 HR
- Murphy Mashes
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 2 XBH
- Julio Makes History
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Hit 1 HR
- Garcia’s Great Game
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 6 total bases
- Strider Strikes Everyone Out
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Strike out 8 batters
- Do not give up 1 run
- Sandman Is That Man
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Strike out 5 batters
- Do not give up 1 hit
- Polar Bear Breaks The Scoring Ice
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 2 hits
- Tally 1 XBH
- No Runs Allowed By Nola
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Pitch 1 inning
- Do not give up 1 run
- Strike out 2 batters
- CabaJoey Puts On A Show
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 2 XBH
- Hoerner Leads The Blowout
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 4 total bases
- Greene Means Go
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Pitch 2 innings
- Do not give up 1 run
- Strike out 3 batters
- Renfroe Hits It To The Rooftop
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 2 hits
- Hit 1 HR
- B-Rey’s Career Day
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 6 total bases
- Nolan Notches Cycle
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 1 hit
- Varsho Makes Ball Vanish
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Hit 1 HR
- Bard To The Bone
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Pitch 1 inning
- Do not give up 1 run
- Strike out 3 batters
- Freeman Adds To League-Leading Hit Total
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Tally 2 XBH
- It’s The Machado Mash
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Hit 1 HR
- Webb Slinging
- Difficulty: Veteran
- Strike out 9 batters
- Do not give up 1 run
Week 1: Legend & Flashback Missions
- Play 1 game to earn AL Classics Choice pack and 1,000 XP
All Missions Worth 3,000 XP
- 250 PxP with Finest Jose Iglesias
- 250 PxP with Finest Alex Verdugo
- 250 PxP with Finest D.J. LeMahieu
- 250 PxP with Finest Charlie Morton
- 250 PxP with Finest Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
- 500 PxP with Finest Brad Hand
- 250 PxP with Finest Tim Anderson
- 500 PxP with Finest Matthew Boyd
- 250 PxP with Finest Salvador Perez
- 250 PxP with Finest Jorge Polanco
- 250 PxP with Finest Kyle Tucker
- 250 PxP with Finest David Fletcher
- 500 PxP with Finest Liam Hendriks
- 250 PxP with Finest Mitch Haniger
- 500 PxP with Finest Lance Lynn
- 250 PxP with Finest Ozzie Albies
- 250 PxP with Finest Miguel Rojas
- 500 PxP with Finest Zack Wheeler
- 500 PxP with Finest Marcus Stroman
- 250 PxP with Finest Anthony Rendon
- 250 PxP with Finest Frank Schwindel
- 250 PxP with Finest Jesse Winker
- 500 PxP with Finest Devin Williams
- 500 PxP with Finest Jack Flaherty
- 250 PxP with Finest Jacob Stallings
- 250 PxP with Finest Ketel Marte
- 250 PxP with Finest C.J. Cron
- 500 PxP with Finest Walker Buehler
- 500 PxP with Finest Drew Pomeranz
- 250 PxP with Finest Brandon Crawford
Collections
- Finest Joe Nathan (10,000 XP)
- Finest Greg Maddux (10,000 XP)
- Finest Curtis Granderon (10,000 XP)
- Finest Stan Musial (10,000 XP)
- Finest Trevor Story (10,000 XP)
- Finest Miguel Cabrera (10,000 XP)
- 2022 Postseason Harrison Bader (10,000 XP)
- 2022 Postseason Trea Turner (10,000 XP)
- 2022 Postseason Teoscar Hernandez (10,000 XP)
- Finest Kerry Wood (30,000 XP)
- Finest Aroldis Chapman (30,000 XP)
- Finest Robinson Cano (30,000 XP)
- Finest Josh Donaldson (30,000 XP)
Exchanges
Each mission is worth 5,000 XP
- Exchange AL East players
- Exchange AL Central players
- Exchange AL West players
- Exchange NL East players
- Exchange NL Central players
- Exchange NL West players
Ducks On The Pond Conquest Map
This Conquest map is worth 45,000 XP. There are no specific odd goals for this one, so just conquer all the territories and take all the strongholds.
Finest Of The Franchise Event
Four other Finest players can be earned in the latest Event.
- Finest, Postseason, Live Series players available
- 3-inning games
- Difficulty: All-Star
- Free entries (as always)
Rewards
- 1 win – The Show pack, 500 XP
- 3 wins – 2,000 stubs
- 5 wins – Rewind Events choice pack (x2), 1,500 XP
- 8 wins – Headliners Set 50 choice pack
- 10 wins – Rewind Events choice pack (x2), 2,000 XP
- 15 wins – Finest Jose Abreu, 2,000 XP
- 18 wins – Ballin’ Is A Habit pack, 1,500 XP
- 20 wins – Finest Felix Bautista, 2,500 XP
- 23 wins – Juicy Set 1 choice pack, 1,500 XP
- 25 wins – Finest Michael Harris II, 2,500 XP
- 28 wins – Juicy Set 2 choice pack, 1,500 XP
- 30 wins – Finest Jacob deGrom, 2,500 XP
- 35 wins – Rewind Events choice pack (x2), 3,000 XP
- 40 wins – The Show pack (x10), 3,500 XP
- 45 wins – Rewind Events choice pack (x2), 4,500 XP
- 50 wins – Ballin’ Out Of Control pack (x3), 5,000 XP
- 55 wins – The Show pack (x10), 5,000 XP
- 60 wins – The Show pack (x10), 5,000 XP
- 65 wins – The Show pack (x10), 5,000 XP
- 70 wins – Ballin’ Out Of Control pack (x3), 5,000 XP
- 75 wins – Ballin’ Out Of Control pack (x3), 5,000 XP
Chase Set 5
If the looming deGrom nightmares were not enough, we’re also going to have a Corbin Burnes in the shadows as well.
Bottom Line
It’s hard to complain about the amount of content we got today. The issue with any program at this point is that there is just not a lot of “newness” to the players. You’re getting 99 overalls of some of your favorites, but besides a couple exceptions, we’re just adding lots of “endgame” cards to a game that already has plenty of “endgame” content. It’s not a negative or anything, it’s just where you end up getting to with these modes as the season starts to dwindle.
It doesn’t change the fact that SDS has crushed it with cards all year as usual. However, it’s just not as exciting to see these big drops of players even if I’m excited to play with a bunch of them because, well, I already have been playing with a lot of these players at various points this season.
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