MLB The Show 19: How to Get Called Up in RTTS

Of course Road to the Show is back in MLB The Show 19. There are a few new features such as player relationships, less restrictive paradigms and more, but ultimately your goal is the same: getting called up in RTTS to eventually play in the major leagues and start your career in earnest. Here are our tips for getting called up in RTTS in MLB The Show 19 as quickly as possible.

Tip 1: Be Aware of the Big Changes and Create the Right Player

Training points are still gone, and your player naturally progresses based on their in-game actions. So if you show discipline at the plate and take good pitches, your plate discipline will go up. If you smash a home-run, you’ll increase your power, etc.

However, what is different this year after some negative fan feedback is the max caps have all been increase to 99. Previously you’d have to choose an archetype which would limit your ability to hit 99 in all categories.

You still need to pick an archetype, but it just effects the growth rate this year. So if you’re a Pure Power hitter, you’ll have an easier time hitting the 99 cap for your power attributes obviously, but baserunning-based ones will be tougher.

If your goal is to get to the majors as quickly as possible, which is probably everyone’s objective, pick a position that is in high demand and put yourself on a team that needs it. Don’t try and gun for Mike Trout’s slot, because it’s probably not going to happen any time soon.

Pick an archetype that matches your play style. It shouldn’t matter too much to the team that drafted you, but playing poorly will slow you down if you’re not playing to your strengths.

Tip 2: Make Smart Choices in RTTS to Get Called Up

There are even more RPG elements this year in MLB The Show 19. You’ll need to make choices, build relationship with teammates and fill out a skill tree reminiscent of Final Fantasy X.

It should be obvious, but make smart choices. Unless you’re trying to get on your manager’s bad side, don’t be a jerk. And, if your manager asks you to try a new position, do it if you’re trying to get called up in RTTS as quickly as you can.

Always check the depth chart and see where you stand. If your manager wants you to play 1B instead of RF, and there’s a lack of solid 1Bs on your team, consider doing it. You’ll probably get called up eventually either way, but doing what your coach wants will help you out.

Finally, if you feel like you’re in a bad situation, try to use free agency and trades (once you’re a couple of years in and have an agent) to put yourself on a better team to get you to where you want to be. At the end of each season once you get closer to the major (or have reached it) you’ll have opportunities to try and better yourself and fine-tune your experience.

Tip 3: Training & Being Patient

Training points are still gone so you’ll need continue to focus on playing MLB The Show 19 the right way. Don’t swing and miss at everything unless you want to take forever getting your contact up. Minimize mistakes like errors and walks and play smart.

Try your best to play the way you’re supposed to play and RTTS will speed up your progress in getting called up to the majors. However, if you’re really struggling and your progress is being halted because you’re having a hard time in-game, then you need to make up for it using the training opportunities.

Weigh your options and try to pick sessions that are going to improve what you’re good at if you’re playing well, or help make your weaknesses less noticeable.

Finally when all is said and done, as long as you’re doing all of the above and playing decently well, it shouldn’t take more than a season or two to get called up into the majors. Ultimately San Diego Studios knows that most people want to get the majors ASAP and aren’t trying to bog you down in the minors for a realistic amount of time.

You’re supposed to be a prodigy, play at least somewhat like one, and you’ll be called up in RTTS soon enough.

That does it for how to get called up in RTTS for MLB The Show 19. If you have your own tips and tricks, feel free to share it down in the comments below.