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MLB The Show 16 Player Ratings - Top Players at Each Position

08:23 PM - March 10, 2016 by Steve_OS

The developer team has revealed the top MLB The Show 16 player ratings at each position. Check them out here.

Below are the top players in the game.

Mike Trout - 99 Overall
Clayton Kershaw - 99 Overall
Bryce Harper - 97 Overall
Josh Donaldson - 96 Overall
Miguel Cabrera - 96 Overall
Paul Goldschmidt - 96 Overall
Max Scherzer - 95 Overall
Jake Arrieta -95 Overall
Zack Greinke - 95 Overall
Manny Machado - 94 Overall
David Price - 94 Overall
Chris Sale - 94 Overall
Jose Altuve - 94 Overall
Matt Harvey - 94 Overall
Joey Votto - 94 Overall
Andrew McCutchen - 94 Overall
Buster Posey - 94 Overall
Wade Davis - 93 Overall
Felix Hernandez - 93 Overall
Jose Fernandez - 93 Overall
Giancarlo Stanton - 93 Overall
Jacob deGrom - 93 Overall
Nolan Arenado - 93 Overall
Kenley Jansen - 93 Overall
Madison Bumgarner - 93 Overall
Craig Kimbrel - 93 Overall
Troy Tulowitzki - 93 Overall

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# 61 Balla Da Le Playa @ 03/12/16 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ninertravel


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you cant change ratings in online rank games

# 62 coachprattico2 @ 03/12/16 07:43 PM

I'm sorry but Jacoby Ellsbury is higher than an 82...and Masahiro Tanaka is definitely a 90 plus rated pitcher...injury played seasons should not negatively hurt them this much..

# 63 jb12780 @ 03/12/16 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by coachprattico2


	I'm sorry but Jacoby Ellsbury is higher than an 82...and Masahiro Tanaka is definitely a 90 plus rated pitcher...injury played seasons should not negatively hurt them this much..

I'm a Yankees fan, and both of their ratings are fair.

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# 64 coachprattico2 @ 03/12/16 07:58 PM

Ellsbury is a top 3 CF in mlb...he was clearly hurt...look at stats before he got hurt....82 is crap and Tanaka is only 88...that's definitely not fair...he lead AL in WHIP and also pitched hurt...you'll see this year what's up and they'll have to update them...glad to hear your a fan tho!

# 65 letsgomets75 @ 03/12/16 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by coachprattico2


	Ellsbury is a top 3 CF in mlb...he was clearly hurt...look at stats before he got hurt....82 is crap and Tanaka is only 88...that's definitely not fair...he lead AL in WHIP and also pitched hurt...you'll see this year what's up and they'll have to update them...glad to hear your a fan tho!

Ellsbury is a looong way from a top 3 CF in the MLB. He's not even a top 3 CF in the AL East.

# 66 Speedy @ 03/12/16 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by coachprattico2


	Ellsbury is a top 3 CF in mlb...he was clearly hurt...look at stats before he got hurt

Ellsbury's highest OPS in the past 4 years was .781 back in 2013.

I would take any of these over Jacoby (not in any order):

Mike Trout
Andrew McCutchen
Lorenzo Cain
AJ Pollock
Adam Jones
Carlos Gomez
Jason Heyward

# 67 letsgomets75 @ 03/12/16 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Speedy


	Ellsbury's highest OPS in the past 4 years was .781 back in 2013. I would take any of these over Jacoby (not in any order): Mike Trout Andrew McCutchen Lorenzo Cain AJ Pollock Adam Jones Carlos Gomez Jason Heyward

Throw in Cespedes, Betts and Blackmon too.

# 68 coachprattico2 @ 03/12/16 09:27 PM

I disagree. He'll prove it again this season.

# 69 letsgomets75 @ 03/12/16 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by coachprattico2


	I disagree. He'll prove it again this season.

The only thing he's proving this season is that he still can't stay healthy and that 2011 was a fluke, not the real him.

# 70 MrOldboy @ 03/12/16 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Cavicchi


	I am not impressed with Upton, 26 HR and batted .251 Peralta is okay, but in my opinion, not up to Marte. The position that he plays best is LF. In this game, Centerfielders usually get an overall boost going from CF to LF and RF. Peralta hit a bit more for average and had 17 HRs. Marte had 19 HRs last year and stole 30 bases, and won a gold glove. Forgot to add, he also won Wilson Defensive Player of the Year. The Shredder operates without bias I don't always agree with The Shredder, but if it says what I want, I agree!

I only listed players that have the same fWAR as Marte. Different players bring different value and Marte's value was roughly the same as the players I listed.

For instance Upton may have only hit .251, but his OBP matched Marte's.

Marte may have hit 2 more home runs than Peralta, but his slugging and OPS were well below Peralta's.

# 71 Dolenz @ 03/13/16 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by NYC22


	Jason How many innings did Wainwright pitch last season?

Wainwright pitched 28 innings and his injury was not pitching or arm related. Add to that fact that the devs said they threw out injured years for players and you are left with his 2013 and 2014 stats, the years he came in second and third in the Cy Young Voting.

Shoot, even in his 28 innings last year he had a 1.61 era and 20 strikeouts.

Anyway, even at 90 I am not going to hesitate to put him on my squad if I can get him. The fact that he is a gold means I have a chance to get him in my opening day packs and if not then maybe he will be cheaper in the market. I need him for that players who are over 6'4" mission

And the name is Tom

# 72 MetsFan16 @ 03/13/16 01:00 AM

Though I do know these ratings cannot be changed and altered in Online play, I have never felt that a pitcher rated 84 pitches worse than a pitcher rated 88. It all depends on how you do that day, what difficulty you play on and basically how good you are at pitching. Some days you're unhittable with a 83 overall and some games you're getting hit around with a 90 overall. Though I do know ratings matter and contribute to how good a player is, it doesn't have too much of an effect on gameplay in my eyes.

# 73 Cavicchi @ 03/13/16 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by MrOldboy


	I only listed players that have the same fWAR as Marte. Different players bring different value and Marte's value was roughly the same as the players I listed. For instance Upton may have only hit .251, but his OBP matched Marte's. Marte may have hit 2 more home runs than Peralta, but his slugging and OPS were well below Peralta's.

I don't see the significance of Upton matching Marte in OBP. You want a player who hit 7 more HRs against a player who hit for higher average and stole more bases and won GG and Wilson defensive Player of the Year? If so, you can have him and I'll take Marte.

Marte is aggressive and will strike out but he does steal bases much better than Peralta, who also strikes out. I believe Kiermaier is an A this year based on his defense. Well, Marte won GG and Wilson defensive player of the year. Now I'm not saying Marte is as good defensively as Kiermaier, but Marte does hit better than him.

Now it's time for war, I mean WAR: Marte 5.3 and Peralta 3.7

# 74 Cavicchi @ 03/13/16 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by MrOldboy


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The last three years of WAR

Upton 2.6, 3.3, 4.4

Marte 5.5, 5.1, 5.3

Peralta just two years 1.7, 3.7

# 75 Threeebs @ 03/13/16 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Cavicchi


	I don't see the significance of Upton matching Marte in OBP. You want a player who hit 7 more HRs against a player who hit for higher average and stole more bases and won GG and Wilson defensive Player of the Year? If so, you can have him and I'll take Marte. Marte is aggressive and will strike out but he does steal bases much better than Peralta, who also strikes out. I believe Kiermaier is an A this year based on his defense. Well, Marte won GG and Wilson defensive player of the year. Now I'm not saying Marte is as good defensively as Kiermaier, but Marte does hit better than him. Now it's time for war, I mean WAR: Marte 5.3 and Peralta 3.7

The significance in Upton matching Marte's OBP is that they were on base the same amount of time. Just because Upton didn't hit for a better average than Marte doesn mean he wasn't as valuable with the bat. Upton was clearly just unlucky with BABIP.

The reason he's beating him in WAR is because of his defence. Both players are fine players mind you...

# 76 Cavicchi @ 03/13/16 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Threeebs


	The significance in Upton matching Marte's OBP is that they were on base the same amount of time. Just because Upton didn't hit for a better average than Marte doesn mean he wasn't as valuable with the bat. Upton was clearly just unlucky with BABIP. The reason he's beating him in WAR is because of his defence. Both players are fine players mind you...

That is an assumption on your part about defense. Batting average and stolen bases are likely also considered aside from defense--that is an assumption on my part.

Upton is rated higher with overall and potential. Meanwhile, The Shredder had Marte as best LF going into this season. Who am I to say The Shredder is wrong? I am in my house and The Shredder is on TV.

# 77 coachprattico2 @ 03/13/16 12:19 PM

I understand everyone's point on my frustration with Jacoby and Tanaka ratings. I get it, their numbers did not reflect the t ype of players they truly are. I am most confident Ellsbury has a good shot at winning come back player of the year. He is too talented and was simply playing through injury. As for Tanaka he looks as strong as ever this spring and I believe his surgery in October helped him a ton. I hope the game will update them through the season.

# 78 Cavicchi @ 03/13/16 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by tessl


	If they start basing it on their opinion of what a guy would have done if this or that would or wouldn't have happened they would have massive complaints about being biased because the attributes wouldn't match reality.

I surmise from that you infer attributes reflect reality in this game. Okay, please explain to me why Salvador Perez has a blocking rating of 70 while Posey has 86? They have the same amount of passed balls from 2013 to 2014 and the attribute rating of 70 is in TS 15.

I am pretty sure Perez was still an 82 in the Catcher ratings. I suspect that 82 includes that 70 for blocking. I won't go into his reaction rating, but for a player who has won consecutive GG awards, three years in a row, I think he deserves better. Anyway, please do get back to me why his blocking rating is 70 while Posey has 86.

Thank you!

# 79 Balla Da Le Playa @ 03/13/16 01:07 PM

Posey should have a higher block rating than Salvador. Posey was behind the plate far fewer time than Salvador. if wild pitch numbers factored in to block rating then Posey beats Salvador by a mile there too

# 80 PrettyT11 @ 03/13/16 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Cavicchi


	That is an assumption on your part about defense. Batting average and stolen bases are likely also considered aside from defense--that is an assumption on my part. Upton is rated higher with overall and potential. Meanwhile, The Shredder had Marte as best LF going into this season. Who am I to say The Shredder is wrong? I am in my house and The Shredder is on TV.

But the shredder didn't have Marte as the top LF in baseball. It had Michael Brantley as number 1 and Marte was number 2.

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