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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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Member Comments

# 121 plainfacepicasso @ 03/15/16 03:57 AM

smh. Kyle Schwarber right now is a better player than Werth and K. Davis. How he isn't top 10 at his position is beyond me.

# 122 HypoLuxa13 @ 03/15/16 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by plainfacepicasso


	smh. Kyle Schwarber right now is a better player than Werth and K. Davis. How he isn't top 10 at his position is beyond me.

Too small of a sample size and his numbers against LHPs were pretty poor. He actually did OK in LF, minus the NLCS anyway.

# 123 Cavicchi @ 03/15/16 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by HypoLuxa13


	Too small of a sample size and his numbers against LHPs were pretty poor. He actually did OK in LF, minus the NLCS anyway.

That is true what you say about Schwarber. How do you feel about Correa and Lindor's rating? Remember Joey Gallo? He hit a few HRs and the roster update had his potential at 99.

# 124 underdog13 @ 03/15/16 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Denzel Washington


	Can't believe we are bringing up ERA to talk about how good a pitcher is

Yep because apparently ERA isn't a valid stat anymore?

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# 125 Madden's Jowels @ 03/15/16 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by underdog13


	Yep because apparently ERA isn't a valid stat anymore? Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk

It's kind of like batting average: it's always gonna be on the back of the baseball card, but there are much more useful stats to actually gauge player performance.

# 126 underdog13 @ 03/15/16 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Madden's Jowels


	It's kind of like batting average: it's always gonna be on the back of the baseball card, but there are much more useful stats to actually gauge player performance.

Sure but considering i can't find era+ leaderboards outside the top 10. And that Baseball Reference gives Jon Lester a 3.1war, espn a 2.9war and Fangraphs a 5.0 war im not sure what to believe. Era got the job done proving his rating is deserved.

A bunch of stat hipsters in this thread.

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# 127 Madden's Jowels @ 03/15/16 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by underdog13


	Sure but considering i can't find era+ leaderboards outside the top 10. And that Baseball Reference gives Jon Lester a 3.1war, espn a 2.9war and Fangraphs a 5.0 war im not sure what to believe. Era got the job done proving his rating is deserved. A bunch of stat hipsters in this thread. Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk

How about FIP? What was the pitcher in question again? Lol. I wasn't really trying to get into a debate about a pitcher, just commenting on the usefulness of ERA.

# 128 Denzel Washington @ 03/15/16 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by underdog13


	Yep because apparently ERA isn't a valid stat anymore? Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk

Nope. SIERA, XFIP and FIP are all better when you want to look at how effective a pitcher is

# 129 Denzel Washington @ 03/15/16 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by underdog13


	Sure but considering i can't find era+ leaderboards outside the top 10. And that Baseball Reference gives Jon Lester a 3.1war, espn a 2.9war and Fangraphs a 5.0 war im not sure what to believe. Era got the job done proving his rating is deserved. A bunch of stat hipsters in this thread. Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk

Using stats that are more representative of a player's production doesn't make you a hipster.

Lester has been a top 15 pitcher for the last 2 seasons

# 130 underdog13 @ 03/15/16 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Denzel Washington


	Nope. SIERA, XFIP and FIP are all better when you want to look at how effective a pitcher is

Ok I finally found a leaderboard for the whole league for these on fangraphs. Apparently fangraphs has a much easier way to find these then on baseball ref. So i know what fip is but what is different about XFIP?

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# 131 MrOldboy @ 03/15/16 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by underdog13


	Ok I finally found a leaderboard for the whole league for these on fangraphs. Apparently fangraphs has a much easier way to find these then on baseball ref. So i know what fip is but what is different about XFIP? Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk

The main difference, only difference I believe, is that home runs are regressed to an expected number based on league average flyball to home runs %.

I've heard some people don't like using statistical regression like that since you can make the argument that some pitchers give up hard hit balls so they would have a higher flyball to HR ratio. Same with ground balls. Maybe a sinkerballer has a higher GB% rate, but they may also be giving up harder hit ground balls resulting in more hits.

# 132 Denzel Washington @ 03/15/16 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by underdog13


	Ok I finally found a leaderboard for the whole league for these on fangraphs. Apparently fangraphs has a much easier way to find these then on baseball ref. So i know what fip is but what is different about XFIP? Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk

http://www.fangraphs.com/library/pitching/xfip/

# 133 seanjeezy @ 03/15/16 10:32 PM

So I'm guessing Kyle is the #9 3B then lol

# 134 WaitTilNextYear @ 03/16/16 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by seanjeezy


	So I'm guessing Kyle is the #9 3B then lol

My 3B rankings would be:

1. Machado (BAL)
2. Donaldson (TOR)
3. Arenado (COL)
4. Bryant (CHC)
5. Carpenter (STL)
6. Seager (SEA)
7. Beltre (TEX)
8. Longoria (TB)
9. Moustakas (KC)
10. Duffy (SF)

It's actually a pretty loaded position when Todd Frazier and David Wright are no longer among the top 10.

# 135 HozAndMoose @ 03/16/16 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by WaitTilNextYear


	My 3B rankings would be: 1. Machado (BAL) 2. Donaldson (TOR) 3. Arenado (COL) 4. Bryant (CHC) 5. Carpenter (STL) 6. Seager (SEA) 7. Beltre (TEX) 8. Longoria (TB) 9. Moustakas (KC) 10. Duffy (SF) It's actually a pretty loaded position when Todd Frazier and David Wright are no longer among the top 10.

Moose doesnt belong in top 10 3B yet. He should be #1 in learning to beat the shift though.

# 136 legacyme3 @ 03/16/16 02:38 AM

My question isn't who the best is.

It's who the worst MLB player at each position is, according to the ratings. That'll be fun to figure out.

# 137 HypoLuxa13 @ 03/16/16 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Cavicchi


	That is true what you say about Schwarber. How do you feel about Correa and Lindor's rating? Remember Joey Gallo? He hit a few HRs and the roster update had his potential at 99.

I don't know, I'm a Cubs fan and don't know much about Correa, Lindor, or Gallo.

I know Correa tore it up though, obviously.

# 138 Denzel Washington @ 03/16/16 12:14 PM

Lindor was one of the most valuable players in the league even though he didnt play a full season. I dont have a problem with his rating

# 139 Cavicchi @ 03/16/16 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by tessl


	I'd put Escobar on that list somewhere. I'd drop Bryant down a few spots due to high strikeouts and questionable defense. He is young and could develop but Bryant is another Pedro Alvarez at this stage of his career. HR/K guy with shaky defense.

Oh, I don't think Bryant is as bad defensively as Alvarez. What do you Cubs fans think?

Bryant was eighth among NL 3B in fielding. .275 batting is not bad for first full season. I don't think he is another Pedro Alvarez at all.

By the way, still think Perez is that 70 blocking player?

# 140 HypoLuxa13 @ 03/16/16 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by tessl


	I'd put Escobar on that list somewhere. I'd drop Bryant down a few spots due to high strikeouts and questionable defense. He is young and could develop but Bryant is another Pedro Alvarez at this stage of his career. HR/K guy with shaky defense.

His defense is much better than Alvarez. He makes tons of plays and fewer errors than Alvarez ever made at 3rd base in a season. Just still not consistent on the routine stuff, like a lot of young players. Also a much better BA and OBP than Alvarez. So you'll take the high K's since he is not only hitting for Power, but good average, OBP, and driving in runs other ways than the HR.

Maybe 85 is a little high for him in The Show, though.

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