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MLB 13 The Show - Overall Team Ratings, Including Batting, Pitching and Defense

12:57 PM - February 22, 2013 by Steve_OS

Thanks to chrisjohnson83 (who has already confirmed his legit copy of the game with me), we have screenshots of the overall team ratings for MLB 13 The Show. This includes batting, pitching and defensive team ratings.

The ratings are accurate as of the January 24th roster update, so there will probably be subtle changes before release date on March 5th.

Overall Team Rating

1. Detroit Tigers
2. St. Louis Cardinals
3. Boston Red Sox
4. Los Angeles Angels
5. Toronto Blue Jays
6. Texas Rangers
7. Washington Nationals
8. Atlanta Braves
9. Cincinnati Reds
10. Philadelphia Phillies
11. New York Yankees
12. Los Angeles Dodgers
13. Colorado Rockies
14. Chicago White Sox
15. Arizona Diamondbacks
16. Tampa Bay Rays
17. San Francisco Giants
18. Oakland Athletics
19. Kansas City Royals
20. Milwaukee Brewers
21. Baltimore Orioles
22. Pittsburgh Pirates
23. Seattle Mariners
24. Cleveland Indians
25. San Diego Padres
26. Minnesota Twins
27. Chicago Cubs
28. New York Mets
29. Miami Marlins
30. Houston Astros

Team Batting

1. Detroit Tigers
2. Los Angeles Angels
3. Colorado Rockies
4. Boston Red Sox
5. Texas Rangers
6. Toronto Blue Jays
7. Cincinnati Reds
8. St. Louis Cardinals
9. Washington Nationals
10. Los Angeles Dodgers
11. New York Yankees
12. Atlanta Braves
13. Philadelphia Phillies
14. Milwaukee Brewers
15. Baltimore Orioles
16. Arizona Diamondbacks
17. Chicago White Sox
18. Kansas City Royals
19. Oakland Athletics
20. Pittsburgh Pirates
21. Cleveland Indians
22. San Francisco Giants
23. Seattle Mariners
24. Tampa Bay Rays
25. Miami Marlins
26. New York Mets
27. San Diego Padres
28. Minnesota Twins
29. Chicago Cubs
30. Houston Astros

Team Pitching

1. Philadelphia Phillies
2. Washington Nationals
3. Atlanta Braves
4. St. Louis Cardinals
5. Tampa Bay Rays
6. New York Yankees
7. Toronto Blue Jays
8. Los Angeles Dodgers
9. San Francisco Giants
10. Boston Red Sox
11. Cincinnati Reds
12. Texas Rangers
13. Detroit Tigers
14. Los Angeles Angels
15. Arizona Diamondbacks
16. Oakland Athletics
17. Chicago White Sox
18. Kansas City Royals
19. San Diego Padres
20. Seattle Mariners
21. Cleveland Indians
22. Pittsburgh Pirates
23. Colorado Rockies
24. Milwaukee Brewers
25. Baltimore Orioles
26. Chicago Cubs
27. Minnesota Twins
28. New York Mets
29. Houston Astros
30. Miami Marlins

Team Defense

1. New York Yankees
2. Los Angeles Dodgers
3. Los Angeles Angels
4. Tampa Bay Rays
5. Cincinnati Reds
6. Philadelphia Phillies
7. Atlanta Braves
8. Chicago Cubs
9. Baltimore Orioles
10. San Francisco Giants
11. Texas Rangers
12. Washington Nationals
13. Colorado Rockies
14. St. Louis Cardinals
15. Boston Red Sox
16. Kansas City Royals
17. Arizona Diamondbacks
18. San Diego Padres
19. Detroit Tigers
20. Houston Astros
21. Pittsburgh Pirates
22. Cleveland Indians
23. Seattle Mariners
24. Oakland Athletics
25. Miami Marlins
26. Toronto Blue Jays
27. Minnesota Twins
28. Milwaukee Brewers
29. Chicago White Sox
30. New York Mets

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Member Comments

# 221 Lovesports @ 02/23/13 02:16 PM

Jays fans are officially the most annoying fans (more so than philly fans). Lets not even have a season and just give them the championship...since they're "projected" to win and all. You guys are clowns

# 222 MLB Bob @ 02/23/13 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Lovesports


	What in the world are you babbling about?! So we're comparing Mark Burhle to pujols now? You're not in the everybody category because plenty of people disagree with you, you're in the jays fan category which clearly makes your opinion bias to begin with.

Yes cause mark burele was the only acquisition. Im removing myself from this conversation because the people responding are more delusional than jays fans and claim to be "better baseball watchers" than everyone else. I havent even stated what team I like. Jose reyes has been a great player almost every year, RA dicky has been great for 3 years and won a big award, Melky cabrera was on the WS Giants team..did the giants give back those wins when Melky was caught?...and Im sure SCEA doesnt take PEDS into account or Braun. Arod and anyone else wouldnt be rated as high..

To pick Buerle as your example makes you sound even more biased than jays fans...so Im going to tune you out because I question your ability to watch baseball better than all of us(sarcasm)

# 223 MrOldboy @ 02/23/13 02:18 PM

If the team ratings are based off of the player ratings, we should wait until the game is out. Then everyone can complain how players are under/overrated and therefore are messing up the team ratings.

As it is now everyone's argument is so thin since you don't know the player ratings. Maybe you feel Reyes and Arencibia are way overrated, maybe you think Pagan and Scutaro are underrated. Most people are just taking the overall ratings to be power rankings or something, which they aren't.

# 224 MLB Bob @ 02/23/13 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bkrich83


	Not defensive at all. That was pretty much what you said. If you want to say that wasn't where you were going with that post, more power to you. A team that is coming off a 73 win season, who made some nice acquisitions on paper, if those players in most cases make come backs, or live up to expectations, has no reason to complain about being "only" at #5. On paper, I can see why they are there, but still seems to be a stretch. If you want to argue that point feel free.

Ok explain why the Red Sox who won less games are ranked 3rd? I dont care where the Jays rank, 5 seems ok maybe shuffled around after the others are shuffled around.

# 225 bkrich83 @ 02/23/13 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MLB Bob


	Ok explain why the Red Sox who won less games are ranked 3rd? I dont care where the Jays rank, 5 seems ok maybe shuffled around after the others are shuffled around.

Don't know on the Red Sox, but I don't see any Red Sox fans complaining that #3 is too low for them to be ranked.

# 226 bkrich83 @ 02/23/13 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by MrOldboy


	If the team ratings are based off of the player ratings, we should wait until the game is out. Then everyone can complain how players are under/overrated and therefore are messing up the team ratings. As it is now everyone's argument is so thin since you don't know the player ratings. Maybe you feel Reyes and Arencibia are way overrated, maybe you think Pagan and Scutaro are underrated. Most people are just taking the overall ratings to be power rankings or something, which they aren't.

We get this every year. The homers come out and complain about how underrated their team is. Jays fans have just chosen to take the lead and take it to new levels this year. Next year it will be some other team that's been crappy for 20 years that makes a few moves.

# 227 Lovesports @ 02/23/13 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bkrich83


	Don't know on the Red Sox, but I don't see any Red Sox fans complaining that #3 is too low for them to be ranked.

In fact I was the first to say we don't even belong in the top 15. Same thing happened last year when everybody jumped on the Miami bandwagon and crowned them in March. What happened with that? 69 wins. I dont need some jay fan telling me I dont know baseball...youre the one patting yourself on the back before the start of the season because you guys picked up a couple of quality players.

# 228 MLB Bob @ 02/23/13 02:33 PM

Well I apologize for not watching baseball good enough for you and have a different opinion. Im not complaining about the rankings, I have more of an issue with the offensive people that have to attack fans and not argue the point. if you disagree with a comment, make a point, dont continue to bash and troll them with equally biased opinions.

# 229 Lovesports @ 02/23/13 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by bkrich83


	We get this every year. The homers come out and complain about how underrated their team is. Jays fans have just chosen to take the lead and take it to new levels this year. Next year it will be some other team that's been crappy for 20 years that makes a few moves.

Haha I know...last year Miami, this year the Jays. Im surprised Cleveland fans haven't come out yet since they had a good offseason too. Truth be told, I don't even think the Jays had the best offseason. I like what the Braves and Nationals did, especially Nationals.

# 230 SoxFan01605 @ 02/23/13 02:38 PM

So, someone has the game 2 weeks in advance and instead of sharing game play footage or some sneak-peeks at new features, he drops a ratings screen and goes dark. I think the guy who got the game early should be banned for trolling...lol.

There are some head-scratchers here (Red Sox at #3 is most off to me) but, just like I said in the player ratings thread, I'm more concerned with how it impacts the game than how it looks. Team rankings have NEVER been the best predictor of given team's success in franchise/season/RTTS in this series, so I'm not worried.

# 231 bkrich83 @ 02/23/13 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Lovesports


	Haha I know...last year Miami, this year the Jays. Im surprised Cleveland fans haven't come out yet since they had a good offseason too. Truth be told, I don't even think the Jays had the best offseason. I like what the Braves and Nationals did, especially Nationals.

Cleveland fans are a different breed. They expect their team to fail, so don't want to get their hopes up, no matter how good they are.

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Originally Posted by MLB Bob


	Well I apologize for not watching baseball good enough for you and have a different opinion. Im not complaining about the rankings, I have more of an issue with the offensive people that have to attack fans and not argue the point. if you disagree with a comment, make a point, dont continue to bash and troll them with equally biased opinions.

Who's getting defensive now?

# 232 Cavicchi @ 02/23/13 02:41 PM

Can someone explain to me how the Yankees have better pitching than the Dodgers? Sabathia is not better than Kershaw, Kuroda may be a bit better than Greinke but is 38 years old, Pettitte is 40 years old and when was the last time he started over 25 games in a season? The last three years he started over 25 games, he had an ERA over 4. Nova was over 5 ERA last year and Phil Hughes was over 4.

# 233 Lovesports @ 02/23/13 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MLB Bob


	Well I apologize for not watching baseball good enough for you and have a different opinion. Im not complaining about the rankings, I have more of an issue with the offensive people that have to attack fans and not argue the point. if you disagree with a comment, make a point, dont continue to bash and troll them with equally biased opinions.

How many points do I have to make? I get that you're a fan...we all are, but it just seems that your point of view is very narrow because you want to defend your team. I'm sorry if I came off offensive...I just dislike when people discredit what other teams have done just because they're not a fan of that team. I like the red sox but do you see me trying to defend their 3rd position? No because they dont deserve it

# 234 bkrich83 @ 02/23/13 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Cavicchi


	Can someone explain to me how the Yankees have better pitching than the Dodgers? Sabathia is not better than Kershaw, Kuroda may be a bit better than Greinke but is 38 years old, Pettitte is 40 years old and when was the last time he started over 25 games in a season? The last three years he started over 25 games, he had an ERA over 4. Nova was over 5 ERA last year and Phil Hughes was over 4.

My guess. Bullpen/Closer. I guess they are assuming Mariano is going to be Mariano.

Not sure, just a guess.

Whether Sabathia or Kershaw is better, while I agree with you is debatable.

# 235 dalger21 @ 02/23/13 03:45 PM

Random thought....Noticing that people here think they are entitled to something because they think they matter more than everyone else simply because they know Ramone or the developers. Strange...

# 236 leinhart_6 @ 02/23/13 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by MLB Bob


	The ratings arent based of what the team may do or have done. Its not ranked on intagables like "grit", "good managers", "team chemistry" and "being clutch".. Most of that stuff is a way to explain the unexplainable and have no data to back it up or quantify Its individual player stats from a 3 year formula, weighted by SCEA. So with that, some teams look odd, but real life or in game the Jays are not over rated, SF may be a little under rated, but SF rely's on Buster, and you saw that when he was not there in 2011 due to injury and they didnt win the world series, the Red Sox way over rated if we're going by "what they have done last year" And if it takes minor leagues into account, than this can explain alot as well. And we dont know the "grade" difference between the top team and the last team, or any team. The teams people are saying should be 5 spots higher, the difference between those 5 teams maybe 1 point..maybe less..maybe more. God I love having numbered ratings...smh

Very good point made. I feel that many people are not exactly grasping the concept of this on these of forums..

I've had no problems with MLB the Show's team ratings over the years and still won't. The thing is that the ratings in this game are a lot different than what most people expect from other sport games. It's a whole different grading system. It's a unique system that shouldn't be judged so harshly.

I love the number ratings as well! Definitely a welcomed addition

# 237 Bondsfan @ 02/23/13 03:52 PM

I dont understand the Giants ratings at all. 2 WS in 3 years and ranked 17?! They bring back the wold championship roster basically intact, and 17? 9th best pitching staff with that rotation and bullpen?

I dont think the Giants should have the highest ratings in the league, and I dont usually get upset or concerned about ratings at all, but this is really bizarre to me, and is making me a little concerned about the new rating structure.

# 238 bkrich83 @ 02/23/13 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Bondsfan


	s making me a little concerned about the new rating structure.

Why? Overall ratings have always really been meaningless. Not just in this game but others as well.

# 239 Bondsfan @ 02/23/13 04:08 PM

Why are overall ratings meaningless? I mean, the Giants rotation and pen from top to bottom rivals any team in the league, which is why they've won 2 of the last 3 WS? If 1/3 of the other pitching staffs are rated higher than theirs, then it worries me that rating system is seriously over-rating some teams because of some flaw in their calculations, or its just flat out biased some how.

# 240 rovert22044 @ 02/23/13 04:34 PM

You people are honestly spoiled rotten... Ok the ratings are not perfect for everyone. But here's the thing, it's impossible for them to be. Not everyone agrees with each other on who is better than who, so trying to make the ratings to suite everyone in a lost cause. Don't like it? They got this nifty new feature where you can edit ratings. OH WAIT-- You could always do that! Or just wait for OSFM rosters to be released.

Seriously. People these days feel everyone owes them something. Get over yourselves.

On a brighter note, thank you Ramone and the rest of the development team. You've done an exquisite job so far. Looking forward to buying this game.

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