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

11:57 AM - 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

# 121 leinhart_6 @ 02/22/13 06:41 PM

Any chance that we get to see some snapshots of player ratings sometime soon?

Would love to see the upgraded attributes for Oakland's pitching staff

# 122 Majingir @ 02/22/13 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Lovesports


	Im a Red Sox fan and quite honestly we shouldn't even be in the top 15 let alone 3! Honestly... Phillies too high, Colorado too high, Toronto too high and Boston too high Nationals too low, Giants too low and Yankees too low (yea I said it, and Im a Sox fan)

How is Toronto too high? In 2012 to start the year, they were ranked 12th by ESPN and 9th by Yahoo in power rankings.

Since then, they've done nothing but improve their team, so being 5th I wouldn't say is too high.

What people need to remember is that the 2012 Jays team BEFORE they made all these moves, is much better than their 73 win record showed.

Majority of their team was injured for at least half the 2012 season(Bautista didn't play in 70 games,Lawrie and JP both missed around 35 games, 3 of their top 5 SP missed over 40 combined starts cause of injuries)

It was one most injured teams in franchise history(and one of the most in MLB history,almost tieing MLB record for most players used in a season). Had it not been for that, they'd easily have been a low-mid 80s win team in 2012. So once you factor in all the moves they made, assuming they are healthy(which as of day 1 of MLB The Show rosters,they are) they'd be around a team thats projected to finish around low-mid 90s wins.

# 123 BravoSir @ 02/22/13 06:47 PM

The Braves were in the Top 5 in team defense last year....

# 124 jeremym480 @ 02/22/13 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CMH


	I've always said there's no reason to argue ratings, but I think the Red Sox ranking just made me drop my jaw.

Same here.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BBallcoach


	As a redsox fan I will tell you one thing... there is no way we should be that high I was hoping for around a 14-16 spot.

Me too. I'm a Red Sox fan, but haven't used them in a few years because I prefer to use middle of the road teams. I was actually looking forward to finally using them this year, but I don't know now. As odd as it sounds I'm really disappointed.

Sent from my VS920 4G using Tapatalk 2

# 125 BBallcoach @ 02/22/13 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeremym480


	Same here. Me too. I'm a Red Sox fan, but haven't used them in a few years because I prefer to use middle of the road teams. I was actually looking forward to finally using them this year, but I don't know now. As odd as it sounds I'm really disappointed. Sent from my VS920 4G using Tapatalk 2

agreed. I always used the redsox as my tester franchise before OSFM because they were really good and not fun to use all summer being highly ranked. So I was hoping a middle of the road sox team... but maybe the OSFM guys will get it right and I'll use them for my "dynasty" franchise that goes for years.

# 126 Knight165 @ 02/22/13 07:27 PM

So I was waiting for UPS to deliver my copy.....saw the truck and asked the assistant of the driver is my Show copy was here..
I was all excited because it looked like it....then...

M.K.
Knight165

# 127 imfletcher00 @ 02/22/13 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knight165


	So I was waiting for UPS to deliver my copy.....saw the truck and asked the assistant of the driver is my Show copy was here.. I was all excited because it looked like it....then... M.K. Knight165

You get a fancy pre-release copy?

Nice.

# 128 ELDoro @ 02/22/13 07:36 PM

How are the Redsox better than the Jays, Nationals, and Reds?

# 129 Bat @ 02/22/13 07:36 PM

Mariners are an awesome defense team.. Why are they ranked at 23? They are a top 3 defensive team. Well when Morse isn't in the field...

# 130 JayD @ 02/22/13 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knight165


	So I was waiting for UPS to deliver my copy.....saw the truck and asked the assistant of the driver is my Show copy was here.. I was all excited because it looked like it....then... M.K. Knight165

YES! Encino Man reference, best movie ever!

# 131 ParisB @ 02/22/13 07:38 PM

I'm surprised not a lot of people complaining about Detroit.

In the AL, they finished with 7th best record, 7h best run differential, losing road record, losing record outside the Central, all this despite playing in the weakest division and getting to beat up KC, Cle, Min, and an average Chi. They might have the worst defense in AL, and are slow everywhere. They get an easy playoff road and have Verlander and Miggy/Prince so people think they are some juggernaut.

# 132 Officerbill8 @ 02/22/13 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobhead


	How in god's name did this kid even get the game? As for the rankings, just a big FYI, those rankings are based on averages from the ENTIRE roster. I repeat, the ENTIRE roster. Did you get that? Rostir� enter� . Not just the important guys. Not just the 1-9 starters. Everyone. Yeah even that weird guy with the curly mustache that hasn't pitched since May. Yes, him. Let's say, hypothetically, the Texas Rangers are the best team in real-life baseball. But in their bullpen, there's one particular guy, let's call him Oliver Perez. This guy is absolutely terrible. Can't pitch at all. Now in real life that is pretty much meaningless. Managers will just avoid using him in any and all important situations. Maybe he's out of minor league 'options' and they are just biding their time waiting to release him. In The Show however, that guy's terrible overall rating of, say, 30, is going to bring the ENTIRE pitching overall from a 98 to maybe an 83 (A pitching staff is only like 12 people). Then that in turn is going to bring the team's overall ranking from like a 97 to perhaps a 90.

Bobhead...

Question for you...regarding fielder reactions...does it pertain to only infielders or does it affect outfielders as well...

For example....someone like Brett Gardner (if you go by Range on Fangraphs)...he should be a 99 on the "reaction attribute"

My question (outfielders only)...is there any difference on the jump a 99 reaction Brett Gardner gets to go chase down than the baseball in mlb the show than someone who is a 40-50 reaction attribute (like Jonny Gomes)...???

Does anyone else know this answer?

# 133 cdncurrency @ 02/22/13 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ParisB


	I'm surprised not a lot of people complaining about Detroit. In the AL, they finished with 7th best record, 7h best run differential, losing road record, losing record outside the Central, all this despite playing in the weakest division and getting to beat up KC, Cle, Min, and an average Chi. They might have the worst defense in AL, and are slow everywhere. They get an easy playoff road and have Verlander and Miggy/Prince so people think they are some juggernaut.

Victor Martinez? Alex Avila? Torii Hunter? Scherzer?

Do you even watch the Tigers? Apparently not.

# 134 juicer420 @ 02/22/13 07:55 PM

Wow...so I must of been dreaming when I saw the Giants win the World Series last year. I guess it just didn't happen. That's a bummer because I was hoping they would go for the Dynasty label this year. It's ok though, the Dodgers pretty much won this division last year. And the Reds beat the Giants in 2 games. And the Cards knocked them out after 4. And the number one rated team, well they had a lead there for a moment.

I mean, this is a joke right? Arizona, LAD, and Colorado...Colorado!! Are all ranked ahead of the World Champs. They better go look at their rating system quickly and figure out what went wrong!!

# 135 Lovesports @ 02/22/13 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Majingir


	How is Toronto too high? In 2012 to start the year, they were ranked 12th by ESPN and 9th by Yahoo in power rankings. Since then, they've done nothing but improve their team, so being 5th I wouldn't say is too high. What people need to remember is that the 2012 Jays team BEFORE they made all these moves, is much better than their 73 win record showed. Majority of their team was injured for at least half the 2012 season(Bautista didn't play in 70 games,Lawrie and JP both missed around 35 games, 3 of their top 5 SP missed over 40 combined starts cause of injuries) It was one most injured teams in franchise history(and one of the most in MLB history,almost tieing MLB record for most players used in a season). Had it not been for that, they'd easily have been a low-mid 80s win team in 2012. So once you factor in all the moves they made, assuming they are healthy(which as of day 1 of MLB The Show rosters,they are) they'd be around a team thats projected to finish around low-mid 90s wins.

Are you kidding me?!?! Toronto is ranked 5th based on what??? They won 73 games last year and picked up a bunch of overpaid players from a sorry Miami team that won 69 games. There is absolutely no reason why totonto should be that high...I know there is a lot of blue jay fans out there but you guys need to be a bit more realistic. If I can admit that boston doesn't belong you guys should at least try to be a bit more reasonable.

# 136 Lovesports @ 02/22/13 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdncurrency


	Victor Martinez? Alex Avila? Torii Hunter? Scherzer? Do you even watch the Tigers? Apparently not.

You're obviously kidding if you're defending them being 1 overall.

# 137 Super Glock @ 02/22/13 08:02 PM

Oh man I love this!!! Appreciate the developers of MLB The Show even more because they ranked the Giants at #17. This just made my day!!!

# 138 Factzzz @ 02/22/13 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lovesports


	Are you kidding me?!?! Toronto is ranked 5th based on what??? They won 73 games last year and picked up a bunch of overpaid players from a sorry Miami team that won 69 games. There is absolutely no reason why totonto should be that high...I know there is a lot of blue jay fans out there but you guys need to be a bit more realistic. If I can admit that boston doesn't belong you guys should at least try to be a bit more reasonable.

I guess there is no reason they are favored to win the World Series according to Vegas either, right?

I mean I''m not saying that that is what i believe, but there is more than enough reason to believe they should be that high.

# 139 gator3guy @ 02/22/13 08:07 PM

Didn't read the thread so if this has been mentioned, I apologize, but if the defensive rankings are any indication, UZR has NOT been incorporated into ratings this year. A little assumption on my part however.

# 140 Sco291 @ 02/22/13 08:08 PM

Boston 3rd?

Madness.

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