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MLB 13 The Show Player Ratings For Every Team

08:40 AM - February 25, 2013 by Steve_OS

Interested in MLB 13 The Show player ratings? Our friend chrisjohnson83 (with the only confirmed copy of the game so far) has provided them to us. Below are the top rated players at each position, to see the rest of the player ratings, check out the MLB 13 The Show screenshots page.

Updated rosters will no doubt be released before the March 5th release date, so keep that in mind.

Top Rated Players at Each Position

Top Rated First Basemen

99 Albert Pujols, Angels
98 Joey Votto, Reds
95 Prince Fielder, Tigers
94 Paul Konerko, White Sox
93 Adrian Gonzalez, Dodgers
92 Corey Hart, Brewers
92 Allen Craig, Cardinals
91 Mark Teixeira, Yankees
89 Mike Napoli, Boston
88 Ryan Howard, Phillies

Top Rated Second Basemen

99 Robinson Cano, Yankees
98 Dustin Pedroia, Boston
95 Ian Kinsler, Rangers
93 Brandon Phillips, Reds
90 Jose Altuve, Astros
89 Ben Zobrist, Rays
88 Chase Utley, Phillies
88 Omar Infante, Tigers
87 Emilio Bonifacio, Blue Jays
87 Howie Kendrick, Rangers

Top Rated Third Basemen

99 Miguel Cabrera, Tigers
96 Adrian Beltre, Rangers
93 Evan Longoria, Rays
93 David Wright, Mets
91 Chase Headley, Padres
91 Ryan Zimmerman, Nationals
89 Aramis Ramirez, Brewers
88 Alex Rodriguez, Yankees
86 Pablo Sandoval, Giants
85 Michael Young, Phillies
85 David Freese, Cardinals

Top Rated Shortstops

99 Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies
95 Jose Reyes, Blue Jays
93 Jimmy Rollins, Phillies
90 Derek Jeter, Yankees
90 Starlin Castro, Cubs
88 Elvis Andrus, Rangers
88 Rafael Furcal, Cardinals
88 Hanley Ramirez, Dodgers
85 Asdrubal Cabrera, Indians
85 Erick Aybar, Angels

Top Rated Catchers

99 Buster Posey, Giants
98 Yadier Molina, Cardinals
94 Carlos Ruiz, Phillies
93 Joe Mauer, Twins
93 Matt Wieters, O's
87 Salvador Perez, Royals
88 Brian McCann, Braves
86 A.J. Pierzynski, Rangers
86 Jonathan Lucroy, Brewers
86 Wilin Rosario, Rockies

Top Rated Left Fielders

99 Mike Trout, Angels
99 Ryan Braun, Brewers
99 Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies
92 Yoenis, Cespedes, Oakland
91 Matt Holliday, Cardinals
87 Bryce Harper, Nationals
86 Alfonso Soriano, Cubs
86 Justin Upton, Braves
85 Alex Gordon, Royals
85 Josh Willingham, Twins
85 David Murphy, Rangers

Top Rated Center Fielders

99 Andrew McCutchen, Pirates
99 Matt Kemp, Dodgers
94 Jacoby Ellsbury, Boston
91 Adam Jones, O's
88 B.J. Upton, Braves
87 Curtis Granderson, Yankees
86 Shin-Soo Choo, Reds
85 Coco Crisp, Oakland
84 Austin Jackson, Tigers
84 Angel Pagan, Giants

Top Rated Right Fielders

99 Josh Hamilton, Angels
98 Carlos Beltran, Cardinals
98 Jose Bautista, Blue Jays
95 Giancarlo Stanton, Marlins
93 Nelson Cruz, Rangers
93 Jay Bruce, Reds
91 Jason Heyward, Braves
90 Alex Rios, White Sox
90 Hunter Pence, Giants
89 Torii Hunter, Tigers
89 Ichiro Suzuki, Yankees

Top Rated Designated Hitters

94 Billy Butler, Royals
91 David Ortiz, Boston
88 Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Jays
85 Kevin Youkilis, Yankees
85 Victor Martinez, Tigers
85 Kendrys Morales, Mariners
84 Lance Berkman, Rangers
83 Mark Trumbo, Angels

Top Rated Pitchers

99 Jusin Verlander, Tigers
99 Felix Hernandez, Mariners
99 Stephen Strasburg, Nationals
99 Aroldis Chapman, Reds
99 Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers
97 David Price, Rays
96 Chris Sale, White Sox
96 Cliff Lee, Phillies
96 C.C. Sabathia, Yankees
96 Yu Darvish, Rangers
96 Adam Wainwright, Cardinals
95 Matt Kain, Giants
95 Kris Medlen, Braves
94 Rafael Betancourt, Rockies
94 Mat Latos, Reds
94 Zack Greinke, Dodgers
94 Roy Halladay, Phillies
94 Cole Hamels, Phillies
94 Josh Johnson, Blue Jays
94 James Shields, Royals
93 Jered Weaver, Angels
93 R.A. Dickey, Blue Jays
90 Jake Peavy, White Sox

Top Rated Closers

99 Craig Kimbrel, Braves
97 Mariano Rivera, Yankees
95 Jonathan Papelbon, Phillies
96 Jason Motte, Cardinals
95 Joel Hanrahan, Boston
94 Sergio Romo, Giants
93 Fernando Rodney, Rays
93 J.J. Putz, Dbacks
93 Greg Holland, Royals
90 Glen Perkins, Twins
92 Steve Cishek, Marlins
92 John Axford, Brewers
92 Tom Wilhelmsen, Mariners
91 Grant Balfour, Oakland
91 Joe Nathan, Rangers
90 Ryan Madson, Angels
89 Jose Veras, Astros
88 Chris Perez, Indians

To see all the MLB 13 The Show player ratings, check out the screenshots. Thanks again to chrisjohnson83, you can follow him on Twitter, right here.

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Member Comments

# 21 cardinalbird5 @ 02/25/13 11:08 AM

Trout deserves a 99 based on defense, arm strength, and speed alone. Factor in his hitting and there is no doubt he is a 99. If anything Pujols shouldn't be a 99. Don't base their rating on something they did 2-3 years ago AKA A-Rod and Pujols. A guy that posted an .850 OPS is solid no doubt, but should not be 99 rated when players like Craig, Fielder, and Encarnacion all posted better numbers but are rated lower.

Besides did you guys forget about the weekly updates? Also it says very bold and clear, "Updated rosters will no doubt be released before the March 5th release date, so keep that in mind."

I am really glad some of you guys aren't in charge of rosters or work for SCEA. It would take players like Trout until MLB 15 before he gets his deserved rating.

# 22 LC26 @ 02/25/13 11:20 AM

and pitcher Dodgers Korean lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu ?

# 23 CincinnatiRedlegs @ 02/25/13 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by LC26


	and pitcher Dodgers Korean lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu ?

Not in the game yet, 'cause he hasn't pitched in an MLB game.

# 24 catch212 @ 02/25/13 11:31 AM

I'd be really curious to know how Joe Kelly and Shelby Miller are rated as well.

# 25 zack4070 @ 02/25/13 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by js3512


	How is nate schierholtz only 4 points lower than Anthony Rizzo? And how is barney ahead of Rizzo? Rizzo should be at least an 84.

Yeah its defense. Overall account. I think Rizzo could probably be a few points higher as well but not the end of the world. Just gotta build him up more. Can't wait for this game and the OSFM Rosters!!!

# 26 zack4070 @ 02/25/13 11:37 AM

Looks like Justin Upton made it on the Braves as well!!!

# 27 brett the jet favre @ 02/25/13 11:38 AM

If Morales is an 85, where is Michael Morse? should be above an 85 in left for the M's.

# 28 Majingir @ 02/25/13 11:43 AM

Interesting to see just how highly rated so many of those pitchers are.

Just a little thing...but Encarnacion plays 1B more than DH, so he should be in the 1B category(and tied with Howard for rating)

And I guess McCutchen goes down as highest rated cover boy in sports history?

# 29 cardinalbird5 @ 02/25/13 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by catch212


	I'd be really curious to know how Joe Kelly and Shelby Miller are rated as well.

Rosenthal was only a 75, but Miller and Kelly were not even on the roster. I know they will be though. I am anxious as well.

# 30 ParisB @ 02/25/13 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by js3512


	Rizzo's likely a future gold glove first baseman so defense should be a push with Rizzo having a huge edge offensively.

So once that happens The Show will reflect it so what's the problem? You are complaining about a couple points on ratings we don't know exactly how they were derived.

# 31 KmK @ 02/25/13 12:06 PM

Gonna be a long year with the Padres.

Chase is gonna have to carry the team.

# 32 rts5002 @ 02/25/13 12:10 PM

Was pumped to see a Phillie in the top 10 for every position...then I got to the OF...I think the Phills are gonna surprise a lot of people this year, no way do you see as many injuries to the core of their team this year as last year.

Ratings look fair overall, 8 days and counting!

# 33 ARMORALLL @ 02/25/13 12:19 PM

K/9 ratings seem kinda low.

# 34 jkra0512 @ 02/25/13 12:21 PM

Eduardo Nunez is an 82? That's horrible. He's at most a low 70's. He's rated better than Phil Hughes and Ivan Nova and hasn't even spent a whole year with the club. Ugh, I can't wait for the roster makers to fix these ratings. lol. Nice try, SCEA, now step aside and let the pros do it

# 35 TekWWFan @ 02/25/13 12:27 PM

As an Orioles fan, I'm used to not seeing our guys in these lists, so thankfully Wieters and Jones are there. But how the heck are guys like Jose Veras and Chris Perez rated higher in closers than Jim Johnson? The guy had 51 saves last year, only blew 3 and was tons better than half the closers on that list, and I don't think he's going to regress that severely.

# 36 Majingir @ 02/25/13 12:30 PM

I know ppl don't like when a team that already has good players doesn't like the rating of one of their guys but....Lawrie probably should be higher based on how other 3B are rated. On multiple fantasy rankings from sites like yahoo and espn, he's rated a top 103B.

Though if it makes you feel better...Bonifacio should be fairly lower. I'd put Bonifacio at like 80 and Lawrie at 85.

Though not gonna care bout these things now, especially when SCEA said that rating system was done way diff this year. Cause depending on a players position and stuff, certain attributes impact their ratings alot. Cause Lawrie had most errors committed as a 3B, but he's also had top 10 fielding% of all 3B. So I'm guessing the errors played a big role in his fielding rating which did hurt his overall rating.

# 37 rts5002 @ 02/25/13 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WickedFastball


	OK, it looks great. But I do have an issue: Anthony Rizzo vs Mike Trout 337 AB vs 559 AB_ .342 OBP vs .399 OBP_ .463 SLG vs .564 SLG 15 HR (over 200 less at bats) vs 30 HR Now we all know the Cubs.....well BLOW, so I'm not taking into account RBI's, But here is my point How is Rizzo only a 79? I'm just saying from all the stuff I have read in Baseball America, had he played a whole season like Trout had he might have taken a swing at ROY on his own. Im not taking away from Trout, i'm just saying that 79 is a bit of an injustice. And before you say "Defense!" sure, but Rizzo is a 1st baseman, and therefore D doesn't factor into the rating as much. If they gave Trout a 99 than Rizzo should have been at least an 88, but it really should be Trout 94 Rizzo 84

50 point difference in OBP and 100 point difference in SLG is a HUGE difference, plus Rizzo having an OPS of just a hair over .800 is average at best for a 1B, Trout having an OPS of over 1.000 is so far above average for a CF it isn't even funny. I know you're a Rizzo fan, but I think they got it right.

I think I recall Ramone saying that Trout is more like a 110 or 115. And once he progresses more in Franchise Mode (and IRL) he is going to be the nastiest players of his generation hands down.

# 38 cardinalbird5 @ 02/25/13 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WickedFastball


	OK, it looks great. But I do have an issue: Anthony Rizzo vs Mike Trout 337 AB vs 559 AB_ .342 OBP vs .399 OBP_ .463 SLG vs .564 SLG 15 HR (over 200 less at bats) vs 30 HR Now we all know the Cubs.....well BLOW, so I'm not taking into account RBI's, But here is my point How is Rizzo only a 79? I'm just saying from all the stuff I have read in Baseball America, had he played a whole season like Trout had he might have taken a swing at ROY on his own. Im not taking away from Trout, i'm just saying that 79 is a bit of an injustice. And before you say "Defense!" sure, but Rizzo is a 1st baseman, and therefore D doesn't factor into the rating as much. If they gave Trout a 99 than Rizzo should have been at least an 88, but it really should be Trout 94 Rizzo 84

Trout is a CFer and Rizzo is a 1b. Ratings are given per position with weighted attributes that represent what players at that position should excel in. They both could have similar power, contact, plate disc, etc, but based on position Trout will be rated higher. Also don't forget Trout's speed, baserunning, arm strength and accuracy are way higher than Rizzo's.

Plus a difference in almost .200 in OPS is a huge difference in hitting...

# 39 rts5002 @ 02/25/13 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cardinalbird7


	Trout is a CFer and Rizzo is a 1b. Ratings are given per position with weighted attributes that represent what players at that position should excel in. They both could have similar power, contact, plate disc, etc, but based on position Trout will be rated higher. Also don't forget Trout's speed, baserunning, arm strength and accuracy are way higher than Rizzo's. Plus a difference in almost .200 in OPS is a huge difference in hitting...

Jinx! Haha great minds think alike

# 40 Williekemp15 @ 02/25/13 12:59 PM

big shoutout to this dude for this

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