MLB The Show 20 Player Ratings Revealed

On February 20th, representatives from San Diego Studios got together for another (Episode Number 4) live stream episode this time discussing “the BEST players in the game” also known as the “DIAMOND CLUB”.  So, what is the Diamond Club?  According to the group:

“So as players are Gold in Diamond Dynasty they are on that precipice of going Diamond. Once they move up we welcome them into the Diamond Club and that’s how we are defining them moving forward”

“So in DD (Diamond Dynasty) we have a different scale than outside of DD.  0 to 99 in terms of the Overall and 85 and above is a Diamond”

The ratings of the Top 5 Players per position in MLB The Show 20 are listed next to the player.  From Starting Pitchers to Outfielders the group discussed each player and listed their Overall rating and Player Attribute numbers.  The ratings were based on “a 3-year performance average” according to the group.

Data will be presented as follows:

Player Name, Team, Overall Rating, Attributes (Some not all)

Starting Pitchers

1. Jacob DeGrom (Mets)- Overall Diamond 92, VEL 95, STA 93, K/9 92
2. Max Scherzer (Nationals)- Overall Diamond 92, K/9 99, ARM 88, STA 93
3. Gerrit Cole (Yankees)- Overall Diamond 90, BRK 99, STA 90, K/9 95
4. Justin Verlander (Astros)-Overall Diamond 90, BRK 99, ARM 96, K/9 91
5. Chris Sale (Red Sox)-Overall Diamond 88, BRK 99, CTRL 95, STA 97

Relief Pitchers (Bullpen)

1. Josh Hader(Brewers)-Overall Diamond 88, H/9 109, K/9 109, BRK 99
2. Kirby Yates (Padres)-Overall Diamond 87, K/9 109, BRK 99, H/9 93
3. Aroldis Chapman (Yankees)-Overall Diamond 85, K/9 109, H/9 102, VEL 99
4. Ken Giles (Blue Jays)- Overall Gold 84, K/9 97, VEL 97, BRK 99
5. Liam Hendricks (Athletics)-Overall Gold 83, K/9 98, BRK 97, H/9 85

Catchers

1. J.T. Realmuto (Phillies)-Overall Diamond 85, ACC 93, ARM 91, DUR 89 CUbs
2. Yasmani Grandal (White Sox)-Overall Gold 82, DISC 114, DUR 94, FLD 89
3. Willson Contreras (Cubs)-Overall Gold 81, ARM 84, CON L 84, POW R 78
4. Gary Sanchez (Yankees)-Overall Gold 80, ARM 89, POW R 88, POW L 90
5. Mitch Garver (Twins)-Overall Gold 80, POW L 90, POW R 88, CON L 80

First Base

1. Freddie Freeman (Braves)-Overall Diamond 87, CLT 103, CON R 90, DUR 97
2. Pete Alonso (Mets)-Overall Diamond 85, POW R 103, POW L 106, DUR 98
3. Paul Goldschmidt (Cardinals)- Overall Gold 83, POW L 91, CON L 80, 94 DISC
4. Matt Olson (Athletics)-Overall Gold 83, REAC 94, POW R 94, FLD 90
5. Anthony Rizzo (Cubs)-Overall Gold 83, DUR 89, DISC 87, VIS 82

Second Base

1. Jose Altuve (Astros)-Overall Diamond 85, CON L 95, CON R 90, VIS 83
2. D.J. Lemahieu (Yankees)-Overall Gold 84, CON L 109, REAC 97, CLT 95
3. Ozzie Albies (Braves)-Overall Gold 83, CON L 109, DUR 98, ACC 92
4. Jeff McNeil (Mets)- Overall Gold 83, CON R 94, CLT 97, ACC 89
5. Gleyber Torres (Yankees)-Overall Gold 82, POW R 85, POW L 88, DUR 88

Third Base

1. Nolan Arenado (Rockies)-Overall Diamond 91, CLT 106, CON L 99, POW L 99
2. Anthony Rendon (Angels)-Overall Diamond 88, CLT 108, CON R 93, CON L 91
3. Alex Bregman (Astros)-Overall Diamond 87, CON L 100, DISC 97, DUR 95
4. Matt Chapman (Athletics)-Overall Diamond 85, FLD 99, REAC 99, ARM 87
5. Jose Ramirez (Indians)- Overall Diamond 85, VIS 85, DUR 79, REAC 77

Shortstop

1. Francisco Lindor (Indians)-Overall Diamond 87, DUR 87, FLD 87, VIS 82
2. Javier Baez (Cubs)- Overall Diamond 86, ARM 98, REAC 95, POW 86
3. Trevor Story (Rockies)-Overall Diamond 85, ARM 90, POW L 87, CON L 91
4. Xander Bogaerts (Red Sox)-Overall Gold 83, DUR 95, CLT 93, CON R 85
5. Marcus Semien (Athletics)-Overall Gold 83, DUR 99, ACC 91, 80 CON L

Left Field (No Diamonds)

1.  J.D. Martinez (Red Sox)- Overall Gold 84, CON L 109, POW L 109, CLT 109
2. Giancarlo Stanton (Yankees)- Overall Gold 84, POW L 104, CON L 90, POW R 88
3. Juan Soto (Nationals)-Overall Gold 83, DISC 114, DUR 92, POW R 90
4. Joey Gallo (Rangers)-Overall Gold 83,POW R 102, POW L 104, DISC 103
5. Tommy Pham (Padres)-Overall Gold 82, CON L 89, DUR 89, DISC 91

Center Field

1. Mike Trout (Angels)- Overall Diamond 95, DISC 125, POW R 112, CON R 90
2. Ronald Acuna Jr. (Braves)-Overall Diamond 89, POW L 88, SPD 86, ARM 96
3. Ketel Marte (Diamondbacks)- Overall Diamond 86, CON L 91, DUR 88, REAC 82
4. George Springer (Astros)-Overall Diamond 85, POW R 80, ARM 79, REAC 80
5. Starling Marte (Pirates)-Overall Gold 83, ARM 94, ACC 88, BR AGG 97

Right Field

1. Cody Bellinger (Dodgers)- Overall Diamond 90, ARM 99, POW 88, FLD 90
2. Christian Yelich (Brewers)-Overall Diamond 89, CON R 103, POW R 100, DISC 95
3. Mookie Betts (Dodgers)-Overall Diamond 89, FLD 97, ACC 99, REAC 99
4. Aaron Judge (Yankees)-Overall Diamond 88, CON R 103, POW R 100, POW L 83
5. Bryce Harper (Phillies)-Overall Diamond 85, POW L 85, DISC 105, DUR 97