Today we’re bringing you a look at the highest rated players and legends in MLB The Show 16. We run through each position and give you an inside look at some of their stats.
Starting Pitchers:
Tom Seaver and Clayton Kershaw highlight this category, both at 99 overall ratings. Nolan Ryan also caught my eye, who is someone that I think could be very fun to play with.
99- Tom Seaver
99- Clayton Kershaw
96- Nolan Ryan
95- Max Scherzer
95- Jake Arrieta
95- Zack Greinke
94- Gaylord Perry
94- Juan Marichal
94- David Price
94- Chris Sale
Relief Pitchers:
Dellin Betances and Andrew Miller are the highest rated relievers by a good margin at 90 overall. Koji Uehara also looks very good this year.
90- Dellin Betances
90- Andrew Miller
87- Koji Uehara
84- Joaquin Benoit
84- Darren O’Day
84- Ryan Madson
84- Hunter Strickland
84- Tony Watson
84- Kelvin Herrera
84- Carter Capps
Closing Pitchers:
The legend Dennis Eckersley is the best closing pitcher in the game at 94 rated, but only by a small margin. Five other pitchers are 93 rated.
94- Dennis Eckersley
93- Wade Davis
93- Craig Kimbrell
93- Billy Wagner
93- Kenley Jansen
93- Rollie Fingers
92- Aroldis Chapman
89- Mark Melancon
88- David Robertson
87- Zach Britton
Catchers:
Johnny Bench and Yogi Berra both look amazing in this game. Buster Posey also looks very good in this game, but I am very interested in Carlton Fisk.
98- Johnny Bench
95- Yogi Berra
94- Buster Posey
93- Gary Carter
87- Brian McCann
86- Carlton Fisk
84- Matt Wieters
84- Russell Martin
83- Yadier Molina
82- Jonathan Lucroy
First Base:
Paul Goldschmidt and Jeff Bagwell top off the position, with it being rounded out by players like Anthony Rizzo and Willie Stargell. Compared to the lacking catcher position, there are plenty of great first basemen’s this year to go around.
96- Paul Goldschmidt
96- Jeff Bagwell
94- Miguel Cabrera
94- Joey Votto
94- Orlando Cepeda
93- Edgar Martinez
92- Will Clark
92- Anthony Rizzo
90- Harmon Killebrew
90- Willie Stargell
Second Base:
At second base we have two more 99 rated players- Jackie Robinson and Joe Morgan. Overall the second base top 10 is decent, although it is very top heavy.
99- Jackie Robinson
99- Joe Morgan
94- Jose Altuve
94- Ryne Sandberg
90- Dee Gordon
88- Robinson Cano
87- Jason Kipnis
87- Dustin Pedroia
85- Brian Dozier
85- Ian Kinsler
Third Base:
Mike Schmidt and Josh Donaldson really stick out here as a step above the rest. George Brett also looks insanely good though, and you’ll want to try all three out.
99- Mike Schmidt
96- Josh Donaldson
94- George Brett
94- Manny Machado
93- Nolan Arenado
92- Eddie Matthews
88- Brooks Robinson
87- Adrian Beltre
85- Matt Carpenter
85- Evan Longoria
Shortstop:
Cal Ripken Jr. and his 95 durability highlight the shortstop position this year. Barry Larkin and Troy Tulowitzki are other high rated players at this position that look to be very entertaining to play with.
95- Cal Ripken Jr.
94- Barry Larkin
93- Troy Tulowitzki
93- Robin Yount
93- Ozzie Smith
93- Ernie Banks
91- Carlos Correa
88- Brandon Crawford
85- Francisco Lindor
84- Xander Bogaerts
Left Field:
One of the best players to ever play the game, Ted Williams at 99 rated is the best left fielder in the game. Luis Gonzalez and Ralph Kiner also stand out at 93 rated.
99- Ted Williams
93- Luis Gonzalez
93- Ralph Kiner
92- Cliff Floyd
90- Justin Upton
87- Michael Brantley
87- Joe Carter
86- Ryan Braun
86- Starling Marte
84- Matt Holliday
Center Field:
Mike Trout is leagues ahead of the competition at 99 rated with the next best at 94. Andrew McCutchen also looks very good this year.
99- Mike Trout
94- Andrew McCutchen
91- Steve Finley
90- Jim Edmonds
89- Carlos Gomez
89- Kenny Lofton
88- Yoenis Cespedes
88- Lorenzo Cain
87- A.J. Pollack
86- Adam Jones
Right Field:
Al Kaline and Bryce Harper top off what looks to be one of the most stacked positions. When Bautista, Cruz and Cargo are your bottom three, you can tell the position has a lot of options this year.
97- Al Kaline
97- Bryce Harper
95- Tony Gwynn
95- Andre Dawson
94- Dave Winfield
93- Giancarlo Stanton
91- Reggie Jackson
89- Carlos Gonzalez
89- Nelson Cruz
89- Jose Bautista
That is all for our top 10 rundown of each position. Let us know what you think below in the comments. MLB The Show 16 drops in two days on March 29th.
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