Speed Ratings - MLB The Show 17

[Jros22]

Re: Speed Ratings - MLB The Show 17

That's 76-80 on my scale so i wasnt far when i said earlier that he should be from 75-80

Added him to the list with 80

[Jros22]

Re: Speed Ratings - MLB The Show 17

New arms edits added

[IamAdderlyn]

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New arms edits added

What about Didi Gregorius' arm? Las time I checked was in the high 70s. I think he's better than that.

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[WatchdogXC]

Re: Speed Ratings - MLB The Show 17

Rajai is one of the few players like Ichiro that still has elite speed in the mid 30's and it's tough to get an accurate rating for him but yeah i don't think he's a 98 runner probably low 90's or high 80's i would put him in the 87-91 range.

I'd keep him where he is at. I watched just about every Indians game last year and he is still really fast. He lead the league in steals and didn't play every day. Pretty much any time you needed a stolen base they knew he was running and he still got it. Going to miss him this year.

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[WaitTilNextYear]

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What about Didi Gregorius' arm? Las time I checked was in the high 70s. I think he's better than that.

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My data sez 91 Throw Power / 82 Throw Accuracy. Big arm.

[Jros22]

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New players added

[Qb]

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I haven't been able to take a deep dive into individual ratings for the Pirates, but Jordy Mercer's arm always seems a little underrated. According to DaddyLeagues, he's at 70str/64acc.

The strength is in the ballpark -- he pitched as a closer in college -- although it doesn't really capture his quick release. He also has a track record of accuracy with only 6 throwing errors in nearly 3500 innings since 2014. So I guess in scouting terms, it's probably above average strength and plus release & accuracy.

EDIT OK, so DaddyLeagues is useful... to show I'm not a total homer, the following arms are overrated IMO:

• Cervelli (77/73) Not with his career 21% CS
• Stewart (75/75) Career 30% CS but tailing off recently and eye test just doesn't say above average
• McCutchen (72/69) No way, probably below average strength & avg to below accuracy, hence the fuss about moving him to RF.
• Jaso (76/67) I know he used to catch, but I can't see this.
• Freese (73/55) More of an average arm, can't see it being stronger than Mercer or Kang.

Some guys who probably deserve a bump in addition to Mercer:

• Marte (83/59) Probably should be stronger and definitely more accurate. Can't pile up assists like he does without on target throws.
• Polanco (72/65) Accuracy probably OK, but strength could be raised.
• Kang (66/72) Should be stronger and, in fairness, less accurate

And since this thread was started for speed ratings, guess it's worth mentioning I don't see anything too crazy for the Bucs. Maybe some +/-5 guys or adjustments to fit your scale, but no one glaring. The closest might be Josh Bell, who has a 40/80 run tool according to Fangraphs, is a bigger guy coming off knee surgery and is rated 60 speed.

[Jros22]

Re: Speed Ratings - MLB The Show 17

Statcast introduces new "Sprint Speed" metric

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/224864164/statcast-introduces-new-sprint-speed-metric/

[WaitTilNextYear]

Re: Speed Ratings - MLB The Show 17

Statcast introduces new "Sprint Speed" metric
http://m.mlb.com/news/article/224864...-speed-metric/

Nice find. Unfortunately the entire list is only outfielders and won't be released to Baseball Savant for "a few weeks" yet per http://tangotiger.com/index.php/site...medium=twitter

[franch1se]

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Edit: wrong thread

[The Chef]

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Not sure if it's been touched upon and I know it's technically not just the speed rating but has anyone looked at the corresponding steal rating for some players? I ask because whenever I look at Jean Segura and his, what I consider low steal rating even though he stole 30+ bags last season, I'm left trying to figure out what the scale is for that rating exactly. I'm sure he isn't the only one around the league with that issue so was curious if anyone had done anything about it or has a recommendation.

[Jros22]

Re: Speed Ratings - MLB The Show 17

Not sure if it's been touched upon and I know it's technically not just the speed rating but has anyone looked at the corresponding steal rating for some players? I ask because whenever I look at Jean Segura and his, what I consider low steal rating even though he stole 30+ bags last season, I'm left trying to figure out what the scale is for that rating exactly. I'm sure he isn't the only one around the league with that issue so was curious if anyone had done anything about it or has a recommendation.

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[NEOPARADIGM]

Re: Speed Ratings - MLB The Show 17

Quick little update on Rajai Davis: played ~30 games with him as my 4th outfielder and saw his speed drop from 91 to 88. I presume this means had I left him at his default 98 he'd be a 95 by May 1, and it suggests that there's no telling how much speed he could lose by season's end. Might be best to just leave him at default.

[The Chef]

Re: Speed Ratings - MLB The Show 17

Now I gotta figure out how to read that chart lol, thanks though. I've been so busy with work I haven't been able to read up on this or pretty much anything but still appreciate you sharing that chart with me.

[Jros22]

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Now I gotta figure out how to read that chart lol, thanks though. I've been so busy with work I haven't been able to read up on this or pretty much anything but still appreciate you sharing that chart with me.

Each stat its below the MLB rating that applies just check the amount of steals attempts the player has and check in what MLB rating column its located (colored ones)