OH GOOD LORD! I would NEVER buy a game where I couldn't see the ratings for a players attributes. The bars were bad enough (and having to go to the player edit screen just to see them, and not being able to see how the defensive ratings changed for players playing out of position, etc).
I don't worry too much about player ratings (at least not until I have a chance to study them for a while, and put them into perspective), but I would feel like... as if I were lied to, or cheated, or something. It's something I look forward to every time I buy a new sports game.
While I don't get overly caught up in what the ratings ARE (contrasted to what I WANT them to be), I certainly do not like my access to them being restricted, and it played a large part in my not purchasing any MLB The Show post 10 (the only one I own).
I also do not based all of my decisions about players off of attribute ratings, either. Performance plays a massive role, one that increases the further into a season I get (which decreases the emphasis I put on the ratings). It's just one of several tools I use, and one I like the best access too that I can have.
Previous games not only gave me the ability, not having this ability/access makes today's games feel "immature" in a contemporary sense.