MLB 15 The Show Power Rankings: Pitchers and Catchers Report Edition

[ruskoz]

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Fangraphs have the Pirates finishing at 85-77 which is tied for 6th best in MLB standings! They do show them at 14th in terms of depth chart but it looks like the standings have some how factored in the intangibles. The Pirates are in no way the 14th best team in the league. They are some where between 6-10 a wildcard team as the last 2 years have proven. The problem is they do not have the starting rotation to compete with the 1-6 teams come post season.

It is going to take a decade of good ball or a world series appearance or a couple of deep deep runs for the Pirates to get past the 20years of losing before they start getting preseason props.

[MetsMania15]

Mets at #25?? Ouch. Well, just a better reason to prove 'em wrong this year!

[KHarmo88]

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I'm all about people having and displaying their opinion. But for something to be front page worthy, there should be sufficient facts and details as to how the end product was derived. I'm sorry, but in this case, there's nothing - hence, outrage.

Below are links to rankings that give reasoning for each teams ranking:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2314002-mlb-power-rankings-where-all-30-teams-stack-up-entering-2015

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/story/25073702/mlb-pre-preseason-power-rankings-giants-are-champs-but-no-longer-no-1

[MetsFan16]

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Everyone doubting the Mets. Just you wait and see. They will be in contention for WC. Just watch

[JoeCoolMan24]

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Cubs are the 2nd best team in Baseball???????




AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA AHAHAHAAHAHA

[JoeCoolMan24]

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Cubs should be around 18-23. LOL, oh my god, what a terrible and absolutely laughable ranking.

[countryboy]

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Nothing like a list to stir up a debate.



Cards are 5th

[Ghost Of The Year]

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If the Cubs make the playoffs I'll eat my hat.
Wait, make that my laptop

[JoeCoolMan24]

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I hope these aren't the rankings based on the ratings for MLB '15 The Show. Like I hope the Cubs players are not somehow rated better than the Nationals players.

I hope these rankings are just the product of a blacked out Wednesday night of copious amounts of alcohol and heavy drugs.

[The Kid 24]

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I don't get why everyone is so down on the Brewers in 2015... They led MLB last year with 150 days in 1st... Yes I know/hear all the time about the collapse... 2015 is a brand new year... This team has 3 legit MVP players (Braun, Lucroy, Gomez) and a solid pitching staff.

I really don't get it.

[CWSpalehoseCWS]

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I hope these aren't the rankings based on the ratings for MLB '15 The Show. Like I hope the Cubs players are not somehow rated better than the Nationals players.

I hope these rankings are just the product of a blacked out Wednesday night of copious amounts of alcohol and heavy drugs.

Hahaha, I'm with you. No way should the Cubs be anywhere near the top 10 - and that is not White Sox bias talking. A lot of teams seem misplaced on that list.

I'm honestly shocked at how low the White Sox are too. They are far from perfect, but they made a lot of good moves. I thought they'd be at least the middle of the pack.

[seanjeezy]

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If these rankings are meant to represent fun factor in your franchise, then I can justify the Cubs being that high - arguably the best farm system, cool stadium, middle of the pack MLB team that has the potential to get a lot better... they have quite a few things going for them.

[Ryan97]

Its pretty obvious this is a list based off two things. 1) Fun Factor in franchise and play-ability. 2) How the teams will play out in the actual game.

[BenGerman]

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I'm all about people having and displaying their opinion. But for something to be front page worthy, there should be sufficient facts and details as to how the end product was derived. I'm sorry, but in this case, there's nothing - hence, outrage.

Below are links to rankings that give reasoning for each teams ranking:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2314002-mlb-power-rankings-where-all-30-teams-stack-up-entering-2015

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/story/2...no-longer-no-1

I'm sorry that you're not pleased with where I ranked the Pirates, but multiple projection websites have them as around the 15th best team in terms of total WAR. Where they will finish is another story, given that the NL Central isn't as strong as several other divisions.

[BenGerman]

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I don't get why everyone is so down on the Brewers in 2015... They led MLB last year with 150 days in 1st... Yes I know/hear all the time about the collapse... 2015 is a brand new year... This team has 3 legit MVP players (Braun, Lucroy, Gomez) and a solid pitching staff.

I really don't get it.

First, I'll reiterate that this isn't a traditional power ranking. This is teams that people are going to want to play with in The Show based off of numerous things (ie why I mentioned stadiums in the article). So when people laugh at the Cubs ranking, I'm not actually saying the Cubs are the second best team in baseball. That's absurd.

Second, I actually love the Brew-Crew moving forward. I love teams that rely on power for offense. I'm a big fan of Gomez and I think Segura bounces back this year. I also really like the Pirates. But neither team made a huge splash this offseason, and I think that makes them less inviting to play with in MLB: The Show.