MLB Show Roster ratings. How they develop them (Article)

[tabarnes19_SDS]

Good info. Makes sense why some user rosters over inflate. An average player is 60.

https://www.mlb.com/amp/news/how-mlb...mpression=true

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[Qb]

To be clear "60 is a league-average rating" and is followed by an example using a specific rating (fielding). So the idea that 60 represents average skill is meant for individual attributes, not necessarily overall. I suspect a player with all 60s would come out higher, and it would depend greatly on positional weights as well.

[MarkVI]

Very interesting article. I would have never guessed that 60 was their baseline for a league-average attribute. I would imagine that creates an overall in the 70s based off of position. I recall watching a Youtube video where a SS with 50s for every attribute came out to about 63 OVR.

I'd be interested in going back and comparing that 60 attribute grade to some of the minor leaguers and fake players that get generated. What can kill franchise mode for me is when newly called up players have an overall of 48-53 while there's always dozens of easily-obtained free agents at their position that are so much better. Kills some of the immersions for me IMO.

[tabarnes19_SDS]

I am waiting for next official roster and I'm going to run with that. Added prospects in free agency causes players to retire early.

I just want a roster with real names and potentials and ratings scaled to the Show's system. I may even edit one myself off the next one. Hopefully it comes sooner than later I really want to start.

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[JHodges57]

I wouldn't say Trout will be the best position player of all time. First of all, HR's these days are a dime a dozen so hitting HR's doesn't mean all that much. Not nearly as much as when you'd be lucky to see 2 or 3 players in a year hit 40 of them. Last year MLB set a record for most HR's in a season with 2 teams going over 300 for the first time in history.

Is he ONE OF THE BEST? Sure. THE best, no. Seriously, you can't compare players from different ERAs. You can't point to one player in baseball history, or the history of any sport really, and say they are the best of all.

[Caulfield]

I see it mentioned 3 year averages aren't weighted to the mos recent year anymore, it's all a 33%/33%/33% split. interesting. also, I had previously thought most average attributes ratings was 64-65ish, except power and SB aggression was closer to 50

[tabarnes19_SDS]

I thought at one point it was 50/30/20

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[p00p1]

Would like to know how they calculate arm strength. As someone who has seen Khris Davis throw before, I can't believe his arm is in the 50s and not the 30s.