MLB The Show 18 Player Ratings Revealed: Here Are The Best Players

With just a few days to go before MLB The Show 18‘s official release on March 27, Sony has now announced the game’s highest-rated players at all positions.

Cover star Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees is the third highest-rated right fielder, with an 86 overall rating. The top-rated starting pitcher is Clayton Kershaw (92).

Here is a breakdown for the rankings for all the other positions: 1B (Joey Votton, 87), 2B (Jose Altuve, 91), SS (Manny Machado, 86), LF (Giancarlo Stanton 85), RF (Bryce Harper, 88), CF (Mike Trout, 93), C (Buster Posey, 87), RP (Kenley Janser, 92).

Player ratings in MLB The Show 18 will change throughout the season as players progress–or regress. But these are the values where they’ll start. You can see the Top 10 highest-rated players at every position below.

Although MLB The Show 18’s release date isn’t until March 27, everyone who pre-ordered can start playing today, March 23. GameSpot will have more on the game, including a full review, in the days ahead after we can spend more time with the professional baseball game.

MLB The Show 18 Player Ratings

First Base

1. Joey Votto, CIN (87)
2. Paul Goldschmidt, ARI (86)
3. Anthony Rizzo, CHC (85)
4. Freddie Freeman, ATL (85)
5. Cody Bellinger, LAD (83)
6. Miguel Cabrera, DET (82)
7. Eric Hosmer, SD (82)
8. Jose Abreu, CWS (82)
9. Ryan Zimmerman, WSH (81)
10. Justin Smoak, TOR (78)

Second Base

1. Jose Altuve, HOU (91)
2. Daniel Murphy, WSH (83)
3. Brian Dozier, MIN (83)
4. Dustin Pedroia, BOS (81)
5. Robinson Cano, SEA (81)
6. Ian Kinsler, LAA (80)
7. Jonathan Schoop, BAL (80)
8. Cesar Hernandez, PHI (78)
9. Whit Merrifield, KC (78)
10. D.J. Lemahieu, COL (78)

Shortstop

1. Manny Machado, BAL (86)
2. Francisco Lindor, CLE (85)
3. Carlos Correa, HOU (85)
4. Corey Seager, LAD (85)
5. Trea Turner, WSH (82)
6. Andrelton Simmons, LAA (82)
7. Did Gregorius, NYY (81)
8. Xander Bogaerts, BOS (81)
9. Elvis Andrus, TEX (80)
10. Jose Reyes, NYM (79)

Left Field

1. Giancarlo Stanton, NYY (85)
2. Yoenis Cespedes, NYM (84)
3. J.D. Martinez, BOS (82)
4. Marcell Dzuna, STL (82)
5. Christian Yeliich, MIL (82)
6. Michael Brantley, CLE (81)
7. Justin Upton, LAA (80)
8. Michael Conforto, NYM (79)
9. Andrew Benintendi, BOS (79)
10. Brett Gardner, NYY (78)

Right Field

1. Bryce Harper, WSH (88)
2. Mookie Betts, BOS (87)
3. Aaron Judge, NYY (86)
4. Nelson Cruz, SEA (81)
5. Andrew McCutchen, SF (81)
6. Ryan Braun, MIL (80)
7. Yasiel Puig, LAD (79)
8. Josh Reddick, HOU (79)
9. Avisail Garcia, CWS (79)
10. Jay Bruce, NYM (76)

Centerfield

1. Mike Trout, LAA (93)
2. Charlie Blackmon, COL (85)
3. George Springer, HOU (84)
4. Lorenzon Cain, MIL (82)
5. Tommy Pham, STL (82)
6. Kevin Kiermaier, TB (82)
7. Starling Marte, PIT (81)
8. Ender Inciarte, ATL (81)
9. Chris Taylor, LAD (80)
10. A.J. Pollock, ARI (79)

Catcher

1. Buster Posey, SF (87)
2. Gary Sanchez, NYY (84)
3. Salvador Perez, KC (83)
4. Wilson Contreras, CHC (83)
5. Yadier Molina, STL (81)
6. J.T. Realmuto, MIA (80)
7. Kurt Suzuki, ATL (79)
8. Jonathan Lucroy, OAK (79)
9. Brian McCann, HOU (78)
10. Wilson Ramos, TB (78)

Starting Pitcher

1. Clayton Kershaw, LAD (92)
2. Max Scherzer, WSH (90)
3. Corey Kluber, CLE (89)
4. Chris Sale, BOS (89)
5. Stephen Strausburg, WSH (87)
6. Noah Syndergaard, NYM (86)
7. Jacob deGrom, NYM (85)
8. Madison Bumgarner, SF (85)
9. Carlos Carrasco, CLE (85)
10. Justin Verlander, HOU (84)

Relief Pitcher

1. Kenley Jansen, LAD (92)
2. Andrew Miller, CLE (91)
3. Craig Kimbrel, BOS (87)
4. Aroldis Chapman, NYY (85)
5. Robert Osiuna, TOR (84)
6. Ken Giles, HOU (82)
7. Dellin Betances, NYY (82)
8. Chad Green, NYY (82)
9. Brad Hand, SD (81)
10. Felipe Rivero, PIT (81)

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