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MLB The Show 21 ratings revealed: Top rated players at each position

By Matthew Liebl

PEORIA, ARIZONA - MARCH 03: Fernando Tatis Jr. #23 of the San Diego Padres bats against the Milwaukee Brewers during the MLB spring training game on March 03, 2021 in Peoria, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
PEORIA, ARIZONA - MARCH 03: Fernando Tatis Jr. #23 of the San Diego Padres bats against the Milwaukee Brewers during the MLB spring training game on March 03, 2021 in Peoria, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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Fernando Tatis Jr. #23 of the San Diego Padres (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Fernando Tatis Jr. #23 of the San Diego Padres (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

Shortstop

Although our predictions were a little off in terms of actual ratings, the list order is generally the same.

I’m not sure anyone is too surprised that Fernando Tatis Jr. is the best-rated shortstop in MLB The Show 21. After all, he is the game’s cover athlete.

However, I am surprised at how big of a jump there is between him and the next best shortstop, Trevor Story, who is only rated 91 overall. From there, we have Francisco Lindor of the New York Mets, followed by Trea Turner of the Nationals. Carlos Correa rounds out the top five with an 87 overall rating.

Here are the 10 best shortstops in MLB The Show 21 at launch.

  1. Fernando Tatis Jr. (San Diego Padres) – 95 OVR
  2. Trevor Story (Colorado Rockies) – 91 OVR
  3. Francisco Lindor (New York Mets) – 88 OVR
  4. Trea Turner (Washington Nationals) – 87 OVR
  5. Carlos Correa (Houston Astros) – 87 OVR
  6. Javier Baez (Chicago Cubs) – 87 OVR
  7. Adalberto Mondesi (Kansas City Royals) – 86 OVR
  8. Corey Seager (Los Angeles Dodgers) – 84 OVR
  9. Tim Anderson (Chicago White Sox) – 83 OVR
  10. Andrelton Simmons (Minnesota Twins) 83 OVR

Honestly, these are pretty accurate ratings for a position in which many of the players are so close in talent. There’s so much young star power in the Majors at the shortstop position that you could make the argument for any of them to be in the top five.

If there’s one player I’m surprised didn’t make the top ten, it’s Boston Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts. As I mentioned in my predictions, Bogaerts ranks No. 2 in home runs, No. 1 in on-base percentage, No. 4 in slugging, and No. 3 in WAR among all shortstops over the last two years. He checks into MLB The Show 21 with a pedestrian 82 overall, which is just the middle of the pack. It seems a little low for a player coming of a .300 average season.

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