MLB The Show 21: Team overall ratings and rankings revealed
MLB The Show 21 officially released in early access for those who pre-ordered the Collector’s Editions of the game. Yesterday, we presented you the top-rated players at each position. Today, we’re looking at each of the teams and their ratings.
There are five categories of ratings for each team: Overall ranking, Speed, Contact, Power, Pitching and Defense. While we’ll look at each specific category for every team in a bit, let’s first take a look at the best teams in MLB The Show 21 at launch, based solely on Overall Ranking:
- LA Dodgers
- New York Yankees
- San Diego Padres
- New York Mets
- Atlanta Braves
- Houston Astros
- Washington Nationals
- Chicago White Sox
- St. Louis Cardinals
- Minnesota Twins
- Chicago Cubs
- Cleveland Indians
- Los Angeles Angels
- Philadelphia Phillies
- Oakland Athletics
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Tampa Bay Rays
- Kansas City Royals
- Boston Red Sox
- Arizona Diamondbacks
- Cincinnati Reds
- Toronto Blue Jays
- Miami Marlins
- San Francisco Giants
- Colorado Rockies
- Detroit Tigers
- Texas Rangers
- Seattle Mariners
- Pittsburgh Pirates
- Baltimore Orioles
There are quite a few surprises here, namely the New York Mets being ranked as the 4th best team in the game. The Mets have some talent, but more than the Braves? That’s debatable. The Angels are also ranked 13th on the list, while the Red Sox are just 19th.
What remains unclear as we dive into each category for every team is how Sony San Diego weighs each one as it pertains to the overall ranking. For example, you’ll see that the Nationals are the 7th best team in MLB The Show 21 based on Overall Ranking despite only being in the top 10 for one category, Pitching, where they are ranked 4th. The Mets have an Overall Ranking of 4, which makes sense when you average their Contact, Power and Pitching, but they are also ranked in the 20s for Speed and Defense. So it’s clear, some categories are more heavily weighted when determining a team’s ranking.
Take a look at each team’s ratings as well as some of their star players through the pages below, which are broken down by division. Let us know if you agree with the ratings!