Baseball may be delayed in the real world for the foreseeable future, but MLB The Show 20 is still a constant on the PlayStation 4. Every team, even those near the bottom of the league, will have an exciting player on their squad.
They are the best players in the world and Sony does a decent job of conveying that in their player ratings. With that in mind, here are the top three players at each position in MLB The Show 20, along with some of their most important ratings.
Starting pitchers
Jacob deGrom (Mets)
- Global – 99
- Speed - 98
- Endurance – 93
Max Scherzer (national)
- Global – 97
- K / 9 - 99
- Endurance – 93
Gerrit Cole (Yankees)
- Global – 95
- Pause – 99
- Speed - 99
Raised pitchers
Ryan Pressly (Astros)
- Global – 88
- Pause – 96
- Control - 93
Joakim Soria (Athletics)
- Global – 85
- Pause – 89
- K / 9 - 82
Seth Lugo (Mets)
- Global – 85
- Pause – 97
- K / 9 - 85
Closing pitchers
Roberto Osuna (Astros)
- Global – 91
- Pause – 99
- Speed - 91
Kirby Yates (Padres)
- Global – 91
- Pause – 99
- K / 9 - 99
Ken Giles (Blue Jays)
- Global – 89
- Pause – 99
- Speed - 97
Catcher
J.T. Realmuto (Phillies)
- Global – 90
- Arm Str- 91
- Fielding – 75
Yasmani Grandal (White Sox)
- Global – 88
- Fielding – 88
- Reaction - 85
Mike Zunino (Rays)
- Global – 85
- Fielding – 87
- Batting Power (against left and right
hand launchers) - 72
First baseman
Paul Goldschmidt (cardinals)
- Global – 91
- Power (vs. lefties) - 91
- Contact (against left-handers) - 80
Freddie Freeman (Braves)
- Global – 91
- Contact (against righties) - 90
- Power (vs. Righties) - 81
Max Muncy (Dodgers)
- Global – 88
- Power (vs. Righties) - 88
- Power (vs. lefties) - 82
Second Basemen
Jose Altuve (Astros)
- Global – 92
- Contact (against left-handers) - 95
- Contact (against righties) - 89
Ozzie Albies (Braves)
- Global – 92
- Contact (against left-handers) - 99
- Reaction - 78
DJ LeMahieu (Yankees)
- Global – 90
- Contact (against left-handers) - 98
- Reaction - 96
Third Basemen
Nolan Arenado (Rockies)
- Global – 99
- Contact (against left-handers) - 99
- Power (vs. lefties) - 99
Anthony Rendon (listed)
- Global – 99
- Contact (against righties) - 93
- Contact (against left-handers) - 91
Alex Bregman (Astros)
- Global – 97
- Contact (against left-handers) - 99
- Power (vs. lefties) - 84
Short stops
Trevor's Story (Rockies)
- Global – 93
- Contact (against left-handers) - 91
- Arm strength - 90
Francisco Lindor (Indians)
- Global – 91
- Fielding – 87
- Reaction - 86
Javier Baez (Cubs)
- Global – 92
- Arm strength - 98
- Reaction - 95
Left fielders
Giancarlo Stanton (Yankees)
- Global – 92
- Power (vs. lefties) - 99
- Contact (against left-handers) - 90
Juan Soto (national)
- Global – 91
- Power (vs. Righties) - 90
- Contact (against righties) - 80
J.D.Martinez (Red Sox)
- Global – 91
- Power (vs. lefties) - 99
- Contact (against left-handers) - 99
Fielders Centre
Mike Trout (anges)
- Global – 99
- Power (vs. Righties) - 99
- Contact (against righties) - 90
Ronald Acuna Jr. (Braves)
- Global – 97
- Arm strength - 96
- Power (vs. lefties) - 88
Kettle Marte (Diamondbacks)
- Global – 86
- Contact (against left-handers) - 91
- Vision – 83
Right fielders
Cody Bellinger (Dodgers)
- Global – 99
- Arm strength - 99
- Reaction - 92
Aaron Judge (Yankees)
- Global – 97
- Reaction - 98
- Arm strength - 96
Bryce Harper (Phillies)
- Global – 91
- Power (vs. lefties) - 85
- Power (vs. Righties) - 85
