
but Franchise mode has struggled a bit to hold up to reality, which you can see when you dive into the player ratings.

It does seem odd that a team averaging 17 across their ratings would be ranked 11th overall. Power at 9th seems right, so does contact at 21st, even though I was expecting 15th-18th. I'll even give them 11th on pitching, because the 5th starter is in question, and the bullpen is less proven than some of the other top ones. I'm not saying they should be 3rd, but 8-12th seems reasonable. You know, from the team that had the 3rd fewest errors in baseball and was T-2nd for best fielding percentage. I'm not saying they should be 10th, but 15th-20th seems right here. We should see more ABs from Kelenic, Wong is now on the team, and Moore and Haggerty showed that they can easily swipe bags. However, the team was 16th in steals last year and has only gotten faster. I know guys like France, Raleigh, and Suarez aren't going to steal bases. But come on, there is no way this team is 27th in speed. I know that, as a fan, we all think our teams should be rated higher. Overall - 11th Pitching - 11th Contact - 21st Power - 9th Defense - 17th Speed - 27th We get started with once again showing the team's overall rating, and how it breaks down across different categories.

If you saw earlier in the month, the San Diego Studios stream (the game creators) had Robert Flores on to host an early ratings reveal stream, showing a handful of ratings from each team.

Mariners MLB the Show 23 Franchise Team Rankings
