MLB 2K8 top rated players and teams

Sean Marshall all night long baby Cole Train out!

johnny peralta the egg beater is in the dizzle house!!!

where is josh beckett, johan santana, albert pujols, ichiro suzuki, dontrelle willis, jeremy bonderman, aj pierzinski, carlos pena, dmitri young, nick johnson, ryan langerhans in this game????? Seriously 2k, wtf???

wheres jacoby elsbury!!?? r u kidding me!?

Is Joba Chamberlain in this game?

Is Hunter Pence Shelley Duncan and Evan Longoria in this game?

But if these were real i would die cuz look at the Catchers.....did u notice something wrong?

So dont worry

Hey guys these rankins are incorrect..i have the game and this basterd is a little liar

Phillies 16th with Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Jimmy Rollins (MVP), Shane Victorino, Cole Hamels, Brett Myers and both of those pitchers arent in top 20??????? HELLOOO!

Hunter Pence not in the top 20 RF?? Smoltz is wayyyy too old to be in the top 20. Wheres Verlander?? Is this 4 real that Hanley is # 7? Reyes is only one cuz hes on the cover. Pena 17? He shuld be atleast 6th. And why is Mauer still first after he only got 7 HR? R U SERIOUS? Braun 13 behind eric chavez???????????????????????? Who made this list?

jose reyes and front of derek jeter is crazy

Damn, we're (A's) worse than the Giants. >:o

[quote]This is why I stated "arguably". When Ichiro hits 20 doubles, 20 triples and 20 HRs while leading the league in stolen bases, call me....Don't get me wrong, Ichiro is awesome. But in terms of power, average and speed, Granderson, IMO, is better.[/quote]

Ichiro had a 351 avg, and 11 more stolen bases.

Granderson had a 302 avg and struck out about 80 more times then Ichiro. I'll take Ichiro any day with his gold glove defense as well. Ichiro is a MVP, Granderson is barely an all star.

[quote comment="12345"]Tigers have Granderson (arguably the best leadoff man in the AL, if not the ML; Placido Polanco, Carlos Guilles (taking over at 1B), Cabrera at 3B, Renteria at SS, Ordonez in LF, Jacque Jones in RF, Pudge behind the plate with Rogers, Bonderman, Verlander, and newly acquired Dontrelle Willis in the rotation...

How in the world are the Yankees, which is a talented but aging team with internal strife (steroids and HGH anyone), are ranked ahead of Detroit is ludicrous...[/quote]
Last time I checked there was a guy named Ichiro who killed Granderson in every category for leadoff men.

I am a a Cubs fan, so I am a little biased, but does anyone know how they have Kosuke Fukudome rated?

thank god i would have had to cry if these were as bad i mean they gave no love to detroit and the yankees wont do jack this year there too messed up. does anyone know if the johan trade will be in there before it is released?

Don't worry guys 2ksports recently sent a letter out saying that the rankings that were listed on gametap which are these rankings are not correct.

[quote comment="12395"][quote comment="12345"]Tigers have Granderson (arguably the best leadoff man in the AL, if not the ML; Placido Polanco, Carlos Guilles (taking over at 1B), Cabrera at 3B, Renteria at SS, Ordonez in LF, Jacque Jones in RF, Pudge behind the plate with Rogers, Bonderman, Verlander, and newly acquired Dontrelle Willis in the rotation...

How in the world are the Yankees, which is a talented but aging team with internal strife (steroids and HGH anyone), are ranked ahead of Detroit is ludicrous...[/quote]

Ichiro is the best Leadoff hitter in baseball LOL.[/quote]

This is why I stated "arguably". When Ichiro hits 20 doubles, 20 triples and 20 HRs while leading the league in stolen bases, call me....Don't get me wrong, Ichiro is awesome. But in terms of power, average and speed, Granderson, IMO, is better.

This message goes out to 2k sports:
Youkilis is the best contact first baseman in the league...83, joke.
Phillips is the only 30 home run 30 stolen base second baseman in major league baseball history, not to mention his defense...82, joke.
Rollins is the MVP 2k!!!...88, joke!
Kahlil Greene, 3rd in home runs for a shortstop in 2007...NOT EVEN ON THE SHORTSTOP LIST! brillant 2k.
Upton doesn't even play third base anymore, he's a center fielder but good try.
Figgins one of the fastest players in baseball, can play any position in the game, and hit .330 in 2007...83, joke.
Holliday, not better than Manny but should be tied...at least hes in the 90's so thats acceptable.
Craig Monroe, hey 2k he played really well, good enough to get traded while hitting .212...80 overall? Really?
Byrnes is the centerpiece of the diamondbacks and if his speed is still around 80 like is was last year you should be embarassed...83, joke...p.s. he plays left field not center, but again, good try.
Rowand was an all star, got a huge contract, one of the best defensive outfielders in the game, annnnnnnd you have him at an 82, very smart thinking.
Coco Crisp better than Jacoby Ellsbury? First off tell any Red Sox fan that and you'll be in an argument for days. Second of all I wonder if anyone at 2k has ever watched a postseason game.
Beckett is the best big game pitcher in the past decade...there are 6 pitchers you'd rather have pitching in game 7?
Sabathia, cy young and dominate...88, an absolute joke.
Lackey...88 still gets no respect for MAYBE the most underated player in the game.
Carmona...NOT ON THE LIST? ARE YOU KIDDING 2K?
Putz...yea he was only the best closer in baseball last year...88, joke!
2k really blew it, and judging by these awful rosters it wouldn't suprise me if there are still about 8 home runs per game in 2k8. Clearly these people do not know how to make a quality baseball game. They are trying to go for a realistic portrayal and i think i speak for 90 percent of the people on this message board when i say that they haven't even come close. PS3 and MLB 08 The Show is looking really good right now.

Bobby Jenks at 86 is so messed up.

lmao @ khalil greene not even being on the shortstop list

[quote comment="12345"]Tigers have Granderson (arguably the best leadoff man in the AL, if not the ML; Placido Polanco, Carlos Guilles (taking over at 1B), Cabrera at 3B, Renteria at SS, Ordonez in LF, Jacque Jones in RF, Pudge behind the plate with Rogers, Bonderman, Verlander, and newly acquired Dontrelle Willis in the rotation...

How in the world are the Yankees, which is a talented but aging team with internal strife (steroids and HGH anyone), are ranked ahead of Detroit is ludicrous...[/quote]

Ichiro is the best Leadoff hitter in baseball LOL.

The Brewers at 18....this is a joke. It is also the reason I will refuse to buy it.

Tigers have Granderson (arguably the best leadoff man in the AL, if not the ML; Placido Polanco, Carlos Guilles (taking over at 1B), Cabrera at 3B, Renteria at SS, Ordonez in LF, Jacque Jones in RF, Pudge behind the plate with Rogers, Bonderman, Verlander, and newly acquired Dontrelle Willis in the rotation...

How in the world are the Yankees, which is a talented but aging team with internal strife (steroids and HGH anyone), are ranked ahead of Detroit is ludicrous...

CC ranked so low after winning the Cy?

and Carmona nowhere to be found?

Morneau should be higher than 88, but Twins are not the 8th best team lol, not even with Santana.

Are you from Seattle or did you just move to Seattle? Cause I don't know how you can be from Seattle and not be a Mariner fan!!!

Oh and the ratings are ridiculous. I hope they are completely redone in the next month. But I doubt it.

Billy Wagner: 94 has a higher rating then Francisco Rodriguez: 92 and Mariano Rivera: 92 wow I would think K-ROD would come first the MO then Billy!

I have to agree that A LOT of these ratings do not make any sense. However, I know I once read an article about a developer explaining how players are rated. They are not particular rated by the previous year; players are rated based on their previous three seasons average. I guess that is how these players are rated, too. If that holds true that I can somewhat understand SOME ratings (i.e. Carlos Pena). All in all, don't worry Chris Nelson will be out with roster updates and more accurate ratings. =)

ITS COMMON SENSE... i cant express that enough.. its not that hard to look at your rankings when your finished and be like WOW i messed this up .. The A's arnt better than the D Backs in real life so why the hell are they in the game .. the d rays arent quite 14 yet.. more of a 20-22 type of team.. lets see Brewers, Twins.... the Brewers are obviously better, so they should be in front. Rate the young players how they should be dammit. Braun is better than an 82 more of an 86-87. They are just scared because hes young. MIKE SWEENY has a better rating than him ... ? WTF
we arnt doing this just to hate on you 2k. You are actually making mistakes on the game. I know everyone will just fix them, but we'll all have to deal with these horrible rosters online in leagues, tournaments and games. I just dont get it. If i did the rosters, id look back on them when im finished and see if they are as good as they should be. YOU GET PAID TO DO IT. geez, its not that hard. If Hanley is better than Guillen in real life make it in the game ... its supposed to be realistic. up his avg. a little more than because its obvioulsy not correct. We arent nitpicking, ratings are a big deal. JUST PLEASE GET IT RIGHT in the Roster update, thats all im saying. Make Braun, Hanley, Rollins, and all the players that are good, actually better than guys like Eric Chavez, Mike Sweeny, and Ivan Rodriguez. they are all washed up. damb

The only thing I can think besides these ratings are inaccurate is that the Roster Update will have everything updated because these ratings look alot like last years.

Another thing the Mariners won 88 games and almost made the playoffs and are ranked 20th?The DiamondBacks are behind the Oakland A's?Tampa Bay is ranked 14th???

I sure hope something got miscommunicated and this is not accurate.

Edmonds and rolen are worse than those ratings thats why we got rid of them. Molina got ripped because he is obviously one of the best defensive catchers in baseball who should have gotten the gold glove. I guess that offensive ratings determine too much for the catcher position.

[quote comment="12042"]As a Baltimore resident and Orioles fan, let me say, these rankings are horrrrrible, the Orioles are going to be easily the worst team in the world.[/quote]

Well the Orioles are pretty bad LOL and My Seattle Mariners are getting Bedard so your pitching wont be very good at all for a couple years.But you guy are getting a potential star in Adam Jones

arod 100
kent 72
martin 90
pierre 45

i agree with pierre at 45, wheres chris kutz hes the indians top prospect and he isnt even on the game??? WTF MAN they also dont have a lefty from the dodgers named ben free who can throw mid sevetys and throw a wicked 64 curve!!!! WTF 2K8 and another thing mark that name is racist to my homeland so yeah

On Holliday: His OPS drops dramatically to .859 on the road. Maybe that's why he's "only" a 90?

On H. Ramirez: I'd imagine he's only an 85 due to his atrocious defense.

Pasta do you think when the roster update out of the box comes out, that The Twins will go to where they should be and the Brewers will come up. These rosters right now in my opinion would go down as the worst baseball ratings ive ever seen. How is Guillen better than Hanley? How is Eric Chavez better than Ryan Braun. Its common sense. If they are better than someone above them bring them up and put the worse player below them. It seems like 2k loves to under rate young players, and over rate old players. Pudge an 87 over Russell Martin? C'mon 2K. Look at the cbssports.com fantasy rankings, then make your ratings.

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As a Baltimore resident and Orioles fan, let me say, these rankings are horrrrrible, the Orioles are going to be easily the worst team in the world.