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Players who play above their overall rating are present in all sports video games. This is adjacent to the topic of “players who are much better at video games than in real life” (the Gerald Green All-Stars if you will), but as this concept of hidden gems takes on additional meaning in MLB The Show 24 due to the length of a baseball season.
This topic has currently started to appear on the MLB The Show 24 forumand the idea is to find hidden gems that perform above their overall level, either in a simulation or during games. It is normal for the operating system user to Bris_Celtique started the topic because he was asking about a new Oakland Athletics franchise they had just started. Even though you can draft much higher quality players than you think as the Athletics in the first offseason, it’s fun to stick with the concept of being a low-budget team.
Operating system user DonkeyJote started the thread by not even mentioning anyone from his team, but rather a player who always seems to dominate in his franchises in The Show. For DonkeyJote, it’s Anthony Santander. The 29-year-old slugger certainly checks the box as someone with a .651 real-life OPS and a .761 lifetime OPS.
Every year of this game for me, Anthony Santander plays amazing for other teams. I think it was in ’22, he had a pretty low overall score but still absolutely raked for the Red Sox. So far in my franchise this year, he has an OPS over 1.000 for the O’s.
Operating system user jcar0725 arrived with a name each at a few positions:
SS Diego Castillo
3B Danish Myers
2B Isan Diaz
3B Edwin Rios
CF Taylor Trammell
Among this group, Edwin Rios and Diego Castillo were taken over by others. For Rios in particular, this makes sense because he’s arguably only a platoon option, but he has just enough power to potentially be sneaky, whether in a mock or when he uses it.
Operating system user FSanchez12 mentions JP Crawford as another middle option (suitable given the username), and I think he’s almost on the verge of not being a sleeper in terms of name recognition and past pedigree, but he’s still only in the 70s overall.
I had JP Crawford on my Nashville Stars franchise team and he was just awesome. Great swing, hitting well above his average for me.
One name I was happy to see pop up was Dominic Fletcher. David Fletcher’s brother, it’s funny to me that Dominic makes lists because David Fletcher has always played above his grades for me too.
Dominic Fletcher for the White Sox. He killed it for me, I’m in 2028 with my franchise and he’s A potential. The guy is super consistent, hits just under .300 about 20 home runs every year, won a Gold Glove and crushes right handed pitches.
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Operating system user GAMEBREAKER85 appeared in the thread to echo JP Crawford, then introduced Ramon Urias before mentioning the opposite end of the spectrum.
I was thinking about it the other day how much this game loves some guys even if their grades aren’t that great. Ramon Urias in MLB 22 and 23 has consistently led the league in Avg/Hits. In contrast, the simulation engines absolutely hate KC’s Bobby Witt. For the first two years they hated it, and this year it’s the same thing.
One last name to appear on the list and to be mentioned by several people was Harold Ramirez. Diamond Dynasty players likely already know the power of Harold Ramirez, but that aura seems to carry over into franchise mode as well.
As for my personal list, the all-time player for me on the list is Juan Uribe, but as of right now, Jonathan Schoop is still collecting in 24. Schoop had a few very good seasons in Baltimore early in his career, but he is currently a MLB The Show 24 free agent. He’s still good enough for me, and a battier infielder just tends to work better in a video game than in real life.
Feel free to stop by the thread and continue adding names to the list.
Published: May 26, 2024 8:39 p.m.