Dodgers Rumors: Each Dodgers’ Player Rating in MLB the Show 17

Julio Urias -76

I mean, the kid posted a 3.39 ERA in the big leagues as a 19-year old. He struck out 84 in 76 innings. He won five ballgames and was the youngest pitcher ever to start in the postseason. So what does this precocious left-hander need to do to earn a respectable rating in The Show?

Apparently, we will find out this year. Of all of the Dodgers ratings, this was the one that is the most obviously flawed. Age and inexperience were likely impetus for the patently mediocre rating, but ask about Urias’ repertoire and you will receive responses ranging from “amazing” to Kershaw-esque.

The fact is, Urias flashed both ability and shuttling poise in a rigorous season. The pressure of pitching in The Show as a teenager is almost unfathomable, but doing so while between the minors and majors shows real composure. That is why it is easy to be optimistic with Urias.

With Kershaw posting a 99 rating in the game, the least the programmers could have done was give the kid something in the 80s, but as it stands, time will prove this to be one of the most glaring miscalculations in The Show’s history.