Here are the rankings for each team in MLB 09 The Show. Listed are the overall, batting, pitching, and defense categories. These aren’t ratings exactly but they do display how the teams are situated in each area along with the overall strength to expect out of them. Keep in mind that these may change with the release day roster update. Continue on to view the full lists.
Overall
1: Boston Red Sox
2: New York Yankees
3: Chicago Cubs
4: Philadelphia Phillies
5: New York Mets
6: Los Angeles Angels
7: Tampa Bay Rays
8: Detroit Tigers
9: Minnesota Twins
10: Cincinnati Reds
11: Atlanta Braves
12: Los Angeles Dodgers
13: Colorado Rockies
14: Arizona Diamondbacks
15: Cleveland Indians
16: Toronto Blue Jays
17: Milwaukee Brewers
18: Houston Astros
19: Texas Rangers
20: Kansas City Royals
21: Chicago White Sox
22: San Francisco Giants
23: St. Louis Cardinals
24: Seattle Mariners
25: Florida Marlins
26: Oakland As
27: San Diego Padres
28: Washington Nationals
29: Baltimore Orioles
30: Pittsburgh Pirates
Batting
1: New York Yankees
2: Chicago Cubs
3: Cleveland Indians
4: Boston Red Sox
5: Philadelphia Phillies
6: Texas Rangers
7: Milwaukee Brewers
8: Chicago White Sox
9: Detroit Tigers
10: Tampa Bay Rays
11: Colorado Rockies
12: St. Louis Cardinals
13: Los Angeles Angels
14: Cincinnati Reds
15: Arizona Diamondbacks
16: New York Mets
17: Atlanta Braves
18: Kansas City Royals
19: Florida Marlins
20: Washington Nationals
21: Los Angeles Dodgers
22: San Diego Padres
23: Minnesota Twins
24: Houston Astros
25: Toronto Blue Jays
26: Oakland As
27: Seattle Mariners
28: San Francisco Giants
29: Pittsburgh Pirates
30: Baltimore Orioles
Pitching
1: Boston Red Sox
2: New York Yankees
3: Chicago Cubs
4: Tampa Bay Rays
5: Los Angeles Angels
6: New York Mets
7: Colorado Rockies
8: Toronto Blue Jays
9: Cincinnati Reds
10: Philadelphia Phillies
11: San Francisco Giants
12: Houston Astros
13: Atlanta Braves
14: Minnesota Twins
15: Los Angeles Dodgers
16: Cleveland Indians
17: Seattle Mariners
18: Detroit Tigers
19: Arizona Diamondbacks
20: Oakland As
21: Kansas City Royals
22: Florida Marlins
23: St. Louis Cardinals
24: Chicago White Sox
25: Milwaukee Brewers
26: Texas Rangers
27: San Diego Padres
28: Pittsburgh Pirates
29: Baltimore Orioles
30: Washington Nationals
Defense
1: Boston Red Sox
2: Toronto Blue Jays
3: Philadelphia Phillies
4: New York Mets
5: Seattle Mariners
6: Detroit Tigers
7: Los Angeles Dodgers
8: Tampa Bay Rays
9: New York Yankees
10: Chicago Cubs
11: Los Angeles Angels
12: Atlanta Braves
13: Minnesota Twins
14: Baltimore Orioles
15: Houston Astros
16: St. Louis Cardinals
17: Texas Rangers
18: San Diego Padres
19: Oakland As
20: Colorado Rockies
21: Cleveland Indians
22: Washington Nationals
23: San Francisco Giants
24: Kansas City Royals
25: Milwaukee Brewers
26: Pittsburgh Pirates
27: Cincinnati Reds
28: Chicago White Sox
29: Arizona Diamondbacks
30: Florida Marlins