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MLB The Show Tools

Team Builder

Create, customize, and share your MLB The Show team lineup with the community.

Filters

Add filters to narrow down the players that will be considered for your team.

Generate a Team

Batting Strategy

Choose how to optimize your batting lineup

Meta Overall

Optimize your lineup based on current meta attributes and quirks

True Overall

Build a lineup based on raw attribute values

Power

PRO

Focus on maximizing power attributes

Contact

PRO

Focus on maximizing contact attributes

Speed

PRO

Build a lineup focused on speed and baserunning

Fielding

PRO

Prioritize defensive attributes and fielding ability

Starting Rotation Strategy

Choose how to optimize your starting pitchers

Meta Overall

Build a rotation optimized for the current meta with ideal pitch mix

True Overall

Build a rotation based on raw attribute values

Bullpen Strategy

Choose how to optimize your relievers

Meta Overall

Build a rotation optimized for the current meta with ideal pitch mix

True Overall

Build a rotation based on raw attribute values

Inventory Scope

Choose which cards to consider for your team

All Cards

Include every card in the game

Owned Cards

PRO

Only use cards from your inventory

Not Owned

PRO

Only use cards you don't have yet

Hitting Captain

PRO

Choose your hitting captain and their level

Pitching Captain

PRO

Choose your pitching captain and their level

Roster Requirements

Set minimum requirements for your team

Minimum number of left-handed or switch hitters in your lineup

0

Minimum number of left-handed starting pitchers

0

Minimum number of left-handed relief pitchers

0

Bench Optimization

Configure how to optimize your bench players (max 4 total)

Optimize for players who excel against left-handed pitchers.

1

Optimize for players who excel against right-handed pitchers.

1

Focus on players with high speed and stealing ability.

1

Select players who can play multiple positions.

1
Total bench slots used4/4

Other Options

Additional team generation settings

Maximum total cost of all players on the team (max 26,000,000)

Players to exclude from team generation

OVR
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TRUE OVR
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PWR
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CON
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PITCH
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SPD
-
DEF
-
COST
-

BATTING ORDER

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BENCH

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STARTING ROTATION

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BULLPEN

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