I like to check in on Mike Lowe’s sliders about once a month to see how they’ve changed as he tries to find the right MLB The Show 20 sim sliders. Mike plays the game a lot and cares deeply about finding sliders that work for the games he invests lots of time into. But I also like using his sliders because he’s very flexible about them and sticks with the general motto I also subscribe to that you have to make the sliders work for you. Everyone is going to need to tweak something here or there, so it’s about finding the right general base and tweaking from there.
With that in mind, you can find Mike Lowe Sliders 2.2 below. You can also find them in the slider vault by searching for Mike Lowe.
GAMEPLAY OPTIONS
BATTING & BASERUNNING
- Hitting Difficulty – Legend
- Hitting View – The Show 15 (or whatever non-zoom camera you prefer)
- In-Play View Offense – Broadcast
- Ball Trail – Off
- Hitting Interface – Zone
- Input Type – Buttons
- Plate Coverage Indicator – Off
- Guess Pitch – Off
- Baserunning Decisions – Assist
- Baserunning Interface – Default
- Sliding Decisions – Assist
- Runner Windows – On
PITCHING
- Pitching Difficulty – Legend
- Pitching Interface – Meter
- Pitch Feedback – On
- Pitching View – Broadcast
- Pitching Ball Marker – Off
- Pitch Confidence – On
- Pitch Delay – Normal
- API – Off
FIELDING
- Throwing Interface – Buttons
- Throwing Meter – No Feedback
- Fielding Decision – Auto (or Assist for manual fielding)
- Throwing Decision – On (or Off for manual fielding)
- In-Play View Defense – Broadcast
- Throw Cancelling – On (for manual fielding)
- One Button Dive/Jump – Off
- Auto INF Jump Reaction: On
- Auto INF Dive Reaction: On
- Catch Position Indicator – On (it’s hidden on Auto Fielding)
- Defensive Shift – Auto (but adjust yourself too if need be. Auto just helps save time.)
- Off the Wall Ribbon – Off
GENERAL
- Strike Zone – Off
- Hot Zones – Always Preview
- Warm Up Pitchers – On or Off
- Tutorial Tips – Off
- Post Game Auto Save – Off
- Scorebar Display – On
- Pitch Select Display – On
- Swing/Pitch Info – On
- Balks – Off (AI wil never have one)
- Umpire Accuracy – Personalized
- Umpire Close Plays – On (new replays this year are great)
- Check Swing Appeals – On
- Injuries – On
- Ejections – On
- Vibration – Off
- Game Log Order – Default
SLIDERS
- Human Contact – 5 or 6 (depends on your circumstances. I’m using 6 currently)
- Human Power – 4
- Human Timing – 5
- Human Foul Frequency – 3
- Human Solid Hits – 5
- Human Starter Stamina – 6
- Human Reliever Stamina – 5
- Human Pitch Control – 0
- Human Pitcher Consistency – 2
- CPU Contact – 2 (+1)
- CPU Power – 4 (-1)
- CPU Timing – 0
- CPU Foul Frequency – 0
- CPU Solid Hits – 6
- CPU Starter Stamina – 6 (sim at 8)
- CPU Reliever Stamina – 5
- CPU Pitcher Control – 6 (+1)
- CPU Pitcher Consistency – 5
- CPU Strike Frequency – 5
- CPU Manager Hook – 5 (bullpen at 8, and sim at 8)
- CPU Pickoffs – 9
- Fastball Pitch Speed – 5
- Offspeed Pitch Speed – 5
- Fielding Errors Infield – 6
- Fielding Errors Outfield – 6
- Throwing Errors Infield – 6
- Throwing Errors Outfield – 6
- Fielder Run Speed – 5
- Fielder Reaction – 5
- Fielder Arm Strength Infield – 5
- Fielder Arm Strength Outfield – 5
- Baserunner Speed – 4
- Baserunner Steal Ability – 7
- Baserunner Steal Frequency – 6
- Wind – 5
- Injury Frequency – 6 (7 is more realistic, but can create depth issues w only 90 players)
- Trade Frequency – (5 for Spring Training, 1 for April, 3 for May, 4 for June, 5 for July 1-29th, 10 for July 30-31st, 0 for rest of the regular season, 5 for offseason)
You can find his gameplay settings and options in the thread on OS, and feel free to leave feedback after playing some games with these sliders.
Also, feel free to scope out Mike Lowe’s website and his YouTube page if you want to follow his work.
