[Gonzo]

I usually don't buy sports games every year anymore. No real difference between them each year. Just a few little upgrades here and there. Roster updates and all that shit.
I bought MLB 14 last year, played it for a month and got tired of it. Nothing new or different. I didn't care for the fielding mechanics either.
Well, that was on a last generation system... It's gotta be awesome on next gen, right?
Well... The short answer is a resounding "meh."

The game is good on its own merits. It's competitive, faster paced and great online. It does a good job of matching and the ranking system upgrades you regularly. They did some decent upgrades to fielding but the pitching and hitting mechanics are the same. You pretty much swing at everything, guess pitches correctly once you learn the routine and there's not a lot of walks. At least not on regular difficulty.
Graphics - They're decent but they are definitely not next gen. The crowds are cookie cutter and very boring.
I see some differences with graphics regarding on-field play but nothing worth writing about.

If you haven't played a MLB game in a few years, this one is worth a go. It has a lot of good features and it's fairly glitch-free. I had some framerate issues once or twice but nothing too irritating. It has decent music in areas, (like most MLB titles) and Yaay! You can pick walk up music for every player. Like who gives two shits, right?
So, if you ignore the lack of upgrades year over year and take this game on its own merits, it's tough to find a lot to bitch about. It's pretty much a copy/paste from last year's edition but it's still a good game.
While I do wish they'd play around with some of the batting and pitching mechanics and make it a bit more realistic, the game does give choices on how you perform said mechanics so that's nice.

So, to summarize... The game is good, it's the same as last year, wish they'd upgrade graphics and you could basically get the same game via last year's edition.

Final grade: 6.5

Maybe wait a few weeks for a price drop.