Andrew Alvarez

Andrew Alvarez is a Red Diamond 99 OVR Starting Pitcher card for the Nationals, part of the Spotlight set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He throws left-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in September 2026.

On the mound, Andrew Alvarez works with a 5-pitch arsenal led by a 93 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 92 mph Sinker. His pitching ratings include 82 Velocity, 94 Control, and 99 Break. The profile favors a balanced mix of command and movement. Notable quirks include Break Outlier from a total of 3 quirks.

DiamondOps grades each pitch in Andrew Alvarez's arsenal: Slider (S), 4-Seam Fastball (S), Sinker (S), Circle Change (A), and Slurve (B). 3 of them grade S-tier, which is what separates a genuine out-pitch mix from a deep-but-flat arsenal. Its strongest tunnel pairing is the 4-Seam Fastball off the Sinker, so the two share a release look. Velocity works against the card here — its 82 mph Sinker is slow enough to cost it in the arsenal score. Arsenal grades are the same at every difficulty — unlike a hitter's OpScore, a pitch mix does not re-weight as you climb.

On the Diamond Dynasty market, Andrew Alvarez currently buys for about 8,768 stubs, with sell orders near 5,000 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has climbed roughly 12%. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 2,889 stubs, about a 58% return. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.

OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Andrew Alvarez earns an OpScore of 94.1 on Legend difficulty, ranking #686 among all cards and #111 among Starting Pitchers.