Cole Ragans — Red Diamond 97 OVR Starting Pitcher Overview
Cole Ragans is a Red Diamond 97 OVR Starting Pitcher card for the Royals, part of the Topps Now 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, Cole Ragans works with a 5-pitch arsenal led by a 95 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 91 mph Cutter. His pitching ratings include 80 Velocity, 89 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 Cole Ragans's arsenal: Slider (S), 4-Seam Fastball (S), Cutter (S), Circle Change (A), and Knuckle-curve (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 Slider off the Cutter, so the two share a release look. Velocity works against the card here — its 80 mph 4-Seam Fastball 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, Cole Ragans currently buys for about 6,600 stubs, with sell orders near 0 stubs. Over the past 5 days the price has held roughly steady. Its quick-sell value of 5,000 stubs sits at or above the sell price, making it quick-sell viable. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Cole Ragans earns an OpScore of 86.7 on Legend difficulty, ranking #858 among all cards and #155 among Starting Pitchers.
Common questions
- What is Cole Ragans's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Cole Ragans is a 97 OVR Red Diamond Starting Pitcher for the Royals.
- Is Cole Ragans a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Starting Pitchers, Cole Ragans ranks #154 on All-Star, #155 on Hall of Fame, and #155 on Legend by OpScore — DiamondOps' difficulty-aware rating: it weights the attributes that decide at-bats and recomputes them for each difficulty, whereas in-game Overall is a single number that does not change with the level you play on.
- What quirks does Cole Ragans have in MLB The Show 26?
- Cole Ragans has 3 quirks: Road Warrior, Day Player, and Break Outlier.
- How much does Cole Ragans cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 6,600 stubs. Prices move constantly on the in-game marketplace — the chart on this page tracks the card's real history rather than a single snapshot.
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