John Franco — Red Diamond 99 OVR Relief Pitcher Overview
John Franco is a Red Diamond 99 OVR Relief Pitcher card for the Mets, part of the Subway 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, John Franco works with a 5-pitch arsenal led by a 94 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 93 mph Sinker. His pitching ratings include 83 Velocity, 90 Control, and 99 Break. The profile favors a balanced mix of command and movement.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in John Franco's arsenal: Slider (S), Sinker (S), 4-Seam Fastball (S), Circle Change (A), and Screwball (C). 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 Sinker off the 4-Seam Fastball, so the two share a release look. Velocity works against the card here — its 83 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.
John Franco is not currently traded on the open Diamond Dynasty market — cards like this are typically earned through programs or collections rather than bought with stubs.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. John Franco earns an OpScore of 89.3 on Legend difficulty, ranking #652 among all cards and #27 among Relief Pitchers.
Common questions
- What is John Franco's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- John Franco is a 99 OVR Red Diamond Relief Pitcher for the Mets.
- Is John Franco a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Relief Pitchers, John Franco ranks #27 on All-Star, #25 on Hall of Fame, and #27 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 John Franco have in MLB The Show 26?
- John Franco has 2 quirks: Homebody and Night Player.
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