Pop Lloyd — Red Diamond 99 OVR Shortstop Overview
Pop Lloyd is a Red Diamond 99 OVR Shortstop card for the Free Agents, part of the The Negro Leagues set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats left-handed. He is also eligible at First Baseman and Second Baseman. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in September 2026.
At the plate, Pop Lloyd's standout tools are 125 Contact, 100 Vision, and 98 Discipline. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Dead Red, Fighter, and Situational Hitter from a total of 5 quirks.
Pop Lloyd is eligible at 4 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Shortstop (101.2), Second Baseman (100.4), First Baseman (99.4), and Designated Hitter (98.0) on All-Star. Which slot is best depends on how you play — Shortstop on All-Star, Designated Hitter on Hall of Fame, and Designated Hitter on Legend. At Shortstop the card scores 101.2 on All-Star, 108.5 on Hall of Fame, and 110.0 on Legend — it keeps 109% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Shortstops the card ranks #5 on Hall of Fame and #17 on All-Star.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Pop Lloyd currently buys for about 999,999 stubs, with sell orders near 12,050 stubs. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 887,947 stubs, about a 7368% return. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Pop Lloyd earns an OpScore of 110 on Legend difficulty, ranking #37 among all cards and #6 among Shortstops.
Common questions
- What is Pop Lloyd's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Pop Lloyd is a 99 OVR Red Diamond Shortstop for the Free Agents.
- Is Pop Lloyd a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Shortstops, Pop Lloyd ranks #17 on All-Star, #5 on Hall of Fame, and #6 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 Pop Lloyd have in MLB The Show 26?
- Pop Lloyd has 5 quirks: Homebody, Dead Red, Fighter, Situational Hitter, and Day Player.
- How much does Pop Lloyd cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 999,999 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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