Rod Carew

Rod Carew is a Red Diamond 99 OVR Second Baseman card for the Angels, part of the Moonshot set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats left-handed. He is also eligible at First Baseman, Third Baseman, Shortstop, and Left Fielder. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in September 2026.

At the plate, Rod Carew's standout tools are 125 Contact, 113 Vision, and 100 Power. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, and Unfazed from a total of 9 quirks.

Rod Carew is eligible at 6 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (113.8), First Baseman (110.0), Left Fielder (104.7), Third Baseman (102.7), Second Baseman (100.5), and Shortstop (97.2) on All-Star. The best fit is Designated Hitter rather than the listed Second Baseman, and that holds at every difficulty. At Designated Hitter the card scores 113.8 on All-Star, 121.8 on Hall of Fame, and 123.8 on Legend — it keeps 109% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Second Basemans the card ranks #11 on All-Star and #14 on Hall of Fame.

Rod Carew 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. Rod Carew earns an OpScore of 106.3 on Legend difficulty, ranking #69 among all cards and #13 among Second Basemans.