Thomas Saggese — Red Diamond 99 OVR Shortstop Overview
Thomas Saggese is a Red Diamond 99 OVR Shortstop card for the Cardinals, part of the Spotlight set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. He is also eligible at First Baseman, Second Baseman, Third Baseman, and Left Fielder. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in September 2026.
At the plate, Thomas Saggese's standout tools are 116 Contact, 115 Power, and 92 Discipline. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Dead Red, Unfazed, and Situational Hitter from a total of 7 quirks.
Thomas Saggese is eligible at 6 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (110.0), First Baseman (108.7), Third Baseman (104.2), Left Fielder (102.7), Second Baseman (102.1), and Shortstop (101.6) on All-Star. The best fit is Designated Hitter rather than the listed Shortstop, and that holds at every difficulty. At Designated Hitter the card scores 110.0 on All-Star, 112.9 on Hall of Fame, and 111.0 on Legend — it keeps 101% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Shortstops the card ranks #11 on All-Star and #22 on Legend.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Thomas Saggese currently buys for about 15,341 stubs, with sell orders near 11,259 stubs. Over the past 6 days the buy price has fallen roughly 45%. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 2,546 stubs, about a 23% return. DiamondOps currently rates the card a buy at this price.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Thomas Saggese earns an OpScore of 102.2 on Legend difficulty, ranking #128 among all cards and #22 among Shortstops.
Common questions
- What is Thomas Saggese's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Thomas Saggese is a 99 OVR Red Diamond Shortstop for the Cardinals.
- Is Thomas Saggese a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Shortstops, Thomas Saggese ranks #11 on All-Star, #17 on Hall of Fame, and #22 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 Thomas Saggese have in MLB The Show 26?
- Thomas Saggese has 7 quirks: Road Warrior, Dead Red, Unfazed, Bad Ball Hitter, Situational Hitter, Night Player, and Table Setter.
- How much does Thomas Saggese cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 15,341 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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