Willie Wells — Red Diamond 99 OVR Shortstop Overview
Willie Wells 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 right-handed. He is also eligible at First Baseman, Third Baseman, and Left Fielder. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in October 2026.
At the plate, Willie Wells's standout tools are 121 Contact, 111 Vision, and 107 Discipline. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, and Fighter from a total of 7 quirks.
Willie Wells is eligible at 5 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (114.7), First Baseman (114.0), Third Baseman (110.3), Left Fielder (108.5), and Shortstop (108.4) 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 114.7 on All-Star, 121.2 on Hall of Fame, and 122.4 on Legend — it keeps 107% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Shortstops the card ranks #2 on All-Star and #6 on Legend.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Willie Wells currently buys for about 200,000 stubs, with sell orders near 35,000 stubs. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 144,998 stubs, about a 414% return. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Willie Wells earns an OpScore of 112.5 on Legend difficulty, ranking #26 among all cards and #6 among Shortstops.
Common questions
- What is Willie Wells's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Willie Wells is a 99 OVR Red Diamond Shortstop for the Free Agents.
- Is Willie Wells a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Shortstops, Willie Wells ranks #2 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 Willie Wells have in MLB The Show 26?
- Willie Wells has 7 quirks: Homebody, First-Pitch Hitter, Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, Fighter, Situational Hitter, and Day Player.
- How much does Willie Wells cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 200,000 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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