Pop Lloyd — Diamond 85 OVR Shortstop Overview
Pop Lloyd is a Diamond 85 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 April 2026.
At the plate, Pop Lloyd's standout tools are 94 Contact, 88 Arm Strength, and 85 Speed. 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 (81.6), Second Baseman (79.4), First Baseman (69.6), and Designated Hitter (65.4) on All-Star. The card is strongest at its listed position, Shortstop, at every difficulty. At Shortstop the card scores 81.6 on All-Star, 89.3 on Hall of Fame, and 90.7 on Legend — it keeps 111% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Shortstops the card ranks #58 on Legend and #76 on All-Star.
Pop Lloyd 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. Pop Lloyd earns an OpScore of 90.7 on Legend difficulty, ranking #472 among all cards and #58 among Shortstops.
Common questions
- What is Pop Lloyd's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Pop Lloyd is a 85 OVR Diamond Shortstop for the Free Agents.
- Is Pop Lloyd a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Shortstops, Pop Lloyd ranks #76 on All-Star, #64 on Hall of Fame, and #58 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.
Where to go next
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