Franklin Arias — Diamond 88 OVR Shortstop Overview
Franklin Arias is a Diamond 88 OVR Shortstop card for the Red Sox, part of the Spring Breakout set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. He is also eligible at Second Baseman. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
At the plate, Franklin Arias's standout tools are 102 Vision, 98 Contact, and 86 Fielding. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Dead Red from a total of 6 quirks.
Franklin Arias is eligible at 3 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Shortstop (79.9), Second Baseman (78.5), and Designated Hitter (74.2) 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 79.9 on All-Star, 87.8 on Hall of Fame, and 91.3 on Legend — it keeps 114% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Shortstops the card ranks #54 on Legend and #81 on All-Star.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Franklin Arias currently buys for about 65,000 stubs, with sell orders near 48,062 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has climbed roughly 25%. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 10,436 stubs, about a 22% return. DiamondOps flags the card as currently overpriced.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Franklin Arias earns an OpScore of 91.3 on Legend difficulty, ranking #443 among all cards and #54 among Shortstops.
Common questions
- What is Franklin Arias's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Franklin Arias is a 88 OVR Diamond Shortstop for the Red Sox.
- Is Franklin Arias a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Shortstops, Franklin Arias ranks #81 on All-Star, #70 on Hall of Fame, and #54 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 Franklin Arias have in MLB The Show 26?
- Franklin Arias has 6 quirks: Homebody, First-Pitch Hitter, Dead Red, Bad Ball Hitter, Day Player, and Table Setter.
- How much does Franklin Arias cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 65,000 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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