Luis Castillo
Price History
Where to get it
- Community Market
- Diamond Quest
The source types MLB The Show lists for this card. A pack or program may no longer be available.
Luis Castillo — Diamond 93 OVR Starting Pitcher Overview
Luis Castillo is a Diamond 93 OVR Starting Pitcher card for the Reds, part of the Vintage set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He throws right-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in May 2026.
On the mound, Luis Castillo works with a 4-pitch arsenal led by a 97 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 95 mph Sinker. His pitching ratings include 99 Velocity, 78 Control, and 99 Break. The profile favors a movement-heavy arsenal built to miss bats. Notable quirks include Break Outlier from a total of 3 quirks.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in Luis Castillo's arsenal: Slider (S), 4-Seam Fastball (S), Sinker (S), and Circle Change (A). 3 of them grade S-tier, which is what separates a genuine out-pitch mix from a deep-but-flat arsenal. Its strongest tunnel pairing is the 4-Seam Fastball off the Sinker, so the two share a release look. Its 99 mph Sinker adds a velocity bonus on top. Arsenal grades are the same at every difficulty — unlike a hitter's OpScore, a pitch mix does not re-weight as you climb.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Luis Castillo currently buys for about 38,111 stubs, with sell orders near 25,142 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has fallen roughly 23%. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 9,156 stubs, about a 36% return. DiamondOps currently rates the card a buy at this price.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Luis Castillo earns an OpScore of 87.7 on Legend difficulty, ranking #961 among all cards and #172 among Starting Pitchers.
Common questions
- What is Luis Castillo's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Luis Castillo is a 93 OVR Diamond Starting Pitcher for the Reds.
- Is Luis Castillo a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Starting Pitchers, Luis Castillo ranks #168 on All-Star, #174 on Hall of Fame, and #172 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 Luis Castillo have in MLB The Show 26?
- Luis Castillo has 3 quirks: Homebody, Day Player, and Break Outlier.
- How much does Luis Castillo cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 38,111 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.
- How do I get Luis Castillo in MLB The Show 26?
- MLB The Show lists 2 sources for this card: Community Market and Diamond Quest. A pack or program may no longer be available.
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