Javier Assad — Bronze 70 OVR Relief Pitcher Overview
Javier Assad is a Bronze 70 OVR Relief Pitcher card for the Cubs, part of the Live set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He throws right-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
On the mound, Javier Assad works with a 5-pitch arsenal led by a 92 mph Sinker and a 92 mph 4-Seam Fastball. His pitching ratings include 81 Velocity, 73 Control, and 75 Break. The profile favors a balanced mix of command and movement.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in Javier Assad's arsenal: Sinker (S), Cutter (S), Sweeper (S), 4-Seam Fastball (S), and Curveball (B). 4 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 Sinker off the 4-Seam Fastball, so the two share a release look. Velocity works against the card here — its 81 mph Sinker is slow enough to cost it in the arsenal score. 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, Javier Assad currently buys for about 45 stubs, with sell orders near 0 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has fallen roughly 33%. Its quick-sell value of 25 stubs sits at or above the sell price, making it quick-sell viable. DiamondOps currently rates the card a buy at this price.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Javier Assad earns an OpScore of 63.5 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1614 among all cards and #204 among Relief Pitchers.
Common questions
- What is Javier Assad's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Javier Assad is a 70 OVR Bronze Relief Pitcher for the Cubs.
- Is Javier Assad a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Relief Pitchers, Javier Assad ranks #165 on All-Star, #221 on Hall of Fame, and #204 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.
- How much does Javier Assad cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 45 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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