Parker Messick — Diamond 90 OVR Starting Pitcher Overview
Parker Messick is a Diamond 90 OVR Starting Pitcher card for the Guardians, part of the Topps Now set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He throws left-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
On the mound, Parker Messick works with a 5-pitch arsenal led by a 94 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 91 mph Cutter. His pitching ratings include 71 Velocity, 77 Control, and 99 Break. The profile favors a movement-heavy arsenal built to miss bats. Notable quirks include Break Outlier from a total of 4 quirks.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in Parker Messick's arsenal: Slider (S), 4-Seam Fastball (S), Cutter (S), Circle Change (A), and Slurve (B). 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 Slider off the Cutter, so the two share a release look. Velocity works against the card here — its 71 mph 4-Seam Fastball 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.
Parker Messick 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. Parker Messick earns an OpScore of 81.8 on Legend difficulty, ranking #902 among all cards and #180 among Starting Pitchers.
Common questions
- What is Parker Messick's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Parker Messick is a 90 OVR Diamond Starting Pitcher for the Guardians.
- Is Parker Messick a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Starting Pitchers, Parker Messick ranks #184 on All-Star, #183 on Hall of Fame, and #180 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 Parker Messick have in MLB The Show 26?
- Parker Messick has 4 quirks: Homebody, Pick Off Artist, Night Player, and Break Outlier.
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