Willy Adames — Red Diamond 97 OVR Shortstop Overview
Willy Adames is a Red Diamond 97 OVR Shortstop card for the Giants, part of the Topps Now set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in August 2026.
At the plate, Willy Adames's standout tools are 108 Power, 103 Discipline, and 100 Contact. His profile leans toward power at the plate. Notable quirks include Dead Red from a total of 5 quirks.
Willy Adames is eligible at 2 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (102.1) and Shortstop (94.4) on All-Star. The best fit is Designated Hitter rather than the listed Shortstop, and that holds at every difficulty. At Designated Hitter the card scores 102.1 on All-Star, 99.1 on Hall of Fame, and 95.6 on Legend — it keeps 94% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Shortstops the card ranks #40 on All-Star and #73 on Legend.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Willy Adames currently buys for about 6,987 stubs, with sell orders near 5,111 stubs. Over the past 2 days the price has held roughly steady. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 1,175 stubs, about a 23% return. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Willy Adames earns an OpScore of 91 on Legend difficulty, ranking #517 among all cards and #73 among Shortstops.
Common questions
- What is Willy Adames's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Willy Adames is a 97 OVR Red Diamond Shortstop for the Giants.
- Is Willy Adames a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Shortstops, Willy Adames ranks #40 on All-Star, #60 on Hall of Fame, and #73 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 Willy Adames have in MLB The Show 26?
- Willy Adames has 5 quirks: Homebody, First-Pitch Hitter, Dead Red, Night Player, and Table Setter.
- How much does Willy Adames cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 6,987 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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