Craig Kimbrel — Diamond 90 OVR Closer Overview
Craig Kimbrel is a Diamond 90 OVR Closer card for the Cubs, part of the All-Star 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, Craig Kimbrel works with a 3-pitch arsenal led by a 97 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 86 mph Sweeper. His pitching ratings include 86 Velocity, 63 Control, and 90 Break. The profile favors a movement-heavy arsenal built to miss bats. Notable quirks include Stopper from a total of 3 quirks.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in Craig Kimbrel's arsenal: 4-Seam Fastball (S), Sweeper (S), and Knuckle-curve (B). 2 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 Sweeper, so the two share a release look. Velocity works against the card here — its 86 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.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Craig Kimbrel currently buys for about 12,000 stubs, with sell orders near 9,848 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has climbed roughly 50%. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 950 stubs, about a 10% return. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Craig Kimbrel earns an OpScore of 77.5 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1044 among all cards and #52 among Closers.
Common questions
- What is Craig Kimbrel's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Craig Kimbrel is a 90 OVR Diamond Closer for the Cubs.
- Is Craig Kimbrel a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Closers, Craig Kimbrel ranks #67 on All-Star, #54 on Hall of Fame, and #52 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 Craig Kimbrel have in MLB The Show 26?
- Craig Kimbrel has 3 quirks: Homebody, Stopper, and Night Player.
- How much does Craig Kimbrel cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 12,000 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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