A.J. Minter

A.J. Minter is a Red Diamond 97 OVR Relief Pitcher card for the Twins, part of the New Threads set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He throws left-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in August 2026.

On the mound, A.J. Minter works with a 4-pitch arsenal led by a 93 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 93 mph Sinker. His pitching ratings include 88 Velocity, 99 Control, and 99 Break. The profile favors a balanced mix of command and movement.

DiamondOps grades each pitch in A.J. Minter's arsenal: Cutter (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. Velocity works against the card here — its 88 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.

A.J. Minter 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. A.J. Minter earns an OpScore of 84.9 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1102 among all cards and #49 among Relief Pitchers.