José Alvarado

José Alvarado is a Bronze 70 OVR Relief Pitcher card for the Phillies, part of the Live 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, José Alvarado works with a 3-pitch arsenal led by a 95 mph Sinker and a 93 mph Cutter. His pitching ratings include 99 Velocity, 72 Control, and 65 Break. The profile favors a balanced mix of command and movement. Notable quirks include Outlier I.

DiamondOps grades each pitch in José Alvarado's arsenal: Sinker (S), Cutter (S), and 12-6 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 Sinker off the Cutter, so the two share a release look. Its 99 mph Sinker adds a velocity bonus on top. 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, José Alvarado currently buys for about 38 stubs, with sell orders near 0 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has climbed roughly 12%. Its quick-sell value of 25 stubs sits at or above the sell price, making it quick-sell viable. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.

OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. José Alvarado earns an OpScore of 65.9 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1909 among all cards and #189 among Relief Pitchers.

Live Series cards like José Alvarado's are the ones Diamond Radar scores: it reads a player's real MLB production and predicts what the next roster update will do to the card — the predicted rating, the tier jump, and how likely the upgrade is. Ratings only move at a roster update, and not every Live Series card is scored in a given window. Model v11: of the 358 cards it scored 70 or above in its 3 graded updates, 69% were upgraded, against 17% by chance: 4.1× better.