Franklin Arias — Red Diamond 99 OVR Shortstop Overview
Franklin Arias is a Red Diamond 99 OVR Shortstop card for the Red Sox, part of the Pipeline set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He bats right-handed. He is also eligible at Second Baseman and Third Baseman. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in August 2026.
At the plate, Franklin Arias's standout tools are 111 Contact, 95 Vision, and 94 Power. His profile leans toward contact hitting. Notable quirks include Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, and Fighter from a total of 7 quirks.
Franklin Arias is eligible at 4 positions, and DiamondOps scores each one separately: Designated Hitter (101.2), Third Baseman (98.5), Shortstop (97.3), and Second Baseman (97.2) 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 101.2 on All-Star, 110.1 on Hall of Fame, and 110.9 on Legend — it keeps 110% of its All-Star value at the top difficulty, which is unusually durable. Among Shortstops the card ranks #14 on Hall of Fame and #23 on All-Star.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Franklin Arias currently buys for about 38,500 stubs, with sell orders near 31,750 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has fallen roughly 10%. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 2,898 stubs, about a 9% return. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Franklin Arias earns an OpScore of 102.4 on Legend difficulty, ranking #94 among all cards and #16 among Shortstops.
Common questions
- What is Franklin Arias's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Franklin Arias is a 99 OVR Red Diamond Shortstop for the Red Sox.
- Is Franklin Arias a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Shortstops, Franklin Arias ranks #23 on All-Star, #14 on Hall of Fame, and #16 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 Franklin Arias have in MLB The Show 26?
- Franklin Arias has 7 quirks: Homebody, First-Pitch Hitter, Dead Red, Breaking Ball Hitter, Fighter, Day Player, and Table Setter.
- How much does Franklin Arias cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 38,500 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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