Carlos Vargas — Common 64 OVR Relief Pitcher Overview
Carlos Vargas is a Common 64 OVR Relief Pitcher card for the Free Agents, part of the Live 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, Carlos Vargas works with a 5-pitch arsenal led by a 98 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 95 mph Sinker. His pitching ratings include 99 Velocity, 51 Control, and 85 Break. The profile favors a movement-heavy arsenal built to miss bats. Notable quirks include Outlier I.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in Carlos Vargas's arsenal: Slider (S), Sinker (S), Cutter (S), 4-Seam Fastball (S), and Circle Change (A). 4 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 4-Seam Fastball, 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, Carlos Vargas currently buys for about 6 stubs, with sell orders near 0 stubs. Over the past 7 days the price has held roughly steady. Its quick-sell value of 5 stubs sits at or above the sell price, making it quick-sell viable. DiamondOps currently rates the card a buy at this price.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Carlos Vargas earns an OpScore of 67.4 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1406 among all cards and #134 among Relief Pitchers.
Common questions
- What is Carlos Vargas's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Carlos Vargas is a 64 OVR Common Relief Pitcher for the Free Agents.
- Is Carlos Vargas a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Relief Pitchers, Carlos Vargas ranks #97 on All-Star, #121 on Hall of Fame, and #134 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 Carlos Vargas have in MLB The Show 26?
- Carlos Vargas has 1 quirk: Outlier I.
- How much does Carlos Vargas cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 6 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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