Kade Anderson — Diamond 88 OVR Starting Pitcher Overview
Kade Anderson is a Diamond 88 OVR Starting Pitcher card for the Mariners, part of the Spring Breakout 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, Kade Anderson works with a 5-pitch arsenal led by a 94 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 94 mph Sinker. His pitching ratings include 90 Velocity, 74 Control, and 94 Break. The profile favors a movement-heavy arsenal built to miss bats. Notable quirks include Break Outlier from a total of 3 quirks.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in Kade Anderson's arsenal: Slider (S), 4-Seam Fastball (S), Sinker (S), Circle Change (A), and 12-6 Curve (B). 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 90 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.
On the Diamond Dynasty market, Kade Anderson currently buys for about 55,409 stubs, with sell orders near 41,932 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has climbed roughly 10%. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 7,934 stubs, about a 19% return. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Kade Anderson earns an OpScore of 81.7 on Legend difficulty, ranking #907 among all cards and #182 among Starting Pitchers.
Common questions
- What is Kade Anderson's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Kade Anderson is a 88 OVR Diamond Starting Pitcher for the Mariners.
- Is Kade Anderson a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Starting Pitchers, Kade Anderson ranks #190 on All-Star, #181 on Hall of Fame, and #182 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 Kade Anderson have in MLB The Show 26?
- Kade Anderson has 3 quirks: Homebody, Day Player, and Break Outlier.
- How much does Kade Anderson cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 55,409 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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