Lucas Erceg — Bronze 65 OVR Closer Overview
Lucas Erceg is a Bronze 65 OVR Closer card for the Royals, 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, Lucas Erceg works with a 4-pitch arsenal led by a 98 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 95 mph Sinker. His pitching ratings include 99 Velocity, 75 Control, and 92 Break. The profile favors a movement-heavy arsenal built to miss bats.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in Lucas Erceg's arsenal: Slider (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. 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, Lucas Erceg currently buys for about 72 stubs, with sell orders near 25 stubs. Over the past 7 days the buy price has climbed roughly 85%. Flipping at current buy and sell prices nets roughly 37 stubs, about a 142% return. DiamondOps suggests waiting for a better entry point.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Lucas Erceg earns an OpScore of 69.7 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1319 among all cards and #73 among Closers.
Common questions
- What is Lucas Erceg's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Lucas Erceg is a 65 OVR Bronze Closer for the Royals.
- Is Lucas Erceg a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Closers, Lucas Erceg ranks #69 on All-Star, #72 on Hall of Fame, and #73 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 Lucas Erceg have in MLB The Show 26?
- Lucas Erceg has 2 quirks: Pick Off Artist and Night Player.
- How much does Lucas Erceg cost in Diamond Dynasty?
- The last recorded buy-now price was 72 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.
Where to go next
Every link below comes from this card's own series, team, rarity, position, or the collections and programs it belongs to.
- Live Series — Royals Live SeriesA collection this card counts toward.
- Starter — Collect PitchersA collection this card counts toward.
- Best Closing PitchersThe top closing pitchers in the game, ranked by OpScore.
- Live CardsEvery Live card, filterable by position, team and rating.
- Royals CardsEvery Royals card in the game, with live market prices.
- Bronze CardsEvery Bronze card, ranked by overall rating.
- Live Series CardsLive Series prices move on real-world performance, so they are the only cards where following actual MLB box scores is a trading edge.
- Live Series BronzesBronze prices track collection requirements, not player quality — which is why a forgettable Bronze can cost more than a better one.
- Diamond RadarWhich cards our model predicts will be upgraded at the next roster update.