As the MLB season edges past the All-Star break and through the trade deadline, it’s customary for teams to take stock of their rosters. Similarly, it might also be an ideal time for MLB The Show 25 players to take stock themselves of the Diamond Dynasty Live Series cards of the All-Star players to decide which cards are worth buying and selling at this critical juncture. Just like on Wall Street, the Diamond Dynasty marketplace will see its fair share of fluctuations in the coming months and a savvy investor can make a hefty profit by buying low and selling high.
With that in mind, let’s roleplay as Mad Money‘s Jim Cramer for a moment and survey the MLB landscape to make some bold (and at times reckless and incredibly wrong) predictions about which All-Stars have already reached their peak potential and which ones still have some growth on the horizon. Here are five buy and sell suggestions to consider, and in this case you won’t need to worry about any influence of international relations or fear of pesky tariffs getting between you and your valuable stubs.
5 Cards To Buy

Yusei Kikuchi, SP, Angels
OVR: 72
Buy Now Price: 43
Market Analysis: It’s not so much that Yusei Kikuchi is having an especially dominant season as it is that MLB The Show 25 is showing him a monumental level of disrespect, with Kikuchi having the lowest overall rating of any All-Star. Despite not earning that many wins this season, Kikuchi put together a really nice stretch of pitching throughout May and June before recently falling back to earth some. He still boasts an impressive 3.23 ERA on the season and, if he can find his All-Star form again, he should eventually end up as at least a silver Live Series card rather than the bronze he’s been branded with now. Considering he can be bought for such a low price at the moment, that should make him worth the modest investment.
Randy Arozarena, LF, Mariners
OVR: 76 OVR
Buy Now Price: 385
Market Analysis: Randy Arozarena limped to an alarmingly slow start in his second season with the Mariners but he vaulted himself onto the All-Star roster thanks to a bat that’s been heating up for a while now. The most compelling evidence of this is the fact that he has hit as many home runs (10) in July as he did in all of the other months combined (also 10). Assuming he’s able to swat just 4 more home runs, he will set a new career best and there’s a decent chance that he will do the same with RBIs. A conservative outlook would project that he will go from a silver to gold Live Series card with an outside shot that he even gets all the way to diamond if he can stay hot.
Jason Adam, RP, Padres
OVR: 76
Buy Now Price: 138
Market Analysis: It certainly doesn’t help your value when you’re not even the most valuable arm in your own bullpen and that’s the unfortunate predicament of reliever Jason Adam (and it’s even more true after the trade deadline). There’s at least an argument to be made that Adam has the more impressive numbers, but that doesn’t change the fact that fellow All-Star Robert Suarez is the man in charge of locking things down in the 9th inning for the Padres. It’s still hard to ignore Adam’s sub-2.00 ERA and how his name sits among the MLB leaders in holds. A gold Live Series card seems like an inevitability should he continue to reliably preserve leads late in games.
Kyle Stowers, LF, Marlins
OVR: 73
Buy Now Price: 445
Market Analysis: It’s hard to garner a lot of attention when you’re playing on a Miami Marlins team that’s been stuck near the bottom of the NL East for years now, but Kyle Stowers is a big reason why they are flirting with a .500 record this season. In his first full season in the majors, the 27-year has unlocked his power potential in a big way, to the tune of 23 HRs, 63 RBIs and a whopping .952 OPS. While the Marlins are still the Marlins, you’d be wise to buy Stowers and bank on him having a silver or gold card in the near future. His Buy Now price being so high for a bronze player is a clear indicator that the rest of the community is already wise to this as well.
Hunter Goodman, C, Rockies
OVR: 76
Buy Now Price: 100
Market Analysis: Another player like Stowers that fits the bill of “good player on a bad team,” Rockies’ catcher Hunter Goodman is making the most of his first opportunity at regular playing time at the major league level. He’s cooled down some since a red-hot June in which he hit .342 with 7 home runs, but his overall production should be considered all the more impressive when you consider he’s part of an awful team that has only managed to win 28 games thus far this season. The powers that be can only overlook him so long in the baseball wasteland that is Colorado though and he’s liable to see his card become gold somewhere down the line.
5 Cards To Sell

Logan Webb, SP, Giants
OVR: 85
Sell Now Price: 3000
Market Analysis: By nearly every conceivable metric, Giants’ starting pitcher Logan Web’s last few starts have been nothing short of disastrous. He’s been tagged for at least 4 earned runs in each of these games, including yielding 6 in just 4 innings of work in his most recent start, one which the Giants would ultimately lose 8-1. To be fair, Webb would probably like it to be known though that these starts were against tough lineups in the Mets, Dodgers, and surging Blue Jays. But it’s hard to hide behind a 7.76 ERA in the month of July when that number had been hovering below 3.00 previously. The month could end up as nothing more than a blip in a stellar campaign for Webb, but it might also be a hint that the grind of the season is taking its toll and it’s time to sell high on him.
Corbin Carroll, RF, Diamondbacks
OVR: 87
Sell Now Price: 4500
Market Analysis: After being sidelined for a couple of weeks with a chip fracture in his wrist from being hit by a pitch, the Diamondbacks’ outfielder returned to the field prior to the All-Star break but he just hasn’t quite been the same player since. His batting average has cratered to just above .200 across July and he’s only homered once during that period despite coming into the month with 20 dingers. Is he still feeling some lingering effects from the injury or just slow to get back up to speed after landing on the injured list? You might want to take a cue from the disappointing D-Backs themselves and get to selling now while Carroll still retains diamond value on the market.
Francisco Lindor, SS, Mets
OVR: 88
Sell Now Price: 12008
Market Analysis: It’s hardly a secret that Mets’ shortstop Francisco Lindor struggled mightily coming out of the All-Star break, including a much-publicized stretch in which he went 0-for-31 at the plate. While this was certainly rock bottom for Lindor, the truth is that he was already declining some in June following an impressive first few months of the season. He only hit .204 in June and then followed that up with a .223 batting average in July. He’s still driving in runs at a decent rate but he isn’t homering quite as often as early in the season. It’s difficult to imagine him dropping from a diamond Live Series card to a gold but if he has any other 0-for-31 slumps, it could become a reality you’d best avoid by selling now.
Ronald Acuna Jr., RF, Braves
OVR: 87
Sell Now Price: 9300
Market Analysis: The Atlanta Braves have failed to live up to their lofty expectations this season, and though the bulk of the blame hardly lies with the play of Ronald Acuna, his performance since returning from an ACL injury in May has been closer to respectable than spectacular. The .309 batting average and 14 home runs aren’t too shabby but how does he still only have 26 RBIs? There’s no doubt that part of the reason stems from his teammates not getting on base in front of him, but Acuna is hitting just .182 with runners in scoring position and has only swatted 5 of his home runs with a runner on base. He’s also had something of a lackluster July, posting a .227 batting average over the month. And that was before he recently landed back on the IL with ACL soreness, which surely won’t do much for his card value.
Aaron Judge, RF, Yankees
OVR: 93
Sell Now Price: 310,000
Market Analysis: Okay, this is bound to be the hottest take here so let me just say up front that Aaron Judge’s inclusion here has nearly everything to do with his recent elbow injury that has him currently sidelined. With initial fears that he might be out of the Yankees’ lineup for longer, the news that he’s likely only to miss a couple of weeks is reassuring. But will he be the same Aaron Judge when he comes back or will this be the kind of nagging injury that bothers him the rest of the season as he tries to carry the team to the postseason? When you’re trying to make big financial plays, you have to be willing to take some big swings so let’s take a home run cut just like Judge by shorting his stock and predicting that he isn’t able to resume the torrid pace he had set before getting injured.