Friday's Finest Drop #3
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So unless, I am missing something, the Red's only Finest Card is a collection? That is just Dirty Pool SDS! You should have given them another one.
Also Darren Dingler was in yesterdays drop so I am not sure why he sows again
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As a tiger fan I’m assuming the dingler error in pack 3 will be Riley Greene or Kevin McGonigle.
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Also, the Mets got screwed, in my opinion, since both their Finest cards were rewards that are going for over 600K
2026 MLB THE SHOW FINEST CARDS — TEAM BREAKDOWN
67 Unique Cards | All 30 MLB Teams RepresentedPhiladelphia Phillies (6): Bryce Harper, Cristopher Sánchez, Jesús Luzardo, Jhoan Duran, Kyle Schwarber, Zack Wheeler
Atlanta Braves (4): Chris Sale, Drake Baldwin, Matt Olson, Raisel Iglesias
Boston Red Sox (4): Aroldis Chapman, Ceddanne Rafaela, Payton Tolle, Sonny Gray
Los Angeles Dodgers (4): Andy Pages, Max Muncy, Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto
San Diego Padres (4): Adrian Morejon, Fernando Tatis Jr., Jackson Merrill, Mason Miller
Tampa Bay Rays (4): Drew Rasmussen, Jonathan Aranda, Junior Caminero, Yandy DíazCleveland Guardians (3): Cade Smith, Chase DeLauter, Parker Messick
Colorado Rockies (3): Hunter Goodman, Jake McCarthy, T.J. Rumfield
Houston Astros (3): Isaac Paredes, Josh Hader, Yordan Alvarez
New York Yankees (3): Cam Schlittler, David Bednar, Max FriedArizona Diamondbacks (2): Corbin Carroll, Eduardo Rodriguez
Chicago White Sox (2): Miguel Vargas, Sean Burke
Los Angeles Angels (2): Walbert Ureña, Zach Neto
Milwaukee Brewers (2): Brice Turang, Trevor Megill
Minnesota Twins (2): Byron Buxton, Kody Clemens
New York Mets (2): Juan Soto, Nolan McLean
Pittsburgh Pirates (2): Bryan Reynolds, Oneil Cruz
Toronto Blue Jays (2): Dylan Cease, Louis Varland
Washington Nationals (2): CJ Abrams, James WoodAthletics (1): Shea Langeliers
Baltimore Orioles (1): Shane Baz
Chicago Cubs (1): Pete Crow-Armstrong
Cincinnati Reds (1): Elly De La Cruz
Detroit Tigers (1): Dillon Dingler
Kansas City Royals (1): Michael Wacha
Miami Marlins (1): Otto Lopez
San Francisco Giants (1): Rafael Devers
Seattle Mariners (1): Logan Gilbert
St. Louis Cardinals (1): Jordan Walker
Texas Rangers (1): Jacob LatzTOTAL: 67 unique 2026 Finest cards across all 30 MLB teams.
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There will probably be a couple Finest collection cards I assume besides Elly, and potentially some in MS (I hope not, put other rewards there instead)
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I still believe that every team should have been represented in the drops.
33 Program Cards
25 Pack CardsAbsolutely no reason the Reds and Mets should not have been included with an extra card each.
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Honestly, solid player program. Feels like the best out of the 3.
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Honestly, solid player program. Feels like the best out of the 3.
My Elly chase card prediction is still looking pretty good.He has already been announced as a Collection Reward.
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I still believe that every team should have been represented in the drops.
33 Program Cards
25 Pack CardsAbsolutely no reason the Reds and Mets should not have been included with an extra card each.
33 program cards should be one each for 30 teams, with the 'bosses' being extra
I also feel they could have thrown teams like Texas and Stl a bone and had a second guy that wasnt their all star card too. If Morejon is finest worthy than so is Gordon Graceffo
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I still believe that every team should have been represented in the drops.
33 Program Cards
25 Pack CardsAbsolutely no reason the Reds and Mets should not have been included with an extra card each.
33 program cards should be one each for 30 teams, with the 'bosses' being extra
I also feel they could have thrown teams like Texas and Stl a bone and had a second guy that wasnt their all star card too. If Morejon is finest worthy than so is Gordon Graceffo
I agree with both statements. It is one thing to monetize team affinity drops but then to not provide every team with a unique finest like has been provided in years past is not very player friendly.
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I still believe that every team should have been represented in the drops.
33 Program Cards
25 Pack CardsAbsolutely no reason the Reds and Mets should not have been included with an extra card each.
33 program cards should be one each for 30 teams, with the 'bosses' being extra
I also feel they could have thrown teams like Texas and Stl a bone and had a second guy that wasnt their all star card too. If Morejon is finest worthy than so is Gordon Graceffo
I'm fine with the choice of Walker but it is the second year the Cardinals have only received a single card.
I'd be all for them helping out the Rangers
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@Dolenz_PSN As a Rangers fan, going from the longest card-release drought of any team to getting a 3rd Latz card in the last 4 months honestly made me chuckle.
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I still believe that every team should have been represented in the drops.
33 Program Cards
25 Pack CardsAbsolutely no reason the Reds and Mets should not have been included with an extra card each.
33 program cards should be one each for 30 teams, with the 'bosses' being extra
I also feel they could have thrown teams like Texas and Stl a bone and had a second guy that wasnt their all star card too. If Morejon is finest worthy than so is Gordon Graceffo
I'm fine with the choice of Walker but it is the second year the Cardinals have only received a single card.
I'd be all for them helping out the Rangers
Yeah, I was thinking in addition to Walker (who does deserve a later 99).
It needs to make sense, dont want to be giving Finests to people with a 4.50 ERA but I did like 23 when they got a lot more people involved
Overall though, it is certainly the best Finest since 2023 in my mind so its nit picking here.
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Marte, Skubal, yordan and Albie’s, ones gotta be henchman, one finest collection reward, one a Chase pack and one replaces dingler?
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Marte, Skubal, yordan and Albie’s, ones gotta be henchman, one finest collection reward, one a Chase pack and one replaces dingler?
Yordan is in the player program, which is a pleasant surprise.
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I will say that other than Chris Sale they did a good job avoiding giving out too many duplicate 99s.
I am not sure why Atlanta needed a 4th card when Sale just got a nice 99 for the Wildcard series(Okay I get it. Sales other 99 was as a CP)
2026 FINEST PLAYERS WHO ALREADY HAD A 99 OVR CARD
Brice Turang
Spotlight — August 5, 2026Byron Buxton
2026 All-Star — July 9, 2026Chris Sale
2026 Postseason — October 2, 2026CJ Abrams
Spotlight — August 5, 2026Jackson Merrill
Spotlight — August 5, 2026Jordan Walker
2026 Home Run Derby — July 13, 2026Kyle Schwarber
Field of Dreams — August 14, 2026Shohei Ohtani
2026 All-Star — July 9, 2026Yordan Alvarez
2026 All-Star — July 9, 2026TOTAL: 9 players out of 67 Finest cards (13.4%)
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New Hader anyone? bout time. Sale should be good too but can't use his reliever card then.
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Marte, Skubal, yordan and Albie’s, ones gotta be henchman, one finest collection reward, one a Chase pack and one replaces dingler?
Albies probably doesnt deserve a Finest, especially considering how well represented the Braves are. His 98 is fine for 2026 representation.
Skubal is probably better handled in a Tigers Flashback card, does a SP with 62 innings for his team deserve a Finest for that team? New Threads is good enough for the Dodgers 99.
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I’ve found it interesting of the really good cards are in the program and the collection fodder in the packs
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I kind of like is reliever card way better because it’s harder to get used to release and speed differential in 1 inning compared to 6 or 7 innings
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Just as an FYI, over the last 2 years (2025 Finest and 2026 Finest) only 3 teams have had a single card each year.
The Cardinals, The Marlins, The Reds
The Reds have it worst due to the Elly situation.
