# Eduardo Valencia (97 OVR)

> Eduardo Valencia is 7,698 stubs on the MLB 26 Community Market — Good buy. Full attributes, quirks, price history and cheaper alternatives.

Canonical: https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/topps-now-eduardo-valencia-3be88ca1

| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Overall | 97 |
| Rarity | Red Diamond |
| Position | C |
| Team | Tigers |
| Series | Topps Now |
| Edition | MLB 26 |
| In real life: | [Eduardo Valencia — stats and every card](https://mlbtsdb.com/players/eduardo-valencia-680664) |
| In real life: | [Detroit Tigers real-life roster](https://mlbtsdb.com/teams/tigers) |

## Price

- Buy now: 7,698 stubs
- Sell now: 5,000 stubs
- Usually sells for about 5,090 stubs.
- The game will always buy it back for 5,000 stubs.

## Should you buy this?

- **To use:** Good buy. 32% below the going rate — the typical 97 costs 8,497 stubs Boosted by 2 captains
- **To flip:** Not enough data
- **To hold:** Not enough data
- **For exchanges:** Not enough data

## Where this card ranks

- 57th best of 288 catchers
- 188th best of 649 first basemen
- 521st best of 1,945 designated hitters

## Ratings

| Rating | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Contact | 93 |
| Power | 99 |
| Speed | 24 |
| Arm | 77 |
| Fielding | 76 |

## Hitting

| Attribute | Value | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Contact vs L | 100 |  |
| Contact vs R | 95 |  |
| Power vs L | 109 | Top 5% |
| Power vs R | 90 |  |
| Plate vision | 80 |  |
| Plate discipline | 68 |  |
| Batting clutch | 100 |  |
| Bunting | 35 |  |
| Drag bunting | 25 |  |
| Durability | 93 |  |

## Player

| Attribute | Value | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Team | Tigers |  |
| Position | C |  |
| Secondary | 1B |  |
| Bats | R |  |
| Throws | R |  |
| Age | 26 |  |
| Height | 6'1" |  |
| Weight | 180 lbs |  |
| Born | Venezuela |  |
| Number | 32 |  |

## Fielding & running

| Attribute | Value | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fielding | 78 |  |
| Arm strength | 77 |  |
| Arm accuracy | 80 |  |
| Blocking | 90 | Top 1% |
| Speed | 35 |  |
| Baserunning | 0 |  |
| Steal | 3 |  |
| Reaction vs L | 76 |  |
| Reaction vs R | 78 |  |

## Quirks

- [Homebody](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/quirks/homebody): Performs better when playing at home
- [First-Pitch Hitter](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/quirks/first-pitch-hitter): Excels at hitting the first pitch of an at-bat
- [Dead Red](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/quirks/dead-red): Excels at hitting fastballs
- [Pinch Hitter](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/quirks/pinch-hitter): Excels at pinch hitting
- [Night Player](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/quirks/night-player): Performs better when playing night games
- [Table Setter](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/quirks/table-setter): Performs better when no runners are on

## Obtained from

- Community Market

## Captains that boost this card

- [Hal Newhouser](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/captains/hal-newhouser-5f0f2ad4) - 88 OVR: Players from the Detroit Tigers
- [Hank Greenberg](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/captains/hank-greenberg-81019d1d) - 88 OVR: Players from the Detroit Tigers

## More Tigers at C

- [Dillon Dingler](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/2026-finest-dillon-dingler-f29cd078) - 99 OVR · C · DET · Red Diamond: 16,302 stubs
- [Dillon Dingler](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/2026-all-star-dillon-dingler-b494fdd6) - 97 OVR · C · DET · Red Diamond: Not on the market
- [Dillon Dingler](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/live-dillon-dingler-180698e0) - 83 OVR · C · DET · Gold: 1,289 stubs
- [Eduardo Valencia](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/live-eduardo-valencia-999f3dac) - 71 OVR · C · DET · Bronze: 53 stubs
- [Thayron Liranzo](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/live-thayron-liranzo-d8d03b5b) - 63 OVR · C · DET · Common: 64 stubs

## Other versions of this player

- [Eduardo Valencia](https://mlbtsdb.com/mlb26/cards/live-eduardo-valencia-999f3dac) - 71 OVR · C · DET · Bronze: 53 stubs

## Questions

### How do you get Eduardo Valencia?

Buy it on the Community Market, where it costs about 7,698 stubs right now.

### How much is Eduardo Valencia worth?

It usually sells for about 5,090 stubs.

### What does Eduardo Valencia quicksell for?

The game will always buy it back for 5,000 stubs.

### What quirks does Eduardo Valencia have?

Homebody, First-Pitch Hitter, Dead Red, Pinch Hitter, Night Player, and Table Setter.

### Where can I see Eduardo Valencia's real-life stats?

On his player page: his career stats, awards, and every card of him in every edition. [Eduardo Valencia](https://mlbtsdb.com/players/eduardo-valencia-680664)

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