MLB 26 Exchange calculator

The cheapest set of cards that gets you to a points target. Buying the cheapest cards is the intuitive move and it is usually the expensive one — what matters is cost per point.

Total cost: 2,301
Cards to buy: 81
Points: 100,103

Saves 66% against buying the cheapest cards. That route needs 729 cards and 6,827 stubs for the same target.

This set includes a 61 or 62 overall, whose points value is published by only one source and could not be confirmed.

#	Card	Price	Points	Stubs / point	Running
1	74Harrison BaderFA	25	1,541	0.016	1,541
2	74Joe MusgroveFA	26	1,541	0.017	3,082
3	74Quinn PriesterFA	27	1,541	0.018	4,623
4	74Grant HolmesATL	27	1,541	0.018	6,164
5	74Carlos SantanaFA	27	1,541	0.018	7,705
6	74Danny CoulombeFA	27	1,541	0.018	9,246
7	74Brusdar GraterolFA	27	1,541	0.018	10,787
8	74Pete FairbanksMIA	29	1,541	0.019	12,328
9	74Daulton VarshoHOU	29	1,541	0.019	13,869
10	74Brandyn GarciaARI	29	1,541	0.019	15,410
11	74Gary SánchezMIL	30	1,541	0.019	16,951
12	74José AlvaradoPHI	30	1,541	0.019	18,492
13	74Martín PérezATL	30	1,541	0.019	20,033
14	74Joey OrtizMIL	30	1,541	0.019	21,574
15	74Austin RileyATL	30	1,541	0.019	23,115
16	74Trent GrishamNYY	31	1,541	0.020	24,656
17	74Jovani MoránBOS	31	1,541	0.020	26,197
18	73Stuart FairchildFA	25	1,238	0.020	27,435
19	74Seranthony DomínguezSEA	32	1,541	0.021	28,976
20	74Ronel BlancoHOU	32	1,541	0.021	30,517
21	74Sean MurphyATL	32	1,541	0.021	32,058
22	74Tyler KinleyATL	32	1,541	0.021	33,599
23	73Blake TreinenFA	26	1,238	0.021	34,837
24	73José ButtóFA	26	1,238	0.021	36,075
25	74Jameson TaillonTOR	33	1,541	0.021	37,616
26	74Tommy NanceMIN	33	1,541	0.021	39,157
27	74Angel MartinezCLE	33	1,541	0.021	40,698
28	74Chase ShugartPHI	33	1,541	0.021	42,239
29	73Michael KopechFA	27	1,238	0.022	43,477
30	73José BerríosFA	27	1,238	0.022	44,715
31	74Luis GilNYY	34	1,541	0.022	46,256
32	73Adam OttavinoFA	28	1,238	0.023	47,494
33	73Alex CobbFA	28	1,238	0.023	48,732
34	74Christian ScottNYM	35	1,541	0.023	50,273
35	74Tyler WellsTB	36	1,541	0.023	51,814
36	74Roki SasakiLAD	36	1,541	0.023	53,355
37	74Riley O'BrienSTL	36	1,541	0.023	54,896
38	74Tim MayzaPHI	36	1,541	0.023	56,437
39	73Heliot RamosNYY	29	1,238	0.023	57,675
40	73Robbie RaySD	29	1,238	0.023	58,913
41	73Lane ThomasATL	29	1,238	0.023	60,151
42	74Andre PallanteSTL	38	1,541	0.025	61,692
43	73Brandon SproatMIL	31	1,238	0.025	62,930
44	72Starling MarteFA	25	997	0.025	63,927
45	72Randy VásquezSD	25	997	0.025	64,924
46	72Adolis GarcíaFA	25	997	0.025	65,921
47	72Rob RefsnyderFA	25	997	0.025	66,918
48	72Jake MarisnickFA	25	997	0.025	67,915
49	72Mike TauchmanFA	25	997	0.025	68,912
50	72Wenceel PérezFA	25	997	0.025	69,909
51	74Daniel Lynch IVKC	39	1,541	0.025	71,450
52	73Dylan CrewsWAS	32	1,238	0.026	72,688
53	73Peter LambertHOU	32	1,238	0.026	73,926
54	72Manuel RodriguezFA	26	997	0.026	74,923
55	72Justin VerlanderFA	26	997	0.026	75,920
56	72Tanner HouckFA	26	997	0.026	76,917
57	74Michael BuschCHC	41	1,541	0.027	78,458
58	72Konnor GriffinFA	27	997	0.027	79,455
59	72Justin SternerFA	27	997	0.027	80,452
60	72Kutter CrawfordFA	27	997	0.027	81,449
61	72Colton CowserBAL	27	997	0.027	82,446
62	72Porter HodgeFA	27	997	0.027	83,443
63	72Mike VasilFA	27	997	0.027	84,440
64	72Stephen KolekFA	27	997	0.027	85,437
65	74Brock StewartLAD	42	1,541	0.027	86,978
66	73Nick FortesTB	34	1,238	0.027	88,216
67	73Matt ShawCHC	34	1,238	0.027	89,454
68	72Spencer TurnbullFA	28	997	0.028	90,451
69	72Tylor MegillFA	28	997	0.028	91,448
70	72Josh SborzFA	28	997	0.028	92,445
71	72Jalen BeeksFA	28	997	0.028	93,442
72	72Mitch KellerFA	28	997	0.028	94,439
73	72Nathaniel LoweCLE	28	997	0.028	95,436
74	72Miguel CastroFA	28	997	0.028	96,433
75	72Cole SandsFA	28	997	0.028	97,430
76	72Hunter HarveyFA	28	997	0.028	98,427
77	72Jordan LeasureFA	28	997	0.028	99,424
78	64Kevin NewmanFA	6	191	0.031	99,615
79	64Pedro LeónFA	6	191	0.031	99,806
80	64Manuel MargotFA	6	191	0.031	99,997
81	61Eddys LeonardFA	6	106	0.057	100,103

How this works

A card's exchange value is fixed by its overall rating, and the curve is steep — a 74 is worth 1,541 points where a 60 is worth 100, though both can sit at the 25-stub floor. So the best cards to feed an exchange are cheap bronzes, not commons. The set below is chosen by cost per point, and stops valuing points once the target is met, so it does not spend on a diamond to close a small gap. Prices are the current buy-now asks and one copy of each card is assumed.