Diamond Dynasty - Prime Matt Carpenter and New Program

Headliners Set 7 Prime Matt Carpenter replaces 2nd Half Heroes Vida Blue today in The Show Shop. On top of that, we get a new Cover Athletes Program that can be found in the Other Programs tab. Completing this program will net you one of the cover athletes that launched with the premium version of MLB The Show 22.

Headliners Set 7 – Prime Matt Carpenter

I am generally a big backer of Matt Carpenter cards, so I suspect this will be no different. I love his swing, and this card has 100 contact vs. RHP and solid all-around hitting numbers. He also has 106 discipline and very solid 84 vision. The fielding is even a little better than usual, and he has flexibility to play everywhere but SS in the infield. The final added bonus is he’s a Prime player, and those are always in high demand once collections start to ramp up. I am buying this card both in the short and longer term.

The odds on Headliners packs to pull a diamond are 1:10 (as always), albeit that diamond might not be Prime Matt Carpenter. In addition, this year you can buy one pack of the Headliners choice pack, which gives you 1:3 odds of pulling a 90+ overall diamond (and of course costs more stubs).

Cover Athletes Program

For most people, I suspect this is the first chance most will have at taking a Cover Athletes player. Any one of these players is a nice diamond to have, but the true prize is being able to do the collection for Joe Mauer. This program won’t get you much closer to that reward, but it’s also a sizable stubs reward if you just want to look at it that way (north of 20-25K stubs as of now) for any one player.

You will be doing moments, missions, and a Showdown to get the 90 points to secure the choice pack.

Moments

Every moment is worth 3 points

• No Cover Curse Here
  • Difficulty: Rookie
  • Hit 1 home run
• Cover Equals World Series Champs
  • Difficulty: Rookie
  • Tally 2 XBH
• The Obvious Choice
  • Difficulty: Veteran
  • Get on base 3 times
• Run It Back, Joe!
  • Difficulty: Veteran
  • Get on base 3 times
• All Eyes On Cutch
  • Difficulty: Veteran
  • Tally 4 total bases
• MVP! MVP!
  • Difficulty: Veteran
  • Tally 2 hits
  • Tally 1 XBH
• Bringer Of Covers
  • Difficulty: Rookie
  • Hit 1 home run
• Griffey Arrives!
  • Difficulty: Veteran
  • Tally 4 total bases
• Judge Stands Tall
  • Difficulty: Veteran
  • Hit 1 home run
• New Team, New Cover
  • Difficulty: Rookie
  • Tally 2 XBH
• El Mago’s Cover
  • Difficulty: Veteran
  • Get on bases 2 times
• Hometown Kid
  • Difficulty: Rookie
  • Tally 6 total bases
• Showtime For Shohei
  • Difficulty: Veteran
  • Strike out 2 batters

PxP Missions

Every mission is worth 3 points and is repeatable

• Tally 500 PxP with Live Series or Cover Athlete Donaldson
• Tally 500 PxP with Live Series or Cover Athlete Tatis Jr.
• Tally 500 PxP with Live Series or Cover Athlete McCutchen
• Tally 500 PxP with Live Series or Cover Athlete Judge
• Tally 500 PxP with Live Series or Cover Athlete Baez
• Tally 500 PxP with Live Series or Cover Athlete Harper
• Tally 500 PxP with Live Series or Cover Athlete Miguel Cabrera
• Tally 500 PxP with Live Series or Cover Athlete Ohtani
• Tally 1,000 PxP with the Twins
• Tally 1,000 PxP with the Red Sox
• Tally 1,000 PxP with the Mariners

Cover Athletes Showdown

• Reward: 25 points

Rewards

• 10 points – 500 stubs
• 20 points – The Show pack
• 30 points – 500 stubs
• 40 points – The Show pack
• 50 points – The Show pack (x3)
• 60 points – 1,000 stubs
• 70 points – Headliners Set 1 pack
• 80 points – The Show pack (x5)
• 90 points – 1,000 stubs, Cover Athletes choice pack