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July 9 Roster Update: Light on Fireworks, Heavy on Roster Churn
The July 9, 2026 MLB The Show 26 roster update is a minor, transaction-heavy refresh—28 new cards and 20 position swaps, but no rarity-crossing shakeups to rattle your binder or your Stub stack.
Upgrades That Matter
Luinder Avila (Royals) sneaks from Common to Bronze (64→67 OVR), the only rarity jump in this batch. His price floor just reset, though the Control dip (-6) keeps him from spiking hard. Hurston Waldrep (Braves, 67→72 OVR) logged the biggest single leap but stays Bronze, so the market shrugs. Reynaldo López (Braves, 65→68 OVR) picks up +11 Control and inches closer to Silver—worth tracking in ShowZone's free Roster Update Predictor ahead of the next drop.
Downgrades & New Faces
Jesse Scholtens (Rays) craters from 71→66 OVR, shedding 26 Control points—stay clear. Among the 28 additions, Max Kepler (Diamondbacks, 73 OVR) enters as the highest-rated newcomer, a serviceable Bronze outfielder for budget squads. Woo-Suk Go and Pedro Avila (both 70 OVR relievers) slot in as bullpen depth if you're scraping Commons out of your pen.
Next update lands in two weeks. Until then, this one's a yawn for investors and a roster-maintenance footnote for your lineup.
ShowZone analysis — auto-generated from this update's data.
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Thursday, July 9, 2026 · ShowZone analysis