The New Threads 2.0 Program celebrates the 2025 MLB trade deadline, with a batch of players recently traded representing their new teams. This is obviously great for theme teams, but there's some pretty good overall cards in the mix.
How to Earn Stars - 150 required to complete
Moments
- 12 Moments worth 5 stars each → 60 total stars possible.
Program PXP Missions
- 60 stars total across individual PXP grinds for the cards earned in the program
- Milestones:
- 1,500 & 2,500 PXP with New Threads series cards
- Extra: 10 stars each for 3,500 & 5,000 PXP.
Optional PXP Missions
Earn 5 stars each for:
- 350 PXP with hitters and 500 PXP with pitchers
- Eligible players (any version):
- Carlos Correa
- Willi Castro
- Mason Miller
- Leodalis De Vries
- Jhoan Duran
- Eugenio Suarez
- Shane Bieber
- Camilo Doval
- Ryan O’Hearn
- Gregory Soto
- Dustin May
- Charlie Morton
New Threads 2.0 Packs
Deluxe - 10,000 Stubs each, random New Threads 2.0 player
Premier - 25,000 Stubs each, 3 New Threads 2.0 players with a 1:2 odds on 98+ and 1:5 odds on 99+
Ultra - 50,000 Stubs each, purchase limit of 1 pack per user, 4 97+ New Threads 2.0 players and 1 guaranteed 98+ New Threads 2.0 with 1:2 odds at 99 overall tier
Leodalis De Vries drops in with an impactful 99 overall, immediately becoming the top shortstop according to Meta Overall. Switch-hitting shortstops with nearly 100 everything offensively, with 87 Fielding, 86 Reaction, and 86 Speed can have that effect.
Jhoan Duran unsurprisingly debuts as the new #1 Closer in Diamond Dynasty. Double Outlier gives Duran a 4-Seamer and Splitter coming in at unreal speeds with absurd movement, with a disgusting Sweeper and Knuckle-Curve to boot. The max 125 H/9 and Clutch is obviously crucial on 99 overall relivers and Duran is simply awesome.
Collections
- 98 OVR New Threads 2.0 set (Soto, Bader, O’Hearn, Doval) → 50 stars
- 99 OVR New Threads set (Duran, Suarez, Bieber, De Vries) → 100 stars
Extra Star Opportunities
- New Threads Showdown vs. Ryan Helsley → 30 stars
- New Threads Conquest Map → 30 stars and 98 overall New Threads 2.0 Ramon Laureano
Rewards
- 30,000 XP
- 1 Deluxe New Threads 2.0 Pack
- Player rewards:
- 97 Chris Paddack
- 97 Ke’Bryan Hayes
- 97 Griffin Jax
- 98 Josh Naylor
- 98 Merrill Kelly
- 99 Ryan McMahon
- 99 Cedric Mullins
Ryan McMahon and Cedric Mullins are two very solid program rewards, with Mullins debuting as a top-5 CF in both True and Meta Overall. A very balanced overall profile sees Mullins with 100+ in the major offensive attributes, with 82 Vision rounding it out. Strong 88 Fielding that goes Diamond at Parallel 2 pairs nicely with 83 Speed. Mullins also possesses 74 Reaction which is beginning to get outclassed with all the 99 overalls, but still makes Mullins playable in the field.
New Threads Collection Update
The new pack brings an update to the pre-existing New Threads collection, this time featuring more big names that were moved at the 2025 trade deadline.
Mason Miller, Willi Castro, and Carlos Correa are all pretty sick cards to top off the New Threads 2.0 content as the collection rewards.
Miller has his Outlier 4-Seamer and killer breaking stuff, Castro can play everywhere except 1B and Catcher with respectable Fielding on a switch-hitting body with an amazing swing, and Correa gets a vintage card with amazing attributes across the board with respectable 75 Speed that should help the 82 Fielding make solid plays.
These cards are awesome and definitely fit the flavor of a drop like this. Castro getting another premium card months after being a Chase card feels redundant, but that's unavoidable at times. Overall, these are incredibly fun additions to the New Threads collection that can legitimately help your team and aren't just expensive binder ornaments.
Collect 43 New Threads to unlock Mason Miller, 55 cards to unlock Willi Castro, and 60 total New Threads cards to unlock Carlos Correa.
What are your thoughts on the New Threads 2.0 content? Anyone making your squad? Let us know in the comments!
Cory Wayne Dell
Cory has been writing about all things baseball and gaming since 2022 and has been featured at Operation Sports as well as cited by Forbes. Cory is also a multi-instrumentalist and founder of the band Cargocastle. Cargocastle's latest single, "Truth and Reconciliation," is available on Spotify and all major streaming platforms. Cory is also the author of Shadow of a Monster, a personal memoir currently seeking publication.
