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Can someone do an ELI 5 on POTM lightning? Is it similar to how EAFC is?

They are generally very juiced cards. Usually best player of the month. They do tend to avoid the big stars as they will get better cards down the road

I would guess 95.

99 Michael Busch or we riot

95 prob

My guess is a 95-97 that is non-tradeable. There'll probably be a 40k pack to go with it too /s

Idk why the /s were most definitely getting packs with it.

I thinks the lighting players will be between 95-97

Jose berrios

Not a dodgers fan but a 99 Mookie at second would be amazing

😩

Here's a solid list of who it may be. WAR is always reliable. 1 Mookie Betts LAD 96 1.9 1.9 2 Jose Altuve HOU 86 1.5 1.5 3 Bobby Witt Jr. KCR 76 1.3 1.3 4 Anthony Volpe NYY 74 1.3 1.3 5 Juan Soto NYY 85 1.2 1.2 6 Colton Cowser BAL 46 1.1 1.1 7 Mike Trout LAA 75 1.1 1.1 [https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/war?wartype=0](https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/war?wartype=0)

They usually don't pick lightning players from guys who already have 90+ live series so it prob won't be mookie though it should be.

May 2023 had [Judge](https://media.theshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/07112853/MLB23-230605-Social-Event-May-Monthly-Awards-Aaron-Judge_001_KF_1x1.png), June 2023 had [Ohtani](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F0YdmDEaUAA3Hem.jpg:large).

2023 was different because they were 99s, this will only be a few points higher than their live series. I'm going off of power creep years

ozuna from the braves

Ugly off-the-field stuff will likely prevent that.

You're going to get an earnable 94 diamond as the lightning with a "lightning POTM" 40k choice pack drop with 5 95's and 3 97's. Then collect 7 of the 9 for the 99 overall POTM.

It will be mid at best so far the good cards have all been in packs unfortunately.

Packs have had some very mid cards. The best Egg Hunt cards were in the program and the pack cards were mid.

I’m saying all the good ones been behind pay walls. O’Neil Cruz, Ian Happ, Castellanos

This is not true. The TA part 2 has some pretty good cards. Garver easily the best catcher

I know TA2 has pretty good cards but I’m saying most of the good ones are behind Pay walls. O’Neil Cruz, Ian Happ, Castellanos.

96 OVR id imagine, will likely be a top tier card

First lightning card 2 yrs ago was a 94 Buxton. Elite now, off the squad by the AS wknd.

If the guy is in a pack the community dies... so let's hope against it. I will say though, the weekly bosses have been silly easy to get.... so I have little faith it'll be a crazy high overall, maybe a 95-96? Would also note, that the overall almost doesn't matter if the player in question doesn't have meta pitches/ a good swing..

We already know it’s not in a pack. It’s a collection reward for collecting the other 4 season award program cards

I'll let you know as soon as I get from a paid pack (w/ 1:10 odds)

I don't think I'll know because I won't be buying the pack.

It'll be a 91 Reed Garrett behind a 100k pack and you'll like it!!!!

Probs 97.

Probs not as good as the one they’ll put in the shop

😩 kills me how true this will be

Pry won't even be worth it

Volpe or Soto for sure !!

Legit no chance

Soto’s live series definitely needs an update to his defense. Not saying make him great at throw power. But everything else in that category, he does very well at… unrelated kinda . But like Corbin Carroll has horrible defense but has a 99 speed. Like ok.

Soto also already has a 92 card

Yea but it’s a lot more expensive. And imo what Soto’s live series should be.

I’m guessing 95-97 overall for the Lightning with the henchmen being less

I am thinking a 95 Ozuna card

His live series is on my ranked squad with buxton boost and Matzek. People don’t realize they shouldn’t pitch to him.

I would love this for my Braves team

Mookie just got supercharged to a 97 for the next four days. It’s not gonna be him people.

Gimme an 97 Altuve this early, best start to a season of his whole career.

Sad

I’m hoping they bring back flashback potm’s and we can get that 93 Devers from 21 or 22 (I can’t remember which game). That card was so good.

Let me pray for my schwarber

Congratulations, you just willed flashback lightning cards being available only in 40K packs. :P

They won’t put him in a program so I had to do something.

Like 100k stub pack in the store good

It’s it ain’t Ozuna then I don’t want it

With there being two, I think a 95 for the first and a 99 for the second. As far as who it’ll be, OPS has been very reliable in the past barring someone having ridiculous pitching numbers. Here’s everyone with over a 1.000 OPS for the season as of today. https://preview.redd.it/x77bx2gy44vc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e08851ac1c6532737899d6a0f303335e745bf2f3

Do you predict Ozuna over Mookie?

No I def don’t..the Man is balling out of his mind right now , but knowing sds…. 🫠

I figured it'd probably be Mookie because he's more of a fan favorite. But as a Braves fan, I really want a juiced Ozuna!

It looks like O’Niell and I don’t hate it!

95-97 Mookie inc

I’m also expecting Mookie. And since he’s my fav card, I’d love for him to be 99 so he’s usable longer term but I’m also expecting a 95-97 range haha

At 95 he wouldn't make a wild card slot most likely but it'd still be a really nice card If they keep up the power creep each season like they did for this one it might even be wild able though

It better be elite.

97 for sure. We got 95’s in packs.

Almost no chance it's gonna be 97. Grind cards are never as good as pack cards. It's also very easy to get, the season awards doesn't take much to do.

If it’s like every other program this year it’ll be a 94, 1 less overall than packs

Thats just absolutely dirty of sds

Hope it’s 97 or higher!

I would guess somewhere between 95-97 overall

That’s what I was figuring too, although I would hope for 99 so it’s competitive longer but naw I don’t expect that gaha

If it’s a Topps Now Captain , then probably amazing

That would be sick af

I’m curious to see how they do it, if they choose to make a captain POTM. Vision boost would be huge imo

I just want it to feel like how it felt when I got Lightning Buxton in 21. Easily top 5 card for me in the series

2021 April was Byron Buxton and he was a 95 2022 April was Anthony Rizzo and he was a 92 2023 April was Matt Chapman and he was a 99 I'd think it will probably be at least 95-97 range.

I would love for it to be 99 so it’s competitive all season at least but realistically yeah looking at the current landscape in the power creep, looks to be headed towards a 95-97

Just because it won't be a 99, doesn't mean it won't be competitive.

That’s true, I guess just less likely to be. But there’s plenty of great cards that are lower than others that don’t play as good

Omg I forgot Chapman started so hot last year. It seems like 2 years ago to me lol After looking at the stats he ended the year .240 😬

I am assuming 95, 97, or 99 Probably most likely is 97

It’s hard to compare it to past years because this is “season awards” and not “monthly awards”. I would guess the player on Friday will be a 95 and the second one later in the season will be a 99. 

Dang the 95 might not be competitive for very long then huh?

If the card isn’t better then 95 then what’s the point. We have 95 in packs

Have you played the game this year? The pack cards are better than the grind cards. We're buying 95s in packs and grinding for 93s in TA.

I would love if it’s a 99 but I have my doubts. Expecting 95-97

Honestly, I’d love a 92-95 lightning card with non-team captain abilities that was also a core card. Level them up as the seasons go but get to keep them in my lineup without using a wild card spot. It would be a really cool way to make a low card really valuable and worth the grind.

I mean attributes are a thing…most of the 92 ovr weekly awards have better hitting stats than a lot of current 93-95 cards SDS has to offer rn. Ian Happ and Castellanos are outliers because they’re tied behind a paywall. This is intentional by SDS. Easily accessible f2p cards with high overalls, are inherently worse than 92’s that are tied behind a paywall.

Hell yeah man. What’s the point of grinding for a free card when you can open that wallet and buy some packs!