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A lot of things are possible this late in the cycle. What is the quality of the other team's Diamond players? If the roster is full of early Diamonds then the team won't be very good. Check the underlying ratings. Here's a for-instance on two 92-rated center fielders:
Happy Felsch, in addition to being one of the Eight Men Out, was part of this year's initial card release. He has a defensive rating of 84 and range of 86. Contact is 85, power is 75, eye is 47. Avoid K is 68.
Lars Nootbaar was part of the much-more-recent PT Elite series. He has a defensive rating of 95 and range of 93. Contact is 108, power is 74, eye is 115. Avoid K is 93.
They're both 92 overall, but Nootbaar has the much better card. We've reached the point in this year's cycle where recently-released diamonds are better than a lot of early Perfects...
but it's always best to check the underlying ratings. Those determine the card's actual quality. I could create a team full of Golds and a few Silvers that's significantly better than the worst all-Diamond roster.
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