Does Anyone Else Not Care About Cover Player?

I really don't understand why people are investing so much thought into this. Some streamers who I genuinely like are making whole videos that are just wild guesses. Vlad Jr. being the cover player this year made absolutely no impact on the game. Am I missing something?

I still try to play the game daily, but a potential 99 Elly card really isn't going to change that much of my lineup of mostly P5 players anyway.

On the other hand, if we could get actual information about the MLB25 for graphics updates or changes to modes, I'm absolutely ready for that.