2024 Stats
W-L
2-5
ERA
3.99
WHIP
1.30
K
55
SV
28
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Diaz's performance was rocky at times in 2024, but his stability as the Reds closer was always high. The right-hander finished with 28 saves in 32 chances and a 77.8 percent team save share, both of which ranked ninth in the league. The velocity on his four-seamer (94 mph) dipped for the second consecutive year, but the pitch yielded better results than his slider, which was reflected in its usage (58 percent - a +9.5% difference from 2023). Diaz's perennially poor walk rate (12.8 percent) and plummeting K-rate (22.7 percent) attributed to a higher WHIP (1.30), which may not sit well with new manager Tito Francona. However, working in Diaz's favor for 2025 is the current lack of competition within his own bullpen. He'll likely open the season as Cincinnati's closer, but his leash may not be as long as it was under David Bell. Read Past Outlooks
Up to 28 saves
Diaz earned the save in Tuesday's 6-5 win over Atlanta, allowing one hit while striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning.
ANALYSIS
Atlanta made things interesting in the ninth with a two-out single followed by a stolen base. However, Diaz proceeded to strike out Michael Harris, stranding the tying run on second to lock down his 28th save this season. The 27-year-old Diaz has now delivered seven straight scoreless appearances (seven innings), allowing just one hit while striking out seven in that span. His ERA is down to 4.14 on the year with a 1.27 WHIP and 54:28 K:BB across 54.1 innings.
Atlanta made things interesting in the ninth with a two-out single followed by a stolen base. However, Diaz proceeded to strike out Michael Harris, stranding the tying run on second to lock down his 28th save this season. The 27-year-old Diaz has now delivered seven straight scoreless appearances (seven innings), allowing just one hit while striking out seven in that span. His ERA is down to 4.14 on the year with a 1.27 WHIP and 54:28 K:BB across 54.1 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
17
How many pitches does Alexis Diaz generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Alexis Diaz generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-3%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-5%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .177 | 105 | 55 | 55 | 8 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .172 | 119 | 45 | 59 | 7 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .200 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .211 | 28 | 10 | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .176 | 48 | 16 | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .197 | 38 | 20 | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .158 | 30 | 18 | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .107 | 53 | 15 | 12 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-28%
ERA on Road
2024
-26%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 3.40 | 1.14 | 95.1 | 10.8 | 4.3 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 2.45 | 1.14 | 92.0 | 10.8 | 5.3 | ||||
| 2024Home | 4.61 | 1.50 | 27.1 | 8.2 | 5.6 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.41 | 1.10 | 29.0 | 9.3 | 4.3 | ||||
| 2023Home | 4.01 | 1.31 | 33.2 | 11.8 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2023Away | 2.14 | 1.07 | 33.2 | 11.2 | 5.1 | ||||
| 2022Home | 1.83 | 0.70 | 34.1 | 11.8 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2022Away | 1.84 | 1.26 | 29.1 | 11.7 | 6.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Alexis Diaz compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.77K/9
8.8BB/9
5.0HR/9
1.0Fastball
94.0 mphERA
3.99WHIP
1.30BABIP
.257GB/FB
0.73Left On Base
65.0%Exit Velocity
81.7 mphBarrels/BBE
4.0%Spin Rate
2619 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.1%Swinging Strike
11.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Diaz emerged last year as one of the best closers for fantasy purposes, boasting nine wins and 37 saves with solid ratios and a 30% strikeout rate. While his save total was fourth highest in the majors, Diaz only accounted for 69.8% of the Reds' 53 saves. Cincinnati was more competitive last year, but led the league in one-run games and recorded a save in a league-leading 64.6% of their 82 wins. As such, expecting Diaz to approach the 40-save mark again in 2024 might be a mistake, especially given the 27-year-old's perennially high walk rate. Diaz did adjust his pitch usage, opting to throw far more sliders (51.5% usage) than he did in 2022 (35.2%). It was one of the best sliders in baseball per Statcast Run Value (16), while his four-seamer lost some velocity (-1.2 mph) and wasn't as effective. Diaz also faded down the stretch, possibly due to a career-high 71 appearances. Look for him to be one of the top 10 closers off the board, but don't lock in a repeat of last season's stats.
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Earns 27th save
Diaz pitched a perfect ninth inning Monday to pick up the save against Atlanta. He did not allow a hit or a walk and did not collect a strikeout.
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Collects 26th save
Diaz tossed a clean ninth inning Sunday to pick up the save against the Mets. He struck out two.
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Grabs 25th save
Diaz picked up the save Thursday against Houston, striking out one without allowing any hits or walks.
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Blows save Thursday
Diaz allowed three runs on three hits and a walk while failing to record an out, taking a blown save in Thursday's 10-9 win over the Athletics.
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Yields walk-off homer
Diaz blew a save Sunday against Pittsburgh, allowing two runs on one hit and a hit-by-pitch over one-third of an inning.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Interest from Washington, Tampa Bay
The Nationals and Rays are among the teams to show trade interest in Diaz, Jack Azoulay-Haron of MLB Nerds reports.
ANALYSIS
Azoulay-Haron writes of Diaz that the Reds "have been shopping him around." Diaz, 28, had a disappointing 3.99 ERA and 55:31 K:BB over 56.1 frames in 2024. He is projected to earn around $4 million in 2025 in his first year of arbitration eligibility.
Azoulay-Haron writes of Diaz that the Reds "have been shopping him around." Diaz, 28, had a disappointing 3.99 ERA and 55:31 K:BB over 56.1 frames in 2024. He is projected to earn around $4 million in 2025 in his first year of arbitration eligibility.