2025 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
2.40
K
1
SV
0
Rest-of-Season 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
Makes season debut
Diaz allowed two walks and struck out one over a scoreless two-thirds of an inning in Tuesday's 8-4 win over Seattle.
ANALYSIS
Diaz, who was activated earlier in the day, made his season debut. He opened the sixth inning and walked two of the first three batters he faced. He threw 26 pitches (14 strikes), so the command and control issues that plagued him in spring training were evident Tuesday. It makes sense that manager Terry Francona doesn't want to put Diaz back in the closer's role yet.
Diaz, who was activated earlier in the day, made his season debut. He opened the sixth inning and walked two of the first three batters he faced. He threw 26 pitches (14 strikes), so the command and control issues that plagued him in spring training were evident Tuesday. It makes sense that manager Terry Francona doesn't want to put Diaz back in the closer's role yet.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
21
Last 10 Games
21
Last 5 Games
21
How many pitches does Alexis Diaz generally throw?
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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 2023
-5%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-100%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .190 | 75 | 39 | 40 | 5 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .201 | 67 | 31 | 47 | 5 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .500 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 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 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-34%
ERA on Road
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| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 4.16 | 1.42 | 62.2 | 10.1 | 5.3 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 2.73 | 1.09 | 62.2 | 10.3 | 4.7 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0.00 | 2.40 | 1.2 | 5.4 | 16.2 | ||||
| 2025Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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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
0.33K/9
5.4BB/9
16.2HR/9
0.0Fastball
92.7 mphERA
0.00WHIP
2.40BABIP
.213GB/FB
0.00Left On Base
100.0%Exit Velocity
84.0 mphBarrels/BBE
0.0%Spin Rate
2603 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
0.0%Swinging Strike
12.2%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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Will not close right away
Reds manager Terry Francona said Tuesday that Diaz will not be the team's set closer, Charlie Goldsmith of the Dayton Daily News reports.
ANALYSIS
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Activated from 15-day injured list
The Reds activated Diaz (hamstring) from the 15-day injured list Tuesday.
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Could be activated Tuesday
Diaz (hamstring) rejoined the Reds on Sunday, and manager Terry Francona suggested that while the right-hander could be activated from the 15-day injured list ahead of Tuesday's series opener versus the Mariners, an official decision has yet to be made, Charlie Goldsmith of the Dayton Daily News reports.
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Ready for back-to-back appearances
Diaz (hamstring) will make back-to-back appearances with Triple-A Louisville on Friday and Saturday, Charlie Goldsmith of the Dayton Daily News reports.
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Staying at Triple-A for now
Reds manager Terry Francona said Sunday that Diaz (hamstring) is expected to remain at Triple-A Louisville before being activated from the injured list, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.
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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.