2025 Stats
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Diaz had a decent first half for Colorado last season, slashing .286/.330/.403 with 30 RBI over 67 games, but he batted just .196 without a long ball over 17 contests following the All-Star break and was ultimately released. The veteran backstop resurfaced with San Diego and got some run in September, but he hit just .191 with one homer over 24 plate appearances. Diaz is still a pretty good defender behind the plate, but in recent years he's been below average in virtually every offensive metric aside from strikeout rate (which was a palatable 19.7% last season). Now that he's out of Colorado, even double-digit homers could be hard for him to reach, and that would necessitate Diaz having regular playing time, which isn't likely regardless of where he ends up. He re-signed with the Padres on a one-year contract, setting him up to split time behind the plate with Luis Campusano. Since Campusano has yet to establish himself as a reliable big-league catcher, it's a solid landing spot for Diaz in terms of potential playing time, though he still has a limited ceiling even with decent volume. Read Past Outlooks

Not starting Friday
Diaz is not in the Padres' starting lineup against the Astros on Friday, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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Diaz will hit the bench for Friday's series opener after going 0-for-3 with one run scored and one walk in his last start Wednesday against the Cubs. Martin Maldonado will start behind home plate and bat ninth against Houston right-hander Ryan Gusto.
Diaz will hit the bench for Friday's series opener after going 0-for-3 with one run scored and one walk in his last start Wednesday against the Cubs. Martin Maldonado will start behind home plate and bat ninth against Houston right-hander Ryan Gusto.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+26%
OPS vs RHP
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+24%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .598 | 261 | 5 | 23 | .211 | ||||
Since 2023vs Right | .751 | 658 | 15 | 90 | .285 | ||||
2025vs Left | .500 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .167 | ||||
2025vs Right | .619 | 26 | 0 | 2 | .227 | ||||
2024vs Left | .631 | 102 | 1 | 9 | .253 | ||||
2024vs Right | .721 | 249 | 5 | 30 | .270 | ||||
2023vs Left | .583 | 143 | 4 | 14 | .185 | ||||
2023vs Right | .778 | 383 | 10 | 58 | .298 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
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+18%
OPS at Home
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Since 2023Home | .764 | 467 | 12 | 67 | .281 | ||||
Since 2023Away | .650 | 452 | 8 | 46 | .247 | ||||
2025Home | .618 | 29 | 0 | 2 | .217 | ||||
2025Away | .490 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .182 | ||||
2024Home | .798 | 180 | 4 | 27 | .294 | ||||
2024Away | .590 | 171 | 2 | 12 | .235 | ||||
2023Home | .755 | 258 | 8 | 38 | .277 | ||||
2023Away | .696 | 268 | 6 | 34 | .258 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Elias Diaz compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. 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 and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.88BB Rate
16.7%K Rate
19.0%BABIP
.269ISO
.029AVG
.206OBP
.341SLG
.235OPS
.577wOBA
.279Exit Velocity
87.8 mphHard Hit Rate
29.6%Barrels/PA
0.0%Expected BA
.200Expected SLG
.264Sprint Speed
20.9 ft/secGround Ball %
42.3%Line Drive %
15.4%Fly Ball %
42.3%Advanced Batting Stats
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If Diaz could simply only play when the Rockies were playing at home and facing righties, he would be more rosterable. Diaz hit .293 in those situations last season with seven homers and 34 RBI which was an overwhelming amount of his overall volume last season. He did hit .258 on the road, but struggled to hit lefties in any location while receiving the majority of the time behind the dish for Colorado. Diaz is in the final year of his contract with the Rockies and there are few signs the club is interested in re-signing the veteran backstop whose last above-average offensive season came in 2018. The upside with Diaz would be him catching the perfect storm of contract year breakout combined with late catcher career breakout, but both theories require a bit of Jobu's rum to truly believe in them. The best thing we can say about Diaz is that he starts at catcher and can give you 15-ish homers. Everything else is a dart throw given his numbers over the years.
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Not in Tuesday's lineup
Diaz is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Cubs.
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Sitting Monday
Diaz is not in the Padres' starting lineup against the Cubs on Monday.
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On bench Saturday
Diaz is not in the Padres' starting lineup against the Rockies on Saturday.
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Sitting again Wednesday
Diaz is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics.
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On bench Tuesday
Diaz is not in the Padres' lineup against the Athletics on Tuesday.
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Turns down offer from San Francisco
Diaz has turned down a contract offer from the Giants because they would not guarantee a roster spot for him when Patrick Bailey returns from his oblique injury, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
ANALYSIS
Diaz would likely have been in line for regular playing time while Bailey is out, but he wanted assurances that he'd stick around after that and the Giants weren't willing to give it to him. The 33-year-old Diaz was released by the Rockies a week ago and is still looking for a new home.
Diaz would likely have been in line for regular playing time while Bailey is out, but he wanted assurances that he'd stick around after that and the Giants weren't willing to give it to him. The 33-year-old Diaz was released by the Rockies a week ago and is still looking for a new home.