Yainer Diaz
24-Year-Old
2022 Stats
AVG
.125
HR
0
RBI
1
R
0
SB
0
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Diaz is a good enough hitter that he should get backup catcher work this season and beyond. It will be his defensive development that determines whether he becomes a workhorse behind the plate. On lesser teams, he might get work at first base and designated hitter in addition to catcher, but those starts should be few and far between when the Astros are fully healthy. The one major flaw in Diaz's offensive game is how frequently (38% in the minors) he chases pitches out of the zone. He hit .306/.356/.542 with a 31.3 Hard% and 25 home runs in 105 games between Double-A and Triple-A. Despite his propensity to chase, Diaz logged a stellar 17.8 K% at Triple-A, but walked just 5.9% of the time. Diaz was age-appropriate for a catcher in the upper levels. Read Past Outlooks
Chance to earn role
Diaz will have the chance to win the backup catcher job this spring, Paige Leckie of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Martin Maldonado is penciled in as the starting backstop in Houston, but the depth chart is unresolved from there. Diaz seems big-league ready with the bat -- he maintained a 121 wRC+ across 219 plate appearances with Triple-A Sugar Land in 2022 -- but his defense is more questionable. Upon reporting to camp, Diaz noted that he focused on improving all facets of his defense this offseason in an effort to stick in the majors. He is competing with fellow prospect Korey Lee for the role, though Diaz's bat-first profile may help him given that Maldonado is a strong defensive catcher but offers little at the plate.
Martin Maldonado is penciled in as the starting backstop in Houston, but the depth chart is unresolved from there. Diaz seems big-league ready with the bat -- he maintained a 121 wRC+ across 219 plate appearances with Triple-A Sugar Land in 2022 -- but his defense is more questionable. Upon reporting to camp, Diaz noted that he focused on improving all facets of his defense this offseason in an effort to stick in the majors. He is competing with fellow prospect Korey Lee for the role, though Diaz's bat-first profile may help him given that Maldonado is a strong defensive catcher but offers little at the plate.
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2022
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2020
-100%
OPS vs RHP
2022
-100%
OPS vs RHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020vs Left | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| Since 2020vs Right | .619 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .167 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | .619 | 7 | 0 | 1 | .167 | ||||
| 2021vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2020
-100%
OPS on Road
2022
-100%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020Home | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| Since 2020Away | .536 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .143 | ||||
| 2022Home | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
| 2022Away | .536 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .143 | ||||
| 2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Yainer 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
0.50BB Rate
11.1%K Rate
22.2%BABIP
.167ISO
.125AVG
.125OBP
.222SLG
.250OPS
.472wOBA
.218Exit Velocity
93.7 mphHard Hit Rate
33.3%Barrels/PA
11.1%Expected BA
.179Expected SLG
.399Sprint Speed
26.2 ft/secGround Ball %
50.0%Line Drive %
0.0%Fly Ball %
50.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Optioned to Triple-A
Diaz was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday.
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Collects first RBI
Diaz went 0-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in Friday's 4-2 win over the Angels.
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Contract officially selected
Diaz's contract was selected from Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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MLB debut coming soon
Diaz will have his contract selected from Triple-A Sugar Land when rosters expand Sept. 1, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
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Rises to Triple-A
The Astros promoted Diaz from Double-A Corpus Christi to Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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