2025 Stats
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.257
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Diaz still hit the baseball harder than most players in the league did in 2024, but not at the same frequency he did during his career-best 2023 season. Even more concerning may be the fact his GB/FB ratio was its lowest of the past four seasons as he fell back into the familiar trap of too many groundballs. Diaz was at his best in 2023 when he hit .326 off fastballs and .387 off breaking balls but those measures fell to .287 and .278 respectively in 2024. Perhaps Diaz felt the pressure of needing to generate offense for a team which struggled to score runs most of the season as his O-Swing% was the worst of his career. The surrounding cast's struggles particularly ate into Diaz's runs scored, as he scored 40 fewer times in 2024 and drove in 13 fewer runs despite 21 extra plate appearances and a career-high 145 games played. Diaz is entering the final year of his three-year extension with Tampa Bay and could very well be dealt before the 2025 season begins if the club is confident enough in what Jonathan Aranda showed in September. Read Past Outlooks

Handling DH duties Wednesday
Diaz (hip) will serve as the Rays' designated hitter and leadoff batter in Wednesday's game against the Phillies, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
ANALYSIS
Diaz exited Tuesday's 8-4 win early due to right hip tightness, but he downplayed the injury after the game and suggested he would be back in action Wednesday. His prediction appears to have come true, and he'll move up to the top of the order after having occupied the No. 3 spot in his previous two starts. The left-handed-hitting Chandler Simpson could continue to bat leadoff against right-handed pitching, but Diaz looks like he'll be the Rays' preferred table setter versus lefties such as the Phillies' Cristopher Sanchez.
Diaz exited Tuesday's 8-4 win early due to right hip tightness, but he downplayed the injury after the game and suggested he would be back in action Wednesday. His prediction appears to have come true, and he'll move up to the top of the order after having occupied the No. 3 spot in his previous two starts. The left-handed-hitting Chandler Simpson could continue to bat leadoff against right-handed pitching, but Diaz looks like he'll be the Rays' preferred table setter versus lefties such as the Phillies' Cristopher Sanchez.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+22%
OPS vs LHP
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+18%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .963 | 322 | 16 | 50 | .325 | ||||
Since 2023vs Right | .787 | 1057 | 25 | 110 | .291 | ||||
2025vs Left | .638 | 44 | 2 | 3 | .143 | ||||
2025vs Right | .756 | 114 | 3 | 14 | .294 | ||||
2024vs Left | .924 | 139 | 4 | 15 | .346 | ||||
2024vs Right | .706 | 482 | 10 | 50 | .261 | ||||
2023vs Left | 1.101 | 139 | 10 | 32 | .355 | ||||
2023vs Right | .881 | 461 | 12 | 46 | .322 | ||||
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+13%
OPS at Home
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Since 2023Home | .876 | 727 | 25 | 93 | .317 | ||||
Since 2023Away | .774 | 652 | 16 | 67 | .278 | ||||
2025Home | .768 | 103 | 5 | 11 | .255 | ||||
2025Away | .649 | 55 | 0 | 6 | .260 | ||||
2024Home | .786 | 324 | 8 | 37 | .296 | ||||
2024Away | .721 | 297 | 6 | 28 | .263 | ||||
2023Home | 1.014 | 300 | 12 | 45 | .363 | ||||
2023Away | .851 | 300 | 10 | 33 | .297 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Yandy 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
0.52BB Rate
7.0%K Rate
13.3%BABIP
.267ISO
.160AVG
.257OBP
.310SLG
.417OPS
.727wOBA
.319Exit Velocity
93.0 mphHard Hit Rate
39.2%Barrels/PA
6.3%Expected BA
.288Expected SLG
.456Sprint Speed
21.8 ft/secGround Ball %
54.4%Line Drive %
15.2%Fly Ball %
30.4%Advanced Batting Stats
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It took Diaz until his age 31 season, but he finally got to the 20-homer plateau and threw in a league batting title as well in his career year. The homers were a bit front loaded as 12 of his 22 homers came in the first two months of the season before he hit just two over the entire of June and July before closing with 8 more down the stretch as he chased the batting title. He hit .300 or better in every month of the season as the most atypical leadoff hitter in the American League given his size. He leads off because (points to him) he gets on base. His worst monthly OBP split was .390 in June which is how someone built like a fire hydrant was able to score 95 runs. Diaz hit the 600 plate appearance mark for the first time but did have issues throughout the season in his lower back and legs. He is now only first base eligible but was also the sixth most valuable player at the position in 2023. Diaz will not repeat, but his stock has risen.
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Battling hip tightness
Diaz exited Tuesday's game against the Phillies early due to right hip tightness, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Exits early Tuesday
Diaz was removed from Tuesday's game against the Phillies due to an apparent leg injury, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Pops fourth homer
Diaz went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Thursday against the Royals.
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Swipes second bag
Diaz went 3-for-5 with a double, a run scored, an RBI and a stolen base Thursday against the Diamondbacks.
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Strong stretch continues Wednesday
Diaz went 3-for-6 with two doubles and three RBI in Wednesday's extra-inning win over the Diamondbacks.
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Getting trade inquiries
The Mets have checked in with the Rays regarding the availability of Diaz, Pat Ragazzo of SI.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Ragazzo says the Mets called the Rays about Diaz earlier this offseason, and more recently touched base again. The Rays have been disinclined to trade Diaz, although perhaps that has changed with their recent signing of Ha-Seong Kim. The Mets have also inquired on the Tigers' Spencer Torkelson and the Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle as they seek first base help in the wake of a contract impasse with Pete Alonso.
Ragazzo says the Mets called the Rays about Diaz earlier this offseason, and more recently touched base again. The Rays have been disinclined to trade Diaz, although perhaps that has changed with their recent signing of Ha-Seong Kim. The Mets have also inquired on the Tigers' Spencer Torkelson and the Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle as they seek first base help in the wake of a contract impasse with Pete Alonso.