Yainer Diaz

25-Year-Old CatcherC

Houston Astros

2024 Stats

AVG

.304

RBI

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2024 Fantasy Outlook

Despite serving as the No. 2 option in Houston behind Martin Maldonado, Diaz cracked 23 homers and finished as a top-12 fantasy catcher last season. Diaz slashed .282/.308/.538 and Statcast says he actually underperformed in regards to batting average and slugging -- his .287 xBA and .546 xSLG both ranked in the top eight percent of the league. Diaz is not particularly interested in taking walks (2.9 BB%) and his chase rate leaves open some questions about the sustainability of his contact. Further, Diaz's 21.9% HR/FB seems destined to fall, even with the boost provided by the Crawford Boxes. That being said, the Astros have already committed to Diaz being "the main guy" in 2024, and any giveback in the rate stats should in theory be softened by an increase in playing time. He wasn't a big name when he was traded in 2021, but fast forward a few years and Diaz is looking like a key piece on a championship-caliber ballclub. Read Past Outlooks

RANKSFrom Preseason

#104

ADP

Overall

Dynasty

League Majors

Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'0"

Weight 195

DOB 9/21/1998

Born Azua, DR

College None

Drafted 2016 CLE

Tallies ninth RBI

CHouston Astros

April 19, 2024

Diaz went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored Friday against the Nationals.

ANALYSIS
Diaz got the scoring started for Houston with an RBI double in the second inning before coming around to score. Friday's effort marked his fourth multi-hit performance in his last 10 games, during which he's gone 12-for-41 with five RBI and five runs scored.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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vs LHP

Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+35%

OPS vs RHP

2024

+15%

OPS vs LHP

2023

+50%

OPS vs RHP

2022

-100%

OPS vs RHP

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.662	131	15	4	13	0	.234	.267	.395
Since 2022vs Right	.897	341	45	22	57	0	.302	.331	.566
2024vs Left	.885	26	2	1	4	0	.333	.385	.500
2024vs Right	.770	60	7	2	5	0	.291	.333	.436
2023vs Left	.620	103	13	3	9	0	.214	.243	.378
2023vs Right	.931	274	38	20	51	0	.307	.332	.599
2022vs Left	.000	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2022vs Right	.619	7	0	0	1	0	.167	.286	.333
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2022

+36%

OPS at Home

2024

+28%

OPS at Home

2023

+37%

OPS at Home

2022

-100%

OPS on Road

	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.948	252	36	16	40	0	.329	.357	.591
Since 2022Away	.698	220	24	10	30	0	.229	.264	.434
2024Home	.873	56	6	2	5	0	.340	.393	.480
2024Away	.680	30	3	1	4	0	.241	.267	.414
2023Home	.972	195	30	14	35	0	.328	.349	.624
2023Away	.708	182	21	9	25	0	.231	.264	.444
2022Home	.000	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2022Away	.536	8	0	0	1	0	.143	.250	.286
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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.

BB/K
Walk to strikeout ratio
BB Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
K Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
BABIP
Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
ISO
Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
AVG
Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
OBP
On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
SLG
Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
OPS
On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
wOBA
Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
Exit Velocity
The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
Hard Hit Rate
A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
Barrels/PA
The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
Expected BA
Expected Batting Average.
Expected SLG
Expected Slugging Percentage.
Sprint Speed
The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
Ground Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
Line Drive %
The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
Fly Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.

BB/K

0.55

BB Rate

7.3%

K Rate

13.4%

BABIP

.306

ISO

.147

AVG

.293

OBP

.341

SLG

.440

OPS

.781

wOBA

.343

Exit Velocity

90.8 mph

Hard Hit Rate

30.8%

Barrels/PA

3.5%

Expected BA

.263

Expected SLG

.423

Sprint Speed

23.1 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

61.5%

Line Drive %

12.3%

Fly Ball %

26.2%

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Latest Fantasy Rumors

In line for primary catcher job

CHouston Astros

November 1, 2023

Diaz is expected to take over as the Astros' primary catcher in 2024, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.

ANALYSIS
Martin Maldonado is an impending free agent, and while Maldonado returning as a backup "can't be ruled out," per McTaggart, Diaz is expected to take over as the starter behind the plate. Diaz, 25, experienced a breakout this season in a part-time role, posting an .846 OPS with 23 homers over 377 plate appearances. He'll be a prime fantasy target in 2024 with an elevated role.

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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.

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Homers in loss

CHouston Astros

April 11, 2024

Diaz went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Thursday's 13-3 loss to the Royals.