From the Field: Yandy Diaz, if, Cleveland Indians

I am really bummed out about the Yandy Diaz trade.

This season he hit .312/.375/.422 over 109 at-bats–good for a 115 OPS+. I know that he was not a traditional power hitter because of his low launch angle, but considering his exit velocity it’s not like he is having to cheat to get extra base hits.

Diaz has hit at every level. I really believe that he just needs at-bats at the major league level to blossom. Problem is that he will be 27 this year, and the Indians clearly were not willing to give him that chance.

Getting traded to the Rays is probably the best move for him, but I worry that the Indians are going to regret this trade later.

Got this autograph during the last week of the 2018 season.

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	AB	H	2B	HR	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
2014	22	CLE-min	A+	76	283	81	7	2	49	35	.286	.396	.367	.763
2015	23	CLE-min	AA,AAA	136	495	153	15	7	78	70	.309	.403	.402	.805
2016	24	CLE-min	AAA,AA	121	444	141	22	9	71	86	.318	.408	.446	.854
2017	25	CLE-min	AAA	85	309	108	17	5	60	56	.350	.454	.460	.914
2017	25	CLE	AL	49	156	41	8	0	21	35	.263	.352	.327	.679	80
2018	26	CLE-min	AAA	98	348	102	24	3	70	75	.293	.409	.388	.797
2018	26	CLE	AL	39	109	34	5	1	11	19	.312	.375	.422	.797	115
2 Yr	2 Yr	2 Yr	2 Yr	88	265	75	13	1	32	54	.283	.361	.366	.727	94
162	162	162	162	162	488	138	24	2	59	99	.283	.361	.366	.727	94

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 12/29/2018.

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From the Field: Yandy Diaz, if, Cleveland Indians