Yusniel Diaz 2021

[sportsfan8703]

This is a guy that was a former top 100 prospect. In fact BA had him #37 in their pre 2019 list. 
 

It would be huge for him just to be healthy the rest of the year. 

[Ruzious]

We have 4 OFers like this that need to be/stay healthy - Diaz, Kjerstad, Hays, and Santander.  

[Moose Milligan]

Diaz is just another guy.  

[7Mo]

3 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Diaz is just another guy.  

I'm hoping some other club believes they have a magic trick to fix him and offers some value for him.

[Moose Milligan]

1 minute ago, 7Mo said:

I'm hoping some other club believes they have a magic trick to fix him and offers some value for him.

Probably not.  Why take on someone else's health problem?  And it's not like he's been amazing when he's been on the field.

[7Mo]

7 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Probably not.  Why take on someone else's health problem?  And it's not like he's been amazing when he's been on the field.

"I'm hoping"

I agree that it's not likely. 

[Moose Milligan]

2 minutes ago, 7Mo said:

"I'm hoping"

I agree that it's not likely. 

I know man.  Remove all hope. 

Seriously, like George Carlin said, "**** hope!"  

That's the problem here, everyone has hope.  Remove all hope, things start to look more clear.

[jabba72]

18 minutes ago, Moose Milligan said:

Diaz is just another guy.  

Im higher on McKenna than I am Diaz. McKenna plays CF and has a 800+ OPS in Norfolk at the moment even if it is a SSS.   If Diaz could stay on the field for awhile maybe that would change.  

[Moose Milligan]

2 minutes ago, jabba72 said:

Im higher on McKenna than I am Diaz. McKenna plays CF and has a 800+ OPS in Norfolk at the moment even if it is a SSS.   If Diaz could stay on the field for awhile maybe that would change.  

McKenna doesn't look like much at the ML level, although it's an extremely SSS.  Between guys like Hays, Santander, Stewart and Diaz, I agree, though...getting outfielders on the field for any length of time is most important.  Ridiculous that it's come to that.

[jabba72]

1 minute ago, Moose Milligan said:

McKenna doesn't look like much at the ML level, although it's an extremely SSS.  Between guys like Hays, Santander, Stewart and Diaz, I agree, though...getting outfielders on the field for any length of time is most important.  Ridiculous that it's come to that.

McKenna went 1-3 with his 4th HR and 2 Walks in todays game. OPS now 972.

[Moose Milligan]

1 minute ago, jabba72 said:

McKenna went 1-3 with his 4th HR and 2 Walks in todays game. OPS now 972.

That's good.  When one of our outfielders goes down with an injury in Baltimore he should be up and getting consistent at bats.  Scouts aren't high on him at the ML level but he deserves a shot.

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

Diaz has only played in more than 100 games one time in his his professional baseball career and that was in 2017. And he's not going to reach 100 games this year, I'm going to count anything he does at the MLB level as a bonus. Mullins stepping up this year makes up for some of the sting of Diaz always being hurt.  

[Yossarian]

1 hour ago, jabba72 said:

McKenna went 1-3 with his 4th HR and 2 Walks in todays game. OPS now 972.

I just can't get excited about McKenna.  HIs brief time in the majors has been extremely underwhelming and forgettable.  He's a pinch runner/late inning OF replacement and bottom of the order easy out.

[jabba72]

57 minutes ago, Yossarian said:

I just can't get excited about McKenna.  HIs brief time in the majors has been extremely underwhelming and forgettable.  He's a pinch runner/late inning OF replacement and bottom of the order easy out.

I think McKenna deserves a long look in Baltimore if he has a strong year. With Diaz and Kjerstad unreliable there may be an opening for him.

Diaz not in the lineup tonight. 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

1 minute ago, jabba72 said:

I think McKenna deserves a long look in Baltimore if he has a strong year. With Diaz and Kjerstad unreliable there may be an opening for him.

Diaz not in the lineup tonight.