Diaz is entering the final guaranteed year of his current contract, but as long as he continues to play as often as he has the past five seasons, his 2027 year automatically vests. Diaz, more than any other hitter, will miss Steinbrenner Field as the park seemingly was made for his inside-out approach. This was magnified in 2025, as 18 of his career-best 25 home runs came in Tampa, while the robust Cuban hit a healthy .307/.378/.533 in the temporary home. Diaz was no slouch on the road with a .293/.352/.428 line, but that came with just seven homers. Since 2021, Diaz has the fifth-best batting average of all qualified batters trailing only Luis Arrarez, Freddie Freeman, Aaron Judge, and Trea Turner. Diaz would be an RBI machine on a different team, but Tampa Bay hits him higher in the lineup because of his on-base skills, as he has the sixth-highest OBP of that aforementioned group. He retains first base eligibility for 2026, but this could be the last season of that, as the club has reduced his time in the field each of the past two seasons. Read Past Outlooks