Elias Diaz
33-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Stats
AVG
.265
HR
6
RBI
39
R
27
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
If Diaz could simply only play when the Rockies were playing at home and facing righties, he would be more rosterable. Diaz hit .293 in those situations last season with seven homers and 34 RBI which was an overwhelming amount of his overall volume last season. He did hit .258 on the road, but struggled to hit lefties in any location while receiving the majority of the time behind the dish for Colorado. Diaz is in the final year of his contract with the Rockies and there are few signs the club is interested in re-signing the veteran backstop whose last above-average offensive season came in 2018. The upside with Diaz would be him catching the perfect storm of contract year breakout combined with late catcher career breakout, but both theories require a bit of Jobu's rum to truly believe in them. The best thing we can say about Diaz is that he starts at catcher and can give you 15-ish homers. Everything else is a dart throw given his numbers over the years. Read Past Outlooks
Swats first homer with new club
Diaz went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk Saturday in a 6-2 victory versus the White Sox.
ANALYSIS
Diaz gave San Diego some extra cushion in the eighth inning with a two-run shot to left-center field. It was his sixth homer of the season and his first since joining the Padres in late August. In fact, prior to Saturday, Diaz -- who belted a career-high 18 long balls with the Rockies in 2021 -- hadn't gone deep since June 5, a stretch of 41 games.
Diaz gave San Diego some extra cushion in the eighth inning with a two-run shot to left-center field. It was his sixth homer of the season and his first since joining the Padres in late August. In fact, prior to Saturday, Diaz -- who belted a career-high 18 long balls with the Rockies in 2021 -- hadn't gone deep since June 5, a stretch of 41 games.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+8%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+14%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .657 | 385 | 9 | 39 | .237 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .709 | 873 | 20 | 123 | .262 | ||||
2024vs Left | .631 | 102 | 1 | 9 | .253 | ||||
2024vs Right | .721 | 249 | 5 | 30 | .270 | ||||
2023vs Left | .583 | 143 | 4 | 14 | .185 | ||||
2023vs Right | .778 | 383 | 10 | 58 | .298 | ||||
2022vs Left | .750 | 140 | 4 | 16 | .278 | ||||
2022vs Right | .587 | 241 | 5 | 35 | .197 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+27%
OPS at Home
2024
+35%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .776 | 624 | 19 | 99 | .280 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .613 | 634 | 10 | 63 | .230 | ||||
2024Home | .798 | 180 | 4 | 27 | .294 | ||||
2024Away | .590 | 171 | 2 | 12 | .235 | ||||
2023Home | .755 | 258 | 8 | 38 | .277 | ||||
2023Away | .696 | 268 | 6 | 34 | .258 | ||||
2022Home | .783 | 186 | 7 | 34 | .270 | ||||
2022Away | .517 | 195 | 2 | 17 | .186 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Elias 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
0.29BB Rate
5.7%K Rate
19.7%BABIP
.317ISO
.117AVG
.265OBP
.313SLG
.382OPS
.695wOBA
.306Exit Velocity
87.1 mphHard Hit Rate
28.4%Barrels/PA
3.4%Expected BA
.242Expected SLG
.344Sprint Speed
21.2 ft/secGround Ball %
51.9%Line Drive %
18.2%Fly Ball %
29.8%Advanced Batting Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Diaz inked a three-year, $14.5 million extension with Colorado after he hit 18 home runs with a .774 OPS in 2021, but he was unable to build on that success last season. The 32-year-old had a .228/.281/.368 slash line with nine homers in 105 games during 2022, and his defense also took a major step back with minus-15 DRS. Brian Serven made his MLB debut but didn't impress offensively with a 52 wRC+, but he provided strong work behind the plate. Diaz should open 2023 with a slight edge for playing time, but his playing time is hardly secure given last season's production, and his fantasy outlook is similarly trending in the wrong direction.
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Gets call-up
The Padres selected Diaz's contract from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday.
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Expected to be called up
The Padres are expected to call up Diaz from Triple-A El Paso on Sunday, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
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Latches on with San Diego
Diaz agreed to a minor-league contract with the Padres on Monday, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.
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Cut loose by Colorado
The Rockies released Diaz on Friday.
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Goes on outright waivers
The Rockies placed Diaz on outright waivers Wednesday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
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Turns down offer from San Francisco
Diaz has turned down a contract offer from the Giants because they would not guarantee a roster spot for him when Patrick Bailey returns from his oblique injury, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
ANALYSIS
Diaz would likely have been in line for regular playing time while Bailey is out, but he wanted assurances that he'd stick around after that and the Giants weren't willing to give it to him. The 33-year-old Diaz was released by the Rockies a week ago and is still looking for a new home.
Diaz would likely have been in line for regular playing time while Bailey is out, but he wanted assurances that he'd stick around after that and the Giants weren't willing to give it to him. The 33-year-old Diaz was released by the Rockies a week ago and is still looking for a new home.