dam...............Diaz is the real deal, why Dusty didnt play him more is beyond me, the kid is a stud
2024 37 CHW AL 4 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .083 .000 .083 -73 0 0 0 0 0 0 */2 holyshit thats bad.
Through 1 week of the season Yainer Diaz is worth 0.6 WAR and Martin Maldonado- in only 4 games played for him, is worth -0.2 WAR. The sequencing for the Astros has sucked- but their stats with Diaz behind the plate are pretty damn good- this pitching staff is like 3rd in baseball in expected wOBA, and Yainer has caught a no hitter and a 1 hitter while also being the best hitter on the team. He's also spent spring training with a 10% walk rate and has 2 walks so far. It's almost like maybe, just maybe, regular playing time is helping him calm down and be a little more selective and that's making him a better hitter. I think I predicted something like 4 or 5 war for Diaz and for him to be an all star level player- with a slight chance at being an MVP guy now. I might have been.... overly pessimistic. it's hard for me to express how happy I am that he gets to play every day and how happy I am that Maldonado doesn't get to ruin my Astros fan experience anymore.
You are such a beating. Yes- bring his 000/070/000 negative 0.3 war ass back. Clearly that's what we are missing. Astros pitchers ERA with Diaz (SSS) is 4.07. Yes- that's what's killing us- Diaz game calling (no hitter and a 1 hitter caught). Brilliant.
You are forgetting that Maldy has already allowed 2 stolen bases with no caught stealings and 1 passed ball.
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As a baby who both fell off a counter top and out of the back seat of a car, I resent this remark. We can still turn out to be okay people and not whining babies who set out to ruin a whole message board and think that everyone who thinks differently is a racist.
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Dont care about his batting. If he can stop the pitchers from giving up 5-9 runs in the first 3 innings, it would help the situation. lol