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Transaction Oracle— A Timely Look at Transactions as They Happen
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Pirates - Signed Diaz
Pittsburgh Pirates - Signed OF Matt Diaz to a 2-year contract.
Note to the last 8 people who think Jeff Francoeur is a good signing: Matt Diaz is the player you should be talking about when talking about a good right-handed side of a platoon. Diaz is a 335/373/533 career against lefties and, in the rare situation where a team isn’t carrying so many pitchers that a true platoon can be done, he’s who you want to see with the smaller role. The Pirates don’t really have a lot of need for role players, but Diaz won’t hurt the team if used correctly.
ZiPS Projection - Matt Diaz
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Year AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS+
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2011 269 31 73 15 2 7 36 16 52 5 .271 .325 .420 99
2012 203 23 54 11 2 6 27 11 38 3 .266 .315 .429 98
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Dan Szymborski
Posted: December 08, 2010 at 06:57 PM | 10 comment(s)
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1. snapper (history's 42nd greatest monster) Posted: December 08, 2010 at 11:28 PM (#3706133)He would have been a great bat to rotate in with Granderson and Gardner, and PH. Maybe they can get him in July.
Seems like quite a bit for a team like Pittsburgh to pay for a qualified bit player unless Diaz was given assurances he'd play. A lot. Unlike his other opportunities (rumored as they were).
At worst they should be able to get 250 PAs of an 850 OPS against LHP. That's worth ~$2M easy.
He could also definitely be a guy with trade deadline value. You could easily see getting a B- prospect from a contender that's struggling against LHP.
Can Diaz play 1B as well as corner OF?
When Diaz came to Atlanta he was a "1B/OF." In Atlanta I don't recall him every playing a single defensive inning at 1B.
Having said that, I suppose he could learn it.
Might be a nice boost to his value. Given the number of LH 1B, it would be great to have a backup who kills LHP.
Well, to be honest, Diaz *was* a horrific OF defender when he came to Atlanta. Then the Braves, unlike the Royals or Rays, gave him an eye exam, realized he had no depth perception, fixed that with contacts, and BAM! Decent defender. It's amazing what being able to track the ball with both eyes does for a player.
[Seriously, I'd talk about it, like, monthly. You'd think I was Andy and Diaz's detractors were Lee Atwater.]
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