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Yainer Diaz - Houston Astros - Top 30 Prospect - #3 - 2021 Game-Used Bat
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Houston AstrosTop 30 Prospect - #3
**2022 Futures Game Participant**
Yainer Diaz
2021 Game-Used Broken Bat
Up for sale is a broken
Max
Bat from,
Yainer Diaz
, the
#3
prospect in the
Houston Astros
organization.
Scouting grades: Hit: 60 | Power: 50 | Run: 35 | Arm: 60 | Field: 50 | Overall: 50
After signing with Cleveland for ,000 out of the Dominican Republic in 2016, Diaz finished second in the Rookie-level Arizona League batting race (.355) during his U.S. debut two years later. He continued to hit for average afterward and was batting .314 in Low-A last July when he went to Houston along with Phil Maton in exchange for Myles Straw. Diaz hit .340 after the deal, though the Astros declined to reserve him on their 40-man roster in December.
Diaz's natural hitting ability and fluid right-handed swing allow him to make consistent contact, producing a .328 batting average and 13 percent strikeout rate through his first four pro seasons. He hits the ball hard but puts it on the ground too much, and he has enough bat speed strength to produce as many as 20 homers per season if he learns to launch balls in the air more regularly. Though he doesn't swing and miss, he could use a more selective approach because he rarely walks and makes some sub-optimal contact.
Diaz features plus arm strength to keep the running game in check, but the rest of his defense needs work. He caught just 148 games through his age-22 season and is still raw as a receiver and blocker. He moves like a typical catcher, leaving first base as his only alternative.
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