Yandy Díaz
- Tampa Bay’s roster as it stands starts at DH · 486 PA · 1.0 WAR in the role
- Trade read Available at a price: TB 36% playoff odds; control through 2027.
- PNC Park Pittsburgh’s home park: −1.0 runs per 600 PA against an average park (−0.08 wins over 493 PA; his WAR leaves this out); home runs ×0.79 (×0.77 for right-handed hitters as a group). Park Fit →
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 677 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 197 | .334 | .351 | 12% | 8% | 32% | −0.04 | +1.55 |
| RHP | 480 | .368 | .345 | 15% | 7% | 28% | +0.14 | +1.53 |
- Attack angle
- 1.5° (28% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +7.6°
- Swing length
- 7.6 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 35%
- Pull-air %
- 6.7%
- Hard-hit %
- 48.1%
- Slash · wRC+
- .293/.359/.446 · 125
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage up and away (+2.8 vs. league per 100; 1.3 standard errors on 93 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest up and in (−2.3), but only 1.1 standard errors from average on 103 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average RHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 2,324 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like Díaz: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR · ’99 | .331 | 1.0 | 2.4 | Signed $40.2M |
| 45 | William Contreras MIL · ’97 | .334 | 3.0 | 3.0 | Club option $14.5M |
| 45 | Alec Bohm PHI · ’96 | .329 | 0.2 | 1.0 | Free agent |
| 42 | Alejandro Kirk TOR · ’98 | .308 | 2.8 | 2.8 | Signed $12.3M |
| 41 | Joey Ortiz MIL · ’98 | .299 | 2.9 | 2.2 | Arb |
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1B | −7 | −5 | +1.9 | −3.1 | 1,290 |
| 2024 | 1B | −3 | −2 | −1.6 | −3.6 | 4,019 |
| 2023 | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 140 |
| 2023 | 1B | −6 | −4 | +1.4 | −2.6 | 4,072 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
At 1B in 2025, the biggest loss came toward 3B line (−4 outs): a coaching target.
Tools (percentile; arm among 1Bs)| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1B | 70 | −1.5 |
| 2024 | 1B | 235 | +3.0 |
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR