*Originally posted by JR in the main Offseason Thread, but reposting so that it doesn't get buried Well... farewell, Marwin. Diaz's career stats from Baseball Reference Diaz is arbitration-eligible for the first time in 2020 and will not hit free agency until 2023.
This is a really good trade. Provides some of the same versatility Marwin did. Should benefit from hitting in a stronger lineup than he ever did in Toronto or St. Louis. Really like this trade. I imagine this all but guarantees Marwin will be playing somewhere other than Houston next season.
His defensive metrics as a SS aren't good, but he's had pretty solid offensive numbers overall for an infielder. Either we have another move planned, or we aren't targeting a 1B. Could just be Luhnow grabbing a useful player without knowing for sure what the offseason has in store. Trent Thornton was a rule 5 candidate, so we had to do something with him. Suprised we seemingly got an actual player for him, and not just a fringe guy.
Agreed — his stats and versatility are nearly identical to Marwin. Does he have the same “intangibles” that made Marwin such a good glue guy ? We shall see . But I don’t really see a role for both of them on the team so likely Marwin is moving on and cashing in. That would suck but Aledys could be the next Marwin and frees up cash for bigger free agents
He's a doubles machine. Will definitely have to hit against the shift. Most HRs to left ... Crawford boxes We've seen guys explode in year 4 and 5 before Could hit 20-30 HRs in 2019 + 20-30 doubles Great value trade.
I’ve seen him labeled as a “poor man’s Marwin” but I actually think he’s just “another Marwin” with the possibility of being a “rich man’s Marwin”. I liked Thornton but this is a great trade assuming Diaz fits in the clubhouse. I do wonder how it impacts the potential for adding an elite bat.
Why would it impact getting an elite bat? Diaz is pre arb, at least that’s what spot trac says. Maybe you mean it eats a roster spot, so yuli stays at 1B. We can still get nelson Cruz at DH and or Ramos at C
The Astros aren't gonna sign the ancient Nelson Cruz and send Tyler White back to AAA after what he did last season. edit. Don't even think White has options, so a trade has to happen before they would sign Cruz unless they view Diaz as a AAA backup plan.
Looks like a value that was just too good to pass up. Diaz was an All-Star in 2016 as a rookie. He had a rough 2017 campaign, but regained his form in 2018. Clearly a cheap replacement for Marwin, albeit with with perhaps little or no downgrade. Maybe Diaz really takes off in this lineup. In Luhnow I trust. Sad to see Marwin go, but surely those resources will be allocated elsewhere. Excited to see how all of the moves will look together when it's all said and done. Diaz will fit in nicely with the rest of our team. I still think we'll land a big player this off-season. I could see our offseason being Diaz + resigning DK + trading for Perez. SP: JV, Cole, Kuechel, McHugh, James Pen: Osuna, Pressly, Peacock, Harris, Devo, Smith (+ one of competition from Rodgers, Valdez, Perez, etc.) C: Perez, Stassi IF: Yuli, Altuve, Correa, Bregman OF: Springer, Reddick, Kemp DH: White BN: Diaz, Marisnick, (+ outsourced player or Tucker/Davis)
He seems like an above average utility player, and Thornton seems like a AAAA arm. Given he has a few more years pre free agency, seems like a good move.
I know nothing about him but based on stats and comments, I like the trade. I know it looks like he's a Marwin replacement but any chance he's the DH? And when we need to rest players, have him play an IF position if needed?
2016 - .879 (OPS) 3.5 War 2017 - .682 (OPS) -0.7 War 2018 - .756 (OPS) 1.4 War http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/33390/aledmys-diaz How good this turns out might depend on which Aledmys Diaz shows up for 2019.
I like it. 1. Astros gave up very little 2. Diaz can play the Marwin role 3. Backup that gives you options in case Correa's back problems continue 4. Not that expensive and the Astros will control him for 4 seasons.
Yes, I mean that he is another player with a guaranteed roster spot, which makes 10: Stassi Gurriel Altuve Correa Bregman Diaz White Reddick Springer Marisnick Basically, the addition of Diaz means that barring a surprising trade, there’s no room to add a bat who can’t play LF, as as adding a DH/1B would push White or Gurriel off the roster. And adding a LF means no place for Tucker.
Marwin wasn't a good defensive SS last year either. Diaz will come at a fraction of the cost of Marwin and to think they got Diaz for the cost of guy they were going to lose in Rule 5 anyways. Great deal
Trust me, if they can add another big bat this wont be an issue. There's still room to add 3 or 4 more position players, depending on whether they want to carry 11-12 pitchers.
