Inbox: How can Tribe keep Yandy in Majors?

Diaz's pinch-hit RBI double What's it going to take for the Indians to keep Yandy Diaz up in the Majors? I think the bottom third of the order could really use his bat. Any chance at all that the Indians would stick him at third, shift Jose Ramirez to second and bump Jason Kipnis to the outfield?

-- Patrick H., Youngstown, Ohio

I get it. There is a lot to like about Diaz, whose numbers are bulging just about as much as his biceps right now. In fact, let's have a little fun with his statistics before we get into the meat of your question.

Diaz is sporting a .524/.524/.667 slash line in his seven games (21 plate appearances) with the Indians this season. If you set the cut-off at a minimum of 21…