The Crawfish Boxes · Jun 25, 2024
A Trend To Watch With Yainer Díaz
Photo by Jack Gorman/Getty ImagesIt was no secret that Yainer Díaz was struggling to start the season. In his first taste as a regular starter on a Major League club, the young catcher was hitting .251/.281/.364 with a 82 wRC+ from March 28 through May 28, or 199 plate appearances. His power, in particular, was non-existent, with a .112 ISO across those first 199 plate appearances and only three home runs. The struggles wasn’t a huge surprise as there isn’t a position arguably more difficult to play than catcher, especially for a regular. The grind at the position is real and an adjustment period was always a possibility. And, do I dare say, should’ve been expected.