Conventional wisdom would see either Jesus Aguilar or Garrett Cooper take the first base position for the Miami Marlins. Cooper’s injury history has cast questions on his aspersions, while Aguilar’s subpar 2019 yield further questions as well.
Enter Lewin Diaz.
Unlike Cooper or Aguilar, Diaz bats left-handed, and as such would platoon well with whoever wins the Opening Day job at first base. A six-foot-four 225 lb. Santiago, DR native, the now 23-year-old joined the Miami Marlins organization on July 27th last season. He came over from the Minnesota Twins for major league closer Sergio Romo and pitching prospect Chris Vallimont.