Tampa Bay Rays May Be More Willing To Trade Yandy Díaz

19 minutes ago, Matthew Lenz said:

The Boston Red Sox have been unable to solve their first base puzzle since Triston Casas went down earlier this season. It remains one of their bigger needs as the trade deadline approaches.

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic is reporting that the Tampa Bay Rays may be softening and more willing to trade Yandy Díaz.

Díaz is having another good offensive season for the Tampa Bay Rays. In 97 games, he has posted an. OPS of .816. He has hit 17 home runs, demonstrating his increased power output in recent years. Díaz has contributed significantly to the Rays' offense with 50 runs scored and 60 runs batted in. He is controllable through 2026, and has a 2027 club option that vests at $13 million with 500 plate appearances in 2026.

Should the Red Sox acquire Díaz? Join the conversation in the comments.

 

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Definitely. Will it happen? Probably not.

34 minutes ago, Jasonbay44 said:

I have hard time believing Rays would trade him in division, especially to Boston where he would really enjoy playing at Fenway. 

No better way to slow down Boston’s future than trade a 34yo first baseman for some part of Boston’s future.

Plus with three wild cards, the division doesn’t mean what it used to…

I like Yandy because he's a righty bat that doesn't strike out (14.9% K-rate) who can hit to the opposite field, which helps balance the line-up. Even if he doesn't have flyball pull power, he's a lifetime .317 hitter at Fenway in 207 PA. 

But here's a stat that shows maybe Diaz won't fit in with the current Red Sox: man on third, less than 2 outs --  career .352 in 161 plate appearances. Sardonically speaking...