Congrats Gunnar! O's get an extra first round draft pick as well!
Hall of FameTibbers said:
Diaz is a hell of a player. Never understood why he wasn't the starting catcher in the second half for the stros.
2019 draft for the O's, Adley in the first round, Gunnar in the second round. Two potential HOF players!
OPS 10 points higher than Adolis Garcia, and sitting on the bench half the time.Farmer1906 said:
He earned it. It wasn't a fluke like Harris's huge year in 2022. (not saying Harris is bad, but he hit the ball better in 23 yet couldn't match his 22 #s)
As an Astro fan, I would have loved to see what Yainer Diaz could have done with 600+ plate appearances.
Gunner .255 BA, .325 OBP, .489 SLG, .814 OPS
Yainer .282 BA, .308 OBP, .538 SLG, .846 OPS
Diaz only had 7 fewer doubles & 5 fewer home runs in 245 fewer PAs. He might have mad it interesting.
yes indeedastros4545 said:Hall of FameTibbers said:
Diaz is a hell of a player. Never understood why he wasn't the starting catcher in the second half for the stros.
2019 draft for the O's, Adley in the first round, Gunnar in the second round. Two potential HOF players!
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There's no "might have" in my opinion. With the playing time that he EARNED and DESERVED, Yainer would've easily had the numbers to win AL ROY. He was absolutely robbed of that honor by his own manager.Farmer1906 said:
He earned it. It wasn't a fluke like Harris's huge year in 2022. (not saying Harris is bad, but he hit the ball better in 23 yet couldn't match his 22 #s)
As an Astro fan, I would have loved to see what Yainer Diaz could have done with 600+ plate appearances.
Gunner .255 BA, .325 OBP, .489 SLG, .814 OPS
Yainer .282 BA, .308 OBP, .538 SLG, .846 OPS
Diaz only had 7 fewer doubles & 5 fewer home runs in 245 fewer PAs. He might have made it interesting.