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Elias

Díaz

CAge : 35Bats : R

#35

Elias Díaz

#35CTexas Rangers

Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 101 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2015-09-12

Born in : Maracaibo, Venezuela

MLB record

YearTeamPJABHHRPPMOYOPS
20268721851835.234.670
2026Texas Rangers7719646630.235.650
2026Kansas City Royals1022525.227.852
2025San Diego Padres10625552929.204.607
20249632586639.265.695
2024San Diego Padres1221413.190.721
2024Colorado Rockies8430482536.270.693
2023Colorado Rockies1414861301472.267.725
2022Colorado Rockies10535180951.228.649
2021Colorado Rockies106338831844.246.774
2020Colorado Rockies26681629.235.641
2019Pittsburgh Pirates10130373228.241.603
2018Pittsburgh Pirates82252721034.286.791
2017Pittsburgh Pirates6418842119.223.579
2016Pittsburgh Pirates14001.000.000
2015Pittsburgh Pirates22000.000.000
Career totals917279068579361.246.683

ContractTexas Rangers payroll →

Type
Free Agent
Length
1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value
0.9 M$
AAV
0.91 M$

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

83

wOBA

.287

xwOBA

.269

OPS

.670

AVG

.234

OBP

.266

HR

8

RBI

35

SB

0

PA

237

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.5

Home runs

8

2026 WAR

0.5

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (+3)

  • 2023-0.1 WAR · -0.1 per full season
  • 20240.5 WAR · 0.9 per full season
  • 20250.4 WAR · 0.8 per full season
  • 20260.5 WAR · 1.3 per full season

Outlook, age included

-27 · 35 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

39

Replacement or prospect

CON
Contact
60
POW
Power
70
EYE
Eye
55
SPD
Speed
45
FLD
Fielding
78
DUR
Durability
53
EX
Experience
87
Why these ratings?
  • CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
  • POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
  • EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
  • SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
  • FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
  • DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
  • EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

PAL: dimensions

Offense15
Power54
Discipline6
Speed4
Defense71

WAR, in runs

Batting-4.8
Baserunning-1.7
Fielding0.0
Positional+3.4
Replacement+7.2

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg exit velocity

88.5 mi/h

39th percentile

Max exit velocity

112.0 mi/h

65th percentile

Barrels

9.5 %

64th percentile

Hard-hit

40.5 %

48th percentile

xBA

.216

8th percentile

Bat speed

75.1 mi/h

88th percentile

Sprint speed

24.4 pi/s

1th percentile

Outs above average

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Season by season
SeasonTeamWARPALOVAvg exit velocityMax exit velocityBarrelsHard-hitxBA
2026TEX0.5173988.5112.09.540.5.216
2025SD0.4105088.4111.47.538.7.203
2024SD0.5165687.1110.54.734.5.237
2023COL-0.1276688.1111.76.238.4.242
2022COL-1.2166588.4111.85.939.3.217
2021COL1.7637787.1109.57.937.6.240

Game log, 2026

DateOpponentABHHRRBIBBSOAVG
Sep 27@ MIN111100.234
Sep 24vs NYM300001.230
Sep 22vs NYM200100.234
Sep 18vs TOR300012.236
Sep 16vs BOS410000.239
Sep 15vs BOS210201.239
Sep 13@ AZ300002.236
Sep 12@ AZ430101.240
Sep 10@ SEA000000.230
Sep 9@ SEA300001.230