Yainer

Diaz

CAge : 28Bats : R

#21

Yainer Diaz

#21CHouston Astros

Height : 5' 11" · Weight : 88 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2022-09-02

Born in : Azua, Dominican Republic

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	AB	H	HR	PP	MOY	OPS
2026	Houston Astros	98	344	98	14	45	.285	.772
2025	Houston Astros	143	542	139	20	70	.256	.701
2024	Houston Astros	148	585	175	16	84	.299	.766
2023	Houston Astros	104	355	100	23	60	.282	.846
2022	Houston Astros	6	8	1	0	1	.125	.472
Career totals		499	1834	513	73	260	.280	.762

ContractHouston Astros payroll →

Type: Arbitration
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 4.5 M$
AAV: 4.50 M$

2026
4.50 M$
Guaranteed
2027
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Arb 2
2028
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Arb 3

Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

115

wOBA

.334

xwOBA

.312

OPS

.772

AVG

.285

OBP

.313

RBI

361

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

2.2

Home runs

2026 WAR

1.7

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

Trend

→ Stable (+7)

20232.4 WAR · 3.8 per full season
20243.0 WAR · 2.9 per full season
20251.6 WAR · 1.7 per full season
20261.7 WAR · 2.8 per full season

Outlook, age included

+17 · 27 y.o. · prime years

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

Established regular

CON: Contact; 87
POW: Power; 78
EYE: Eye; 54
SPD: Speed; 66
FLD: Fielding; 70
DUR: Durability; 77
EX: Experience; 61

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).

WAR

1.7

#138 of 267 regular hitters

PAL Rating

51 / 100

#130 of 267 regular hitters

Value Rating

51 / 100

Surplus $12.1M · salary $4.5M

PAL: dimensions

Offense62

Power56

Discipline21

Speed12

Defense65

WAR, in runs

Batting+6.4

Baserunning-2.1

Fielding-1.2

Positional+5.0

Replacement+11.0

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

89.3 mi/h

52th percentile

Max exit velocity

110.3 mi/h

45th percentile

Barrels

6.9 %

42th percentile

Hard-hit

38.8 %

42th percentile

xBA

.272

86th percentile

Bat speed

72.6 mi/h

57th percentile

Sprint speed

26.0 pi/s

17th percentile

Outs above average

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Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Avg exit velocity	Max exit velocity	Barrels	Hard-hit	xBA
2026	HOU	1.7	51	73	89.3	110.3	6.9	38.8	.272
2025	HOU	1.6	44	77	89.9	111.6	9.6	42.2	.268
2024	HOU	3.0	61	80	90.2	111.4	7.6	47.5	.297
2023	HOU	2.4	87	83	90.3	110.9	12.2	43.9	.280

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	AB	H	HR	RBI	SO	AVG
Sep 27	@ ATH	5	2	0	1	1	.285
Sep 26	@ ATH	5	2	0	0	1	.283
Sep 25	@ ATH	4	2	0	1	0	.281
Sep 24	@ ATH	4	0	0	0	2	.279
Sep 23	@ SEA	5	2	1	3	0	.282
Sep 22	@ SEA	5	2	0	0	1	.280
Sep 20	vs ATL	4	2	1	1	0	.278
Sep 19	vs ATL	4	1	0	1	0	.276
Sep 18	vs ATL	1	0	0	0	1	.276
Sep 17	vs KC	4	1	0	0	0	.277