The San Diego Padres are getting a bit stronger behind the plate.
Baseball journalist Rafael Petit reported on Monday that the San Diego Padres are signing catcher Elias Diaz. They’re giving a minor league deal to the righty-hitting Diaz, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of EI Extrabase adds.
Diaz, 33, was an All-Star final season with the Colorado Rockies. He hit .267 with a .725 OPS and was even named All-Star Recreation MVP after hitting a go-ahead house run for the NL through the eighth inning. This season, Diaz has improved his batting common to .270, however has seen his energy numbers take a slight dip.
The 48-83 Rockies determined to launch Diaz earlier this month in favor of selling 22-year-old catcher prospect Drew Romo. Diaz nonetheless has slightly pop in his bat, although, and should ultimately be an improve for San Diego over .230 hitters Kyle Higashioka and Luis Campusano on the catcher place. The Padres at present occupy the second NL wild-card spot at 75-58 and proceed so as to add items after their busy trade deadline of pickups.
