The Houston Astros' young star is still looking good despite the team's weak start overall.
Houston doesn't have a ton of young talent on the roster, but they do have Diaz. The catcher was highlighted as the team's most exciting young player by Bleacher Report'sThere is a slight sophomore slump for Diaz, but the tools are still there for him to be on pace to become one of baseball's best catchers. It's also hard not to expect his numbers to go down a bit when pretty muchLast season, he was slashing .282/.308/.538. Those are great numbers that.
One thing that has definitely translated from last season -- and even improved -- is that he doesn't strike out very much, also sitting in the top five for K% among that catcher group.
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