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Matt Diaz
Matthew Edward Diaz
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 206 lb.

Born: March 3, 1978 in Portland, OR
Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 17th round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed June 24, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 19, 2003
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2003 25 TBD AL 4 10 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .111 .200 .111 .311 -12 1 0 0 0 0 0 /D7
2004 26 TBD AL 10 24 21 3 4 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 6 .190 .292 .476 .768 99 10 0 2 0 0 0 /D79
2005 27 KCR AL 34 97 89 7 25 4 2 1 9 0 1 4 15 .281 .323 .404 .727 94 36 3 2 1 1 0 7/D9
2006 28 ATL NL 124 322 297 37 97 15 4 7 32 5 5 11 49 .327 .364 .475 .839 114 141 9 9 1 4 3 7/9
2007 29 ATL NL 135 384 358 44 121 21 0 12 45 4 0 16 63 .338 .368 .497 .865 124 178 8 4 1 5 3 7/93D
2008 30 ATL NL 43 140 135 9 33 2 0 2 14 4 2 3 32 .244 .264 .304 .568 50 41 4 1 0 1 0 7
2009 31 ATL NL 58 172 152 25 47 9 2 4 22 4 0 15 34 .309 .380 .474 .854 127 72 2 3 1 1 0 7/98
7 Seasons 408 1149 1061 127 328 52 9 27 125 17 8 51 202 .309 .349 .451 .801 108 479 26 21 4 12 6
162 Game Avg. 162 456 421 50 130 21 4 11 50 7 3 20 80 .309 .349 .451 .801 108 190 10 8 2 5 2
ATL (4 yrs) 360 1018 942 115 298 47 6 25 113 17 7 45 178 .316 .355 .459 .813 111 432 23 17 3 11 6
TBD (2 yrs) 14 34 30 5 5 1 1 1 3 0 0 2 9 .167 .265 .367 .631 66 11 0 2 0 0 0
KCR (1 yr) 34 97 89 7 25 4 2 1 9 0 1 4 15 .281 .323 .404 .727 94 36 3 2 1 1 0
NL (4 yrs) 360 1018 942 115 298 47 6 25 113 17 7 45 178 .316 .355 .459 .813 111 432 23 17 3 11 6
AL (3 yrs) 48 131 119 12 30 5 3 2 12 0 1 6 24 .252 .308 .395 .703 86 47 3 4 1 1 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2003 TBD AL 25 DH 1
2003 TBD AL 25 LF 1 1 9.0 7 6 0 1 0 .857 0.4 53.3 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 6.00 6.00 .986 2.20 1.80
2003 TBD AL 25 OF 1 1 9.0 7 6 0 1 0 .857 0.4 53.3 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 6.00 6.00 .986 2.40 2.10
2004 TBD AL 26 DH 4
2004 TBD AL 26 OF 4 4 29.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -20.7 -0.5 -0.7 0.2 0 3.41 2.75 .982 2.30 2.05
2004 TBD AL 26 LF 3 3 20.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 12.0 0.2 -0.7 0.9 0 3.60 2.67 .988 2.02 1.73
2004 TBD AL 26 RF 1 1 9.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -93.3 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 3.00 3.00 .967 2.20 1.90
2005 KCR AL 27 OF 21 17 147.0 40 38 0 2 0 .950 -2.6 -21.2 -0.6 -1.1 0.5 -2 2.33 1.81 .988 2.30 2.05
2005 KCR AL 27 LF 19 16 136.0 36 34 0 2 0 .944 -4.0 -35.3 -2.0 -2.5 0.5 -2 2.25 1.79 .989 2.10 1.79
2005 KCR AL 27 DH 7
2005 KCR AL 27 RF 2 1 11.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.4 152.7 1.4 1.4 0.0 0 3.27 2.00 .975 2.13 1.85
2006 ATL NL 28 OF 99 62 600.1 175 166 5 4 1 .977 9.5 19.0 9.5 5.0 4.5 0 2.56 1.73 .984 2.22 1.88
2006 ATL NL 28 LF 95 62 587.1 172 163 5 4 1 .977 9.5 19.4 9.5 5.0 4.5 0 2.57 1.77 .982 1.97 1.54
2006 ATL NL 28 RF 6 0 13.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.08 0.50 .967 2.08 1.75
2007 ATL NL 29 OF 98 77 694.0 164 158 4 2 1 .988 -4.9 -8.5 -2.9 5.3 -8.2 -2 2.10 1.65 .984 2.30 1.94
2007 ATL NL 29 LF 95 77 678.1 161 155 4 2 1 .988 -5.5 -9.7 -3.5 5.1 -8.6 -2 2.11 1.67 .984 2.00 1.55
2007 ATL NL 29 RF 5 0 15.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 46.0 0.6 0.2 0.4 0 1.72 0.60 .967 2.18 1.80
2007 ATL NL 29 1B 2 0 2.2 4 3 1 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.50 2.00 1.000 9.45 7.85
2007 ATL NL 29 DH 1
2008 ATL NL 30 LF 37 33 288.2 62 59 2 1 1 .984 -1.8 -7.5 -1.8 0.7 -2.5 0 1.90 1.65 .982 1.90 1.47
2008 ATL NL 30 OF 37 33 288.2 62 59 2 1 1 .984 -1.8 -7.5 -1.8 0.7 -2.5 0 1.90 1.65 .985 2.21 1.91
2009 ATL NL 31 OF 46 35 320.0 69 68 0 1 0 .986 1.91 1.48 .986 2.24 1.96
2009 ATL NL 31 LF 38 28 265.0 58 57 0 1 0 .983 1.94 1.50 .979 1.97 1.57
2009 ATL NL 31 RF 8 6 49.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 1.84 1.25 .990 2.11 1.88
2009 ATL NL 31 CF 2 1 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 0.50 1.000 2.70 2.35
7 Seasons OF 306 229 2088.0 528 506 11 11 3 .979 0.1 0.1 4.1 9.2 -5.1 -4 2.23 1.69 .985 2.26 1.93
7 Seasons LF 288 220 1984.1 504 482 11 11 3 .978 -1.2 -0.7 2.8 7.6 -4.8 -4 2.24 1.71 .983 1.98 1.56
5 Seasons RF 22 8 97.2 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 1.3 16.0 1.3 1.6 -0.3 0 2.12 1.05 .978 2.13 1.82
4 Seasons DH 13
1 Season 1B 2 0 2.2 4 3 1 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.50 2.00 1.000 9.45 7.85
1 Season CF 2 1 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 0.50 1.000 2.70 2.35
7 Seasons TOT 314 229 2090.2 532 509 12 11 4 .979 0.1 0.1 4.1 9.2 -5.1 -4 2.24 1.66 .962 2.00 1.62
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 13 (999), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 17 (813), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 2, 1999: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 17th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 24, 1999.

February 6, 2005: Released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

February 24, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

December 19, 2005: Traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Atlanta Braves for Ricardo Rodriguez (minors).

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Salaries

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2006Atlanta Braves$330,000
2007Atlanta Braves$395,000
2008Atlanta Braves$1,225,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,950,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
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