The New York Yankees have added some minor league catching depth
to help fill the gap left behind by the trade of John Ryan Murphy this week by
signing former Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates product Francisco
Diaz. Diaz is a switch-hitting catcher that is also listed as a left fielder on
Baseball Reference and enters the 2016 season at 26-years of age.
Diaz played in High-A last season for the Pirates so there
is no indication that this will be anything more than a depth signing much like
the Eddy Rodriguez signing from earlier this winter. Kyle Higashioka was a
catcher in the Yankees system at an advanced age for his affiliate and hit free
agency this season so Diaz is likely to replace Higashioka in Tampa or
Charleston.
Welcome to the family Francisco.
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Sorry for the Capatcha... Blame the Russians :)