The fairly inexpensive option that could prove to be a valuable addition
#4: Yandy Diaz
Yandy Diaz is a name that was tossed around quite a bit this offseason as the ideal fit for a Seattle Mariners first baseman. The Rays slugger is an on-base machine and someone that produces a ton of extra base hits and could be someone that the Rays look to sell off as the contract starts to get expensive.
Diaz has always seemed like the perfect Seattle Mariners, as the right-handed hitting first baseman is a career .288/.374/.432 with elite level walk and strikeout rates (11.5% walk rate and 14.9% strikeout rate). Diaz is a career 129 wRC+ and is probably the dream level of what Mariners fans hoped Ty France would become. Diaz isn't going to go out and hit 30+ home runs but he will hit for a high average, while seriously limiting the strikeouts.
I really like Diaz's fit for this team and given the fact that he is under control through 2026 might make him expensive. A tough start to 2024 could reduce his acquisition cost and make this one of the better deals Dipoto could make this year. If Dipoto could swing this deal at a relatively cheap cost, this could prove to be one of the best deals at this year's trade deadline.