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	Isan Díaz Born: 05/27/1996 (Age: 21)
	Bats: Left	Throws: Right
	Height: 5' 11"	Weight: 201
	Primary Position: SS

Smooth athlete; strength in smaller frame; could add some more strength, but may affect movements at short.

Evaluator	Greg Goldstein
Report Date	07/20/2017
Dates Seen	6/22/17 (BP), 6/24/17
Affiliate	Carolina Mudcats (High A, Braves)

MLB ETA	Risk Factor	OFP	Video
2019	Moderate	55	No

Tool	Future Grade	Report
Hit	50	Flashes plus bat speed, whippy swing, quality plate coverage, potential to spray ball with high frequency, susceptible to the strikeout, pulls heads fairly frequently, swing remains long with two strikes, gets underneath pitches too much, swing needs tightening, athleticism leaves lots of room for growth; projects potential average utility.
Power	55	Plus raw power, drives ball from pole-to-pole, leverage allows for high loft, doesn’t have to sqaure in order to lift, quality hand speed can drive plus velo; contact issues tick tool down to above-average game utility.
Baserunning/Speed	45	Clocked 4.27, can get too aggressive given fringe-average speed, has a bit of burst out of the box, doesn’t hold top speed too long.
Glove	45	Average range, lacks quick twitchiness to make flash plays, too lax at times, projects better at second base.
Arm	50	Average arm strength, questionable whether he can stick at short, doesn’t velo/carry to make quality throws on the move in the gap.

Diaz is the rare middle infielder whose power grades better than his ability to hit for contact. He projects to produce much better power numbers at his likely position of second base than his peers, and he has enough natural hit tools to project average hit utility.. His fielding and speed don’t weigh down his projection enough to keep him from potentially being an above-average major league regular, with his floor sitting just below that.