Reds Sign Derek Dietrich

[SoTxRedsFan]

@Ken_Rosenthal

#Reds in agreement with free-agent infielder Derek Dietrich on a minor-league contract, pending a physical. Deal includes invitation to major-league spring training and will be worth $2M+ on the major-league side.

[WrongVerb]

Yet another move I really agree with. Guy can play all over the diamond and gets on base at a very reasonable clip. Has some pop too. Plus he hits from the left side. A perfect player to round out the bench.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
2013	23	MIA	NL	57	233	215	32	46	10	2	9	23	1	0	11	56	.214	.275	.405	.679	85
2014	24	MIA	NL	49	183	158	31	36	6	2	5	17	1	0	13	38	.228	.326	.386	.712	99
2015	25	MIA	NL	90	289	250	38	64	14	3	10	24	0	2	23	65	.256	.346	.456	.802	122
2016	26	MIA	NL	128	412	351	39	98	20	5	7	42	1	0	32	84	.279	.374	.425	.798	120
2017	27	MIA	NL	135	464	406	56	101	22	5	13	53	0	1	36	98	.249	.334	.424	.758	106
2018	28	MIA	NL	149	551	499	72	132	26	2	16	45	2	0	29	140	.265	.330	.421	.751	112
6 Yr	6 Yr	6 Yr	6 Yr	608	2132	1879	268	477	98	19	60	204	5	3	144	481	.254	.335	.422	.757	109
162	162	162	162	162	568	501	71	127	26	5	16	54	1	1	38	128	.254	.335	.422	.757	109

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	Lg	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
6 Se	6 Se	6 Se	2B		192	177	124	1531.0	790	293	481	16	93	.980
4 Se	4 Se	4 Se	OF		156	137	70	1121.2	235	227	5	3	1	.987
4 Se	4 Se	4 Se	LF		156	137	70	1120.0	235	227	5	3	1	.987
5 Se	5 Se	5 Se	3B		145	125	93	1084.0	273	66	193	14	25	.949
4 Se	4 Se	4 Se	1B		61	45	23	390.0	349	329	17	3	31	.991
2 Se	2 Se	2 Se	DH		4	4
1 Se	1 Se	1 Se	RF		1	0	0	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
6 Se	6 Se	6 Se	TOT		554	484	310	4126.2	1647	915	696	36	150	.978

[Spanky]

I like this, much better than the Cliff Pennington deals of the past.

[JFLegal]

Yet another move I really agree with. Guy can play all over the diamond and gets on base at a very reasonable clip. Has some pop too. Plus he hits from the left side. A perfect player to round out the bench.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
2013	23	MIA	NL	57	233	215	32	46	10	2	9	23	1	0	11	56	.214	.275	.405	.679	85
2014	24	MIA	NL	49	183	158	31	36	6	2	5	17	1	0	13	38	.228	.326	.386	.712	99
2015	25	MIA	NL	90	289	250	38	64	14	3	10	24	0	2	23	65	.256	.346	.456	.802	122
2016	26	MIA	NL	128	412	351	39	98	20	5	7	42	1	0	32	84	.279	.374	.425	.798	120
2017	27	MIA	NL	135	464	406	56	101	22	5	13	53	0	1	36	98	.249	.334	.424	.758	106
2018	28	MIA	NL	149	551	499	72	132	26	2	16	45	2	0	29	140	.265	.330	.421	.751	112
6 Yr	6 Yr	6 Yr	6 Yr	608	2132	1879	268	477	98	19	60	204	5	3	144	481	.254	.335	.422	.757	109
162	162	162	162	162	568	501	71	127	26	5	16	54	1	1	38	128	.254	.335	.422	.757	109

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	Lg	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%
6 Se	6 Se	6 Se	2B		192	177	124	1531.0	790	293	481	16	93	.980
4 Se	4 Se	4 Se	OF		156	137	70	1121.2	235	227	5	3	1	.987
4 Se	4 Se	4 Se	LF		156	137	70	1120.0	235	227	5	3	1	.987
5 Se	5 Se	5 Se	3B		145	125	93	1084.0	273	66	193	14	25	.949
4 Se	4 Se	4 Se	1B		61	45	23	390.0	349	329	17	3	31	.991
2 Se	2 Se	2 Se	DH		4	4
1 Se	1 Se	1 Se	RF		1	0	0	1.2	0	0	0	0	0
6 Se	6 Se	6 Se	TOT		554	484	310	4126.2	1647	915	696	36	150	.978

want more proof that hit-by-pitch is one of the most-underated stats in baseball? it's not even mentioned here. just looking at these stats, you might think his on-base percentage numbers are way off.

hit-by-pitch is every bit as valuable as a walk. dietrich only has 144 career walks ... but he has 93 career HBP.

[Tracy Jones]

want more proof that hit-by-pitch is one of the most-underated stats in baseball? it's not even mentioned here. just looking at these stats, you might think his on-base percentage numbers are way off.

hit-by-pitch is every bit as valuable as a walk. dietrich only has 144 career walks ... but he has 93 career HBP.

I’d rather my guys draw walks than HBP’s. No injuries occur with walks.

[JFLegal]

I’d rather my guys draw walks than HBP’s. No injuries occur with walks.

this is a good point. i still think hit-by-pitch is an underrated stat. some guys just have a knack for it. dropping that elbow when a curve ball is thrown far too inside, instead of getting out of the way (yes, technically that should not be a HBP if the batter doesn't try to get out of the way, but they very rarely enforce the rule). also shows a lot of toughness, which can rub off.

[InsaneinthBrame]

The dude is basically a copy of Schebler as far as a hitter goes. So I do not see the point especially if Schebler is a bench player.

Schebler last year
255/.337/.439 for .776 ops nearly identical to Dietrich

[Griffey012]

The dude is basically a copy of Schebler as far as a hitter goes. So I do not see the point especially if Schebler is a bench player.

Schebler last year
255/.337/.439 for .776 ops nearly identical to Dietrich

Having a Schebler bat on the bench is a good thing. Having more Schebler bats on the bench is an even better thing because his bat is better than a typical bench player. They also signed him to a minor league deal, very little risk and no requirement to roster him. I don't see what's not to like about it.

[Wonderful Monds]

The dude is basically a copy of Schebler as far as a hitter goes. So I do not see the point especially if Schebler is a bench player.

Schebler last year
255/.337/.439 for .776 ops nearly identical to Dietrich

If Schebler could play infield positions he’d be pretty useful too.

[Kilgore_Trout]

The dude is basically a copy of Schebler as far as a hitter goes. So I do not see the point especially if Schebler is a bench player.

Schebler last year
255/.337/.439 for .776 ops nearly identical to Dietrich

The point is you potentially have another fairly versatile .750+ OPS bat coming off the bench. More Schebler-type bench bats is a good thing, especially in the infield.

[Sea Ray]

Yet another move I really agree with. Guy can play all over the diamond and gets on base at a very reasonable clip. Has some pop too. Plus he hits from the left side. A perfect player to round out the bench.

You da man, Dan! You called it first...especially that "has some pop too" thingy...

[WildcatFan]

There's your backup infielder. If he plays well, there's also room to trade Scooter at the deadline to fill a need (assuming Senzel is sticking in center).

[JFLegal]

interesting stat: tied for mlb lead in hit-by-pitch last season (21). tied for second in mlb same category in 2016 with 24.

[Tom Servo]

I like it, Dietrich is pretty much the definition of a solid utility player. Always collapse potential with those guys but not much of an investment here so you can cut bait easily if it isn’t working.

interesting stat: tied for mlb lead in hit-by-pitch last season (21). tied for second in mlb same category in 2016 with 24.

And Tanner Roark has hit him 7 times.

[marcshoe]

I like it, Dietrich is pretty much the definition of a solid utility player. Always collapse potential with those guys but not much of an investment here so you can cut bait easily if it isn’t working.


And Tanner Roark has hit him 7 times.

Split squad games could get interesting.