Goldeyes Land Big Bat With Diaz Acquisition
April 21, 2009 - Northern League (NL)
Gary SouthShore Railcats News Release
Winnipeg fans will be happy with today's news out of Canwest Park. Opposing pitchers, well, not so much.
Goldeyes manager Rick Forney announced the acquisition of the playing rights to slugger Juan Diaz from Sussex of the CanAm League for cash and future considerations. Diaz was also signed today, bringing the number of players on the pre-season roster to 24, of whom 11 are position players.
Diaz, 35, is no stranger to Winnipeg fans, having played the past two years with Joliet. Over that time, he batted .356 with 40 home runs and 127 runs batted in, putting up .443 on-base and .606 slugging percentages for a mammoth 1.049 OPS.
Over 13 seasons, Diaz is a .289 hitter in 950 minor league games with 224 home runs while driving in 695 runs. He also made a brief stop in the Majors in 2002, batting .286 with a home run and two RBI in four games with the Red Sox.
As the Goldeyes welcomed Diaz, they bid good-bye to infielder Brandon Sing, whose rights were dealt to Bridgeport of the Atlantic League for future considerations.
Training camp opens May 1 at Canwest Park.
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