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Derek Dietrich Changes Representation

By Steve Adams | October 29, 2019 at 8:17pm CDT

Free-agent infielder/outfielder Derek Dietrich will be represented by All Bases Covered Sports Management moving forward, MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reports (via Twitter). He’d previously been repped by SportsMeter, the same company that represents Craig Kimbrel, Ozzie Albies and Francisco Lindor.

Dietrich, 30, was non-tendered by the Marlins last offseason and was unable to secure a big league deal, ultimately signing a minor league pact with the Reds that paid him a $2MM base salary (with another $500K available via incentives) when he made the team out of Spring Training following an injury to Scooter Gennett. That looked to be a substantial bargain for the Reds through the season’s first couple of months; Dietrich maintained an OPS north of 1.000 into June and at one point belted a dozen home runs in a span of just 68 plate appearances.

Not long after that otherworldly power surge, however, Dietrich’s production fell off a cliff. The utilityman found himself in an increasingly limited role and ended the season in a dreadful 1-for-39 slump. Dietrich posted just a .071/.257/.179 in 70 plate appearances after the All-Star break, and while a .086 average on balls in play over that stretch surely didn’t help his case, Dietrich’s end-of-season .187/.328/.462 batting line nevertheless leaves plenty to be desired. To his credit, Dietrich’s 9.2 percent walk rate was a career-best, and his his season-long .176 BABIP should be in line for some positive regression even in spite of his pull-happy, fly-ball-heavy approach.

Dietrich will add another free agent to the offseason ledger over at All Bases Covered, who will also have the likes of Brian Dozier and Stephen Vogt hit the open market again. The switch continues a tough year for Dietrich’s now-former agency. Kimbrel’s trip to the open market lingered beyond the June draft, while former client Nicholas Castellanos jumped ship back in April.

Dietrich’s change in representation will be reflected in MLBTR’s Agency Database, which contains agent info on thousands of Major League and Minor League players. If you see any errors or omissions within, please let us know: mlbtrdatabase@gmail.com.

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  1. nathanalext

    1 year ago

    Did I miss something? I don’t recall him becoming a free agent yet, although that’s a very likely outcome. He should be arbitration eligible for the last time.

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    • craigmiller13

      1 year ago

      Yes, you are correct.

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    • jorge78

      1 year ago

      Maybe Steve is assuming he will be non tendered…..

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  2. Harry Doyle

    1 year ago

    “Positive regression.” Why not just say “progression?”

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    • tylerall5

      1 year ago

      Regression means back to the norm, not a decline. It is proper usage of the word.

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      • jorge78

        1 year ago

        Thanks!

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  3. ammiel

    1 year ago

    little wonder he only had a .086 babip, his average was .071, how is that unlucky?

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  4. Frisco500

    1 year ago

    Surprised he wasnt the first jackass to bring his bat all the way to the firstbase coach.

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    • charles stevens

      1 year ago

      Nope, that award goes to the most punch able face in sports. AKA Alex Bregman.

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    • letimmysmoke55

      1 year ago

      that moment was awkward as hell

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    • jorge78

      1 year ago

      Let the kids play!

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      • DTD_ATL

        1 year ago

        Not kids, adults

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        • jorge78

          1 year ago

          Tell that to the MLB marketing team…..

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  5. charles stevens

    1 year ago

    I just want MLB to know that was the worst call in the history of sports.

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    • dugdog83

      1 year ago

      Nats got hosed. Luckily they hit a bomb right after. Hope they don’t lose by 1 run.

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    • DTD_ATL

      1 year ago

      Wouldn’t have even been under consideration if Turner was a smarter base runner. There is never a reason to run to the inside of the first base line. If he runs where he should, it’s runners on second and third with no outs. It’s his fault, period.

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      • Sirsleepit

        1 year ago

        He’s coming out of the right handed batters box. You can literally draw a straight line right over the chalked basepath where he ran. Not interference any way, shape, or form. Terrible call, and no point in defending it. He beat the ball to the bag regardless, should have been a moot point.

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        • RicoD

          1 year ago

          I think that’s where the judgment needs to be. Regardless of where in the basepath he was running, he beat the ball. If the ball beats him there, that’s where you should then make the judgment call. Should be a reviewable item.

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  6. R.D.

    1 year ago

    I would also leave the agency that got Albies and Kimbrel their deals this past season.

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  7. sportsguy24/7

    1 year ago

    Love the loyalty of these players….

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