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.
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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.
Yes, you are correct.
Maybe Steve is assuming he will be non tendered…..
“Positive regression.” Why not just say “progression?”
Regression means back to the norm, not a decline. It is proper usage of the word.
Thanks!
little wonder he only had a .086 babip, his average was .071, how is that unlucky?
Surprised he wasnt the first jackass to bring his bat all the way to the firstbase coach.
Nope, that award goes to the most punch able face in sports. AKA Alex Bregman.
that moment was awkward as hell
Let the kids play!
Not kids, adults
Tell that to the MLB marketing team…..
I just want MLB to know that was the worst call in the history of sports.
Nats got hosed. Luckily they hit a bomb right after. Hope they don’t lose by 1 run.
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.
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.
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.
I would also leave the agency that got Albies and Kimbrel their deals this past season.
Love the loyalty of these players….