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Marlins Place Isan Diaz On 60-Day IL, Reinstate Sean Rodriguez

By Mark Polishuk | September 15, 2020 at 2:30pm CDT

The Marlins have placed infielder Isan Diaz on the 60-day injured list due to a left groin strain, according to multiple reporters (including MLB.com’s Joe Frisaro).  Infielder Sean Rodriguez has been activated from the injured list to take Diaz’s spot on the active roster.

The IL placement will officially end a very unusual season for Diaz, who ended up appearing in seven games and hitting .182/.182/.182 over 22 plate appearances.  Diaz played in two games before deciding to opt out of the 2020 season, and then opted to rejoin the Marlins in September after getting permission from both the league and the MLBPA.  All things considered, 2020 is essentially a lost year for the top prospect, though one would think he still projects as a big part of Miami’s future plans.

Diaz had been starting regularly at second base since his return, but the keystone may now be handled by a combination of rookie Jazz Chisholm and Rodriguez, who now seems set to officially begin his Marlins tenure.  Rodriguez signed a minor league deal with the Fish prior to the season and made the Opening Day roster, but was placed on the IL along with a dozen teammates in early August.  While no official reason was given for Rodriguez’s absence, it is probably safe to assume that it was COVID-related, given the outbreak that hit Miami’s roster around that time.

The 35-year-old Rodriguez is a veteran of 12 MLB seasons, with a .226/.302/.380 slash line over an even 2900 plate appearances.  Rodriguez has played all over the field during his career, giving the Marlins a pair of versatile utility pieces in Rodriguez and Jon Berti, once Berti (finger laceration) returns from what is expected to be a minimal injured list stint.

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  1. racosun

    2 years ago

    I thought Isan opted-out.

    Reply
    • vincent k. mcmahon

      2 years ago

      He opted back in a few weeks ago after the marlins COVID outbreak was over.

      Reply
    • Jeff Zanghi

      2 years ago

      I believe he did at one point but then a week or two later decided to opt back in… and unlike the NBA, the MLB has allowed a handful of guys to do so and Rejoin/join their clubs (see Markakis as well)

      Reply
  2. MetsFan22

    2 years ago

    Marlins going to compare this injury to stroman and Syndergaard. I could see. “We were hurt too”

    Reply
    • Steve Nebraska

      2 years ago

      Only a Mets fan would get preemptively triggered.

      Reply
      • MarlinsFanBase

        2 years ago

        Mets fans = the Village Idiots of the NL East.

        Reply
    • Cey Hey

      2 years ago

      The Marlins lost 18 guys to COVID-19, brought in new troops, and kept winning. The Mets fall apart at the first sign of adversity. It happens every stinking year.

      Reply
      • MetsFan22

        2 years ago

        The lost 18 scrubs who wouldn’t play for the Mets and replaced them with 18 scrubs. The people we lost in the rotation where not scrubs.

        Reply
        • MarlinsFanBase

          2 years ago

          Here he is! I have clairvoyance.

        • MarlinsFanBase

          2 years ago

          @MetsFan22

          What about the guys that have been playing for the Mets this year…Nimmo, Conforto, deGrom, McNeil, Cano, Alonso, Ramos, Davis, Familia, Diaz, Betances, etc.? What does it say about them as players if the Marlins suck, and have played under so much adversity, but have played better than the Mets so far?

    • MarlinsFanBase

      2 years ago

      Mets fans make excuses. Marlins fans don’t.

      Reply
      • Cosmodeus

        2 years ago

        Heh, yeah Marlin fans are more practical. Both of you.

        Reply
        • MarlinsFanBase

          2 years ago

          Where’s MetsFan22? Is he coming along any second now?

        • Losbravos69

          2 years ago

          I respect the Marlins fans. Most make the best of what happens and don’t say NeXt YeAr wE ArE WiNnInG iT aLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  3. TradeHarryChiti

    2 years ago

    Real tough break. He opted out of the season out of safety concerns, comes back a couple of weeks ago, and then has a season ending injury.

    Reply
    • jigokusabre0

      2 years ago

      At least he gets paid and doesn’t have to risk game exposure to COVID.

      Reply
  4. Jeff Zanghi

    2 years ago

    Diaz has had a strange up and down career thus far. With 2015 and 2019 (in the minors) looking like the numbers of a budding star – and then most of the other seasons being rather lousy. 2016 was also a decent season, and even when his average has dipped he’s seemed to maintain solid patience at the plate/OBP numbers. He definitely seems to have the raw talent to be a force at the plate (at least for 2B) but clearly hasn’t put it together yet. He’s still young enough that he could though so best of luck to him getting healthy again for next season and maybe then he’ll be able to establish himself in the majors.

    Reply
    • Steve Nebraska

      2 years ago

      From what I see is that Isan does not swing a lot, especially on pitches out of the strike zone. Obviously this is good because he will be a high BB guy, but his patience is going to get him into a lot of deep counts which means he will always be a high K guy, too. When he is hitting well his Z-contact% (or contact on strikes) is high, but so far in his MLB experience he has maintained a 83% z-con rate which is low (MLB average is 86%). This is probably him adjusting to good pitching. I think he needs a new 2 strike approach similar to Soto or Rizzo where he sacrificing some power to cut down on strikeouts. I still think he can be a very good hitting 2nd.

      Reply
  5. Cosmodeus

    2 years ago

    Isan Diaz and his 46 OPS+… another brilliant piece to this supposedly emerging Marlins dynasty.

    Reply
    • Cey Hey

      2 years ago

      The Marlins have a better future than every team in that division except the Braves.

      Reply
    • MarlinsFanBase

      2 years ago

      Man, with all the criticism of the Marlins by Mets fans, it begs for the question of how bad are the guys that are playing for the Mets this year when the Marlins supposedly suck so bad, lost 2/3rds of their roster, had to rush some prospects and fill the rest of the roster with scrubs from the waiver scrap heap, but they are still ahead of the Mets in the standings.

      If I’m deGrom, I would have to question all of my teammates about that.

      BTW, Nimmo sucks.

      Oh yeah…and…1986!

      Reply
      • Cosmodeus

        2 years ago

        When you say things like Nimmo sucks it makes me question if you know anything at all about the sport upon which you are commenting. And I was joking about Diaz, by the way, getting under your skin a bit. It’s a very small sample size so who knows what he’ll turn into.

        Reply
        • MarlinsFanBase

          2 years ago

          I would like to say I was trying to get under your skin about Nimmo, but I wasn’t. If you want me to be more fair, then I’ll say that he’s below average. I don’t care what analytics says. To me, when you are a guy that can’t hit pitchers that throw strikes, to where your offensive game is pretty much based on getting walks, you’re not a good hitter. When you add that he is not a good fielder, and that despite having some nice speed, doesn’t run bases particularly well, you’re not a good player – not even average. This is where a lot of the analytics fail. Stats have always (both the traditional ones and the current ones and developing ones) have always had guys that are overrated by them. They are statistical guys that really aren’t very good. They fool the stats. Nimmo is one of those guys. Then there are those guys that no developed stats can measure their value, so they throw them into the “intangibles” category.

          I’m sorry, but when all you can cite about a guy’s value is his stats, it’s because he is not as good as you think he is. When you see guys like Juan Soto, Ronald Acuna, Mike Trout, Miguel Cabrera or Albert Pujols in their primes, we don’t need to go far into stats. You can see it on the surface. When you have to go into ‘blah blah blah’ this stat and ‘blah blah blah’ that stat, it’s because the guy isn’t that good. Nimmo strikes no fear in opposing teams. The only guys that strike fear in opposing teams on your Mets are Alonso (based on last year), Conforto, and McNeil. Cano is no longer feared. Smith is trying to become feared. Nimmo is not someone that anyone looks to when they are trying to figure out how to beat the Mets. He’s a supporting cast role player who would be a 4th OF on most other teams. He sure as heck wouldn’t start on the Marlins because he doesn’t fit what we do. We just traded a better player than him in Villar because he didn’t fall in line with what we do. We like guys that run the bases well, play strong defense, can hit the ball in key moments, and have productive outs when they can’t come through with a key hit. Nimmo does none of this. More often than not, he’s a routeing ground out or flyout when he’s in a key moment of a game and the pitcher throws strikes. Heck, he also tries to get the walk to let someone else do the job, but strikes out looking.

        • Cosmodeus

          2 years ago

          So you don’t like analytics and you don’t make judgements based on statistics. Yep, that about says it all.

    • MarlinsFanBase

      2 years ago

      And @Cosmodeus

      Don’t think it’s not noticeable that you and MetFan22 both disappear and reappear at the same times…and in the same discussion threads…and repeat the same comments.

      Reply
      • Cosmodeus

        2 years ago

        Oh for goodness sake. Trust me, we are two different people. Our posting style isn’t even remotely similar. Nice try though.

        Reply
        • MarlinsFanBase

          2 years ago

          Hmmmm…look who popped up above…as predicted.

  6. MarlinsFanBase

    2 years ago

    In the news for this article, Sean Rodriguez is finally on a MLB team this year. Yawn! Chisholm is the guy until we see Berti return, then, unless Chisholm wins the job outright, it’ll be a platoon.

    It’d be nice to have both Berti and Sierra back from injury, especially with Ramirez and Diaz out for the year. Too bad we didn’t get another catcher at the deadline as insurance for Cervelli.

    Reply
    • Losbravos69

      2 years ago

      Chisholm is gonna be a thorn in the braves side for years. I just have that feeling

      Reply
      • Mjm117

        2 years ago

        And BA, Bleday, Sanchez, Sixto, Sandman, Garrett, Pablo. Etc etc etc

        Reply

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