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Astros Select Aledmys Díaz, Designate David Hensley

By Darragh McDonald | July 22, 2024 at 4:25pm CDT

The Astros have selected the contract of infielder/outfielder Aledmys Díaz, per Chandler Rome of The Athletic on X. In corresponding moves, they optioned infielder Grae Kessinger and designated infielder David Hensley for assignment.

Díaz, 33, signed a minor league deal with the Astros just over a week ago. He had been with the Athletics since signing a two-year deal with them going into 2023 but struggled essentially from the moment that deal was signed. He hit just .229/.280/.337 with Oakland in 2023 and then spent most of this year on the injured list due to groin and calf injuries. He hit .103/.133/.103 in 30 plate appearances before the A’s moved on.

By releasing him, the A’s remain on the hook for what’s left of his $8MM salary this year. Any other club would only have to pay him the prorated league minimum for any time spent on the roster, with that amount subtracted from what the A’s pay. The Astros decided to step in by signing Díaz and sent him to the Complex League, where he hit .333/.313/.400 in four games.

The Astros will undoubtedly be hoping that he can put that performance with the A’s behind him and return to the form he showed in his previous stint in Houston. With the Astros from 2019 to 2022, he slashed .255/.313/.424 for a wRC+ of 102 while lining up at all four infield spots and the outfield corners. If he can get back into that ballpark, he can be a nice multi-positional bench piece for the Astros once again.

Hensley, 28, has been on Houston’s 40-man roster since August of 2022 but has been on optional assignment for most of that time. He has 128 major league plate appearances in 46 games with a line of .177/.273/.274 in those.

He had performed well in the minors prior to getting that roster spot but has tailed off since. He slashed .295/.395/.458 in the minors over 2021 and 2022 for a wRC+ of 124. He struck out 22.8% of the time but drew walks at a strong clip of 13.9%. However, a .380 batting average on balls in play suggested that performance wasn’t quite sustainable.

Over 2023 and 2024, his BABIP corrected to a more normal level of .308 and his line has dropped to .228/.358/.367. His walk rate increased to 16.6% in the latter stretch but he’s also been punched out 26.3% of the time.

The Astros will now have a week to trade Hensley or pass him through waivers. Since the waiver process takes 48 hours, they have five days to explore any trade possibilities. If any club has interest in Hensley as a depth piece, he can still be optioned for rest of this year and one additional season. He also has less than a year of service time and therefore many years of club control. If he were to pass through waivers unclaimed, he would stick with the Astros in a non-roster capacity.

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12 Comments

  1. sad tormented neglected mariners fan

    11 months ago

    Guess who’s back, back again
    Diaz’s back, tell a friend
    Guess who’s back guess who’s back

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  2. User 1939973770

    11 months ago

    That was fast

    Reply
  3. RoboUmp76

    11 months ago

    David*

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  4. texgal01

    11 months ago

    I cannot remember did he play first for us before at all. Curious if could. Some even. I like they sent Kessinger and Hensley out. Hensley when he held bench down did not do much. Kessinger was really going nowhere.

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    • ❤️ MuteButton

      11 months ago

      Yes

      Reply
  5. Scrap Iron

    11 months ago

    This really does not make any sense, but whatever

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    • Astros_fan_in_Aus

      11 months ago

      On the contrary, it makes a lot of sense.

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      Reply
  6. ❤️ MuteButton

    11 months ago

    He is in the starting lineup tonight at first base batting eighth

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    • Scrap Iron

      11 months ago

      No surprise given how bad Espada is at his job.

      Reply
    • thickiedon

      11 months ago

      Ridiculous. Dubon doesn’t get the respect he deserves

      Reply
  7. thomasg1951

    11 months ago

    About time the let Hensley go.

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  8. Astrosfn1979

    11 months ago

    How has Pedro Leon not earned a callup yet?

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