At times this season I believed that certain hits, diving stops, or patient walks represented the moment at which Yandy Diaz finally blossomed into a first ballot hall of famer.
What I’m trying to tell you — and this is just in case you’re not already familiar with some of my articles — is that you aren’t likely to get a completely unbiased representation of Yandy’s 2017 season here. For starters, he’s the only player to whom I exclusively refer to by first name. He’s also one of the more interesting “project” players I’ve seen in baseball for a long while, and with his backstory and escape from Cuba, how can you not root for the guy?