It seems that the enemies of the Tampa Bay Rays have acquired the deactivation codes for Yandy Diaz, aborting his mission to launch.
The behemoth of a man found his power stroke with the Rays last season as his high exit velocity and regular playing time finally led to a breakout year for him. Even in an injury-marred season, Diaz hit .267/.340/.476 with 14 homeruns over 347 plate appearances.
The key to his success was maintaining his high exit velocity numbers from Cleveland but learning to get his swing started earlier — and consequently pulling the ball — with much more authority, as opposed to slicing everything the other way.