LF D.J. Van Diest #36
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
08/17/2023
OA: 50 POT: 50
LF D.J. VAN DIEST #36 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
98 389 99 27 2 10 43 22 89 .254 .294 .411 7 0.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 55 55
Gap 60 60 60 60
Power 50 55 50 55
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 60 60 55 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 55
Errors: - 40 40
Arm: 20 45 70
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 20
Catcher: - Left Field: 60
1st Base: - Center Field: 40
2nd Base: - Right Field: 55
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 60
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/16/2023 @ VAC Win, 3-2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/12/2023 SDF Win, 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/11/2023 SDF Win, 6-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/09/2023 HLW Win, 6-3 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
08/08/2023 HLW Win, 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/07/2023 HLW Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/05/2023 @ PHI Win, 5-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/02/2023 DET Loss, 2-6 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
07/27/2023 CIN Loss, 5-14 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
07/25/2023 @ FH Win, 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Laid back.
High: Adaptability
Birthday:12/17/1998
Born in:American Fork, UT
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,200
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 139 Days
Service This Yr:139 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 139 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2017, 3rd Pick in Round 2
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 98 389 99 27 2 10 43 47 22 89 .254 .294 .411 .705 .299 .157 82
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 91 415 1 0 0 9 1 3 160 39 7 8 46.7 43.3 3.76 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   146 31 9 0 2 8 14 5 30 0 1 0 .212 .238 .315 .553
Versus Right   243 68 18 2 8 35 33 17 59 3 0 1 .280 .326 .469 .795
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Last Week   6 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
March   4 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.500 2.250
April   118 32 7 1 3 14 14 4 20 1 0 0 .271 .293 .424 .716
May   108 31 7 1 2 11 13 4 31 2 1 0 .287 .307 .426 .733
June   85 14 5 0 3 10 10 5 23 0 0 1 .165 .220 .329 .549
July   60 14 4 0 2 5 6 9 13 0 0 0 .233 .333 .400 .733
August   14 5 1 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 .357 .357 .429 .786
Spring Training   57 13 1 0 3 7 8 6 9 0 0 1 .228 .312 .404 .716
Last Year   490 136 32 8 11 70 68 41 75 3 0 6 .278 .339 .443 .782
Career   879 235 59 10 21 113 115 63 164 6 1 7 .267 .319 .429 .748
Home   189 45 14 2 5 20 23 13 44 1 0 1 .238 .289 .413 .702
Road   200 54 13 0 5 23 24 9 45 2 1 0 .270 .299 .410 .709
Grass   375 98 27 2 10 43 47 22 84 3 1 1 .261 .302 .424 .726
Turf   14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .071 .071 .071 .143
Day   154 40 12 0 5 17 23 11 41 1 1 0 .260 .307 .435 .742
Night   235 59 15 2 5 26 24 11 48 2 0 1 .251 .285 .396 .681
As Starter   385 99 27 2 10 43 47 22 88 3 1 1 .257 .297 .416 .712
As Reliever / Substitution   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   79 11 1 0 1 7 4 2 22 2 0 0 .139 .157 .190 .346
Inning 1-3   152 46 13 1 6 19 26 10 34 0 1 0 .303 .346 .520 .865
Inning 4-6   114 37 11 1 3 15 14 5 19 1 0 1 .325 .355 .518 .873
Inning 7-9   116 16 3 0 1 8 7 7 32 2 0 0 .138 .184 .190 .374
Extra Innings   7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   118 32 8 1 4 16 22 9 21 3 1 1 .271 .321 .458 .778
1 Outs   162 43 13 0 3 11 17 9 48 0 0 0 .265 .304 .401 .705
2 Outs   109 24 6 1 3 16 8 4 20 0 0 0 .220 .248 .376 .624
Scoring Position   109 25 4 1 5 34 14 4 21 3 1 0 .229 .250 .422 .672
Bases Empty   208 59 16 1 4 4 27 16 53 0 0 1 .284 .338 .428 .766
Runner on 1st   72 15 7 0 1 5 6 2 15 0 0 0 .208 .230 .347 .577
Runner on 2nd   50 13 4 1 1 11 7 2 10 0 1 0 .260 .288 .440 .728
Runner on 3rd   9 4 0 0 2 7 3 1 1 1 0 0 .444 .455 1.111 1.566
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 .182 .182 .318 .500
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 1 0 0 0 7 2 1 1 2 0 0 .100 .154 .100 .254
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 2 0 0 1 5 1 0 3 0 0 0 .250 .250 .625 .875
Bases Loaded   10 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Two Strikes   195 33 12 1 4 14 15 8 89 1 0 1 .169 .205 .303 .507
First Pitch   57 22 6 0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 .386 .386 .544 .930
Count 0-1   31 11 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 .355 .355 .419 .774
Count 0-2   35 8 3 1 2 4 3 0 14 0 0 0 .229 .229 .543 .771
Count 1-0   21 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .095 .095 .095 .190
Count 1-1   31 14 4 0 2 10 5 0 0 1 0 0 .452 .438 .774 1.212
Count 1-2   61 9 3 0 0 2 3 0 29 0 0 0 .148 .148 .197 .344
Count 2-0   17 4 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 .235 .235 .471 .706
Count 2-1   24 9 2 1 2 11 6 0 0 1 0 0 .375 .360 .792 1.152
Count 2-2   56 10 2 0 2 6 4 0 31 1 0 0 .179 .175 .321 .497
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   12 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 .250 .526 .250 .776
Full Count   43 6 4 0 0 2 5 8 15 0 0 1 .140 .288 .233 .521
Behind in Count   127 28 8 1 2 6 11 0 43 0 0 0 .220 .220 .346 .567
Ahead in Count   75 19 3 1 3 16 14 14 0 1 1 0 .253 .367 .440 .807
Batting Leadoff   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 2nd   365 92 26 2 9 39 41 20 83 3 1 1 .252 .290 .408 .699
Batting 5th   9 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 .444 .444 .444 .889
Batting 6th   4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Batting 7th   7 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 .143 .333 .286 .619
Low Leverage   174 47 13 0 2 8 19 13 38 1 0 0 .270 .319 .379 .698
Medium Leverage   148 40 13 1 5 23 23 8 33 2 1 1 .270 .308 .473 .781
High Leverage   66 12 1 1 3 12 5 1 18 0 0 0 .182 .194 .364 .558
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2022 Toronto - ABA 23 125 490 136 32 8 11 70 68 41 6 3 75 7 4 .278 .339 .443 .782 114 114 2.5
2023 Toronto - ABA 24 98 389 99 27 2 10 43 47 22 1 3 89 7 8 .254 .294 .411 .705 83 82 0.5
Total ABA 223 879 235 59 10 21 113 115 63 7 6 164 14 12 .267 .319 .429 .748 100 100 3.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2013 Sacramento HS - HS 14 40 152 54 13 3 8 31 36 26 4 1 27 0 2 .355 .459 .638 1.097 158 158 1.6
2014 Pope High School - HS 15 24 87 29 10 1 8 27 27 18 5 0 18 0 0 .333 .473 .747 1.220 209 203 1.6
2015 Pope High School - HS 16 40 159 47 9 2 8 23 34 22 2 0 39 2 3 .296 .388 .528 .916 144 142 1.4
2016 Pope High School - HS 17 40 149 43 5 1 10 35 39 24 1 2 30 2 2 .289 .386 .537 .923 145 144 1.6
2017 Pope High School - HS 18 40 148 51 9 0 9 33 25 26 3 2 24 2 1 .345 .447 .588 1.035 160 158 1.7
2017 Saint Pierre and Miquelon - R 18 71 234 63 10 0 15 30 40 47 4 2 35 5 7 .269 .397 .504 .901 138 139 1.9
2018 St. Catharines - A 19 131 508 138 26 5 14 69 71 61 8 3 106 3 6 .272 .357 .425 .782 126 127 4.2
2018 London - AA 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 63 131 0.0
2019 Saint Pierre and Miquelon - R 20 33 115 44 7 0 8 23 25 19 0 2 20 4 5 .383 .463 .652 1.115 180 175 1.3
2019 St. Catharines - A 20 89 348 89 18 5 9 41 53 39 7 1 68 4 4 .256 .342 .414 .756 112 116 1.9
2020 Saint Pierre and Miquelon - R 21 86 313 114 23 2 32 90 82 48 4 1 46 4 6 .364 .454 .757 1.211 196 204 5.3
2020 St. Catharines - A 21 41 154 43 7 0 6 17 17 21 1 1 25 2 3 .279 .367 .442 .809 118 117 0.7
2021 Saint Pierre and Miquelon - R 22 8 26 9 1 0 4 7 7 7 1 0 4 0 0 .346 .500 .846 1.346 215 223 0.5
2021 London - AA 22 111 453 126 23 6 28 74 76 42 6 3 76 11 6 .278 .345 .541 .886 145 145 4.0
2021 Montreal - AAA 22 17 68 23 5 3 2 9 12 5 1 0 16 2 0 .338 .392 .588 .980 180 184 1.1
2022 Montreal - AAA 23 4 16 5 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 .312 .389 .500 .889 154 159 0.1
Total AAA 21 84 28 5 3 3 12 13 7 1 0 19 2 1 .333 .391 .571 .963 175 179
Total AA 112 455 126 23 6 28 74 77 44 6 3 77 11 6 .277 .346 .538 .885 144 145
Total A 261 1010 270 51 10 29 127 141 121 16 5 199 9 13 .267 .353 .424 .777 120 122
Total AHS 184 695 224 46 7 43 149 161 116 15 5 138 6 8 .322 .427 .594 1.021 159 158
Total AR 198 688 230 41 2 59 150 154 121 9 5 105 13 18 .334 .437 .657 1.094 174 177
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2022 Toronto - ABA SS 2 1 2 2 1 5 1 .800 10.2 3.38 -0.9 .506
2022 Toronto - ABA LF 115 115 171 3 0 178 4 .978 1000.1 1.57 +8.1 1.093
2022 Toronto - ABA CF 6 6 13 1 0 15 1 .933 54.0 2.33 -0.5 .918
2022 Toronto - ABA RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 +0.0 .991
2023 Toronto - ABA LF 88 86 155 4 2 160 1 .994 751.0 1.91 +8.4 1.091
2023 Toronto - ABA CF 4 4 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 39.0 2.77 -1.5 .813
2023 Toronto - ABA RF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.0 .993
TOTAL SS 2 1 2 2 1 5 1 .800 10.2 3.38 -0.9 .506
TOTAL LF 203 201 326 7 2 338 5 .985 1751.1 1.71 +16.4 1.092
TOTAL CF 10 10 24 2 0 27 1 .963 93.0 2.52 -1.9 .867
TOTAL RF 3 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 20.0 2.25 +0.0 .993
PLAYER HISTORY
02/19/2013 Joined the Sacramento HS Redbirds.
04/01/2013 Injured (tired arm),day-to-day for one week.
04/07/2013 Goes 5-6 against the Raleigh HS Penmen, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI and 3 R.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (80); Power: 40 (65); Eye: 35 (70).
04/05/2014 Hits for the CYCLE, going 5-6 against the Clayton Valley Charter High School Eagles, with 4 RBI and 5 runs scored.
04/05/2014 Goes 5-6 against the Clayton Valley Charter High School Eagles, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 4 RBI and 5 R.
04/14/2014 Injured (fractured finger),out for 4 weeks.
05/12/2014 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 3 months.
06/01/2014 Wins the 2014 ABA High School High School World Series with the Pope High School Greyhounds!
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (80); Power: 40 (65); Eye: 35 (65).
05/15/2015 Injured on 05/14/2015, diagnosed with back tightness, is day-to-day.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (80); Power: 40 (65); Eye: 45 (70).
05/14/2016 Wins the 2016 AHS Sweet 16 MVP Award.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (75); Power: 40 (60); Eye: 45 (70).
04/15/2017 Was selected to the 2017 ABA High School All-Star Game.
04/17/2017 Earned 2017 ABA High School All-Star Game MVP honors.
06/07/2017 Released by the Pope High School Greyhounds.
06/07/2017 Drafted in the 2017 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 3, 28th overall pick) by the Toronto Trash Pandas.
06/11/2017 Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Trash Pandas organization with a signing bonus of $19,930.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (70); Power: 45 (65); Eye: 50 (65).
04/15/2018 Injured (biceps strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
05/05/2018 Goes 5-6 against the San Antonio Stallions, with 2 RBI and 1 R.
06/10/2018 Was selected to the 2018 ABA Class-A League All-Star Game.
08/13/2018 Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 50 (60).
04/13/2019 Injured (bruised finger),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/23/2019 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 50 (60).
07/07/2020 Was selected to the 2020 ABA Rookie League All-Star Game.
08/02/2020 Goes 5-6 against the Plymouth Rockers, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI and 2 R.
10/20/2020 Wins the 2020 AR NC Platinum Stick Award at LF.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
09/28/2021 Wins the 2021 AAA SC Division Series MVP Award.
10/22/2021 Wins the 2021 AA W-AA Platinum Stick Award at CF.
11/25/2021 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,600.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
04/01/2022 Named the #87 prospect in the ABA
04/15/2022 Injured (shoulder subluxation),day-to-day for one week.
05/21/2022 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/28/2022 Injured (back tightness),out for 2-3 weeks.
08/06/2022 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,200.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
07/08/2023 Injured (sprained thumb),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
2022 8 4
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