LF D.J. Van Diest #36
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
09/29/2024
OA: 60 POT: 60
LF D.J. VAN DIEST #36 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
154 602 177 42 10 25 106 44 111 .294 .343 .522 9 5.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 60 60 60
Gap 65 65 65 65
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 45 50 45 50
Avoid K's 75 75 75 75
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 45 55
Errors: - 45 45
Arm: 20 45 75
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 65
1st Base: - Center Field: 40
2nd Base: - Right Field: 55
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 55
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/24/2024 @ CIN Win, 5-0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
09/23/2024 @ CIN Loss, 5-6 6 1 3 0 0 1 0 0
09/22/2024 @ CIN Loss, 0-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/2024 IND Loss, 3-9 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/2024 IND Loss, 6-7 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/18/2024 @ ME Loss, 4-5 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/17/2024 @ ME Loss, 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
09/16/2024 @ ME Win, 5-2 5 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
09/15/2024 @ ME Win, 3-1 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/14/2024 TB Loss, 0-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Legitimately warm individual.
Birthday:12/17/1998
Born in:American Fork, UT
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,800
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:3 Years, None
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2017, 3rd Pick in Round 2
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 154 602 177 42 10 25 106 96 44 111 .294 .343 .522 .865 .363 .228 132
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 148 654 3 3 0 6 1 4 314 77 9 7 56.2 107.3 6.54 5.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   219 64 17 4 8 36 35 16 37 1 0 2 .292 .345 .516 .861
Versus Right   383 113 25 6 17 70 61 28 74 3 1 1 .295 .342 .525 .867
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   10 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .545 .500 1.045
Last Week   24 5 1 0 0 3 1 1 6 0 0 0 .208 .240 .250 .490
March   11 6 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 .545 .583 1.091 1.674
April   104 34 9 1 8 26 15 5 25 2 0 1 .327 .357 .663 1.021
May   102 21 5 1 5 14 11 8 12 1 0 1 .206 .268 .422 .689
June   101 32 8 1 2 14 14 7 25 0 0 1 .317 .367 .475 .842
July   97 29 8 3 4 18 21 5 14 0 0 0 .299 .333 .567 .900
August   108 33 6 3 3 19 22 7 22 1 0 0 .306 .345 .500 .845
September   79 22 6 1 1 12 10 11 13 0 1 0 .278 .367 .418 .784
All-Star Game   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   65 15 2 1 2 7 7 2 15 0 0 0 .231 .254 .385 .638
Last Year   456 127 34 5 13 56 62 27 98 3 1 4 .279 .322 .461 .783
2 Years Ago   490 136 32 8 11 70 68 41 75 3 0 6 .278 .339 .443 .782
Career   1548 440 108 23 49 232 226 112 284 10 2 13 .284 .336 .479 .814
Home   290 80 20 7 12 57 52 24 46 3 1 2 .276 .332 .517 .850
Road   312 97 22 3 13 49 44 20 65 1 0 1 .311 .353 .526 .879
Grass   589 172 41 10 24 103 93 44 106 4 1 3 .292 .342 .518 .860
Turf   13 5 1 0 1 3 3 0 5 0 0 0 .385 .385 .692 1.077
Day   221 64 10 4 10 33 35 19 45 0 1 0 .290 .346 .507 .853
Night   381 113 32 6 15 73 61 25 66 4 0 3 .297 .341 .530 .872
As Starter   591 175 42 10 25 104 94 43 108 4 1 3 .296 .345 .528 .873
As Reliever / Substitution   11 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 .182 .250 .182 .432
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   138 42 16 2 3 23 22 10 31 0 0 2 .304 .360 .514 .874
Inning 1-3   199 58 11 5 14 42 30 12 35 1 1 1 .291 .333 .608 .941
Inning 4-6   210 64 11 3 6 31 36 17 35 1 0 0 .305 .355 .471 .827
Inning 7-9   183 52 20 2 4 32 28 13 39 2 0 2 .284 .335 .481 .816
Extra Innings   10 3 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 .300 .417 .600 1.017
0 Outs   185 57 12 1 8 27 40 12 35 3 1 1 .308 .348 .514 .862
1 Outs   202 64 13 6 13 49 46 15 34 1 0 2 .317 .368 .634 1.002
2 Outs   215 56 17 3 4 30 10 17 42 0 0 0 .260 .315 .423 .738
Scoring Position   186 53 15 4 6 76 27 17 38 4 1 2 .285 .344 .505 .850
Bases Empty   302 88 18 4 16 16 48 19 54 0 0 1 .291 .335 .536 .872
Runner on 1st   114 36 9 2 3 14 21 8 19 0 0 0 .316 .361 .509 .869
Runner on 2nd   61 17 5 1 3 17 8 7 11 0 1 0 .279 .353 .541 .894
Runner on 3rd   22 8 1 1 2 13 4 1 5 1 0 0 .364 .375 .773 1.148
Runner on 1st & 2nd   55 13 4 2 0 14 7 3 12 0 0 0 .236 .276 .382 .658
Runner on 1st & 3rd   18 6 2 0 1 11 2 4 5 1 0 0 .333 .435 .611 1.046
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 3 1 0 1 .083 .143 .167 .310
Bases Loaded   18 8 2 0 0 17 5 2 2 1 0 1 .444 .500 .556 1.056
Two Strikes   283 64 12 3 10 45 35 17 111 1 0 2 .226 .274 .396 .670
First Pitch   84 24 7 2 1 10 9 3 0 0 0 0 .286 .310 .452 .763
Count 0-1   47 19 5 1 2 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 .404 .404 .681 1.085
Count 0-2   53 11 3 0 3 8 7 0 19 0 0 1 .208 .222 .434 .656
Count 1-0   61 25 8 2 4 17 15 0 0 1 1 0 .410 .403 .803 1.207
Count 1-1   49 20 6 1 5 13 12 0 0 2 0 1 .408 .404 .878 1.281
Count 1-2   87 15 2 0 2 10 7 0 41 0 0 1 .172 .182 .264 .446
Count 2-0   20 6 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 2-1   44 13 3 1 1 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .295 .477 .773
Count 2-2   80 20 4 1 2 17 9 0 28 0 0 0 .250 .250 .400 .650
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   14 6 1 0 2 6 7 13 0 0 0 0 .429 .704 .929 1.632
Full Count   63 18 3 2 3 10 12 17 23 1 0 0 .286 .432 .540 .972
Behind in Count   187 45 10 1 7 23 20 0 60 0 0 2 .241 .249 .417 .666
Ahead in Count   139 50 12 3 7 33 34 24 0 1 1 0 .360 .451 .640 1.092
Batting 2nd   24 7 2 0 1 3 4 0 5 0 0 0 .292 .292 .500 .792
Batting 3rd   125 39 9 7 5 21 19 6 21 1 0 0 .312 .341 .616 .957
Batting 4th   240 65 16 2 7 39 41 21 44 0 1 0 .271 .330 .442 .771
Batting 5th   208 65 15 1 12 42 30 16 40 3 0 3 .312 .365 .567 .933
Batting 6th   3 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   216 63 15 3 11 25 28 15 39 1 0 2 .292 .342 .542 .884
Medium Leverage   244 75 16 5 10 39 43 18 43 1 1 0 .307 .354 .537 .890
High Leverage   139 39 11 2 4 42 25 11 29 2 0 1 .281 .333 .475 .808
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 .782 112 117 2.7
2023 Toronto - ABA 24 120 456 127 34 5 13 56 62 27 4 3 98 10 8 .279 .322 .461 .783 105 106 2.1
2024 Toronto - ABA 25 154 602 177 42 10 25 106 96 44 3 4 111 9 7 .294 .343 .522 .865 130 132 5.2
Total ABA 399 1548 440 108 23 49 232 226 112 13 10 284 26 19 .284 .336 .479 .814 117 119 10.0
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 1.097 158 159 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 1.220 209 199 1.5
2015 Pope High School - HS 16 40 159 47 9 2 8 23 34 22 2 0 39 2 3 .296 .388 .528 .916 143 137 1.3
2016 Pope High School - HS 17 40 149 43 5 1 10 35 39 24 1 2 30 2 2 .289 .386 .537 .923 142 139 1.5
2017 Pope High School - HS 18 40 148 51 9 0 9 33 25 26 3 2 24 2 1 .345 .447 .588 1.035 161 155 1.6
2017 Saint Pierre and Miquelon - R 18 71 234 63 10 0 15 30 40 47 4 2 35 5 7 .269 .397 .504 .901 137 139 1.9
2018 St. Catharines - A 19 131 508 138 26 5 14 69 71 61 8 3 106 3 6 .272 .357 .425 .782 126 128 4.2
2018 London - AA 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 61 128 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 1.115 179 175 1.3
2019 St. Catharines - A 20 89 348 89 18 5 9 41 53 39 7 1 68 4 4 .256 .342 .414 .756 112 118 2.0
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 .809 118 118 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 1.346 214 224 0.5
2021 London - AA 22 111 453 126 23 6 28 74 76 42 6 3 76 11 6 .278 .345 .541 .886 140 142 3.8
2021 Montreal - AAA 22 17 68 23 5 3 2 9 12 5 1 0 16 2 0 .338 .392 .588 .980 187 191 1.2
2022 Montreal - AAA 23 4 16 5 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 .312 .389 .500 .889 159 166 0.1
Total AAA 21 84 28 5 3 3 12 13 7 1 0 19 2 1 .333 .391 .571 .963 181 186
Total AA 112 455 126 23 6 28 74 77 44 6 3 77 11 6 .277 .346 .538 .885 139 142
Total A 261 1010 270 51 10 29 127 141 121 16 5 199 9 13 .267 .353 .424 .777 120 123
Total AHS 184 695 224 46 7 43 149 161 116 15 5 138 6 8 .322 .427 .594 1.021 159 154
Total AR 198 688 230 41 2 59 150 154 121 9 5 105 13 18 .334 .437 .657 1.094 173 177
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 109 103 182 4 2 187 1 .995 900.0 1.86 +9.8 1.094
2023 Toronto - ABA CF 5 4 12 1 0 13 0 1.000 40.0 2.92 -1.5 .821
2023 Toronto - ABA RF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.0 .991
2024 Toronto - ABA 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Toronto - ABA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Toronto - ABA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Toronto - ABA LF 149 146 245 11 3 262 6 .977 1287.2 1.79 +8.1 1.034
2024 Toronto - ABA RF 3 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 19.0 2.84 +0.3 1.053
TOTAL SS 2 1 2 2 1 5 1 .800 10.2 3.38 -0.9 .506
TOTAL LF 373 364 598 18 5 627 11 .982 3188.0 1.74 +26.0 1.067
TOTAL CF 11 10 25 2 0 28 1 .964 94.0 2.59 -1.9 .869
TOTAL RF 6 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 39.0 2.54 +0.3 1.022
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.
08/28/2023 Injured (oblique strain),out for 5 days.
11/22/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,800.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
05/08/2024 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/10/2024 Wins the ABA NC Player of the Week Award.
07/17/2024 Was selected to the 2024 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year H Rank
2024 177 6
Year TB Rank
2024 314 6
Year 2B Rank
2024 42 10
Year 3B Rank
2022 8 4
2024 10 3
Year RBI Rank
2024 106 7
Year R Rank
2024 96 9
Year EBH Rank
2024 77 4
Year SLG Rank
2024 .522 6
Year ISO Rank
2024 .228 5
Year OPS Rank
2024 .865 9
Year WAR Rank
2024 5.2 7
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