"The Yankees are considering free agent Matt Diaz as a right-handed alternative to Brett Gardner and Curtis Granderson in the outfield."
The reason why Diaz makes sense for the Yankees is because in Brett Gardner and Curtis Granderson they have two outfielders who struggle a bit against left-handed pitching.
One thing Diaz does very well is hit lefties. Last season he had a .830 OPS against southpaws and over his career he has fared even better putting up a .907 OPS over his career.
The one thing that will come into play here is playing ...
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