Yandy Diaz - Position Eligibility
Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2018 10:45 am
Shouldn't Yandy Diaz start the season with just DH eligibility? He is listed at 3B on the Eligibility list. He had 14-16 games at DH depending on how you count the games on 8/23 and 8/28. He had just 9 games at 1B and 3B last season. The rule I am referencing is pasted below for convenience.
I haven't been in a draft yet so I am unsure if he is listed differently in the draft room.
b) If a player did not appear in 20 games at any position, he qualifies at the one position he played most frequently the prior season in the majors. Designated Hitter is considered a position for these purposes (pinch-hitting is not). A player who only qualifies as a DH may only be assigned to the UT position. If a player's most games played at a position is less than 20 and tied among more than one position, the NFBC commissioner will assign eligibility at one position only.
I haven't been in a draft yet so I am unsure if he is listed differently in the draft room.
b) If a player did not appear in 20 games at any position, he qualifies at the one position he played most frequently the prior season in the majors. Designated Hitter is considered a position for these purposes (pinch-hitting is not). A player who only qualifies as a DH may only be assigned to the UT position. If a player's most games played at a position is less than 20 and tied among more than one position, the NFBC commissioner will assign eligibility at one position only.