Scouting grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 30 | Run: 55 | Arm: 70 | Field: 65 | Overall: 45
Signed way back in 2010, Daza didn't get to the United States until the 2014 season. Since then, however, all he's done is hit, posting averages of over .300 in every season. That earned him a spot on the 40-man roster following the 2017 season and he probably would have contributed in Colorado last year if not for a hamstring injury that limited him to just 54 games and shut him down in late July. He did make up for lost time by hitting well in the Venezuelan Winter League.
Daza has a knack for barreling up the baseball and picks up hits in bunches, and while he's perfectly happy to shoot line drives the other way, he did start turning on pitches and driving them to his pull side more effectively in 2018, though over-the-fence power is never going to be a big part of his game. He's not a burner, but he runs well enough to be an effective baserunner and uses his speed well in center field.
Considered the best center field prospect in the system, he has plus instincts, reads and routes to go along with excellent first-step quickness. He makes it look easy out there as a true ball hawk. How he continues to impact the baseball might determine his ultimate ceiling, but at the very least, he's a very valuable fourth outfielder. Statcast - Batting Season Pitches Batted Balls Barrels Barrel % Exit Velocity Launch Angle XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON Hard Hit % K % BB % 2019 378 77 1 1.3 82.8 3.1 .207 .262 .221 .230 .251 20.8 20.0 6.7 ALL 378 77 1 1.3 82.8 3.1 .207 .262 .221 .230 .251 20.8 20.0 6.7 MLB 40553 6.3 87.5 11.2 .251 .412 .317 .318 .371 34.5 21.7 8.3 Transactions Team Date Transaction 08/03/2019 Colorado Rockies recalled Yonathan Daza from Albuquerque Isotopes. 05/31/2019 Colorado Rockies optioned LF Yonathan Daza to Albuquerque Isotopes. 05/27/2019 Colorado Rockies recalled Yonathan Daza from Albuquerque Isotopes. 04/18/2019 Colorado Rockies optioned CF Yonathan Daza to Albuquerque Isotopes. 04/16/2019 Colorado Rockies recalled Yonathan Daza from Albuquerque Isotopes. 04/15/2019 Colorado Rockies optioned CF Yonathan Daza to Albuquerque Isotopes. 04/09/2019 Colorado Rockies recalled Yonathan Daza from Albuquerque Isotopes. 03/11/2019 Colorado Rockies optioned CF Yonathan Daza to Albuquerque Isotopes. 11/27/2018 CF Yonathan Daza assigned to Tiburones de La Guaira. 11/02/2018 Yonathan Daza roster status changed by Colorado Rockies. 09/04/2018 Colorado Rockies placed CF Yonathan Daza on the 60-day disabled list. Left shoulder strain. 07/27/2018 Hartford Yard Goats placed CF Yonathan Daza on the 7-day disabled list. 07/13/2018 Hartford Yard Goats activated CF Yonathan Daza from the 7-day disabled list. 06/06/2018 Hartford Yard Goats placed CF Yonathan Daza on the 7-day disabled list. 06/05/2018 Hartford Yard Goats activated CF Yonathan Daza from the 7-day disabled list. 05/28/2018 Hartford Yard Goats placed CF Yonathan Daza on the 7-day disabled list. 03/10/2018 Colorado Rockies optioned CF Yonathan Daza to Hartford Yard Goats. 11/20/2017 Colorado Rockies selected the contract of Yonathan Daza from Lancaster JetHawks. 03/16/2017 RF Yonathan Daza assigned to Colorado Rockies. 10/05/2016 SS Yonathan Daza assigned to Tiburones de La Guaira. 08/26/2016 Yonathan Daza assigned to Modesto Nuts from Asheville Tourists. 03/28/2016 C Yonathan Daza assigned to Colorado Rockies. 09/20/2015 RF Yonathan Daza assigned to Tiburones de La Guaira. 07/07/2015 RF Yonathan Daza assigned to Asheville Tourists from Boise Hawks. 05/02/2015 RF Yonathan Daza assigned to Boise Hawks from Asheville Tourists. 04/07/2015 RF Yonathan Daza assigned to Asheville Tourists from Grand Junction Rockies. 03/22/2015 OF Yonathan Daza assigned to Colorado Rockies. 12/20/2014 OF Yonathan Daza assigned to Tiburones de La Guaira. 04/16/2014 RF Yonathan Daza assigned to Grand Junction Rockies from DSL Rockies. 03/08/2011 OF Yonathan Daza assigned to DSL Rockies. 10/20/2010 Colorado Rockies signed free agent OF Yonathan Daza to a minor league contract.
