There were a lot of discussions last week about Astros GM Dana Brown commenting on the lack of playing time for Yainer Diaz. Brown's comments seem to have gotten through to manager Dusty Baker, as Diaz has been in the lineup a lot more recently.

And they're not just using him exclusively at catcher. We've seen Diaz employed as a DH, and he's played first base as well. In fact, he has played in 5 of the last 8 games and is hitting .417 in his last seven games. And they certainly need to use him more with Yordan Alvarez dealing with an oblique injury.

Dusty may have the authority to set the everyday lineup, but Dana Brown is the one with the long-term contract, as Baker has been going year to year.

So what does this mean moving forward? Will Dusty start splitting the catching duties a little more evenly as well? Could we be witnessing a changing of the guard with Diaz and Brown?

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