According to the Athletic, he's looking for a repeat of the 5 year / $102M deal he signed 3 years ago. Personally, I would say yes to that.
EDIT: Apologies for the image. This is an article about various topics being discussed at the GM Meetings, including, of course, Skubal.
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He’s on a QO.
There will be a few teams willing to give Diaz the contract he wants and give up draft compensation. Let me know which teams are willing to do that. His market is limited.
Am I crazy that I am concerned about Diaz’s consistency?
4 years 18m AAV is my prediction. I hope they can create a contract that is a descending contract.
Sign me up
He’s basically asking for a 3-year extension.
They could have figured this out during the season and just thrown away the opt-out for it.
I thought he just wants to be loved.
If he wants the same contact why not opt in and try to work an extension? This makes no fucking sense.
“Yes I’m making 20mm but id like to be making 20mm for an additional 2 or 3 years so I’m out. Hey Mets, want to pay me 20mm for 2 or 3 additional years?”
Should be thanking the Mets for paying him 40 million rehabbing from a WBC injury and a shit 2024
What Diaz needs
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Make it happen capn
Pay the man.
If this was a 3 year I’d be way happier, but he wants the contract to favor him.
Pay him out, he was the reason we won games.
Personally, I would give it to him but I don’t know if Stearns would.
There’s 13 pitchers on the roster.. Closer can over the years move to 8th, 7th.. leverage spot role. 5 years vs 4 years.. whatever devils in details/structure.. longer term deals hurt most when there’s no flexibility of position. Relievers can be moved around.
If pay him even more than ask, but limit the No Trade clause, can always move a reliever at deadlines.
I think he’ll be lucky to get 4 years from any team and likely not at his asking AAV.
One of the most frustrating parts of this off-season as a Mets fan is that the two best players and biggest fan favorites hitting free agency also happen to have horrible profiles for long-term production.
Like, I’m not going to be mad if the Mets lock up Alonso and Diaz. I own an Ediwn Diaz jersey and I’m a moderator at r/EdwinDiaz. Since he came up, Pete Alonso has been one of my favorite athletes I’ve ever rooted for. By all accounts, these guys seem like good people, and I’d be happy for them if they got a big contract to play for my favorite team.
I can also look at this objectively and say Pete’s athleticism has been declining rapidly, he’s best suited to be a DH at this point, and if the power dips anywhere below elite, he isn’t going to bring much to a big league roster. Edwin Diaz is also a single-inning reliver who relies of elite velocity and is not far removed from a catastrophic leg injury. I get why the head baseball ops guy of any team is going to be hesitant to give these guys contracts through their 30’s.
Just do it, he’s irreplaceable
Call me crazy, and I LOVE Diaz…but we paid him for a year where he didn’t play and he opts out of a contract that pays that?
I feel like he should’ve not opted out and maybe asked for a 1 year extension or something.
(Yes, naive…but he opted out of the last TWO years)
If that’s where he’s starting his negotiations, I’m optimistic that we can get him on a good deal. Maybe 4 years, some money deferred.
Do not overpay for closers. They are a dime a dozen.
Do it. Plenty of closers remain effective through their mid-30s (and some beyond).
Yea, that’s a deal. Give him the money.
give it to him – doesn’t seem like a contract that will age poorly. seems like the cohens like him and wouldn’t mind paying that contract either.
This deal just needs to get done.
Diaz is an elite closer. Closer is a premium position. There aren’t any alternatives to replace him at this time, and none that have proven success in NY like Diaz. Steven Cohen has the money.
This isn’t an Alonso situation where analytics are showing it might be better to part ways if the price is too high. This is a situation where our big money owner just opens the wallet and keeps Diaz on the team.
I like Diaz a lot and want him back and the best course of action is the one that Diaz clearly wants
He is going to go to the winter meetings in December and see what the best offer is and then take that back to the Mets
Truthfully, this is a terrible free agent market for him. He probably ends up signing for quite a bit less than what he’s asking.
There are a ton of closers available, not a lot of teams need a closer, he is one of the oldest reliever free agents, and he has the qualifying offer attached
also worth noting: I think Díaz will hit 10 years of service time next year. If he signs with the Mets, he gets 10/5 rights and an automatic NTC. He has to negotiate for that elsewhere.
There’s no world where we’re competing for a World Series next year without him. The rest of the bullpen is already going to look completely different; we ***need*** his name written in permanent marker at the end of it. Beat the best offer any other team gives him. It’s not going to be insane.
He’s the most important resigning by far imo. If we need to overpay a bit for someone this is the guy (sorry Pete)
If that’s what he wants just lock it up. 5 years is our window with Lindor.
Holy is that worth. I mean you’re paying 17m to a fucking bum that can’t even pitch when healthy. Pay the man
That’s actually not a crazy deal, especially for someone of his caliber
I wouldn’t give him another opt out if we gave him this again
We love Diaz
If this is his price, someone is gonna come in and raise that up.
If stearns doesn’t find a wait to retain him, he should show him self out of NY.
He can want 5 years but no one is giving him that especially with the QO attached.
Sign him.
Mets need to rebuild their bullpen and cannot afford to get cute with signings.
Yes.
Maybe Steve can give him the toilet too?