Edwin Díaz and the Mets should figure it out, for both their sakes.
Díaz gave a return to Queens a “50-50” chance at the All-MLB awards, and that estimate probably was more the reality of free agency than a tribute to Las Vegas, cite of the honors — although there are no guarantees in either.
Word is Díaz seeks a five-year deal for about the $20M salary of his previous deal, as The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported. No one can blame him off his all-world 2025 performance. But a nice compromise would be a four-year arrangement at $20M-plus.
Díaz inexplicably joined Andres Muñoz on the all-MLB second team behind first-team choices Aroldis Chapman and Jhoan Duran, but he’s unquestionably the top closer in a strong market and should have great options beyond the Mets, who are especially relief needy. Regardless, the other teams are all believed to be second choices for Díaz, whose trade from the Mariners turned out to be an abject winner/ongoing lovefest despite the initial public outcry of losing eventual bust Jarred Kelenic and Díaz’s brutal beginning.