![]() He bonded well with pitching coach Jeremy Hefner, who seems to know the cues to keep Diaz’s delivery from going askew.Īnd there were the trumpets and the party environment that Diaz brought by simply entering a game. He was appreciated by manager Buck Showalter for his ability to take the ball regularly while avoiding drama by taking even low-in-the-order hitters seriously. MLB GM meetings primer: Biggest storylines as offseason kicks offĭiaz got off the canvas in New York, showing the mental toughness to graduate from relief pariah to bullpen messiah in a market particularly difficult for second acts. Of course, it helped that Steve Cohen personally likes this player and the Mets’ owner has shown that what he likes he can afford to buy. Still, even if Diaz cannot duplicate his 2022 numbers, the Mets saw him as worth making a record wager upon. Topping that at any point from 2023-27, the life of the contract, is not something general manager Billy Eppler would want to wager upon this week at the GM meetings - though it should be noted that Diaz had a season in the same vicinity for Seattle in 2018, which attracted the Mets to trade for him. My sense when talking to Mets officials late in the season was that they would enter into a reunion understanding that the way Diaz performed in 2022 was arguably the best relief season in club history. Finalization of the deal was pending a physical. They are in agreement with Diaz on a five-year, $102 million pact that will make him - by far - the owner of both the largest total contract ever bestowed upon a reliever and also the largest annual average value. So do you still want Diaz or Judge based on clear-eyed projections that accept the aging curve and what it means to have guaranteed riches well into the future? Hell, Judge got booed during the playoffs. It will likely never be the same again for either, on or off the field. Diaz’s and Judge’s 2022 performances feel like one-of-a-kind seasons. It’s not just the production on the field in 2022, but the love-fest generated with the home crowd by both. The Yankees or whichever team reaches agreement with Aaron Judge is going to have to make peace with that notion regarding the right fielder, as well. LAS VEGAS - Here is where you start with the closer: Edwin Diaz almost certainly just had the best season he is ever going to have. Yankees need to think beyond 2023 if they address needs at trade deadline ![]() What's keeping the Mets from accepting their playoff fate Yankees have to prove recent success is more than a mirage There's no telling what Yankees' trade deadline approach will beĮverything about Aaron Judge rushing back to help Yankees feels fragile
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