{"id":63905,"date":"2025-05-24T08:12:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T08:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=63905"},"modified":"2025-05-24T08:12:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T08:12:49","slug":"ex-mlb-gm-edwin-diazs-time-with-mets-could-be-running-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=63905","title":{"rendered":"Ex-MLB GM: Edwin D\u00edaz\u2019s time with Mets could be running out"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<nav aria-label=\"articleLabel\">\n<ol id=\"articleLabel__list\">\n<li id=\"articleLabel__listItem\">Mets<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<ul>\n<li><time datetime=\"2025-05-22174793267200016:51:12\">Updated: May. 22, 2025, 4:51 p.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<li><span aria-hidden=\"true\">|<\/span><time datetime=\"2025-05-22174791883700013:00:37\">Published: May. 22, 2025, 1:00 p.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\">\n<article id=\"arc-BWY6R2IGGRESPNT6ZDRU4NHWBM\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/MJBMKIOXAFHHTLSU6RONACSGHA.jpg?auth=46172c1811f096ac35d345f943f42c34dddff8c10a8637bd76700cdd1f253de8&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90 500w\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/MJBMKIOXAFHHTLSU6RONACSGHA.jpg?auth=46172c1811f096ac35d345f943f42c34dddff8c10a8637bd76700cdd1f253de8&amp;width=800&amp;quality=90 800w\" media=\"(max-width: 800px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/resizer\/v2\/MJBMKIOXAFHHTLSU6RONACSGHA.jpg?auth=46172c1811f096ac35d345f943f42c34dddff8c10a8637bd76700cdd1f253de8&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90 1280w\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiUp1u45H-gXu-w4xcKOFh2JnIrF1C3zUP-mM1BSixt48TQQ32f3Sduf_3FB-EujSVTK5ByEbn6OGN7afkTxmjcw5VtqIzLnYFaBAkMNr3cfKREKCEatMVbX4j-RsyJaajdOyQSAsVYyp3PE3kSu0I2Z3sveL9bAGZwjdw-_NwSD3Hv5l2TKY5hi7V4kr5h\/s756\/edwin%20diaz1.jpg\" alt=\"Edwin Diaz: Wild Card Champion Mets Pitcher &amp; 2022 Relief Pitcher of the  Year (2019 - 2025)\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>New York Mets pitcher Edwin D\u00edaz (39) reacts after striking out New York Yankees&#8217; Aaron Judge to close out the ninth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 17, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo\/Noah K. Murray)AP<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"JZAF2IU4AZH43CSQOUSFQQ6LFE\">The days of \u201cNarco\u201d filling Citi Field in the ninth inning could be ending after this season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"O3KAW722OBGHNLMHVDJFEG4CRM\">According to former MLB general manager Jim Bowden, New York Mets closer Edwin D\u00edaz is likely to opt out of his current contract to instead find a longer-term one. While no decision has been made and D\u00edaz opting out doesn\u2019t preclude the Mets from re-signing him, it could mean that 2025 is D\u00edaz\u2019s last year in Queens.<\/p>\n<p id=\"BGTAE3YTLVDUNNVGWAKOY2VGRQ\">Here\u2019s what Bowden wrote in The Athletic on Wednesday<u>:<\/u><\/p>\n<p id=\"YH646Y5WDRD3JHC7WWEWTOPTFA\"><i>D\u00edaz holds $18.5 million player options for 2026 and 2027, and the Mets have a $20.4 million club option for 2028. If D\u00edaz continues to pitch at a high level this season, I expect him to opt out in November to pursue a longer-term deal. The two-time All-Star remains one of the best closers in the game.<\/i><\/p>\n<p id=\"PPX5WHKQOJBODLM446VI2LTA4Q\">Under D\u00edaz\u2019s current Mets contract, he could pitch for them from 2026-28 for a total of $57.4 million. That alone would rank him third among active total contracts for relievers, according to Spotrac. The $19.3 million average annual value would put him first, in front of the Houston Astros\u2019 Josh Hader, just like he is now.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2JEF5KZCZ5F7ZDZPXN2BKRK25Y\">Would D\u00edaz really opt out and risk earning less? By next season, he will be 32 years old. While he remains dominant \u2014 35.1% strikeout rate, 2.84 ERA \u2014 his stuff has diminished. His strikeout rate is on a three-year decline and his 96.6 mph average fastball velocity is the lowest of his career.<\/p>\n<p id=\"VDMDEDNELREYJP4RSYY4CO6LFE\">Would MLB teams pay D\u00edaz <i>more<\/i> \u2014 and for a longer term \u2014 than now? 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