""He didn't take the five-year Braves offer but got a record closer deal ($23 million per year) to go to the perennially World Series-favored Dodgers. Timmy Trumpet will go with him (but not Mr. and Mrs. Met),""
""It wasn't easy," Diaz said. "I spent seven years in New York. They treated me really good. They treated me great. I chose the Dodgers because they are a winning organization. I'm looking to win, and I think they have everything to win. Picking the Dodgers was pretty easy.""
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Edwin Diaz to a three-year, $69 million contract, the highest average annual value for a free-agent reliever in MLB history. Diaz will serve as the team's closer and is expected to provide late-inning stability after a season in which the Dodgers bullpen posted a 4.27 ERA and blew 27 saves, tied for 23rd in baseball. The team previously invested in multiple relievers, including Tanner Scott, with limited returns, prompting the front office to spend aggressively to fortify the relief corps and improve postseason prospects.
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