"The Dodgers also faced competition from the New York Mets, who wished to retain their all-star reliever. According to Tim Britton and Will Sammon of The Athletic, the Mets made a comparable offer to Díaz and were willing to increase their offer before he chose the Dodgers: According to league sources, the Mets had offered the 31-year-old Díaz a three-year, $66 million deal with modest deferrals. New York expressed a willingness to go higher before Díaz decided to sign with Los Angeles."
"Díaz has established himself as arguably the best reliever in baseball, and he's coming off a season in which he threw 66.1 innings with a 1.63 ERA while striking out 38% of hitters and walking 8.1%. The right-hander has had two seasons of pitching more than 60 innings with a strikeout rate above 44%, including an absurd season in 2022 where he struck out 50.2% of hitters in 62 innings while posting a 1.31 ERA. During that season, he struck out 118 of the 235 batters he faced."
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Edwin Díaz to a three-year, $69 million contract that includes deferrals. The Dodgers had publicly downplayed major free-agent spending but pivoted after missing other relief targets to acquire one of baseball's top closers. The New York Mets made a comparable offer — a reported three-year, $66 million deal with modest deferrals — and were willing to increase it before Díaz chose Los Angeles. The contract carries a $23 million average annual value, a record for a relief pitcher, though deferrals will lower luxury-tax AAV. Díaz posted a 1.63 ERA in 66.1 innings last season and has a career 2.82 ERA across 519.1 innings.
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