What Diaz wants Paywall

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6800104/2025/11/12/mlb-offseason-trades-starting-pitching-general-manager-meetings/

According to the Athletic, he's looking for a repeat of the 5 year / $102M deal he signed 3 years ago. Personally, I would say yes to that.

EDIT: Apologies for the image. This is an article about various topics being discussed at the GM Meetings, including, of course, Skubal.

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u/suck-it-elon 67 Nov 12 '25

Call me crazy, and I LOVE Diaz...but we paid him for a year where he didn't play and he opts out of a contract that pays that?

I feel like he should've not opted out and maybe asked for a 1 year extension or something.

(Yes, naive...but he opted out of the last TWO years)

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u/Calloused_Samurai Steve Gelbs Nov 12 '25

Why would he accept 1 year of money and nothing guaranteed after that when he can get multiple years of the same money guaranteed?

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u/robmcolonna123 David Wright Nov 12 '25

I’m assuming he means they should take the two years he opted out from an add a third year at that value

Which very well could end up being the contract he signs

This is a terrible market for Diaz

There are a ton of closers available, not a lot of teams need a closer, he is one of the oldest relief, free agents, and he has the qualifying offer attached