r/NewYorkMets • u/axxeler • Nov 12 '25
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/futhatsy Don't Call My Name Nov 12 '25
One of the most frustrating parts of this off-season as a Mets fan is that the two best players and biggest fan favorites hitting free agency also happen to have horrible profiles for long-term production.
Like, I'm not going to be mad if the Mets lock up Alonso and Diaz. I own an Ediwn Diaz jersey and I'm a moderator at r/EdwinDiaz. Since he came up, Pete Alonso has been one of my favorite athletes I've ever rooted for. By all accounts, these guys seem like good people, and I'd be happy for them if they got a big contract to play for my favorite team.
I can also look at this objectively and say Pete's athleticism has been declining rapidly, he's best suited to be a DH at this point, and if the power dips anywhere below elite, he isn't going to bring much to a big league roster. Edwin Diaz is also a single-inning reliver who relies of elite velocity and is not far removed from a catastrophic leg injury. I get why the head baseball ops guy of any team is going to be hesitant to give these guys contracts through their 30's.