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Edwin Diaz "Loves L.A." As He Leaves Mets for Dodgers on Three-Year Pact

 David Stearns stood in front of the media with a big smirk on his face as he described his strategy for the Mets 2025-26 off-season. Now that smirk better be off his face. 

The Mets struck out big time on one of the most valuable pieces of their bullpen when Edwin Diaz left the Mets for the glitz and power of the Los Angeles Dodgers for only three-years at $69 million. This just days after the Mets signed what turned out to be Diaz's replacement, Devin Williams to a three-year $51 million deal. 

 Of course soon after the deal was announced the Mets hurriedly rushed out word that they had offered Diaz a deal of $66 million over three years and were willing to pay more as a way to make Diaz look bad on the way out the door. 

What a disgrace for a franchise that has pounded its chest ever since Steve Cohen bought the team in 2020 that they have deep pockets, and would stop at nothing to improve the team. 

 This is the same Mets that have the second highest payroll in baseball at $342 million.

 Yet, when it came to arguably the best closer in franchise history not named John Franco, the Mets couldn't muster three million more dollars. And if they were willing to go higher, why didn't they? 

If Diaz wanted to leave the Mets for the Dodgers because he felt he had a better chance to win that is also on the Mets. 

The Amazin's have had to dodge (pun intended) stories of clubhouse turmoil and the departure of Brandon Nimmo to Texas in recent weeks. Now this. Heck, even Nimmo couldn't wait to take swipes at Stearns when he made fun of the President's wording of "run prevention" during his introduction to the Texas media. 

Even former hitting coach Eric Chavez took a swipe at the Mets after the Diaz deal went down by posting on his Instagram an avatar of himself laughing.  

And Pete Alonso isn't that far behind to leaving. He's entertaining both the Red Sox and Orioles in Orlando this week. If he leaves, it's over for Stearns. Not only did Stearns strike out spectacularly last off-season where he signed the likes of Frankie Montas to a two-year $18 million deal, and refused to bring back clubhouse leaders like Jose Iglesias and Harrison Bader, he bombed during the trade deadline last July. 

Do the names Cedric Mullins and Ryan Helsely ring a bell?

Yes, Stearns was team President when Juan Soto signed his huge $765 million deal last off-season, but that was more Cohen that Stearns. Under Stearns the Mets have waved good bye to Jacob deGrom, Nimmo, Diaz, and possibly, Pete Alonso. 

Tell me if something doesn't stink at Citi Field?  

 

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