Edwin Diaz
30-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
1-1
ERA
5.50
WHIP
1.22
K
27
SV
5
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Diaz missed all of last season after suffering a complete tear of his right patellar tendon while celebrating during the World Baseball Classic last March. The veteran closer threw several bullpen sessions towards the end of last season, but the Mets didn't rush him back since they weren't in playoff contention. The last we saw Diaz pitch in the majors, he struck out 118 batters over 62 innings for a strikeout rate north of 50%, but achieving those types of numbers again will depend on several factors. The obvious one is health, while the other two are Diaz's velocity and effectiveness of his slider. The slider didn't play well during his "down" season in 2019 and his ratios suffered. However, if the soon-to-be 30-year-old is throwing triple-digit heaters and wiping hitters out with the slider - look out. Monitor Diaz during spring training, but don't wait to long in the draft room to click his name, as he'll be among the top 3 closers off board soon enough. Read Past Outlooks
Taking on 'fluid' role
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Sunday that Diaz's bullpen role will be more "fluid" for the near future, Paige Leckie of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The 30-year-old surrendered four runs in his third blown save of the season Saturday and admitted that his confidence is down with seven runs allowed in his past three outings, so the Mets won't rely on him to be their primary closer for a bit. Diaz is still viewed as the club's closer long term but is now likely to see some lower-leverage work in an attempt to get him back on track. Adam Ottavino and Reed Garrett are the likely candidates to step in for save chances in the meantime.
The 30-year-old surrendered four runs in his third blown save of the season Saturday and admitted that his confidence is down with seven runs allowed in his past three outings, so the Mets won't rely on him to be their primary closer for a bit. Diaz is still viewed as the club's closer long term but is now likely to see some lower-leverage work in an attempt to get him back on track. Adam Ottavino and Reed Garrett are the likely candidates to step in for save chances in the meantime.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
20
Last 5 Games
19
How many pitches does Edwin Diaz generally throw?
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What part of the game does Edwin Diaz generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-19%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-50%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .154 | 69 | 13 | 19 | 6 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .190 | 76 | 12 | 30 | 2 | |||
2024vs Left | .294 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 3 | |||
2024vs Right | .147 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |||
2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Left | .101 | 53 | 9 | 9 | 3 | |||
2022vs Right | .202 | 65 | 9 | 25 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-55%
ERA at Home
2024
-47%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 1.51 | 0.82 | 47.2 | 16.6 | 2.8 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.34 | 1.08 | 32.1 | 15.9 | 2.8 | ||||
2024Home | 4.09 | 0.82 | 11.0 | 13.9 | 2.5 | ||||
2024Away | 7.71 | 1.86 | 7.0 | 12.9 | 5.1 | ||||
2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Home | 0.74 | 0.82 | 36.2 | 17.4 | 2.9 | ||||
2022Away | 2.13 | 0.87 | 25.1 | 16.7 | 2.1 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Edwin Diaz compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.86K/9
13.5BB/9
3.5HR/9
2.5Fastball
96.9 mphERA
5.50WHIP
1.22BABIP
.296GB/FB
1.00Left On Base
60.0%Exit Velocity
81.2 mphBarrels/BBE
5.7%Spin Rate
2309 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
17.0%Swinging Strike
17.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Trying to slow things down
According to Will Sammon of The Athletic, Diaz is still adjusting to the pitch clock and is working to slow the game down.
ANALYSIS
The Mets longtime closer missed all of last season -- the first MLB campaign with a pitch clock -- with a torn patellar tendon, and he's still adjusting to the time limitations. Diaz is still getting plenty of strikeouts with a 13.5 K/9, but he's already served up five homers, which eclipses the full season totals of his previous three seasons. However, the right-hander isn't giving up consistent hard contact with an average exit velocity of 84.8 mph, and he also has a 2.89 xFIP and 2.85 xERA. It should only be a matter of time before he's back closing for New York.
The Mets longtime closer missed all of last season -- the first MLB campaign with a pitch clock -- with a torn patellar tendon, and he's still adjusting to the time limitations. Diaz is still getting plenty of strikeouts with a 13.5 K/9, but he's already served up five homers, which eclipses the full season totals of his previous three seasons. However, the right-hander isn't giving up consistent hard contact with an average exit velocity of 84.8 mph, and he also has a 2.89 xFIP and 2.85 xERA. It should only be a matter of time before he's back closing for New York.
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Diaz made the best of a contract year, as no relief pitcher in 2022 came close to his 50.2% strikeout rate, 25.2% SwStr%, 17.1 K/9 or 42.6% K-BB%. His 1.31 ERA ranked fourth among qualified relievers, while his 0.90 FIP and 1.11 SIERA were also the best in the league. Diaz's name was scattered across many Statcast leaderboards, as he posted a 99th percentile rating, or better, in multiple pitching metrics. However, he was "merely" league average in HardHit% and BB%. One main reason why Diaz was so good last season can be attributed to a pitch mix change. He threw his fastball far less often - a roughly 20% difference from his most recent seasons - while using his slider as his primary offering (58% pitch usage) for the first time in his career. Diaz allowed just 17 hits - 16 of which were singles - on his slider for a .114 BA on the pitch. Expect the soon-to-be 29-year-old to be among the top two closers drafted in 2023 now that the Mets re-signed him for 5 years at $102 million.
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Melts down in Miami
Diaz allowed four runs on four hits while recording just one out in Saturday's loss to the Marlins.
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Another blown save
Diaz blew the save Thursday against Philadelphia, allowing one run on one hit and one walk with two strikeouts over one inning.
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Struggles in blown save
Diaz blew the save Monday against Philadelphia, allowing two runs on two hits, two walks and a hit batter. He had one strikeout over one inning.
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Grabs win after Mets walk off
Diaz (1-1) secured the win over Alanta on Sunday, tossing a perfect ninth frame while striking out a batter.
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Notches fifth save
Diaz earned a save against the Cardinals on Monday, striking out one batter in a perfect ninth inning.
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