Out
Injury Knee
Est. Return 11/16/2023
2022 Stats
W-L
3-1
ERA
1.31
WHIP
0.84
K
118
SV
32
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks

Undergoes successful surgery
Diaz underwent successful surgery to repair his patellar tendon Thursday.
ANALYSIS
Diaz tore his tendon during a celebration on the field after Puerto Rico's victory over the Dominican Republic in Wednesday's World Baseball Classic matchup. He is expected to begin a rehab program in a week, but he is a long shot to pitch at any point in 2023.
Diaz tore his tendon during a celebration on the field after Puerto Rico's victory over the Dominican Republic in Wednesday's World Baseball Classic matchup. He is expected to begin a rehab program in a week, but he is a long shot to pitch at any point in 2023.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
15
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 2020
-35%
BAA vs LHP
2022
-50%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .138 | 120 | 32 | 33 | 6 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .213 | 135 | 23 | 60 | 2 | |||
2022vs Left | .101 | 53 | 9 | 9 | 3 | |||
2022vs Right | .202 | 65 | 9 | 25 | 0 | |||
2021vs Left | .165 | 44 | 14 | 18 | 2 | |||
2021vs Right | .223 | 45 | 9 | 25 | 1 | |||
2020vs Left | .146 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 1 | |||
2020vs Right | .217 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-73%
ERA at Home
2022
-65%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 1.10 | 0.87 | 90.1 | 15.5 | 3.4 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 4.01 | 1.18 | 58.1 | 15.3 | 3.2 | ||||
2022Home | 0.74 | 0.82 | 36.2 | 17.4 | 2.9 | ||||
2022Away | 2.13 | 0.87 | 25.1 | 16.7 | 2.1 | ||||
2021Home | 1.38 | 0.77 | 39.0 | 13.4 | 3.0 | ||||
2021Away | 6.85 | 1.52 | 23.2 | 11.8 | 3.8 | ||||
2020Home | 1.23 | 1.30 | 14.2 | 16.6 | 5.5 | ||||
2020Away | 1.93 | 1.18 | 9.1 | 20.3 | 4.8 | ||||
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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
6.56K/9
17.1BB/9
2.6HR/9
0.4Fastball
99.1 mphERA
1.31WHIP
0.84BABIP
.353GB/FB
1.57Left On Base
90.0%Exit Velocity
80.6 mphBarrels/BBE
2.2%Spin Rate
2298 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.6%Swinging Strike
25.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Diaz was the highest-leveraged reliever in baseball as measured by gmLI, which measures a pitcher's average Leverage Index upon entering a game. He rarely gave up hard contact, as his 21.3% hard hit percentage was fifth-best among qualified relievers and in the 99th percentile. This was a vast improvement over his 48.1% hard hit percentage in 2019, which was third-worst. Diaz was 32-for-38 in save chances with a 3.45 ERA (2.84 SIERA) and 1.05 WHIP over 62.2 innings. He averaged a career best 98.8 mph on his fastball, though his slider carried a .119 XBA and .164 XSLG as his put-away pitch. Most importantly, Diaz maintained his ability to miss bats with a 12.8 K/9 and 16.5% SwStr%. The soon-to-be 28-year-old is entering his final year of arbitration before he becomes a free agent in 2023. He's poised to close another season for the Mets and be drafted among the top 10 options for saves.
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Needs surgery, likely out for 2023
Mets general manager Billy Eppler announced Thursday that Diaz (knee) will undergo surgery and is likely to miss the entire 2023 season, Will Sammon of The Athletic reports.
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Has patellar tendon injury
Diaz's initial diagnosis Thursday is that of a right patellar tendon injury, Andy Martino of SNY.tv reports.
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Team fears injury is significant
Diaz will undergo an MRI on his right knee Thursday afternoon and initial indications are that the injury is "bad," one source told Andy Martino of SNY.tv.
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Set for MRI on knee
Diaz injured his right knee while celebrating Puerto Rico's victory over the Dominican Republic on Wednesday in the World Baseball Classic and will undergo imaging on his knee Thursday.
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Goes down while celebrating WBC win
Diaz suffered a right leg injury Wednesday while celebrating Puerto Rico's victory over the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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