2024 Stats
W-L
6-4
ERA
3.52
WHIP
1.04
K
84
SV
20
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
Blows save but nabs big win Monday
Diaz (6-4) blew the save but picked up the win in the first game of Monday's doubleheader against Atlanta, giving up two runs on three hits and a walk over 1.2 innings. He struck out two.
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With both teams needing at least one win in the twin bill to lock up a wild-card spot, the matinee featured a wild, desperate finish that saw 12 of the game's 15 runs cross the plate over the final two innings. Diaz came on with one out and two on in the eighth, and after retiring Gio Urshela, the Mets' closer missed his chance to escape the frame unscathed when he was late covering first base on a Jarred Kelenic grounder down the line that Pete Alonso dove to stop well behind the bag. Atlanta wound up taking a 7-6 lead, but when New York tacked on two more runs in the top of the ninth, Diaz was able to slam the door shut. It was his first blown save since Aug. 28, and only the second time in 13 September appearances that the right-hander had been scored upon. Diaz heads into the playoffs with a 1.93 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 26:5 K:BB over 14 innings in the final month of the regular season.
With both teams needing at least one win in the twin bill to lock up a wild-card spot, the matinee featured a wild, desperate finish that saw 12 of the game's 15 runs cross the plate over the final two innings. Diaz came on with one out and two on in the eighth, and after retiring Gio Urshela, the Mets' closer missed his chance to escape the frame unscathed when he was late covering first base on a Jarred Kelenic grounder down the line that Pete Alonso dove to stop well behind the bag. Atlanta wound up taking a 7-6 lead, but when New York tacked on two more runs in the top of the ninth, Diaz was able to slam the door shut. It was his first blown save since Aug. 28, and only the second time in 13 September appearances that the right-hander had been scored upon. Diaz heads into the playoffs with a 1.93 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 26:5 K:BB over 14 innings in the final month of the regular season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
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Last 10 Games
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Last 5 Games
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-12%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-28%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .161 | 95 | 26 | 29 | 8 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .182 | 107 | 12 | 41 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .220 | 42 | 17 | 20 | 5 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .158 | 42 | 3 | 16 | 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
-70%
ERA at Home
2024
-71%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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| Since 2022Home | 1.20 | 0.80 | 67.2 | 16.2 | 2.9 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.94 | 1.13 | 48.0 | 15.0 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 1.74 | 0.77 | 31.0 | 14.8 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2024Away | 5.96 | 1.41 | 22.2 | 13.1 | 4.0 | ||||
| 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
4.20K/9
14.1BB/9
3.4HR/9
1.2Fastball
97.5 mphERA
3.52WHIP
1.04BABIP
.301GB/FB
1.20Left On Base
71.4%Exit Velocity
81.2 mphBarrels/BBE
4.2%Spin Rate
2324 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
15.4%Swinging Strike
17.8%Advanced Pitching Stats
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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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Another multi-inning save
Diaz struck out four while allowing a hit and two walks over two scoreless innings Sunday to pick up his 20th save of the season in a 2-1 win over the Phillies.
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Nails down 19th save
Diaz struck out two in 1.1 perfect innings of relief Saturday to record his 19th save of the season in a 6-3 win over the Phillies.
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Yields walkoff hit
Diaz took the loss Sunday against the Phillies, allowing one run on two hits and no walks with two strikeouts across two-thirds of an inning.
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Earns one-pitch save
Diaz earned the save Wednesday against Toronto, retiring the only batter he faced in the ninth inning to seal a 6-2 victory.
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Claims 17th save
Diaz picked up the save Monday against the Blue Jays while allowing one hit and no walks with one strikeout across a scoreless ninth inning.
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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.