The Mets introduced immediately that right-hander Edwin Díaz has been positioned on the 15-day injured listing with a proper shoulder impingement. Left-hander Josh Walker has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse because the corresponding transfer.
It’s been a attempting time for Díaz, to say the least. He missed all of 2023 after tearing the best patellar tendon in his proper knee in the course of the World Baseball Basic. He and the Mets had been undoubtedly hoping for him to be wholesome and again in type this 12 months, nevertheless it hasn’t performed out that manner.
He has pitched 20 innings for the Mets this 12 months, permitting 12 earned runs, a price of 5.40 per 9. His 35.3% strikeout price continues to be fairly robust however an enormous drop from the absurd 50.2% price he had in 2022. He’s allowed 5 dwelling runs already this 12 months, nearly as many because the eight mixed homers he allowed within the three seasons from 2020 to 2022. That’s why his 4.58 FIP and a pair of.27 SIERA are far aside, as the previous assigns dwelling runs because the fault of the pitcher whereas the latter normalizes dwelling run price.
Maybe this 12 months’s struggles have been a small pattern blip brought on by a clustering of some dwelling runs, however Díaz received’t have an opportunity to even issues out for some time. Whether or not the shoulder problem has been bothering him for some time or simply just lately cropped up isn’t identified. The membership additionally hasn’t offered any details about how lengthy they count on the righty to be out, with the IL placement coming simply minutes earlier than immediately’s recreation.
For now, the Mets should proceed with out Díaz of their bullpen combine for the subsequent couple of weeks a minimum of. That might go away Adam Ottavino taking up the nearer’s position, with pitchers like Jake Diekman, Jorge López and Reed Garrett in line for setup work.
In the long run, the Mets will clearly be motivated to getting Díaz again on monitor. He signed a five-year, $102MM deal going into the 2023 season and is due to this fact going to be part of the membership’s plans by means of 2027, with a membership possibility for 2028 as properly. Díaz could have the chance to opt-out after 2025 and 2026, although his well being and efficiency must pattern in a greater route between every now and then for that to be a consideration.
Previous to lacking the 2023 season, Díaz was some of the dominant relievers within the sport. On the time, he re-signed with the Mets, he had a 2.93 ERA in 399 1/3 innings. That included a 2022 marketing campaign during which he posted a 1.31 ERA with a 50.2% strikeout price, 7.7% stroll price and 46.9% floor ball price.
