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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 25)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date3-22-1994
Height6' 3"
Weight165 lbs
Age30 years, 7 months, 30 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
2015
1.92016
1.52017
2.72018
1.22019
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2016 SEA MLB 49 0 51.7 0 4 18 45 15 88 5 101 7.8 2.6 0.9 15.3 48% .377 1.16 2.00 2.79 56 1.84 40.8 1.9
2017 SEA MLB 66 0 66.0 4 6 34 44 32 89 10 6.0 4.4 1.4 12.1 41% .236 1.15 4.00 3.27 88 3.20 68.1 1.5
2018 SEA MLB 73 0 73.3 0 4 57 41 17 124 5 96 5.0 2.1 0.6 15.2 47% .281 0.79 1.64 1.96 50 1.77 39.6 2.7
2019 NYN MLB 66 0 58.0 2 7 26 58 22 99 15 95 9.0 3.4 2.3 15.4 37% .377 1.38 4.46 5.59 74 2.95 60.5 1.5
CareerMLB2540249.06211351888640035716.83.11.314.543%.3111.103.003.33682.4452.37.5

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2012 MRN Rk AZL 9 1 19.0 2 1 0 12 17 20 2 107 5.7 8.1 0.9 9.5 0% .217 1.53 7.07 5.21 120 3.34 69.5
2013 PUL Rk APP 13 13 69.0 5 2 0 45 18 79 5 105 5.9 2.3 0.7 10.3 0% .260 0.91 3.03 1.43 84 2.53 54.9
2014 CLN A MID 24 24 116.3 6 8 0 96 42 111 5 93 7.4 3.2 0.4 8.6 0% .289 1.19 3.47 3.33 94 3.87 81.9
2015 BAK A+ CAL 7 7 37.0 2 0 0 21 9 42 3 94 5.1 2.2 0.7 10.2 0% .217 0.81 3.61 1.70 85 1.86 40.8
2015 WTN AA SOU 20 20 104.3 5 10 0 102 37 103 5 100 8.8 3.2 0.4 8.9 0% .333 1.33 3.21 4.57 88 4.20 92.2
2016 SEA MLB AL 49 0 51.7 0 4 18 45 15 88 5 101 7.8 2.6 0.9 15.3 48% .377 1.16 2.00 2.79 56 1.84 40.8
2016 WTN AA SOU 16 6 40.7 3 3 1 32 7 54 3 96 7.1 1.5 0.7 12.0 58% .302 0.96 2.28 2.21 62 2.58 57.0
2017 SEA MLB AL 66 0 66.0 4 6 34 44 32 89 10 6.0 4.4 1.4 12.1 41% .236 1.15 4.00 3.27 88 3.20 68.1
2018 SEA MLB AL 73 0 73.3 0 4 57 41 17 124 5 96 5.0 2.1 0.6 15.2 47% .281 0.79 1.64 1.96 50 1.77 39.6
2019 NYN MLB NL 66 0 58.0 2 7 26 58 22 99 15 95 9.0 3.4 2.3 15.4 37% .377 1.38 4.46 5.59 74 2.95 60.5

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2016 825 0.5382 0.5115 0.6090 0.6712 0.3255 0.7114 0.3629 0.3910
2017 1125 0.4800 0.4844 0.6587 0.6222 0.3573 0.7530 0.5072 0.3413
2018 1171 0.5047 0.5192 0.6020 0.6870 0.3483 0.7217 0.3614 0.3980
2019 1071 0.5061 0.5154 0.6214 0.6974 0.3289 0.6799 0.4943 0.3786
Career41920.50500.50740.62360.66920.34130.71740.43480.3764

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2027 NYN $16,227,765
2026 NYN $16,227,765
2025 NYN $18,859,294
2024 NYN $18,640,000
2023 NYN $18,640,000
2022 NYN $10,200,000
2021 NYN $7,000,000
2020 NYN $5,100,000
2019 NYN $607,425
2018 SEA $570,800
2017 SEA $545,000
2016 SEA $
YearsDescriptionSalary
7 yrPrevious$42,663,225
2019Current$18,640,000
8 yrPvs + Cur$61,303,225
3 yrFuture$51,314,824
11 yrTotal$112,618,049

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
6 y 121 dWasserman5 years/$102M (2023-27), 2028 option

Details
  • 5 years/$102M (2023-27), plus 2028 club option. Re-signed by NY Mets as a free agent 11/7/22. $12M signing bonus. 23:$17.25M, 24:$17.25M, 25:$17.5M, 26:$18.5M player option, 27:$18.5M player option, 28:$17.25M club option ($1M buyout). Award bonuses: $100,000 each for WS MVP, Reliever of the Year. $50,000 each for All Star, Gold Glove, LCS MVP, Cy Young ($25,000 for second place in Cy Young vote, $10,000 for third in CY vote). Diaz must exercise or decline his 2026-27 player options simultaneously after the 2025 season. No-trade protection: may block all trades through 10/30/25, may block deals to 10 clubs annually starting 11/1/25. Diaz to defer $26.5M in salary ($5.5M each in 2023-25 and $5M each in 2026-27), reducing salary for tax purposes to about $18.6M. Deferred money to be paid each July 1 as follows:. 1) $2.65M each in 2023, 2034. $200,000 in 2035. 2) $2.45M in 2035. $2.65M in 2036. $400,000 in 2037. 3) $2.25M in 2037. $2.65M in 2038. $600,000 in 2039. 4) $2.05M in 2023. $2.65M in 2040. $300,000 in 2041. 5) $2.35M in 2041. $2.65M in 2042. At signing, largest-ever contract for a relief pitcher. Mets to be reimbursed for 2023 salary of $18.64M (discounted to reflect deferral) under MLB insurance policy for players injured during the World Baseball Classic. The contract's average annual value will count toward the club's Competitive Balance Tax payroll.
  • 1 year/$10.2M (2022). Re-signed by NY Mets 3/22/22 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$7M (2021). Re-signed by NY Mets 1/15/21 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$5.1M (2020). Re-signed by NY Mets 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration).
  • 1 year/$607,425 (2019). Renewed by NY Mets 3/5/19.
  • 1 year/$570,800 (2018). Re-signed by Seattle 3/18. Acquired by NY Mets in trade from Seattle 12/3/18.
  • 1 year/$545,000 (2017). Re-signed by Seattle 2/17.
  • 1 year (2016). Contract selected by Seattle 6/4/16.
  • Drafted by Seattle 2012 (3-89) (Caguas Military Academy, P.R.). $300,000 signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
90o 0 0 0 0 0 13.9 7 4 21 1 .244 0.77 1.03 1.35 0.1 0.0
80o 0 0 0 0 0 9.1 5 3 14 1 .258 0.84 1.32 1.69 0.0 0.0
70o 0 0 0 0 0 5.7 3 2 9 0 .269 0.89 1.53 1.95 0.0 0.0
60o 0 0 0 0 0 2.9 2 1 4 0 .278 0.93 1.71 2.17 0.0 0.0
50o 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .287 0.97 1.88 2.38 0.0 0.0
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Edwin Díaz has thrown 7,931 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2016 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he has relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (98mph) and Slider (90mph).