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2020 Vision: Edwin Diaz

Johnny Lunchbucket Feb 29 2020 06:13 AM

I don't even want to start this thread but it's my grim duty. And it's yours.

MFS62 Feb 29 2020 06:41 AM Re: 2020 Vision: Edwin Diaz

My guys in Howard Beach tell me that Edwin Diaz will be sleeping with the fishes if he doesn't perform well this year. My guess is that he will stay dry. 64G 71 IP 1.19WHIP 27 for 33 in save attempts. (He won't be in save situations at the start of the year.) Later

Benjamin Grimm Feb 29 2020 06:58 AM Re: 2020 Vision: Edwin Diaz

By the end of the year he'll be more despised than Mel Rojas.

Johnny Lunchbucket Feb 29 2020 07:06 AM Re: 2020 Vision: Edwin Diaz

Benjamin Grimm wrote: By the end of the year he'll be more despised than Mel Rojas. That's closer to where I am. In fact I never really hated Mel Rojas all that much, I was just disappointed in his performance. This is different inasmuch as it proves how little the Mets learn from the Rojases of the world. It'll be just ugly, but he'll lose his "closer" role sooner than Jarred Kelenic arrives in the big leagues, and will get a mercy change-of-scenery trade to, say, the Tigers, Royals or White Sox. That's my upside scenario.

Vic Sage Feb 29 2020 07:24 AM Re: 2020 Vision: Edwin Diaz

… where he goes on to be the Royals closer for the next decade, with 8 all-star appearances, eventually getting a statue in KC next to George Brett and gets serious HOF consideration after his retirement.

smg58 Mar 03 2020 04:40 PM Re: 2020 Vision: Edwin Diaz

HUGE error bars on this one. I'll say a bit less Mr. Hyde than last year, with enough awesome outings to make his overall 3.80 ERA seem better than it is.

Lefty Specialist Mar 04 2020 06:47 AM Re: 2020 Vision: Edwin Diaz

Fixes what's wrong, keeps what's right. Stellar year, 45 saves.

Fman99 Mar 04 2020 08:54 AM Re: 2020 Vision: Edwin Diaz

Yeah the range of possible outcomes for him is greater than any other Met on the roster, dare I say.

Centerfield Mar 04 2020 10:45 AM Re: 2020 Vision: Edwin Diaz

Do we have the old ball or new ball? Or a different ball altogether? Are we allowed to get this info before making a prediction?

ashie62 Mar 04 2020 03:32 PM Re: 2020 Vision: Edwin Diaz

He gets traded for Arenado

kcmets Mar 09 2020 12:30 PM Re: 2020 Vision: Edwin Diaz

50% better than last year. That's still disappointing but the bar is set so low at this point.

Ceetar Mar 09 2020 12:58 PM Re: 2020 Vision: Edwin Diaz

=Centerfield post_id=32762 time=1583343917 user_id=65] Do we have the old ball or new ball? Or a different ball altogether? Are we allowed to get this info before making a prediction?

I'd like to know too. players seem to feel like it's less juiced, but it's not necessarily correlated to regular season anyway. Plus it's possible this is completely out of control. Each batch of balls is far from uniform.



Diaz had all the peripherals. his pitches were mostly good, his movement, etc. To my less than expert analysis of the graphs and everything, it seems that his problem is he was having trouble keeping the slider DOWN. But given that he has something to work on, the velocity/movement is still there, he's working with talented people like Pedro Martinez, I think he'll mostly bounce back.



42 K%. 6.8 BB%. 0.88 WHIP.



2.6 ERA. 68 game pitched across 71 IP. 48 saves. 11 HR. 2 balks.

Edgy MD Mar 09 2020 08:48 PM Re: 2020 Vision: Edwin Diaz

Without the data, I thought his slider was awesome, but his fastball was getting pummeled. But yeah, something was getting left up.

Ceetar Mar 10 2020 08:16 AM Re: 2020 Vision: Edwin Diaz

Edgy MD wrote: Without the data, I thought his slider was awesome, but his fastball was getting pummeled. But yeah, something was getting left up. It's all interrelated. You don't get the slider down and they don't swing over it, you come back with a fastball and they're waiting for it. Especially if you're not lowering their eye level with the slider and all that stuff. Could've been some placement issues with the fastball too

batmagadanleadoff Sep 25 2020 05:36 AM Re: 2020 Vision: Edwin Diaz

When did Diaz switch uniform numbers to 21? And what's Frazier's new number gonna be?

Johnny Lunchbucket Sep 25 2020 06:36 AM Re: 2020 Vision: Edwin Diaz

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=47419 time=1601033806 user_id=68] When did Diaz switch uniform numbers to 21? And what's Frazier's new number gonna be?

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I think Diaz was 39 last night and Fraze 21

Benjamin Grimm Sep 25 2020 06:54 AM Re: 2020 Vision: Edwin Diaz

Diaz wore 21 on Roberto Clemente Day.

Johnny Lunchbucket Sep 25 2020 06:55 AM Re: 2020 Vision: Edwin Diaz

I totally missed that. When was that?

Benjamin Grimm Sep 25 2020 07:08 AM Re: 2020 Vision: Edwin Diaz

MLB allows Puerto Rican players to wear No. 21 on Roberto Clemente Day

smg58 Sep 25 2020 07:47 AM Re: 2020 Vision: Edwin Diaz

=smg58 post_id=32694 time=1583278858 user_id=62] HUGE error bars on this one. I'll say a bit less Mr. Hyde than last year, with enough awesome outings to make his overall 3.80 ERA seem better than it is.

A defensible guess that I'm happy to say was overly cynical, although his role in blowing that game against the Yankees might be the defining moment of the season.