Edwin Díaz was spectacular for the New York Mets this season, which might be the reason he winds up leaving.

The market for relief pitchers has taken off over the past few offseasons, with Díaz setting the tone when he signed his $102 million extension after the 2022 season. That extension was signed under former general manager Billy Eppler, who gave way to current president baseball operations David Stearns the next winter.

Since then, two more relievers have signed deals for four or more years and $72 million or more. Now that Díaz has opted out of the last two years of his Mets deal, those benchmarks seem like the floor for what the 32-year-old All-Star can expect.

Stearns, meanwhile, has been reluctant to commit long-term money to pitchers of all kinds since taking over, and one Me

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