The vision of a shortened game in Queens is tantalizingly close, the kind of “game over after seven innings” dominance that keeps opposing managers awake at night. With the ink barely dry on Devin Williams’ three-year, $51 million contract, the New York Mets have effectively secured one half of the most terrifying bullpen duo in baseball, but the job is only half done.

The hesitation to give Edwin Díaz another five-year deal because he is now 31 years old is fiscally responsible in a vacuum, but championship windows don’t care about your actuarial tables.

If David Stearns and Steve Cohen are serious about a World Series run in 2026, they need to stop staring at Díaz’s birth certificate and start looking at the scoreboard.

We are talking about pairing a closer who just posted a 1.63 ERA

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