2019 Stats
W-L
2-7
ERA
5.59
WHIP
1.38
K
99
SV
26
Rest-of-Season Projections
2019 Fantasy Outlook
Diaz ended 2018 as the top closer and looks to be one of the first off the board in 2019 after an offseason trade to the Mets. Here's the thing: amassing another 61 save chances with 57 conversions is a long shot. Last year, Diaz tied for the second-most saves in history. Even with comparable skills, 15-20 fewer is a fair expectation. Speaking of skills, they're elite. His 18.9 SwStr% was bested by only Josh Hader, and just barely at that. His K-BB% was tops in the league. Diaz throws a 98-mph fastball almost two-thirds of the time, complemented by a 90-mph slider. There's really nothing to point to in terms of luck as Diaz's BABIP, HR/FB and LOB% were all within expected ranges. The skills, hence strikeouts and ratios, are real and repeatable and thus worthy of chasing aggressively. Just don't count on another 50-save season. Read Past Outlooks
Records 26th save
Diaz earned the save Saturday against the Braves by recording two strikeouts and not allowing a baserunner during the ninth inning.
ANALYSIS
Diaz had a stretch of 15 appearances without a save as Seth Lugo took over as the primary closer -- though he blew two save chances in that stretch -- but Diaz perhaps ended the season on a positive note after needing only 10 pitches Saturday. The 25-year-old has pitched two of the past three days and may have made his last outing of the season. Diaz's first season in New York has not gone according to plan with a 5.59 ERA and 1.38 WHIP while he's converted 26 of 33 save opportunities.
Diaz had a stretch of 15 appearances without a save as Seth Lugo took over as the primary closer -- though he blew two save chances in that stretch -- but Diaz perhaps ended the season on a positive note after needing only 10 pitches Saturday. The 25-year-old has pitched two of the past three days and may have made his last outing of the season. Diaz's first season in New York has not gone according to plan with a 5.59 ERA and 1.38 WHIP while he's converted 26 of 33 save opportunities.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
11
Last 5 Games
11
How many pitches does Edwin Diaz generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
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71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Edwin Diaz generally pitch?
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4th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2017
-21%
BAA vs LHP
2019
-35%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2017vs Left | .172 | 157 | 43 | 52 | 11 | |||
| Since 2017vs Right | .217 | 155 | 28 | 91 | 19 | |||
| 2019vs Left | .193 | 45 | 13 | 17 | 5 | |||
| 2019vs Right | .299 | 54 | 9 | 41 | 10 | |||
| 2018vs Left | .144 | 68 | 12 | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2018vs Right | .171 | 56 | 5 | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2017vs Left | .184 | 44 | 18 | 19 | 5 | |||
| 2017vs Right | .182 | 45 | 14 | 25 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2017
-42%
ERA on Road
2019
-5%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2017Home | 4.35 | 1.17 | 101.1 | 13.5 | 3.1 | ||||
| Since 2017Away | 2.53 | 0.99 | 96.0 | 15.0 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2019Home | 5.46 | 1.21 | 31.1 | 14.9 | 2.0 | ||||
| 2019Away | 5.74 | 1.58 | 26.2 | 15.9 | 5.1 | ||||
| 2018Home | 2.45 | 0.79 | 40.1 | 14.5 | 2.2 | ||||
| 2018Away | 1.36 | 0.79 | 33.0 | 16.1 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2017Home | 5.76 | 1.65 | 29.2 | 10.6 | 5.5 | ||||
| 2017Away | 1.24 | 0.74 | 36.1 | 13.4 | 3.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Edwin Diaz compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.50K/9
15.4BB/9
3.4HR/9
2.3Fastball
97.5 mphERA
5.59WHIP
1.38BABIP
.400GB/FB
1.02Left On Base
74.6%Exit Velocity
90.3 mphBarrels/BBE
10.9%Spin Rate
2376 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
45.4%Swinging Strike
18.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2016
2015
The road was a bit rocky for Diaz in 2017, with the Mariners temporarily relieving him of closer duties on a couple occasions, but when it was all said and done Diaz tied for fourth in the American League in saves. He converted 21 of 23 save opportunities in the second half and struck out 32 percent of the batters he faced overall using a combination of high-90s fastballs and high-80s sliders. Diaz can be his own worst enemy with the walks, and the uptick in home runs last season is a concern, although he was better in that regard down the stretch (two homers allowed in his final 30.1 innings). His stuff is electric most of the time and there aren't any proven options behind him in the Seattle bullpen, so Diaz should be given every chance to remain in the closer role throughout 2018. However, he's not exactly a "safe" investment given the slip in performance from 2016 and the general year-to-year unpredictability of major-league relievers.
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Blows save in meltdown
Diaz (1-7) allowed two earned runs on two hits without recording an out to blow the save and take the loss Tuesday against the Nationals.
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Good to go Wednesday
Diaz (neck) is available out of the bullpen Wednesday against the Cubs, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
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May be available Tuesday
Diaz (neck) will throw off a mound prior to Tuesday's game to determine his availability against the Cubs, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
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Improving but unavailable Sunday
Diaz (neck) feels better but won't pitch in Sunday's game against the Braves, Mike Puma of the New York Post reports.
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Dealing with trap tightness
Diaz was removed from Saturday's game against the Braves with right trap tightness, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
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