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By Drew VonScio
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The New York Mets have reportedly made a decision regarding star closer Edwin Díaz: They want him to stay with the organization.
Díaz has an opt-out in his contract, and it has not been revealed whether he will take advantage of it. Mets writer Tim Britton of The Athletic is reporting the organization will place a qualifying offer on Díaz if he enters free agency.
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"If he opts out and doesn’t swiftly re-sign, the Mets would extend the qualifying offer to Díaz," wrote Britton. "He signed too quickly to receive one after 2022."
Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported on Sept. 19 that the qualifying offer value this offseason will be $22 million, meaning that is what the Mets would pay Díaz if he were to accept it.
That value is more than he would make on any of the remaining years of his contract, and it supersedes Spotrac's projected average annual value of $18.3 million for Díaz.
However, Britton highlights another possibility.
"Díaz is thus likely to opt out, though it’s possible he re-ups with the Mets before officially hitting free agency, like he did after 2022," wrote Britton.
If this were to happen, Díaz would not even be given the qualifying offer as the Mets would secure him before he even really tested the market. Otherwise, New York will place the qualifying offer on him in the offseason. Any team that were to sign him would then need to give the Mets draft pick compensation.
The 31-year-old closer recorded a 1.63 ERA and 28 saves for the Mets this season.
While Díaz may not ever even decide to opt out, it appears he will stay in Queens unless he were to decline the qualifying offer.
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