Los Angeles Dodgers, Mets and Edwin Díaz
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Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman revealed that his team only seriously considered signing Diaz after the Mets brought in Williams. “He was at the top of the list, but starting the offseason we just didn’t think it was that realistic,” Friedman told SportsNet LA on Friday after welcoming Diaz to Los Angeles.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Winter Meetings fireworks included the Edwin Díaz, Kyle Schwarber and Pete Alonso signings, but the main activity this week was more centered around front offices talking and negotiating than it was about getting trades and signings done.
Tarik Skubal could be on the move soon, and the Los Angeles Dodgers are a team that could actually afford him.
Alonso, who turned 31 Sunday, hit .272 with 38 home runs, 126 RBI and an .871 OPS over 162 games last season. He finishes his Mets tenure with 264 career home runs, the most in franchise history, along with 712 RBI and a .253 career batting average.