Overview
- Díaz must decide on his opt-out once the World Series ends, and multiple reports say he is likely to enter free agency.
- The Athletic’s projections place his next contract around four years and $80 million after a 1.63 ERA season with 98 strikeouts in 66.1 innings.
- The Mets are expected to extend a $22 million qualifying offer, which reporting indicates Díaz is unlikely to accept.
- His current extension was front-loaded to pay about $15 million in each of the next two seasons and includes a 2028 club option.
- Team interest in retaining him is characterized as high, though SNY reporting notes New York could lose him if another club outbids them.