Mets' Tough Calls Pay Off, Diaz's Dodgers Struggle

0:00It's April 21st. This is MLB News today, powered by AI you're around the diamond update. I'm Cory with the story. The New York Mets aren't a deep slump right now, holding the worst record in the National League with an 11-game losing streak. But their general manager, David Sterns, made some tough calls last off-season that are starting to look smart, especially passing on re-signing. Reliever Edwin Diaz Diaz signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers instead, but he's already headed for surgery this Wednesday to clean out loose bodies from his right elbow. Expect him to miss about three months, which hits the Dodgers early in the season after his rough start with a 10.50 ERA. Fans and analysts are buzzing that the Mets dodged a major bullet here. Sterns shook up the roster by trading or letting go players like Brandon Nimmo, Jeff McNeil, Peter Lanzo, and Diaz to free up cash and reshape the team after last year's collapse. Nimmo's crushing it for the Texas Rangers at 3-11 with four homers and batting lead-off

1:02where he belongs, while McNeil's just average for the Oakland Athletics and Lanzo's ice cold in Baltimore on his new five-year deal. The Mets won a Diaz back to pair with Devon Williams, but he bounced. Williams has been shaky as the Mets closer, yet he's healthy and pitching, unlike Diaz. With the Mets hurting short-term, these moves give them flexibility to build back stronger as the season rolls on.