Edwin “Sugar” Diaz reaches $ 7 million deal with Mets

Puerto Rican aid worker Edwin “Sugar” Díaz reached a $ 7 million deal with the New York Mets to avoid salary arbitrage, US media reported.

The deal represents an increase of $ 1.9 million for Díaz, who agreed to $ 5.1 million in his first year of arbitration eligibility in 2020. In 2019, the Naguabeño’s wage was $ 607,425.

Diaz, 26, was able to regain some of his best form in 2020 after a disastrous 2019 in what was his first year with the Mets after being traded by the Seattle Mariners.

In the shortened 60-game campaign, he performed well, finishing with an 1.75 ERA, despite being relegated from the smaller position by Dominican manager Luis Rojas. S.he saved six games, but failed to keep four forwards.

In 2019, he had 26 saves, down from his exceptional 2018 season that earned him the AL Reliever of the Year award, with an ERA of 5.59 in 66 games.

Díaz will try to continue his good moment in 2021, the year the Mets were reinforced with fellow countryman and star Siore Francisco Lindor.

On the other hand, catcher Victor Caratini reached a $ 1.3 million settlement with the San Diego Padres in his first year of eligibility for arbitration. Caratini, 27, was traded to the Padres of the Chicago Cubs along with Japanese starter Yu Darvish.

Firman Bellinger y Judge

On the other hand, Dodgers star Cody Bellinger agreed to a one-year, $ 16.1 million contract with the World Series champions on Friday to avoid salary arbitrage.

The outfielder and first baseman from Los Angeles was the National League MVP of 2019 and National League Rookie of the Year 2017. He hit a career-low .239 with 12 home runs and 30 RBI’s in the season. briefly, under a .305 average with 47 home runs and 115 RBI’s, the best of his career.

In addition, slugger Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees avoided arbitration when they agreed to a one-year contract worth $ 10,175,000.

Judge had his third consecutive season interrupted by injuries since winning the 2017 American League Rookie of the Year award, hitting .257 with nine home runs and 22 RBI’s in 101 at bats and 28 games.

After hitting homeruns in his first five games, he injured his right calf and played only once between August 11 and September 16.

The two-time All-Star was limited to 112 games in 2018 due to a broken right wrist when he was hit by a pitch from Kansas City’s Jakob Junis and to 102 games in 2019 by a sprained oblique muscle.