It hasn’t been a good day for the New York Mets and their fans. Edwin Diaz, a closer who revived the energy of Citi Field, who felt like part of the team’s fabric, is suddenly gone. And not gone for a king’s ransom, but for a difference the team was prepared to close. That’s the part that twists the knife.

How the Mets Lost a Negotiation They Weren’t Really Losing

From the moment Diaz opted out of the final two years of his contract, the Mets were operating from what looked like a position of strength. They had money, interest, and history with the player. They’d already mapped out the bullpen structure around him. Everything pointed toward a reunion.

But baseball rarely cares about narratives as much as it cares about opportunity. The Los Angeles Dodgers offered three years and 69 mill

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