Dodgers Signing Edwin Díaz Had MLB Fans in Shambles

Karl Rasmussen | 47 Minutes Ago

Former New York Mets relief pitcher Edwin Diaz joined the Dodgers on a three-year deal. / Brad Penner-Imagn Images

The rich just keep on getting richer.

The Dodgers fortified their bullpen on Tuesday, agreeing to a three-year contract with standout closer Edwin Díaz. The contract is worth $69 million, and Díaz will make an average of $23 million per season.

After winning back-to-back championships in 2024 and ‘25, Los Angeles went and successfully plugged the only hole on its roster by signing, once again, the best player available. The team’s spending habits defy anything previously seen in MLB, as the Dodgers are totally unafraid to make a financial commitment to a player if it means improving their roster. As the super-team continues to improve throughout the offseason, fans are growing increasingly frustrated.

The team ended the 2025 season with a payroll exceeding $330 million, the highest in MLB, and they’ll field an even more expensive team in 2026 after signing Díaz. The frightening reality is that they’re probably not even done making offseason additions yet, either.

Baseball fans have been frustrated by the Dodgers’ endless spending, and the addition of MLB’s best relief pitcher didn’t help in that regard. MLB fans had plenty to say about the Dodgers’ deal with Díaz on Tuesday.

Oh nice Edwin Diaz left the Mets I wonder who he signed wit- pic.twitter.com/03IFYdz4s8

— 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 (@mainlyphils) December 9, 2025

Me telling my wife when she gets home that Edwin Diaz left the Mets pic.twitter.com/LrH7Io3tuu

— Knicks Memes (@KnicksMemes) December 9, 2025

It is officially time to have a conversation about David Stearns.

Regardless of the contract, letting Edwin Díaz leave – to the Dodgers, no less – is an absolute DISASTER for the New York Mets. https://t.co/b5Lhe1TEZi

— Rich MacLeod (@richmacleod) December 9, 2025

Isn't the point of having Steve Cohen as your owner so that you don't have to lose your own players like Jacob deGrom, Edwin Díaz and (potentially) Pete Alonso?

I'm genuinely at a loss right now, man.

— Rich MacLeod (@richmacleod) December 9, 2025

The Dodgers winning back-to-back World Series and then adding Edwin Diaz: pic.twitter.com/WQphcApHBa

— Fliff (@fliff) December 9, 2025

The Dodgers are so loaded they signed last offseason's most desired closer, paid him $75 million, he was bad, they threw him in the junk drawer and just went out and paid the best reliever this offseason, toohttps://t.co/yQSFi4V8ta

— nugget chef (@jayhaykid) December 9, 2025

Can anyone stop the Dodgers at this point?

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