Edwin Diaz is a powerful, gifted, young machine that is just starting his rampage on the league. In his debut season with the Mariners, Diaz awed us with his electrifying fastball.
When he was in the minor leagues, Diaz was known for his impressive fastball, but down there, it was only reaching the mid-to-high-nineties. He also hadn’t fully crafted effective off-speed pitches yet.
It seemed, though, that Diaz was waiting to show off his real potential to the Mariners faithful on the largest stage. In his debut, Diaz made nearly every Mariners fan in Safeco Field rise to their feet after he completed a perfect inning with his first strikeout of his career, all while hitting one hundred on the radar gun a couple of times.