The offseason has barely started but a trend is already taking shape. And it’s one that doesn’t work in the Cardinals favor. There has been plenty of talk about the Cardinals adding swing and miss to their pitching staff, but the price of strikeouts may be at at a premium this winter.
Just look at the deals already signed. Edwin Diaz is returning to the Mets at a bargain price of $103 million over 5 years. Is that an overpay? Maybe. Probably. But it’s the Mets and it’s Edwin Diaz. They will spend and he has been amazing.