The Dodgers, the Empire of Evil, built its third consecutive World Series championship. The strongest finish, Diaz, was recruited for 101.5 billion won

The Dodgers, the Empire of Evil, built its third consecutive World Series championship. The strongest finish, Diaz, was recruited for 101.5 billion won



'Real evil empire, the will to win the World Series for three consecutive years is scary'

The Los Angeles Dodgers made an outspoken decision from the beginning of the winter meeting to become a true 'evil empire'. He strongly reinforced the back door by recruiting Edwin Diaz (31), the finishing pitcher in the FA market. It is a recruitment with a clear intention. The only goal of the Los Angeles Dodgers is '3 consecutive World Series (Three-Fit)'.

MLB.COM, the official website of Major League Baseball, is on the 10th (Korea time)Juss recruited FA closer Diaz for three years-$69 million (about 101.5 billion won)' reported. It is a new record for the highest amount of bullpen pitchers ever, with an average annual salary of $23 million.




This allows the Dodgers to thoroughly crack down on the unstable back door. Although the Dodgers won their second consecutive World Series title this year, the unstable back door was always pointed out as a weakness. He also used Japanese Roki Sasaki, who was recruited through posting, as if finishing from September to the postseason. In order not to repeat this problem next year, the Dodgers will recruit Diaz, who has the biggest 'FA closing word'.

Diaz is a pitcher who is well known for his impressive theme song that starts with a drumbeat and continues with a loud trumpet solo performance. The theme song is also familiar to Korean fans as former KIA Tigers foreign hitter Socrates Brito used it in the KBO League.

The Dodgers, the Empire of Evil, built its third consecutive World Series championship. The strongest finish, Diaz, was recruited for 101.5 billion won
But in fact, it's Diaz's skill that's even greater than the theme music. Diaz is a Puerto Rican right-hander who made his debut with the Seattle Mariners in the American League in 2016 and has appeared in 520 games in nine seasons so far this year, recording a 2.82 ERA with 253 saves (28-36) and 23 holds.




In particular, he has struck out 839 in 519 ⅓ innings, firmly closing the back door of the game with tremendous strikeouts. In 2018, he became the relief king with 57 saves for Seattle, ranking second in all-time for the most saves in a season. Diaz, who was traded to the New York Mets in 2019, has 144 saves in six seasons so far this year.

Diaz signed a five-year-$102 million extension with the Mets after recording 32 saves (3-1) with a 1.31 strikeout and 118 ERA in 61 games (62 innings) in 2022. Diaz, who has completed three years of his contract so far this year, had two-year to $38 million opt-out terms remaining with the Mets. However, Diaz boldly gave up and came to the market.

The FA re-challenge led to a big hit. There were many clubs who wanted the strongest finish in MLB. In particular, not only the original Mets, but also the Toronto Blue Jays, who suffered a come-from-behind loss by the Dodgers in the World Series, aimed for Diaz.




However, the Dodgers snatched Diaz with an unconventional proposal. The Dodgers even strengthened the back door with Diaz's recruitment. It has become difficult to find any weaknesses. The possibility of winning three consecutive World Series games has increased.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.