Edwin Diaz Fails Mets Against Astros

When Edwin Diaz entered the Mets-Astros game yesterday with the game tied 3-3 in the bottom of the sixth, a runner was on first (Wrenn) with two outs. Using the 2018 RE24 table on Baseball Prospectus, the expected number of runs that would score in that Base/Out situation is 0.871. 

Unfortunately, that did not happen.

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Sportswriters Matt Ehalt and Joel Sherman express conflicting views about how the Mets should use reliever Edwin Diaz this coming season. Which view makes more sense to you?

• Matt Ehalt, MLB writer at northjersey.com, wrote a piece with the headline "With Edwin Diaz now serving as closer, Mets no longer considering unconventional tactics." In it, he quotes Mets manager Mickey Callaway saying this about Edwin Diaz: "He knows he's got the ninth. He's going to go out there and pitch well in the ninth for us. He knows what to expect going in." But is that a strong enough reason for limiting Diaz to the last inning?

— Matt Ehalt (@MattEhalt) March 2, 2019

• In contrast, New York Post sportswriter Joel Sherman expresses a view opposite to Ehalt's in his piece, "Mets must not employ archaic baseball logic with Edwin Diaz."

#Mets shouldn't be confined to using Edwin Diaz just in the ninth inning https://t.co/Dqsh7U1XjQ

— New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) March 3, 2019

• Mets defeat Cards, get fifth spring win. 

#Mets win 10-8. D'Arnaud plays in first spring game, singles. Lagares goes 3-5, scores 3 times. Dominic Smith singles twice, homers, has 4 RBIs, BA now .500. On the pitching-side, in 1.2 IP, Wheeler gave up 4 H, 3 ER, ERA now 10.13—better now than during regular season. pic.twitter.com/PLJkmjmUNf

— writerhoward (@metbaseball) March 3, 2019

Updated 5:22 p.m.