The Mets don’t have any plans to demote struggling Edwin Diaz to the minors, or even relegate him to an ever lower-leverage role.
But it sure sounds as if they would if they could.
“At this point, the way we’re set up, we really can’t afford to do that,” Mickey Callaway said as the Mets prepared for a huge three-game set at NL East-leading Atlanta beginning Tuesday. “He’s going to continue to get big outs for us, continue to pitch in big games. And like we did [Saturday night when Seth Lugo pitched the final two innings and Diaz remained in the pen], we’ll pick our spots and do the best we can to win a game every single night.