Money is often the biggest reason why a free agent leaves one team for another. What about other factors? The Southern California weather has appeal. So does the fact that he’d be leaving the New York Mets, who’ve been to the postseason just twice since he arrived, to the Los Angeles Dodgers who’ve won three championships since he went to New York in 2019.
According to the NY Post’s Mike Puma, Diaz had other reasons for choosing Hollywood and it’s not to become an action star.
Two other factors that didn’t help the Mets in trying to retain Edwin Diaz: Diaz’s brother Alexis was with the Dodgers last season and spoke glowingly of the staff and infrastructure.