What’s the one thing that Edwin Diaz couldn’t figure out? Holding runners on. His 15 stolen bases allowed last year led the New York Mets by almost double the next player, Clay Holmes with 8. The key against the former Mets closer was always to get someone quick on base. A walk often turned into a double with a bloop single after two strikeouts sometimes leading to trouble.
We’re not comparing sample size here, but to the credit of Nolan McLean, he did the complete opposite as Diaz. Not a single runner stole a base against him successfully with 3 cut down in their attempts.