With the reports that Edwin Diaz will be seeking Edwin Diaz money this offseason, there's a real chance that the New York Mets will decline to offer him another $100+ million deal after he opted out of the back half of his current $100 million deal.
And while he might not crack nine figures again, the stars have aligned for most big market teams to have a need in the ninth, and several who won't be scared off by the qualifying offer penalty attached to him.
Closers are important, but at the end of the day, it's still more or less a part-time job compared to a starting pitcher who will log three times as many innings or a position player who plays every day, and it's not like there aren't some pretty decent alternatives on the market.