If you’re the Padres, this is exactly the kind of headline you didn’t need to see.
On Dec. 9, free-agent reliever Edwin Díaz and the Dodgers reportedly agreed to a three-year, $69 million deal. That’s a three-time All-Star, two-time NL Reliever of the Year coming off a 1.63 ERA and 28 saves in 2025, walking into a clubhouse that just won back-to-back World Series and is somehow still finding ways to “upgrade.”
As for the Padres, they’re still trying to figure out who’s starting games for them in April.
Dodgers flex with Edwin Díaz signing as Padres scramble to build a rotation
This move can feel so lopsided not just from a San Diego perspective, but pure baseball fan perspective too.