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Edwin Diaz nominated for AL Reliever of the Year

As the post-season goes into its final leg, awards season is ramping up. Already we’ve seen Nelson Cruz (EXTEND HIM) nominated as the M’s representative for the Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award, along with a host of Mariners winning organizational awards. However, now the big-deal stuff is upon us, and Edwin Diaz is up for one of the big-dealiest:

Game over, when these three came in.

Who do you think should win AL Reliever of the Year
presented by @TheHartford.— MLB (@MLB) October 18, 2018

The announcement comes on the heels of Díaz being named to the Sporting News All-Star AL team, over Blake Treinen:

Even without Craig Kimbrel’s well-publicized postseason collapse, he isn’t remotely in the same territory as Díaz and Kimbrel, except in number of saves.