Amid a terrible start to the season in which he's blown two consecutive save chances and three of his last four, the star reliever with a $102 million contract…
Edwin Díaz is open to a change to help ignite the slumping New York Mets — even if that means losing his job as closer.
“I’m open to everything,” Díaz said Saturday after squandering a four-run lead in the ninth inning against one of the league's worst hitting teams in the Miami Marlins."I want to help my team to win," he said."That’s my main thing. If they want to talk to me about that and I feel good about it, I agree on it. I just want to win games in any position they put me."Sign up for NBC New York newsletters.
“I won’t lie, my confidence I feel is down right now,” he said."I’m making pitches. I’m throwing strikes. I’m trying to do my best to help the team to win. Right now I’m not in that capacity. Mendoza indicated the team would consider moving Díaz out of the closer role to help him rebuild his confidence.
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