Dodgers better hope vicious troll of Mets doesn't come back to haunt them with Edwin Díaz

Mets fans make it almost impossible to feel bad for them but, objectively, they did have a rough offseason. They just had to sit and watch as their front office dealt away two pillars of the franchise, while two others walked away in free agency with little (or weak) attempt to stop them.

The Dodgers, of course, were direct beneficiaries of the latter. Edwin Díaz came to LA after feeling jilted by the Mets, who signed Devin Williams without giving Díaz a heads up. When the Dodgers presented their three-year, $69 million offer, Díaz didn't give the Mets the chance to counter.

Since then, the Dodgers have just gone about their business with Díaz in the fold, but they've still given Mets fans things to cry over. Hearing "Narco" blasted at Dodger Stadium instead of Citi Field immediately had Mets fans in shambles.

They aimed a more direct shot with the Mets in town starting on Monday night. Díaz is "day-to-day" while experiencing a velocity dip (though he insists he isn't in pain or discomfort) and probably wasn't even going to pitch against his former team, but the Dodgers played a video heralding their victory in the Díaz chase.

In it, a soundbite from Dave Roberts: "There's a reason Edwin Díaz wanted to come here. He's chasing a ring."

Dodgers hit visiting Mets with Edwin Díaz troll even as closer struggles with velocity, performance

It's all fun and games, but there's a chance the Dodgers pay for it.

There was no save opportunity in the series opener after Justin Wrobleski blanked the Mets through eight great innings and David Peterson gave up four runs to the Dodgers offense. Díaz might not be headed toward the IL and is tentatively available to pitch during this series, but he blew his first save against the Rangers on Friday and has lost a lot of kick on his fastball in the early-goings.

This Mets team is in bad shape. With their loss on Monday, they're on a six-game losing streak and have been shut out three times during that span. But say they muster up some offense and force the situation that demands an appearance by a struggling Díaz? They get the opportunity to have the last laugh.

The Dodgers' offense looks primed to keep that from happening and the Mets' offense is no threat to Yoshinobu Yamamoto or Shohei Ohtani right now, but you never know. The Dodgers might be tempting fate.

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