Edwin Díaz's contract details with Dodgers revealed and Mets will be furious

As expected, almost everyone was complaining that the Los Angeles Dodgers signed Edwin Díaz even though nearly all of the detractors' teams could have opened their wallets and done the same thing. At this point, the "Dodgers boogeyman" narrative is getting boring and the rest of the league needs to put up or shut up. However even the most ardent Dodgers defenders have to admit that the contract Díaz got is pretty favorable for LA.

When Díaz's deal with the Dodgers was first reported, it was as a three-year, $69 million deal and that is admittedly a lot of money for a reliever, but that was about it in terms of analysis. Díaz got to make his introductions and even found time to take a shot at the Mets on his way out the door.

However, now that the details of Díaz's contract have actually been revealed, all of the critics of the Dodgers and their spending have even more fuel to power their hating.

Edwin Díaz's deal with Dodgers includes more deferrals as well as a cheap team option and critics must be livid

If you want to get your run-of-the-mill baseball fan upset, all you have to do is talk about deferred money in baseball contracts. While every other team in baseball could do the same exact thing, that the Dodgers did it with Shohei Ohtani and now Diaz is somehow some sort of sin. Unlike Ohtani's deal which has a LOT of deferred money, Díaz's deal includes $13.5 million in deferrals which isn't insignificant, but also shouldn't get the backlash that it is.

More eyebrows got raised with the fact that LA has a cheap $6.5 million option for Díaz in 2029. That may look criminally inexpensive for a reliever with Díaz's resume, but it is important to note that the team option is conditional. In all likelihood, the Dodgers crafted this one to their advantage, whether it's details regarding injury or performance. It was essentially a sacrifice the right-hander seemingly had to make if he wanted to join the back-to-back champs.

Is Díaz's deal bad for baseball and worth storming the Dodgers with torches? No, it absolutely is not. If angry Mets fans want to point their ire somewhere after losing Díaz, it should be pointed right at their own front office. After all, Díaz showed interest in returning and New York certainly has the money to do a similar or better deal if they wanted to. Clearly, their overtures weren't enough, and it opened the door for the Dodgers to get their way.