New York radio has classic hater take on Edwin Díaz after he signed with Dodgers

If you think the New York sports media have moved on from Edwin Díaz ditching the Mets for the Los Angeles Dodgers this past offseason, think again.

Evan Roberts of New York's WFAN 660 sports radio just made a point to predict that Díaz will have a bad year for the Dodgers in 2026. What are we doing here?

New York sports radio is trying to speak Edwin Diaz's failure into existence

Roberts hilariously tried to deny the fact that his prediction came from a place of animosity, opting instead to point to Díaz's tough season two years ago as evidence that more struggles are on the way in Los Angeles for the $69 million man.

Roberts' co-host, Tiki Barber, momentarily removed the veil of delusion by reminding Roberts and viewers that Díaz was coming off of major patellar tendon surgery during his off-year with New York.

Indeed, this was nothing from Roberts but a sour take fueled by shameless cope-amine. Roberts must have been among the Mets supporters whose stomachs turned at the sight of Díaz's first official Dodgers photo hitting social media at the end of December.

Surely, Roberts was also among the pained Mets defeatists of the early offseason, when it appeared that Díaz's departure (and subsequent "I want to win" reasoning) symbolized a David Stearns downfall.

Nowadays, the Mets are looking much better. Plenty of fans have moved on from Díaz, as well as the even more depressing loss of Pete Alonso, to embrace the potential of the new-look Mets and their enticing collection of additions.

Roberts still hasn't received that memo, for whatever reason.

In his defense, maybe Roberts is banking on Díaz to fall victim to the expectation-fueled pressure that doomed Tanner Scott in his first season as the Dodgers' big closer signing. The parallels there would be striking if Díaz does end up underperforming in 2026.

Even so, it's hard to label Roberts as anything other than a hater with this take. What would Díaz's potential struggles have anything to do with the Mets' success or failure this coming season? There are plenty of positive storylines about the Mets to be focused on right now. Why the insistence on Díaz-directed negativity?

Then again, maybe Roberts is playing the long game here and preparing to deal with a potential Devin Williams failure. Such would be the continuation of Williams's distaste for the bright lights of New York, dating back to his yucky start with the Yankees last season.

On that note, here's to the health and success of both closers in 2026! Let the hater takes fade into the background as we approach the start of the regular season.