With the departure of Edwin Diaz to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Mets closer The 2026 campaign will feature Devin Williams. This is far from ideal.
Moreover, the main interested party did not even want to line up with Queens representatives for the next few seasons. Actually,according to Bruce Levin On Spiegel and Holmes' 670 The Score show during the winter meetings, the pitcher wanted to return to his former manager Craig Counsell and thus the Chicago Cubs.
The Cubs met with Pete Alonso before he signed with the Orioles.
In addition, Devin Williams, all other things being equal, chose to sign with the Cubs over the Mets, according to sources. @MLBBruceLevinebut the Cubs' offer fell short of the $51 million Williams received. pic.twitter.com/oC4au5hJxx
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According to some sources, his preference was that he wanted to go to the Cubs. I heard the Cubs offered three years for Devin Williams, but not the $51 million he signed with the Mets.
There is nothing surprising here. First, Williams wants to get back to his old self skipperthen the Cubs don't want to spend the money and finally the Mets are on the wrong side of the equation.
Presumably, since the Bears didn't spend the missing dollars to get a pitcher who wanted to play for them, Chicago's offer was likely significantly lower than what Williams ultimately received, which is unacceptable for a franchise that can spend money.
With the absence of reliever Ryan Helsley, let's just say that the Cubs' offseason hasn't quite gone the way their fans would like so far.
On the other side of the spectrum is the Mets pitcher who came to New York just for the money and decided to stay in the Big Apple market where he had all sorts of struggles in 2025.
This doesn't bode well for New Yorkers, and with the departures of Diaz, Brandon Nimmo and Pete Alonso, the grumbling continues.
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