Inside the Dodgers' pursuit of Edwin Díaz: How they pounced to poach the Mets' closer

The three-minute voice memo Kiké Hernández sent shortly before the Winter Meetings in December detailed everything worth knowing about Edwin Díaz’s situation.No, Hernández told Andrew Friedman, the Los Angeles Dodgers president of baseball operations, the New York Mets hadn’t even yet made an offer to Díaz.No, Hernández told Friedman, Díaz didn’t intend to use the Dodgers as leverage.And, yes, Hernández told Friedman, Díaz held a sincere interest in playing for Los Angeles.Advertisement