According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, the Mets have released Diekman as predicted (X link).
JULY 29: The Mets announced on Monday that they have selected the contract of fellow lefty Matt Gage from Triple-A Syracuse to replace left-hander Jake Diekman on the roster and have designated Diekman for assignment.
The 37-year-old veteran reliever Diekman signed a $4MM, one-year contract with the Mets back in February. Diekman has struck out almost 28% of batters he has faced in 32 innings for the Mets, but his long-standing control problems have not improved. Diekman profited from just 6% of his flyballs leaving the yard the previous season; however, in ’24, he has witnessed an astounding 29.2% of his flies go for home runs. Consequently, Diekman has permitted,
Diekman’s contract includes a $4MM club option for 2025 that becomes guaranteed with 58 games. The lefty currently has 43 appearances. Though someone might want to pick Diekman up, other teams’ desire to avoid that ’25 vesting option means Diekman will likely be released by the Mets and sign a new deal.
