Jon Heyman breaks down Devin Williams going to the Mets

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00:01I'm not sure I ever saw such immediate negative reaction from both sides of town upon a signing.

00:08Devin Williams agreed to a deal with the Mets, fine relief pitcher overall with Milwaukee

00:14and then with the Yankees, went across town to the Mets, and immediately Yankee fans were

00:20upset, saying, boy, the Yankees are doing nothing, they're not spending, they're cheap,

00:25and Mets fans not thrilled either because they were concerned that once they signed

00:29Devin Williams, it means they're not signing Edwin Diaz, the beloved and very, very effective

00:36closer of the team who made the MLB second team, I think probably should have been the

00:42first team, but anyway, he is a superstar reliever and I get that concern, I'm not concerned about

00:48the Yankees, I do think that they will do big stuff this winter, despite all of Hal's talk

00:55about the bottom line and the fact that they haven't done anything yet, well, guess what,

00:58most teams haven't done anything yet, so I'm not concerned about the Yankees, as far as the Mets

01:02goes, I'm only concerned if it does mean that Diaz goes elsewhere, because Diaz really is the key to

01:07that bullpen, he's been fantastic, obviously a rough start his first year, coming over from Seattle,

01:13people didn't like that trade, Kelnick was going to Seattle, ultimately Kelnick has not panned out,

01:19and Diaz has become a star, a major star in Queens, and it is necessary, I do agree with the Mets fans,

01:26that they do need to sign Diaz, if this is a sign that they're not signing Diaz, that's not good, but

01:33the immediate response that we heard was that the Mets still are after Diaz, and still very much

01:41involved, it does feel like Diaz isn't close to a deal with the Mets, or with anyone else, so we shall

01:47see how that plays out, he wants five years, around $100 million, close to the same deal that he signed

01:53originally with the Mets, the five-year deal where he had the opt-out, and he did opt-out, I personally

01:59think a four-year compromise makes sense, and I hope they do work it out for the Mets' sake,

02:05they do need him back, Diaz is one of the prime, prime objectives of this winter, and they do need

02:13to get it done, so if this means they're not getting Diaz, it is a negative, and I do get that, but

02:19I'm not sure it means that, and I do think the Mets are still involved with Edwin Diaz, which

02:24really is the big goal of this winter, as far as that bullpen is concerned.