Brandon Waddell or Edwin Diaz

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Brandon Waddell or Edwin Diaz Player Statistics
	Edwin Diaz RP - LAD	Brandon Waddell RP - NYM
2026 Stats


Games Played	16	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	13.2	‐

Wins	2	‐

Losses	2	‐

Saves	7	‐

Blown Saves	4	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	25	‐

Earned Runs	18	‐

Home Runs Allowed	3	‐

Strikeouts	19	‐

Walks	10	‐

ERA	11.85	‐

WHIP	2.56	‐

Brandon Waddell or Edwin Diaz Player Projections
	Edwin Diaz RP - LAD	Brandon Waddell RP - NYM
2026 Projections


Games Played	64	10

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	64.2	20.5

Wins	4	1

Losses	2	0

Saves	35	0

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	45	21

Earned Runs	21	14

Home Runs Allowed	7	4

Strikeouts	90	19

Walks	22	10

ERA	2.96	6.36

WHIP	1.04	1.51

Brandon Waddell or Edwin Diaz Player Notes
	Edwin Diaz RP - LAD	Brandon Waddell RP - NYM
News
	Edwin Diaz threw a bullpen session on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Brandon Waddell has been named the starter for the Mets spring training opener on Saturday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Tue, Feb 17th
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Edwin Díaz underwent an MRI that didn’t reveal any structural issues. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Edwin Diaz is being placed on the injured list with neck inflammation. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th
	The Dodgers are placing closer Edwin Díaz on the injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th
	Edwin Diaz walked two and struck out one over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Friday's 3-1 win over the Brewers. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 15th
Notes
	Edwin Díaz reaffirmed his elite closer status in 2025, posting a dominant 1.63 ERA with a .502 OPS allowed and strong underlying indicators, including a sub-0.90 WHIP and elite run-prevention metrics. While his strikeout rate (38.0%) was slightly below his 2022 peak, it remained well above league average and was paired with improved home-run suppression and stable command. The 2026 projections reflect continued ninth-inning dominance with high save volume and strong ratios, supported by his consistent bat-missing profile and ability to limit hard contact. As long as health cooperates and the Dodgers don't get too cute with their bullpen, Díaz remains a top-tier fantasy closer with realistic upside to finish among the league leaders in saves again. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Brandon Waddell or Edwin Diaz Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Edwin Diaz RP - LAD			Brandon Waddell RP - NYM
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, Mar 29th				vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Thu, Apr 30th				vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Thu, May 7th				@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Thu, May 21st				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs MIA	John King
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Thu, Jun 18th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Thu, Jun 25th				vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#153	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#145
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Thu, Jul 9th				vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#259
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Thu, Jul 16th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, Jul 18th				@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#166	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#335
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Mon, Jul 27th				vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#151
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	@ CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#142	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs HOU	Bennett Sousa
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#181
Mon, Aug 31st				@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#192
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#198	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN			@ MIA
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN			@ MIA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA			@ NYY
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN			vs BAL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN			vs BAL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			vs PHI
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			@ WSH
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176