Acce s the Mets beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets. PORT ST. LUCIE After a first Grapefruit League outing in which Edwin Daz and runs with scouts noticing some of the same floating sliders that hurt him a year ago, even Daz acknowledged he wasnt quite Artis Gilmore Jersey right. Three days after that initial outing, Daz i sued consecutive five-pitch walks on Sunday to the first two batters he faced against Washington and then fell behind C.J. Abrams 3-0. But Daz recovered to whiff Abrams and then struck out the final two batters he faced, James Wood and Nathaniel Lowe. Edwin Daz pitches during a spring training workout Feb. 19. Imagn Images It left him feeling confident that he was in a good spot with a little over two weeks remaining before Opening Day. The difference in appearances, Daz said Monday at Clover Park, was in his delivery which was inconsistent at times last season. My mechanics were way better [Sunday] than the first game, Daz said. I was more to home plate than side to side. Explore More Daz is coming off a tumultuous season during which he mi sed time with a right shoulder impingement, and was temporarily removed from the closer role. That followed a 2023 season in which the right-hander was sidelined throughout by a torn patellar tendon suffered during the World Baseball Cla sic. While some scouts want to see Daz keep his delivery consistent before theyre ready to say hes back, the 30-year-old believes the adjustments he made a year ago and was able to institute in the middle of his outing on Sunday give him faith that hes back. Edwin Daz throws a pitch during a Mets spring training se sion Feb. 13. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con When I struggled, it was when I went side to side and that happened a lot last year after a year off [because of the knee injury], Daz said. I talked to [pitching coach Jeremy] Hefner and checked the video and I know what I have to do to get better. The i sue for Daz is that when his mechanics slip, so do his pitches. Delivering insights on all things Amazins Sign up for Inside the Mets by Mike Puma, exclusively on Sports+ Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! As he noted, his fastball and slider can both be flat. On Sunday, he said his fastball had a lot of carry and my slider had really good depth. As of right now, Im happy. Im not worried about anything. I settled down, made pitches and got strikeouts. Everything is going in the right direction. Tre Jones Jersey