Mets, Jeurys Familia Avoid Arbitration

While the majority of the 156 players that filed for salary arbitration have agreed to terms with their teams, either on a one-year deal for 2016 or on an extension, the cases of 17 players remained unresolved as of Wednesday morning. You can track the status of each case using MLBTR’s 2016 Arbitration Tracker, and we’ll keep track of all of today’s smaller deals to avoid arbitration in this post (all referenced projections via MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz)…

• The Mets and closer Jeurys Familia have avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year deal worth $4.1MM, reports Jon Heyman (on Twitter). Familia blew past his $3.3MM projected salary and also came in north of the $4.05MM midpoint of his own $4.8MM submission and the team’s submission of $3.3MM. Familia, 26, opened the season expected to work in a setup role but found himself in the ninth inning when Jenrry Mejia was hit with a PED suspension. Over the course of a career-high 78 innings, Familia posted a brilliant 1.85 ERA with 9.9 K/9, 2.2 BB/9, a 58.3 percent ground-ball rate and 43 saves. With Familia’s case resolved, the Mets have successfully avoided an arbitration hearing with all nine of their eligible players.