The Phillies have designated right-hander Jeurys Familia for assignment, the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Scott Lauber reports (Twitter link). Right-hander Francisco Morales and outfielder Mickey Moniak will fill in the open spots on the Phillies’ roster tonight, replacing Familia and the also-designated Odubel Herrera.
Familia signed a one-year, $6MM contract with the Phillies in March, joining an NL East rival after spending almost his entire career with the Mets. At his best, Familia was one of the top relievers in baseball, both as a setup man and as a closer, highlighted by a 51-save, All-Star season in 2016.
The righty had become much more inconsistent since those prime years, but still had a 3.94 ERA and an above-average strikeout rate over 59 1/3 frames with New York in 2021. A big dropoff in hard-contract rate, however, was a red flag in hindsight, as Familia has struggled badly since joining the Phillies. Between a 6.09 ERA and a blue-tinged Statcast page, not much has gone right for Familia, and he has added to the Phillies’ list of struggling relievers in recent years. Familia has also had a drop in velocity, as his 95.4 mph average fastball (while still big compared to most pitchers) is down from 96.7 mph last year.
With a little over $2MM still owed on Familia’s contract, the 32-year-old is very likely to pass through the DFA wire without a claim, so the Phillies will be responsible for the remainder of that salary. A team that signs Familia after the fact would then owe him just the prorated minimum salary, and given his past track record, it seems like another club is likely to give Familia a look to see if a change of scenery would help.
YESSSSSSSSS!
I don’t remember one Phillies fan liking the Familia signing.
W move
What a day!
Best news today for Phillies fans
Yes, yes, and yes.
Padres acquire Familia to play the rover postion. More to come…
Met for the third time in 3, 2, 1
Oh, HELL no. Philly were the fools who paid money for his services. Keep him out of Queens.
Thank you again Dave.
Hello, Stevie Cohen it’s time for a reunion.
UPVOTES FOR EVERYONE!!!!!!
Better jump on this Eppler. Failure
Back to the Mets to close should Diaz get injured…
Philly… where relievers careers go to die
His career was dead before Philly got him
Best move of the deadline.
Congrats, Von.
Yes indeed, I might start watching games again.
This feels better…seeya
🙂
In the words of Hawk Harrelson: HE GONE!
Grandma will be happy to hear this.
Props to the Phils for getting rid of him and Herrera. Made rooting for Marsh as a Phillie a lot easier.
Better root for Marsh to hit – believe he actually had a lower average than Odubel
Great. Now the Mets can resign him. Insert sarcasm.
I’n not to thrilled about Brandon Marsh..not sure what he adds
he adds about 5 years of better defense than we’ve had in a long time
I get that, but he can’t hit..strikes out a bunch too…I guess I expected better…Dave D knows more than me..I only play a GM on my couch..
The Phillies employ one of the best hitting coaches in MLB.
Mr. March will be straightened out. Until he is the Phillies finally have a solid CF.
Matt Vierling now becomes a super utility man that can play any of the OF positions as well as 3B and 2B.
He’s 24 and only 1 year from being a top 50 Prospect. Long may turn him around.
Straighten out Marsh the way he did with Moniak – believe his comment was “easiest fix ever”
He can hit Line drive with pop.. He needs to learn patience and cut down strike outs..Great attitude..Very fast ,awesome D…Philly Fans will be pleased!
he’ll add a little bit with the bat but he’ll take away quite a few hits.
Excuse for eppler now. Bringing back the bum familia
DD is cleaning house.
I so hope Eppler doesn’t even think about bringing him back to Queens.
Phil’s killing it just on their DFAs today
Thank you Dave. Two abusers gone in one day!
By all accounts a true stand up teammate but he’s fallen off a cliff as a pitcher.
Another terrible and obvious bad signing that was. Why do GMs constantly believe these types of pitchers can “find it” again
. Meanwhile theres probably countless better pitchers that are sitting at AAA and AA that theyre too scared to go to, or bad at evaluating
Bad GMs go to “experience” and are too cowardly to try the better, unknown option
You could build the Phillies or any other team into a powerhouse with all the players the GMs are too afraid to try out due to the unknown factor
The Phillies signed a number of RP last Winter and some worked out ,not this one. That’s how it is with RP’s.
Boneheaded to even sign the guy
it’s about time
Merry Christmas Phillies fans
20 minute standing ovation at BOB over this move
It’s a good day
We are a better team than yesterday in CF and RP. Let’s go get a SP !
Get me a SP and this is a great trade deadline for the Phils.