5:22pm: Familia will make $1.5MM if he makes it to the majors with $500K in performance bonuses also available, per Joel Sherman of The New York Post.
4:55pm: The Diamondbacks have signed right-hander Jeurys Familia to a minor league deal, reports Bob Nightengale of USA Today. The ACES client will receive an invitation to major league Spring Training.
Familia, 33, has had many good years in the big leagues but is coming off a terrible campaign in 2022. From 2014 to 2021, he made 482 appearances, mostly with the Mets, with a 3.20 ERA in that time. His 10.5% walk rate was a bit on the high side but he struck out 25.2% of batters faced in that time and got grounders on 55.5% of balls in play.
Last year, however, was a completely different story. He signed a $6MM deal with the Phillies and made 38 appearances for them but posted a 6.09 ERA in that time while his strikeout rate fell to 20.9%. He was released in August and latched on with the Red Sox for a while but posted a 6.10 ERA in 10 appearances for them. A .386 batting average on balls in play could have made things look worse than they really were, but it’s not like everything can be explained away by bad luck. Familia’s Statcast page is an icy blue, since he was in the third percentile in terms of hard hit rate, fourth percentile for average exit velocity and eighth percentile in barrel rate.
The Diamondbacks had a rough showing from their bullpen last year. Their relievers posted a collective 4.58 ERA for the year, a mark that bested just five other teams in the majors. They’ve made a few moves to address the relief corps for the upcoming season, including signing Miguel Castro and Scott McGough, grabbing Cole Sulser off waivers and trading for Carlos Vargas. By signing Familia, they’ve essentially taken a no-risk flier on a veteran with a lengthy track record of success. He’ll give them some extra depth without taking up a roster spot for the time being.
That name sounds familiar. Looking forward to him pitching against Aaron Judge.
The Jeurys out on those puns.
Guilty of Arson in the Judge degree
Hahahahaha
Jerry’s Family is not good.
He’s done.
RIP Mets single season saves leader (2016).
Had some of the nastiest stuff and it all fell into place that season.
Unfortunately it’s all been downhill since then. This seems to be the end for Jeurys.
Yeah. I really enjoyed watching him in his prime. Which was a long time ago.
He was great for multiple seasons
He was good for multiple seasons
Sounds like there’s a discussion to be had between you and yourself as to whether he was good or great.
Furthermore, his statcast page indicates that there are merely 30 days left of this cold, sad winter. One month til spring training!
He’s a solid relief option for a minor league team. Right where he belongs.
Hey c’mon we are all poseurs to some extent. This guy lived the MLB dream.
Guy got to his 10yrs….so he gets my golf clap…Was he good in Philly…..uh well…uh… Anyway congrats on the 10yr pension.
Don’t worry he is represented by Brodie Van Lunchwagon
I think he had like one decent outing out of his 10 with the Sox. If Bloom didn’t get him off the roster when he did Familia would have become Cora’s new Hansel Robles
It’s hard to know with relievers if they can regain their form. Players like Jason Isringhausen and Ollie Perez had late career resurgences. If people don’t expect it from him, he’s capable of surprising people. If he pitches like he did in 2021, he’s capable of being their closer.
This isn’t related but is there a fantasy league for commenters that want to get together? If not we should start one.
I would join
I would as well
He’s toast.
No es mi Familia
Huh, So I guess they’re tanking for a number one pick?