NEW YORK -- Jeurys Familia would rather be a setup man for the New York Mets than close for another team.
Familia had 123 saves for the Mets, who traded him to Oakland last July. He instructed agents Sam and Seth Levinson to pursue any possibility to return to the Mets.
"I'd love to be a closer. I've been a closer for a couple of years. But at the same time, I wanted to come back to the Mets," Familia said during a conference call Monday, three says after his $30 million, three-year contract was finalized.