It’s only mid-June and already New York Mets relief pitcher Jeurys Familia is on pace to have his worst season yet. As someone who had several masterful seasons as a closer and setup man, it’s uncanny how bad he has been in 2019.
Friday night’s loss and complete meltdown lifted his ERA up to 6.91 on the year. He has now surrendered 21 earned runs this year, just four shy of the 25 he gave up all of last season.
It’s not only last year we should look at. In his All-Star 2016 campaign, Familia allowed 22 earned runs.