The Jeurys Familia reunion didn’t go as the New York Mets planned. Only a few months after trading him to the Oakland Athletics, the Mets brought him back on a three-year deal. It was a questionable decision with Edwin Diaz already under team control. However, optimistic fans believed he could perform well as a setup man. After all, there’s not much pressure pitching then, right?
Unfortunately, the worst possible scenario happened for Familia. He stunk to high heavens. After his first earned run allowed, his ERA never dipped below 5.06 for the remainder of the season.