Veteran right-hander didnt pitch in affiliated ball last season and didnt pitch in 2023 beyond the 12 2/3 innings he to sed for the As before being released that May. However, the 35-year-old righty has been working out and training ahead of a hopeful MLB comeback, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com. While Familias action has been limited in recent years, he did to s nine innings for Mexico Citys Diablos Rojos in the Mexican League last year, and hes pitched for los Leones del Escogido in the Dominican Winter League in each of the past two offseasons. He to sed 8 1/3 frames in this years DWL and allowed four runs on eight hits Kasper Halttunen Jersey and just one walk with five punchouts. Its been nearly four year since Familia last enjoyed a healthy, productive season in the majors. He posted ERAs north of 6.00 in 2022-23, but in 2021 the right-hander logged 59 1/3 innings with a 3.94 ERA, 27.5% strikeout rate, 10.3% walk rate, 51% grounder rate, 11 holds and a save for the Mets. From 2014-21, Familia was a generally reliable late-inning power arm who mi sed bats and piled up grounders at a lofty rate. He combined for a 3.20 earned run average, 25.2% strikeout rate, 10.5% walk rate, 55.5% ground-ball rate, 124 saves and 63 holds over that eight-year period all while averaging better than 96 mph on his heavy sinker. Time will tell whether Familia can regain that form. His velocity dropped substantially during his 2022-23 struggles; that sinker sat 95.2 mph in 2022 and 93.8 mph in 2023. In 2023, all of his pitches (sinker, four-seamer, splitter, slider) were down about three miles per hour relative to their 2021 levels. Familias command, or rather lack thereof, was his biggest i sue in 2023, however. He faced 64 batters and i sued 13 walks (20.3%) while plunking another. His inability to locate the ball was also apparent in his career-worst 19.6% opponents chase rate on pitches off the plate. When Familia mi sed, he was mi sing by wide margins. Even with those red flags, however, Familia is surely looking at a minor league contract and non-roster invitation, leaving no real risk for a team to take a look if hes sufficiently built up. (Presumably, after he pitched in the DWL, that is indeed the case.) Familia might well need to use Triple-A as a proving ground before climbing back to the big leagues, but his track record alone should lead to some interest if hes indeed intent on pursuing a return to the majors. Thomas Bordeleau Jersey