Yes more Law news for the day.
I just came across this article from Law from a few days ago where he listed his players who just missed the top 100. Mets pitching prospect Jeurys Familia made the list and Law had this to say regarding the flame thrower:
Jeurys Familia, RHP: If I thought there was any chance he could start, he would have made the list, but he’s headed for the bullpen with a plus fastball and not enough command or secondary stuff to remain in the rotation. The real gap in expected values between him and some of the likely relievers on my top 100, such as Dellin Betances or Addison Reed, isn’t as big as the ranking gap might make it seem, given how volatile reliever performances can be.
Those are some pretty strong words from Law.
The fact that Familia has been successful as a starter through Double-A means he has some chance to stick in the rotation. Law isn’t the first person to express the opinion that Familia is a reliever long term, but he is one of the first I’ve seen that feels he has zero shot at the rotation.
As long as the Mets keep running Familia out there as a starter, his managers keep saying he can start, and his off-speed pitches continue to improve, like they did last year, then I am going to continue to believe he has a shot at being a starter. It is probably 40/60 at this point, but those odds are not all that bad and he is an adjustment or two away from being a dominant starter so to knock him off solely on that belief is weak in my opinion.
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