Daily News | Phillies move on from Odúbel Herrera and Jeurys Familia
By the time the clock struck 6 p.m. on Tuesday night, the Phillies had acquired a new center fielder in Brandon Marsh and a new reliever in David Robertson. But the bigger story might have been in who they lost.
The removal of Herrera and Familia from the active roster felt like an inevitability, for multiple reasons. Familia was one of the Phillies’ big offseason acquisitions — a reliever who cost them $6 million for one year — but never lived up to his contract. He has a 6.09 ERA over 34 innings this season and has looked even worse lately.On July 28, Familia took the mound in the ninth inning with an 8-2 lead to close out a game against the Pirates.
After his July 28 outing, interim manager Rob Thomson lauded Familia’s intangibles. He praised his influence over some of the Phillies’ younger relievers, adding that “there’s more to Jeurys Familia than just what you see on the field.”misdemeanor domestic violence charge Herrera came with similar baggage. In May of 2019, he attempted “to cause bodily injury” to his 20-year-old girlfriend, leaving “hand print markings” on her neck and “small scratches” to her arms, per aobtained by The Inquirer at the time of the incident. Like Familia, Herrera was suspended by MLB for violating their domestic violence policy, but he received a longer suspension: 85 games.
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