Adam Ottavino
38-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
2-2
ERA
4.21
WHIP
1.31
K
64
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Ottavino declined his $6.75 million player option for 2024 to become a free-agent after a solid year in high-leverage for the Mets last season. The veteran hurler experienced a dip in velocity, averaging just 92.5 mph on his sinker (a nearly 2 mile per hour difference from 2022), but went on to record a career-high 12 saves in addition to 12 holds. His hard-hit, strikeout and walk rates went in the wrong direction, but his 56.3 groundball rate was a 92nd percentile metric. Ottavino's changeup continues to be effective as his usage of the pitch trends upward, but he only threw it at a 14 percent clip last season. With 66 or more appearances in each of the last three seasons and plenty of high-leverage experience, there should be a market for the 38-year-old for the 2024 season, but don't expect an abundance of saves wherever he signs as Ottavino is likely to fill a 7th or 8th inning role. Read Past Outlooks
Losing high-leverage work
Ottavino has posted a 4.89 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 47:13 K:BB through 35 innings with one win, one save and 13 holds in 36 appearances.
ANALYSIS
The Mets' bullpen issues early in the season caused manager Carlos Mendoza to lean heavily on Ottavino, but the workload appears to have caught up with the 38-year-old righty. While his 30.7 percent strikeout rate is among the better marks in his career, Ottavino's 42.4 percent groundball rate is his lowest since he was pitching for the Rockies in 2017. He's also recorded only one of his 13 holds over the last month, as younger relief arms like Dedniel Nunez and Reed Garrett (elbow) have moved into high-leverage roles. If the Mets add further bullpen reinforcements ahead of the trade deadline, Ottavino's usage as a setup man for Edwin Diaz could decline even further.
The Mets' bullpen issues early in the season caused manager Carlos Mendoza to lean heavily on Ottavino, but the workload appears to have caught up with the 38-year-old righty. While his 30.7 percent strikeout rate is among the better marks in his career, Ottavino's 42.4 percent groundball rate is his lowest since he was pitching for the Rockies in 2017. He's also recorded only one of his 13 holds over the last month, as younger relief arms like Dedniel Nunez and Reed Garrett (elbow) have moved into high-leverage roles. If the Mets add further bullpen reinforcements ahead of the trade deadline, Ottavino's usage as a setup man for Edwin Diaz could decline even further.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
13
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What part of the game does Adam Ottavino generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-30%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-30%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .268 | 70 | 29 | 62 | 11 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .187 | 135 | 36 | 79 | 7 | |||
2024vs Left | .293 | 24 | 10 | 22 | 4 | |||
2024vs Right | .205 | 40 | 10 | 25 | 1 | |||
2023vs Left | .217 | 25 | 15 | 18 | 5 | |||
2023vs Right | .203 | 37 | 14 | 28 | 2 | |||
2022vs Left | .301 | 21 | 4 | 22 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .160 | 58 | 12 | 26 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-21%
ERA on Road
2024
-5%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.39 | 1.14 | 98.1 | 10.1 | 3.0 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.69 | 1.17 | 80.1 | 10.6 | 3.6 | ||||
2024Home | 4.10 | 1.10 | 26.1 | 10.3 | 2.1 | ||||
2024Away | 4.32 | 1.52 | 25.0 | 12.2 | 5.0 | ||||
2023Home | 3.65 | 1.24 | 37.0 | 9.5 | 3.9 | ||||
2023Away | 2.55 | 1.18 | 24.2 | 8.4 | 4.7 | ||||
2022Home | 2.57 | 1.06 | 35.0 | 10.5 | 2.8 | ||||
2022Away | 1.47 | 0.88 | 30.2 | 11.2 | 1.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Adam Ottavino compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.20K/9
11.2BB/9
3.5HR/9
0.9Fastball
92.4 mphERA
4.21WHIP
1.31BABIP
.342GB/FB
1.26Left On Base
68.3%Exit Velocity
79.4 mphBarrels/BBE
4.0%Spin Rate
2465 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.7%Swinging Strike
10.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Ottavino re-signed with the Mets on a 2-year, $14.5 million pact after a standout season at age 36. In 66 games, the right-hander racked up six wins, three saves and 20 holds as one of Edwin Diaz's primary setup men. His 2.06 ERA and 0.97 WHIP were top 20 rates among qualified relievers and several of his Statcast metrics were in the 96th percentile or better, including his 84.8 mph average exit velocity allowed (99th percentile). After five straight seasons with a double-digit walk percentage, Ottavino significantly improved his control, cutting his walk rate (6.2%) in half. His strikeout rate also spiked over 30 percent for the first time since 2019, while he induced more grounders (52%) than he ever has during a full season. Ottavino has not been super consistent throughout his career, but offers plenty of experience and is the clear backup to closer Edwin Diaz.
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Racks up hold No. 10
Ottavino struck out two in a perfect eighth inning Sunday to record his 10th hold of the season in a loss to the Diamondbacks.
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Rocked in Wednesday's loss
Ottavino (1-2) took the loss Wednesday against the Dodgers, coughing up four runs on three hits and a walk in one-third of an inning. He struck out one.
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Blows second save
Ottavino blew his second save of the season in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Dodgers, giving up a run on three hits in the ninth inning while striking out one.
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Option for saves
Ottavino should be in the mix for save opportunities going forward after manager Carlos Mendoza said Sunday that closer Edwin Diaz will shift to a "fluid" role, Paige Leckie of MLB.com reports.
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Picks up shaky save
Ottavino got the save in Tuesday's 7-5 win over the Cardinals, allowing one run on two hits and a walk while striking out two in the ninth.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Opportunity for saves?
Mets closer Edwin Diaz's confidence is down after blowing his third save Saturday against the Marlins, according to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, which could provide an opening for Ottavino to receive some save chances.
ANALYSIS
Diaz hasn't officially been removed from the closer role, but manager Carlos Mendoza didn't dismiss the notion, per Mike Puma of the New York Post. Ottavino has been a reliable setup option again in 2024 with a save and eight holds to go along with a 2.95 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 26:6 K:BB across 18.1 innings. Reed Garrett should also be in the mix for saves if Diaz is bumped to a lower-leverage role.
Diaz hasn't officially been removed from the closer role, but manager Carlos Mendoza didn't dismiss the notion, per Mike Puma of the New York Post. Ottavino has been a reliable setup option again in 2024 with a save and eight holds to go along with a 2.95 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 26:6 K:BB across 18.1 innings. Reed Garrett should also be in the mix for saves if Diaz is bumped to a lower-leverage role.