Adam Ottavino
38-Year-Old
2023 Stats
W-L
1-7
ERA
3.21
WHIP
1.22
K
62
SV
12
2024 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
Re-signs with Mets
Ottavino signed a one-year, $4.5 million contract with the Mets on Saturday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
ANALYSIS
Ottavino declined his player option worth $6.75 million earlier in the season, and the fact $4 million of that salary would have been deferred likely played a part in that decision. He'll now stick with the Mets on a cheaper deal and likely reprise his role as a high-leverage reliever. The 38-year-old righty logged a 3.21 ERA and 1.22 WHIP with 62 strikeouts in 61.2 innings last season while collecting a career-best 12 saves. Less ninth-inning work is likely in 2024 with closer Edwin Diaz back and healthy, however.
Ottavino declined his player option worth $6.75 million earlier in the season, and the fact $4 million of that salary would have been deferred likely played a part in that decision. He'll now stick with the Mets on a cheaper deal and likely reprise his role as a high-leverage reliever. The 38-year-old righty logged a 3.21 ERA and 1.22 WHIP with 62 strikeouts in 61.2 innings last season while collecting a career-best 12 saves. Less ninth-inning work is likely in 2024 with closer Edwin Diaz back and healthy, however.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
15
How many pitches does Adam Ottavino generally throw?
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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 2021
-26%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-6%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .261 | 74 | 30 | 63 | 7 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .193 | 138 | 50 | 86 | 11 | |||
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 | |||
2021vs Left | .271 | 28 | 11 | 23 | 0 | |||
2021vs Right | .221 | 43 | 24 | 32 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-24%
ERA on Road
2023
-30%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 3.53 | 1.31 | 102.0 | 10.2 | 4.2 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 2.68 | 1.09 | 87.1 | 9.9 | 3.3 | ||||
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 | ||||
2021Home | 4.50 | 1.70 | 30.0 | 10.8 | 6.3 | ||||
2021Away | 3.94 | 1.22 | 32.0 | 9.8 | 3.9 | ||||
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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
2.14K/9
9.0BB/9
4.2HR/9
1.0Fastball
92.7 mphERA
3.21WHIP
1.22BABIP
.258GB/FB
1.96Left On Base
78.2%Exit Velocity
79.4 mphBarrels/BBE
2.4%Spin Rate
2361 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.2%Swinging Strike
10.1%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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Free agent after declining option
Ottavino declined his $6.75 million player option for 2024 on Monday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
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New career high in saves
Ottavino recorded his 12th save of the season in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader sweep of the Phillies, giving up two runs on two hits and a walk in the ninth inning of a 4-3 win. He struck out one.
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Secures save Monday
Ottavino struck out two batters in a perfect inning and earned a save over Miami on Monday.
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Nails down save No. 10
Ottavino struck out one over 1.2 perfect innings Tuesday to record his 10th save of the season in a 7-4 win over the Diamondbacks.
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Escapes with save
Ottavino allowed a hit and a walk in a scoreless inning Sunday, striking out two and earning a save over the Twins.
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