{"id":16115,"date":"2019-01-17T14:04:43","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T19:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/\/?p=16115"},"modified":"2024-12-28T10:56:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T15:56:00","slug":"adam-ottavino-signs-yankees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2019\/01\/17\/adam-ottavino-signs-yankees\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Adam Ottavino Signing With New York Yankees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another free agent reliever is reportedly off the market. According to ESPN&#8217;s Jeff Passan, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/ottavad01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adam Ottavino<\/a><\/strong> is signing with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/new-york-yankees\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Yankees<\/a>. The deal is reportedly for three years and $27 million dollars. Despite his relative lack of saves, Ottavino paced the relief market last season with 2.0 fWAR, tops among free-agent relievers. As the importance of relief pitching rises, talents like Ottavino&#8217;s are coming at a premium as his new deal shows.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The New York Yankees have a deal with reliever Adam Ottavino, league sources tell ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffPassan\/status\/1085970258173874176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Adam Ottavino&#39;s deal with the New York Yankees is for three years and $27 million, league sources tell ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffPassan\/status\/1085971594953060352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 17, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Report: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/ottavad01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adam Ottavino<\/a> Signing With New York Yankees<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/new-york-mets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Mets<\/a> recently signed <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/familje01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeurys Familia<\/a><\/strong> for three years and $30 million when they already have the dominant <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=diazed04,diazed03,diaz--005edw&amp;search=Edwin+Diaz&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edwin Diaz<\/a><\/strong> as their closer. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/mlb-teams\/los-angeles-dodgers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>, with stalwart <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/janseke01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kenley Jansen<\/a><\/strong> firmly entrenched, spent similarly, signing <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=kellyjo05,kellyjo04,kellyjo03&amp;search=Joe+Kelly&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Kelly<\/a><\/strong> to a three-year, $25-million dollar pact. Even perennial swingman\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/chaveje01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jesse Chavez<\/a><\/strong> found a multi-year deal in Texas coming off an exceptional 2018 season.<\/p>\n<p>For comparison&#8217;s sake,<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/chapmar01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aroldis Chapman<\/a><\/strong> received a five-year, $86-million dollar contract after the 2016 season. His name might be more immediately recognizable than Ottavino&#8217;s, but a blind read of their 2018 numbers shows startling similarities.<\/p>\n<p>Player A: 75 games, 77.2 innings, 2.43 ERA, 2.74 FIP, 3.13 xFIP, 5 HR, 36 BB, 112 K<\/p>\n<p>Player B: 55 games, 51.1 innings, 2.45 ERA, 2.09 FIP, 2.58 xFIP, 2 HR, 30 BB, 93 K<\/p>\n<p>Player A is Ottavino, B is Chapman. While Ottavino might have been a little lucky according to the metrics, the resemblance\u00a0is striking. Not only is the resemblance striking but it leans in Ottavino&#8217;s favor. In addition to outpacing Chapman in fWAR 2.0 to 1.9, Ottavino leads him in bWAR as well (2.6 to\u00a01.7). Often, when two players have similar seasons, they split the metrics. For Ottavino to lead in both tells us that at least for last season, Ottavino was every bit as good, even better, than one of the most famous relievers in the game.<\/p>\n<p>A similar comparison could be done with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kimbrcr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Craig Kimbrel<\/a><\/strong> or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/roberda08.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Robertson<\/a><\/strong>, fellow free agents this winter. Truly, aside from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/treinbl01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blake Treinen<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=diazed04,diazed03,diaz--005edw&amp;search=Edwin+Diaz&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edwin Diaz<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/haderjo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Hader<\/a><\/strong> who <span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">are i<\/span>n a league of their own, Ottavino&#8217;s 2018 season stands with any of them. He&#8217;s battled inconsistency in his career, never quite stringing together back-to-back healthy, dominant seasons. However, with this new deal, he&#8217;ll be given the chance to do just that, and it&#8217;s clear the Yankees are betting he can.<\/p>\n<p>New York has been very busy this off-season, already signing starter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/happja01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>J.A. Happ <\/strong><\/a>and reliever <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/brittza01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zach Britton<\/a> <\/strong>to the pitching staff. As of now, the Yankees bullpen of Britton, Ottavino, Chapman, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/betande01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dellin Betances<\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/greench03.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chad Green<\/a> <\/strong>stands to be one of the best in baseball.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"4lLp38SfR-F6BguYm8Cysg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1005039780\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'4lLp38SfR-F6BguYm8Cysg',sig:'aHM1z85rGR_AKsi0G1TpiL5rk4tmMzIZD-mpqat9llU=',w:'594px',h:'402px',items:'1005039780',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another reliever is reportedly off the free-agent market with reports indicating Adam Ottavino is heading to the Yankees on a multiyear deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2874,"featured_media":16127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1071,5,35],"tags":[2302,68,69,2262],"class_list":["post-16115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","category-yankees","category-news","tag-adam-ottavino","tag-baseball","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-free-agency"],"modified_by":"Michael Kovacs, ADMIN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2874"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}