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LOS ANGELES Not much changed in the routine of Adam Ottavino, who worked out and threw in the outfield before heading to team meetings Sunday. He is keeping his arm ready in case he is needed at some point, but such a scenario has become unlikely after he was removed from the Mets roster for the NLCS. The 38-year-old, longtime veteran and clubhouse leader became the odd man out when Jeff McNeil was added, with the Mets dropping down to 12 pitchers. Im just going to contribute how I can and support the team, Ottavino said before the Mets began the series at Dodger Stadium. It is what it is. Adam Ottavino throws on a Detroit Tigers Jersey Mets workout day on Oct. 7, 2024. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Ottavino has warmed up but has not pitched in October, having tumbled down the bullpen hierarchy amid an inconsistent season. Danny Young also did not pitch in the wild-card round or the NLDS, but he represents the lone traditional lefty in the pen (with David Peterson used for longer outings). In Ottavinos final four outings of the regular season, he threw 4 / scorele s and hitle s innings while walking two and striking out five, including throwing a scorele s frame in the clincher in Atlanta and another clean frame in the nightcap. The Saturday night conversation was not an easy one, manager Carlos Mendoza said. Ottavino declined to talk about it. Explore More Hes such a profe sional, Mendoza said. He understood, and he brings a lot to this team not only on the field but off the field. Hes one of the veterans here. There is a strong chance Ottavino has thrown his final pitch with the Mets after three mostly solid seasons in which he has pitched to a 3.14 ERA in 192 games. In Ottavinos mind, there is no chance he has thrown his final major league pitch. Delivering insights on all things Amazins Sign up for Inside the Mets by Mike Puma, exclusively on Sports+ Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! Jeff McNeil takes grounders on a Mets workout day on Oct. 7, 2024. Corey Sipkin for the NY POST Ottavino, who wants to be a manager someday, plans to pitch in the Dominican Winter League this offseason and return for what would be his 20th profe sional season and 15th in the majors. Im playing next year, said Ottavino, whose finished the regular season with a 4.34 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 56 innings. The advanced, expected statistics liked Ottavino more than the traditional ones. His expected ERA was 3.13. Opposing hitters batted .230 against him with a .200 expected average. He walked 3.70 batters per nine innings, an improvement from the 4.23 pace he pitched to last season, when his back-of-the-baseball-card numbers were better. I think its impo sible to evaluate my season, Ottavino said. I did a lot of things elite level, and yet I gave up too many runs. So very hard to evaluate it. Been having a hard time figuring that out, how to feel about it. But I felt like I threw the ball really well the majority of the time. Had a couple innings that got away from me and kind of killed me. Thats baseball. Wenceel Perez Jersey |
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