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Johnny Lunchbucket
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Ottavino is back

Post by Johnny Lunchbucket » Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:05 pm

I thought they'd had it with this guy and his incessant letting-the-other-team-stealing.

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Otto back to make more memories

Post by Bob Alpacadaca » Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:06 pm

SNY saying Mets and Adam Ottavino have signed a deal for about $4.5 million -- about $2 million less than the option he turned down.

https://sny.tv/articles/adam-ottavino-r ... -year-deal

Hopefully he is spending the winter working on a pickoff move.
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Re: Otto back to make more memories

Post by Edgy MD » Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:08 pm

Welcome back, Otter!
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Re: Ottavino is back

Post by MFS62 » Sat Jan 27, 2024 8:30 pm

That makes my RPBP * come down a bit.
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Re: Ottavino is back

Post by metirish » Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:06 pm

I would have expected "A Man Called Otto "
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Re: Ottavino is back

Post by Fman99 » Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:24 pm

Good signing especially with Robertson being off the market now.
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Re: Ottavino is back

Post by Benjamin Grimm » Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:47 pm

I think this is good news.
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Post by Lefty Specialist » Sun Jan 28, 2024 6:56 am

Certainly helps but this is still a bad bullpen getting to Diaz.
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Re: Ottavino is back

Post by Cowtipper » Sun Jan 28, 2024 9:44 pm

Good move. Diaz/Ottavino/Raley could be a great 'pen. Then after that, it's going to be complete and total calamity, like it was in 2023. Reed Garrett is still on the roster, for crying out loud. And Raley was kind of a surprise, but let's hope he can keep it together. Either way, Ottavino is a good one.
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Post by Frayed Knot » Sun Jan 28, 2024 9:52 pm

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Sat Jan 27, 2024 9:47 pm I think this is good news.
It's at least a mediocre one.
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Re: Ottavino is back

Post by The Hot Corner » Sun Jan 28, 2024 11:25 pm

I expect he will strengthen the back end of the bullpen.
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Re: Ottavino is back

Post by smg58 » Mon Jan 29, 2024 11:48 am

He helps, a little. And the money he just signed for is non-deferred, which apparently makes it worth more in the long run than what he turned down.
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Post by Johnny Lunchbucket » Mon Jan 29, 2024 2:02 pm

I was relieved when Ottavino walked and indifferent at best now that's back. I fully acknowledge that he's a pretty good pitcher, has the right experience for this team, etc. But probably no pitcher in baseball had his drawbacks exposed more glaringly in the New Stealing Era.
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