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Originally Posted by Amazin69
Also, I have missed my chance to see Adam Ottavino pitch for the Mets, as he has declined his option and is now a free agent.
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Silly, silly
A69! AO-K (10.0 k/9 ratio) was just taking a few months to spread his wings, apparently!
MLBN is now reporting that, pending a physical, Ottavino will return to Big Shea for 1 year/$4.5mn. Hope they kept his #0 warm for him!
NEVER underestimate the power of Uncle Stevie's Magick Cheque-Book!
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In actual good news, apparently The Immortal Demetrius Jerome Stewart lashed RHP for an OPS of .
950 last season!
Therefore, he will make a fine platoon partner for Harrison Bader and his .815 OPS against lefties.
Of course, the odds of Carlos Mendoza being skilled enough to get the players to set aside egos and agree to this alignment (rather that making us watch Bader hit .690 against righties and DJ squib out at a .595 pace against portsiders) are about as long as the odds of
Westheim welcoming Ottavino back home, but still.
(2.62 ERA! 1.09 WHIP! Get excited,
Westie! The stats wouldn't lie, right? Right?)