Some New York Yankees fans may be upset with Brian Cashman for the team’s 5-7 start, but one of the cash-saving deals he made this offseason seems to be good so far.
Adam Ottavino, 35, whom Cashman traded to the Boston Red Sox on Jan. 25, along with right-back Frank German, in exchange for a player being named later or in cash, has had trouble this season. .
At the start of the season, Ottavino had a chance to be the closest team, but Matt Barnes – who has not allowed a run in seven innings this season and is 1-0 with two stops – has taken on the job essentially since he left. return to the team after contracting the coronavirus in late March.
Still, Boston hopes Ottavino could be a key relief for late entries, but early results are worrisome.
Ottavino, whose tenure ended with a negative weight on the Yankees, has already allowed four runs won and seven hits in 3² / / innings. In five appearances, Ottavino (1-1, 9.82 ERA) has allowed three of these outings to run and has walked five and eliminated three.
The Red Sox’s impressive streak of nine winning games stopped in Thursday’s 4-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins, and Ottavino was to blame for the loss.
He entered the game in the ninth and quickly ceded a single to Luis Arraez and hit Jorge Polanco to head the entry before handing the game’s winning blooper to Max Kepler.
Ottavino, who signed a three-year, $ 27 million deal with the Yankees in 2019, had a good first year as a Fire Department reliever when he finished 6-5 with an ERA of 1.90. But he fought in September of that season and was terrible against the Astros in the ALCS.
The 2020 season was a nightmare for the right-hander, who finished with an ERA of 5.89 in 24 appearances, though much of that was due to a terrible start against the Blue Jays in Buffalo.