Mere hours after the Mets were connected to All-Star closer Liam Hendriks in the trade rumor mill, they’ve agreed to bring Adam Ottavino back to Queens.
This was something the Amazins had been hoping to do for nearly a month. Ottavino signed a very affordable one-year, $4 million deal with the Mets last March to provide bullpen depth. He went on to have a spectacular season and become a huge part of the bridge between starting pitchers and closer Edwin Diaz.
In 65.2 innings, the right-hander produced a 2.06 ERA and 0.