Adam Ottavino was one of the Yankees’ most important acquisitions during the offseason, no doubt with this time of year in mind.
So it was somewhat jarring to see the right-hander enter an ALDS game, face one batter and immediately get pulled.
Yet that happened twice during the Yankees’ three-game sweep of Minnesota, leaving some to wonder what his role might be in the ALCS against either Tampa Bay or Houston.
Aaron Boone cautioned against looking too much into the right-hander’s usage.
The manager noted during a conference call Wednesday that both times Ottavino got a quick hook, he had come in to face Minnesota’s most dangerous hitter, Nelson Cruz.