If Alex Rodriguez hit A-Bombs, then New York Yankees setup man Adam Ottavino throws them. The first-year Bomber’s slider had a nuclear effect on Yankees batters in a simulated game on Thursday.
Gleyber Torres, Luke Voit, and Tyler Wade all took hacks against Ottavino, to no avail.
Torres, a righty, gave the New York Post’s George A. King III a succinct scouting report on Ottavino’s famous slider:
“It’s nasty, really good. He has really good command.