Entering the playoffs, the New York Yankees, without question, owned the best bullpen among all 10 postseason clubs. Although, one of the elite relievers in the Yankees’ bullpen severely faltered during his eight appearances in this year’s postseason.
Veteran reliever Adam Ottavino dominated opposing batters through the regular season. During his 73 appearances out of the bullpen, Ottavino recorded an impressive 1.90 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 31.1% strikeout rate, 8.1% HR/FB rate, .195 OPP AVG and a 1.3 fWAR.
Utilized mainly as a right-handed batter specialist throughout the season, Ottavino was one of many pitchers manager Aaron Boone relied on late in games during the 2019 season.