The New York Yankees‘ bullpen was mediocre in 2020. It was a notorious fall from the elite groups that the Bombers fielded in 2017, 2018, and 2019. Tommy Kahnle’s injury was a blow that the team could not recover from, but equally damaging was Adam Ottavino’s fall from grace.
If Ottavino, who finished 2020 with a 5.89 ERA (3.52 FIP) in 18.1 innings, can return to form, the Yankees’ bullpen would have a fourth reliable option to navigate through those last few difficult outs, in addition to Chad Green, Zack Britton, and Aroldis Chapman.
In his first season with the Yankees, in 2019, Ottavino had a 1.