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Reuters
10-04-2025
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- Reuters
RHP Adam Ottavino rides revolving door to free agency again
April 10 - Right-hander Adam Ottavino elected free agency for the second time in a week after he was designated for assignment by the New York Yankees and cleared waivers. Ottavino first was signed by the Yankees on April 1, was designated for assignment Friday then re-signed with them on Sunday. Another DFA has led to his current tour of free agency. In the process, the veteran delivered three scoreless relief appearances for the Yankees. His first short stay with the club came about after reliever Devin Williams went on the three-day paternity list. Ottavino could have elected a minor league assignment to remain with the Yankees but instead became a free agent. In 15 major league seasons, the 39-year-old has gone 41-43 with 46 saves and a 3.48 ERA in 727 appearances (three starts). He has pitched in five different organizations, including the Colorado Rockies for seven seasons (2012-18) and the Yankees from 2019-20 before his brief stay this season. --Field Level Media
Boston Globe
01-04-2025
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- Boston Globe
Righthanded reliever Adam Ottavino returns to the Yankees, agrees to a one-year contract
'I felt like I was kind in a little bit of no man's land for the last week or so, but it all came together pretty quickly,' Ottavino said before the Yankees opened a three-game series with the Diamondbacks. 'Obviously I'm grateful for the opportunity. I'm very lucky for it.' He was 2-2 with one save and a 4.34 ERA in 60 relief appearances for the Mets last year, stranding 15 of 20 inherited runners. Advertisement Ottavino pitched for the Yankees in 2019 and '20, going 8-8 with a 2.76 ERA in 97 relief appearances. He is 41-43 with 46 saves and a 3.49 ERA in 14 big league seasons with the Cardinals (2010), Rockies (2012-18), Yankees (2019-20), Red Sox (2021), and Mets (2022-24). Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'He's kind of on our board a little bit,' manager Aaron Boone said. 'I know the front office has been talking about him the last couple of weeks but felt like what he was doing at the back end of spring training was in line with who Otto is.' The Yankees transferred right-hander JT Brubaker to the 60-day injured list and placed closer Devin Williams on the paternity list. Advertisement In his lone season in Boston, Ottavino was 7-3 with 11 saves and a 4.21 ERA. The Northeastern University product made five postseason appearances that year and allowed one run over four innings as the Red Sox reached the American League Championship Series.
Boston Globe
18-02-2025
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- Boston Globe
After healthy offseason, Triston Casas is ready to get back into the swing of things for Red Sox
'It's squashed and I had a really great offseason,' he said Tuesday. 'It's probably my best one yet, just in terms of health, scheduling, just rhythm, the routine. It was really great. 'I'm in the best shape that I feel like I've been in. All the numbers in the weight room indicated as well. So hopefully it translates so much easier. But for right now, I'm in a really good spot.' Advertisement Because he played only 63 games, Casas considered playing winter ball. He instead took more swings on his own to catch up. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'This offseason was just a lot about load, trying to get a lot of workload,' Casas said. 'I didn't take a lot of time off after the season, just because I missed so much time. I felt like I missed four months of the season, which is pretty much an offseason.' Casas acknowledged needing to work on his defense. 'A lot of footwork stuff,' he said. 'Playing first base, sometimes I get too caught up on my glovework instead of just letting my body stay in front of the ball and knock it down and just focused on getting outs. 'I feel like sometimes I try to get a little too swifty with the glove.' Swifty? That's a new one even for Casas. Sox add Ottavino The Sox signed righthanded reliever Adam Ottavino to a minor league contract that included an invitation to spring training. The 39-year-old would earn $2 million if he makes the roster. Ottavino also has the right to opt out of the deal if he is not on the major league roster when camp ends. Ottavino, who played at Northeastern, wants to extend what has been a 14-year major league career. His stops include spending the 2021 season with the Red Sox. He led the team with 69 appearances and had a 4.21 ERA. Advertisement 'He took the ball. He was not afraid of the moment. He was a guy with good stuff,' manager Alex Cora said. Ottavino had 60 appearances for the Mets last season with a 4.34 ERA. He averaged 11.3 strikeouts per nine innings, his best mark over a full season since 2019. 'It helps that I've been here before,' Ottavino said. 'I know AC; I know the trainers and a lot of people in the organization … it was kind of a no-brainer.' The Sox added veteran lefthanders Liam Hendriks emerges as the closer, Justin Slaten , Greg Weissert , Garrett Whitlock , and Josh Winckowski are among the righthanded options. 'Overall I feel like I'm a better pitcher [than earlier in his career] but not as young,' Ottavino said. Ottavino has worn No. 0 since 2013. 'For now that's what we're going with,' he said. Yoshida perseveres The Sox would prefer Alex Bregman plays third base and Rafael Devers takes over as the designated hitter. They also have Wilyer Abreu , Jarren Duran , and Ceddanne Rafaela in the outfield with Roman Anthony closing in. Related : Where does that leave Masataka Yoshida , who has three years and $55.8 million remaining on his contract? 'Masa's going to be part of the picture. We just need to get him going,' Cora said. 'Last year he was a DH; this year we need him to play defense.' Advertisement Via a translator, Yoshida said where he plays is out of his control. 'I'll play where they want me to,' he said. Yoshida had offseason surgery on his right shoulder in October and just started a throwing program. 'In terms of hitting, I feel 100 percent,' he said. 'Which is pretty good.' Yoshida was asked if a trade would make sense at this point. 'My job is to give it all my best, whatever my job calls for,' he said. 'If that is to DH or that is to play the outfield, I'm giving it my best. I'm still here on this team.' Marquee matchup Garrett Crochet showed up ready to pitch. He worked two innings and threw 32 pitches on the stadium field. Crochet struck out five of the seven batters he faced. Trevor Story homered over the Faux Monster in the second inning. He struck out swinging in the first inning but saw nine pitches. Chapman hit 100 miles per hour during his inning of work. Hendriks allowed a double by Vaughn Grissom but came back to strike out Bregman. He was 93-94 with his fastball. 'You can see it stuff-wise. Bunch of big boys over there,' Cora said … Abreu missed the workout with an illness. Peter Abraham can be reached at
