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Atlanta Braves free agent profile: Adam Ottavino

By Benjamin Chase

SCOTTSDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 23: Pitcher Adam Ottavino #0 poses for a portrait during photo day at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on February 23, 2017 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 23: Pitcher Adam Ottavino #0 poses for a portrait during photo day at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on February 23, 2017 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images) /
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DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 1: Relief pitcher Adam Ottavino #0 of the Colorado Rockies delivers to home plate during the eighth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Coors Field on September 1, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. The Rockies defeated the Giants 10-9 on a walk-off single by Charlie Blackmon. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) /

Rockies time

Ottavino moved to the bullpen with the Rockies, and he spent just 13 games in AAA before moving up to the big league club. He ended up pitching 53 games at the major league level, tossing 79 innings, posting a 4.56 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, and a 34/81 BB/K ratio.

He took another step forward in 2013, posting a 2.64 ERA over 51 games and 78 1/3 innings, with a 1.33 WHIP and a 31/78 BB/K ratio. He followed that with a more relief-focused season in 2014, making 75 appearances with only 65 innings, posting a 3.60 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, and a 16/70 BB/K ratio.

Ottavino was injured early in 2015 and ended up needing Tommy John surgery. Incredibly, he’d pitched 10 games and 10 1/3 innings in 2015 before the injury without allowing a run, striking out 13.

Ottavino returned in 2016 for 34 games, throwing 27 innings, posting a 2.67 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, and a 7/35 BB/K ratio.

The recovery from Tommy John can often lead to struggles with control, and those hit Ottavino hard in 2017, as he made 63 appearances, throwing 63 1/3 innings, with a 5.06 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, and a 39/63 BB/K ratio.

Ottavino seemed 100% in 2018 and produced a big season, appearing in 75 games, tossing 77 2/3 innings, with a 2.43 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, and a 36/112 BB/K ratio.

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