SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Here’s what the Rockies lost when reliever Adam Ottavino signed a three-year, $27 million contract last month to play for the Yankees in his native New York:
— A savvy, veteran right-hander with the temperament to pitch in the eighth inning and consistently hand the ball off to closer Wade Davis with the lead intact.
— A strikeout artist who fanned hitters when it counted most. His 112 strikeouts last season set a franchise record for a reliever.
— A pitcher who, after a lousy 2017 season, figured things out and learned how to get himself back on track.