From a stathead standpoint, the Yankees made their most interesting move of the offseason two weeks ago, when they agreed to a three-year contract with Adam Ottavino. Ottavino is very much into analytics. The native New Yorker used state of the art tracking equipment to rebuild himself in a Harlem storefront last winter. The result was a dominant season and a nice three-year contract. It worked so well he did it again this offseason.
“I still have my same space (in Harlem),” said Ottavino to Bryan Hoch last week. “The way I developed my practice plan last year was very effective.