Hitters have an answer for Adam Ottavino

Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty ImagesWhen the Yankees signed Adam Ottavino to a three-year deal last winter, fans had an idea of how dominant the right-hander could be. One look at the back of his baseball card made sure of that. Ottavino managed a 2.43 ERA in 2018 despite a huge workload and calling Coors Field his home. The thin air and offensive environment were no match for him, and he struck out nearly 13 batters per nine.

Yet I’m not sure the Bronx faithful really grasped just how Ottavino achieved that dominance until he took the field in pinstripes. It didn’t take more than a few minutes with Ottavino on the mound in Yankee Stadium for him to make obvious just how filthy his stuff was. I…