5 players who are definitely entering their final days with the NY Mets

2) Adam Ottavino

We should see more of Adam Ottavino after this season. The difference is it won’t be in a baseball uniform. Ottavino spent some of his time in the offseason appearing on SNY. His next career move after baseball should have him talking about the game while not actually participating in it any longer. Is this season Ottavino’s final act? It’s a safe guess to believe so.

Ottavino opted out of his contract with the Mets last offseason only to return for the same exact total sans any deferred money. He’ll turn 39 in November and given how much he regressed this season, it’ll be tough to imagine too many times making an investment even at a minimal amount. It can’t be easy to walk away from the game, but this is a likely outcome for Ottavino once the Mets wrap up their season.

Unfortunately for Ottavino, his days with the Mets could even be done after the regular season. A Mets postseason roster might not include him. He has fallen down the depth chart and out of trust with the manager. Routinely only used in blowouts or earlier in games when the team would prefer to rest their better arms, the Mets might not have much of a need for him. In fact, carrying a player like Quintana as a bullpen arm to eat innings in any potential blowout might make more sense.

Ottavino does have 18 games of playoff experience. Roughed around to a 5.68 ERA, it’s not good enough to believe he’ll be an October weapon.