Mets depth chart: 2 players moving up, 2 moving down

Adam Ottavino is moving down the Mets depth chart

There isn’t much further Adam Ottavino can fall down the Mets depth chart. Up against possibly getting designated for assignment, his August hasn’t started off strongly.

Ottavino got beat up twice by the Seattle Mariners last weekend. He gave up an earned run and walked two in 0.1 innings in the 6-0 loss. In the 12-1 beating, Ottavino allowed a home run and 2 more earned runs while retiring only 2 batters. It came during a stretch when Ottavino finally seemed to have what it takes to make his plea to stay on the roster. He’s only here right now because the alternatives in the minor leagues aren’t much better—or so we think.

The rehab setback for Sean Reid-Foley might’ve saved Ottavino from getting DFA’d heading into this weekend against the Miami Marlins. Fortunately, Sean Manaea and Luis Severino stepped up and gave the Mets innings. We’ve only seen them and Jose Butto since Thursday’s fiasco against the Oakland Athletics that began with a PR slip-up with the first pitch and ended with Mets fans ready to throw in the towel.

The Mets haven’t been afraid to get rid of weak links on the roster this year. One of the last who just doesn’t have what it takes is Ottavino. No longer a pitcher to use in high-leverage situations, the Mets need to consider replacing him with someone more capable of eating multiple innings in blowouts.