Adam Ottavino lambasted the Mets’ handling of their pitchers last season, questioning manager Carlos Mendoza’s use of relief pitchers and organizational protocols, all while suggesting that the Amazin’s weren’t worried enough about preserving their pitchers’ arms.
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After rattling off names of Mets pitchers that were injured last season, Ottavino, hosting an episode of his “Baseball & Coffee” podcast on Wednesday, implored the team to be “better than this.”
“This is embarrassing, this is actually pathetic, like pathetic. I would’ve never let this happen if I was on the team last year,” he said. “At

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