Adam Ottavino expressed empathy for Devin Williams amidst his early-season struggles, noting a combination of bad luck and execution issues. Ottavino highlighted Williams' high batting average on balls in play (BABIP) at .382, indicating unluckiness, while also identifying a rise in line drives and exit velocity against him as key problems. With an ERA over 10.00, Williams has lost the closer role and faced crowd frustration. Ottavino stressed the importance of support from Yankees manager Boone to help Williams regain his confidence and find success again in his pitching career.
"There's a mental component to this right now. Clearly, the vibes aren't where they need to be in the stadium when he's coming into the game. The snowball's kind of rolling the wrong direction."
"I think Boone did a good job getting him out of the closer role. But we're going to need to get him in an extended period of success, to get him feeling himself a little bit before we see the real Devin Williams."
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