NEW YORK _ Adam Ottavino's fine 2019 season began going a bit sideways by September.
After a rough game in which he balked home a run at Toronto, the Yankees' reliever admitted something felt off.
Physically, he felt fine.
Confidence-wise, he was raring to go in any critical spot.
"I'm just not as sharp as I need to be right now," Ottavino said at the time. "It's not like a total disaster, but not as good as I'd like to be."