Los Angeles Dodgers common supervisor Brandon Gomes put an finish to any hypothesis surrounding Shohei Ohtani’s future as a two-way participant.
This season, Ohtani has slotted in solely because the Dodgers’ designated hitter. The Japanese famous person has remained on the street to restoration as a pitcher after present process his second main elbow surgical procedure final September.
With Ohtani reportedly making progress towards his return to the mound, questions on probably ending his two-way function have as soon as once more emerged.
Whereas talking to reporters on Monday, Gomes was requested concerning the notion that Ohtani could possibly be higher off shutting down his pitching aspect.
The Dodgers govt spoke definitively in opposition to the thought.
“His capacity to do each brings exponential worth,” Gomes argued, through ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez. “So let’s simply say the offensive aspect takes a small step again — that’s nonetheless so priceless, that he can do each. Oh, and by the best way, if his offense takes a step again, it’s nonetheless MVP-caliber offense. Sure, he’s had a tremendous season. However the capacity to do each is by some means nonetheless utterly underappreciated.”
At the same time as a one-way participant who by no means takes the sector on protection, Ohtani has proved to be top-of-the-line gamers within the league. The Dodgers DH has batted .302 with 34 dwelling runs, 81 RBI and an OPS of 1.008 by means of 112 video games this season.
It’s attainable that Ohtani particularly requested to be allowed to proceed his two-way play when he was a free agent negotiating with groups final offseason.
However whatever the reasoning, the Dodgers are clearly content material to let Ohtani take the mound as soon as he’s prepared.
