If Ohtani DHs regularly

[Torridd]

Piggybacking on True Grich's comment in The Blame Game thread regarding Ohtani, what happens if Ohtani is able to DH? How does that affect Pujols, Valbuena, etc.? 

[Blarg]

It doesn't affect them at all, they still suck.

[T.G.]

The defense gets better because Pujols is an upgrade at 1B over the other guys they trot out there and Valbuena plays less too.

[Ohtaniland]

14 minutes ago, Torridd said:

Piggybacking on True Grich's comment in The Blame Game thread regarding Ohtani, what happens if Ohtani is able to DH? How does that affect Pujols, Valbuena, etc.? 

I think that we’ve kinda hit the hurricane eye of the storm. We have some older players that will be transitioning out and a few injuries that need to heal. We have Trout’s contract extension looming. It’s going to happen eventually but not as fast as we’d like. 

[Second Base]

If think they'd probably platoon Ohtani. He'd DH against RHP. That way Scioscia can keep Valbuena and Pujols in the lineup, because that's totally worked the last two years.

[T.G.]

Trent Rush‏ @TrentRushSports 12h12 hours ago

Angels w/ Ohtani: 26-17

Angels w/o Ohtani: 15-22

[laagamer]

26 minutes ago, True Grich said:

Trent Rush‏ @TrentRushSports 12h12 hours ago

Angels w/ Ohtani: 26-17

Angels w/o Ohtani: 15-22

Ohtani-san and Trout were the only thing keeping us over .500

Trout can't do it alone. 

[Angel Oracle]

Ohtani-san kept them going at the plate and on the mound.   That is a lot to lose with one player.

[Chuck]

Eppler also told us that Ohtani is likely to return as a hitter no matter what the outcome of the PRP injection, “but took this course obviously because we’d like him to pitch for us “ this year. Ohtani would’ve been cleared sooner if only a DH

— Jim Duquette (@Jim_Duquette) June 27, 2018

[failos]

I rather not see Ohtani pitch with the way this season is going. It’s not worth the risk.

[Chuck]

Eppler also told us that Ohtani is likely to return as a hitter no matter what the outcome of the PRP injection, “but took this course obviously because we’d like him to pitch for us “ this year. Ohtani would’ve been cleared sooner if only a DH

— Jim Duquette (@Jim_Duquette) June 27, 2018

[DMVol]

Jim Duquette

✔@Jim_Duquette

Eppler also told us that Ohtani is likely to return as a hitter no matter what the outcome of the PRP injection, “but took this course obviously because we’d like him to pitch for us “ this year. Ohtani would’ve been cleared sooner if only a DH

12:52 PM - Jun 27, 2018

 

I think that has been the likely outcome all along....

[Angel Oracle]

1 hour ago, failos said:

I rather not see Ohtani pitch with the way this season is going. It’s not worth the risk.

The one good thing about pitching is building some innings up.   Otherwise next season, he would likely only be able to give them about 120 innings due to lack of innings for two years running.    But it's likely anyway that even with good outcome for the injection, he won't be able to pitch until September.  Hasn't it usually been some 4 months from date of injection before returning to a MLB mound?

[Torridd]

If he does DH, does he do it daily?

[T.G.]

2 minutes ago, Torridd said:

If he does DH, does he do it daily?

Sure, once he learns to switch hit. 

[WeatherWonk]

3 hours ago, True Grich said:

Trent Rush‏ @TrentRushSports 12h12 hours ago

Angels w/ Ohtani: 26-17

Angels w/o Ohtani: 15-22

This stat is misleading since Ohtani was only playing, in some capacity, in about half the Angel games when he was not on the DL. He has only appeared in 39 games, including pitching, this season. Thirty at DH and nine on the mound.

[T.G.]

Well, it was my goal to deceive you.

[WeatherWonk]

BTW, has Ohtani passed the threshold for qualifying as a rookie? What is the LATEST criteria? Will he be judged as a hitter or pitcher or some combo?

In other words, if he was shut down for the rest of the season, completely, would he still qualify as a rookie next year?

[daygloman]

https://www.mlb.com/angels/news/shohei-ohtani-could-return-as-hitter-this-year/c-283166272

Eppler: Ohtani 'likely to return' as hitter in '18

Angels holding out hope that PRP injection will help two-way sensation also pitch again this season

 

[arch stanton]

I hope he hurries back. The current DH walks too much