Can Ohtani throw at all this year?

[Rico]

Not pitch, but could the Angels try him out in the outfield or first base?  Can he make the throws needed to field these positions?

Dude is such a good athlete, feels like a waste that he is DH only.  

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

No

[Second Base]

Yes, Ohtani can throw.......on the back fields....in preparation for pitching next year. 

[Jeff Fletcher]

5 hours ago, Second Base said:

Yes, Ohtani can throw.......on the back fields....in preparation for pitching next year. 

There are no more “back fields,” but otherwise you’re right. 

[Torridd]

9 hours ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

There are no more “back fields,” but otherwise you’re right. 

What? You haven't seen The Natural?

[Mark PT]

Rehab for UCL reconstruction is at least 6-7 months before throwing is allowed. On very rare occasions, 5 months. Often 9-10 months is needed.

[krAbs]

15 minutes ago, Mark PT said:

Rehab for UCL reconstruction is at least 6-7 months before throwing is allowed. On very rare occasions, 5 months. Often 9-10 months is needed.

Given his injury history and the fact that he is a two way player who is already actively hitting (well technically actively missing right now, but you get my point), I would weight that estimate to the longer side.

[Jeff Fletcher]

Ohtani will just keep playing catch on flat ground till around August, when he’ll start to do some stuff on a mound. Then he’ll gradually increase that until he can face some hitters, which will be in October. I’m not sure how far they’ll go into that before stopping for the winter, since he obviously doesn’t need to pitch until 2020.

[fanfromday1]

You could probably put Ohtani on the mound right now and let him just play catch with the catcher, and I would wager that he would probably give up less HRs in a game than Cahill.