BillyMartin9

Mike is a great player, but not a good leader. He was "all smiles" when he was in a press conference about returning to PA with the Phillies. At the time Angels were on a 8 game losing streak. Any leader would not be "all smiles" and probably would skip interviews. Could never imagine a Brady or Jordan smiling during a press conference on such a streak.

Ohtani is not a "good" hitter, especially with the way the teams play him on the shift. Is it beneath him to try to bunt to a WIDE open left side?  He has decent speed, he can bunt every time teams put the shift on him. But Maddon doesn't call it. Ohtani is like the old school Rob Deer, all or nothing. He won't hit for average with the shift, and he strikes out a lot. He'll be a 240-260 hitter with dingers. Not elite.