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Honestly, I still have a hard time believing any team will let him play both. He's only played > 100 games once in 5 years (51 games this year). How are you going to let him pitch every 5 days and let him hit and run bases? I just don't see how he can prep for that while also doing the side throwing sessions and everything that comes from pitching - he'd wear down by the end of June.
I believe his pitching value exceeds hit hitting value, but he's a MLB talent at both... as far as money - I think there's a number of teams that can offer him what is now the max deal, it'll likely come down to marketability and what other demands Otani might have as far as pitching / hitting.
He'll probably end up with more PAs if he signs with a NL club.
I’ve got him in my dynasty too... that’s why I’ve been following so closely. We run through ESPN, so hoping they can consolidate him down to 1 spot.
I hate it.
Yeah, I own him in my CBS league as well. He's ONE of my 10 minor league keepers. If it comes down to it, I will probably just drop Otani the DH and keep Otani the P. Seems weird.rodg12 said:
That's so dumb. So he has to be drafted twice? Why can't he have multi-position eligibility like any other player? P-OF, etc? And you decide what slot to start him in? If he's in your P slot he can only accumulate pitching stats. If he's in the OF slot, he can only accumulate hitting stats?
This is what I’m hoping for. Plus it would give me a reason to tune in to the 10:05 start time west coast games during the week before I head to bed. If the Braves aren’t playing out west, it takes a special pitching talent for me to tune in for more than a minute. Basically Felix, Kershaw, and Lincecum are the few that have made me tune in to this games in the past decade.
If he goes to the Padres, you're going to have to do a better job of thread curation
Interesting article, but is it even fair to call him a prospect? I mean he’s up with the big club opening day 2018, right?
Yesterday, Mariners and Angels both traded for more $ for their international budget (the pool being referenced above). IIRC, they each added about $1 million, each giving up an early round (top 5 rounds) pick from the 2017 draft.
