Despite struggles, Ohtani will start in majors
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It’s been a brutal spring for young stud Shohei Ohtani. But the Angels appear certain he will begin the season in the majors. In fact, General manager Billy Eppler says as much.“Pitching wise, absent a couple pitches each outing completely getting away frDespite struggles, Ohtani will start in majors
It’s been a brutal spring for young stud Shohei Ohtani. But the Angels appear certain he will begin the season in the majors. In fact, General manager Billy Eppler says as much.“Pitching wise, absent a couple pitches each outing completely getting away from him, losing grip or feel, he’s been around the strike zone with the majority of his pitches. We look at walk rate and strike throwing and the ability to get hitters to swing and miss. As we look at those things, those are the foundation of our evaluative methodologies, and those things are in place.”In four pitching appearances this spring, Ohtani holds an ERA of 16.20 across 8.1 innings. But his velocity is up to 98 miles per hour. And more than that, Ohtani has 19 strikeouts to just three walks. That’s great, except for that fact that he has surrendered 15 earned runs while recording just 25 outs against mostly minor league opposition.Manager Mike Scioscia thinks Ohtani is close as well.“I think Shohei is very close. I thought you saw the stuff, especial Read more