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A Healthy, Breakout Season for Shohei Ohtani Would Significantly Propel the Angels

May 26, 2020

Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

As currently constructed, the Los Angeles Angels aren't going to the playoffs in 2020. The player that could change that notion? Shohei Ohtani. In his two years in the show Ohtani has been a sight to behold,...

Playing Devil’s Advocate on the Universal DH

Jeff J. Snider

Feb 6, 2019

Features, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

I've always had an annoying tendency to look for both sides of an issue. (That sounds like a humblebrag, but I mean it -- I know it's annoying, to others and to myself.) The tendency follows a bit of a bell cur...

Angels: Justifying Shohei Ohtani Winning the AL Rookie of the Year Award

Robbie Stratakos

Nov 16, 2018

American League, Opinions & Predictions

The American League Rookie of the Year Award came down to Los Angeles Angels two-way sensation Babe Ruth (or at least that's who some call Shohei Ohtani) and New York Yankees third baseman Miguel Andujar. Despi...

Shohei Ohtani’s Elbow Injury Will Make Him MLB’s Last Two-Way Player

Robbie Stratakos

Sep 9, 2018

Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions

You don't ever get sick of watching a generational player, or talent. In Major League baseball, it's rare for one of those players to come around, but when they do, they're a spectacle. In 2018, Shohei Ohtani o...

Evaluating the Complications of Shohei Ohtani’s UCL Injury

Steve Zavala

Jul 26, 2018

Headlines, Injuries, Los Angeles Angels, Opinions & Predictions

When rookie phenom Shohei Ohtani was pulled from his start against the Kansas City Royals in early June due to a blister, the Los Angeles Angels grew weary of his status. The team had already ruled out multiple...

The Opener is Great Strategy and I Hope It Goes Away Soon

Jeff J. Snider

May 25, 2018

Features, Opinions & Predictions, Tampa Bay Rays

"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should." -- Dr. Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park (1993) Sergio Romo is a reliever. He has always been a reliever. He...

How Will the Angels Use Shohei Ohtani in the Playoffs?

Tom Dorsa

May 17, 2018

Los Angeles Angels, Opinions & Predictions

Shohei Ohtani is a certified freak of nature. Doing things nobody has done in generations, the 23-year-old rookie is thriving as a pitcher and a batter in 2018's specialized major league landscape. If he stays ...

Ohtani’s Greatness, Versatility is Something to Behold

Tom Dorsa

May 11, 2018

Los Angeles Angels, Opinions & Predictions

Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani, famous for being a revolutionary two-way talent, was the talk of the offseason. It was Ohtani who, Ohtani what, Ohtani when, Ohtani where, and Ohtani why as the next Babe Ruth ...

Let’s Check in on Rays Two-Way Prospect Brendan McKay

Tom Dorsa

May 2, 2018

Minor League Baseball, Prospect Reports, Tampa Bay Rays

Lost in the Shohei Ohtani madness in this young baseball season is a prospect who plays the same way. In any other season, this would be a daily story, but Tampa Bay Rays prospect Brendan McKay, known as the Am...

Five Best and Five Worst Free Agent Signings Early on in 2018

Tom Dorsa

Apr 26, 2018

Major League Baseball, Opinions & Predictions, Transactions

With nearly a full month gone from the 2018 Major League Baseball regular season, we're beginning to see which free agency deals have been worth the money, and which could use a do-over. Even in market slowed t...

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