Don't you know the reality? Ohtani is not surprised even if he wins 20 games with 60 home runs and 60 steals Director Jeon predicted 433410, a statistical company
Jan 02, 2025
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In an exclusive interview with the AP on the 25th of last month (hereinafter in Korean time), he said, `My personal goal is to be perfectly healthy so that I can start the opening series. It's awesome if you throw and hit it all, but it's not something I can get my way about."
In the meantime, Ohtani said of the shoulder that underwent surgery "I'm not yet able to move perfectly. But it is much better. There is no pain. It's stiff but it's slowly and definitely getting better"The ultimate goal is to come back healthy. In order to do that, it is very important to move forward little by little. I'm going to raise the pace little by little."
It is already widely known that Ohtani, who underwent surgery on his left shoulder in November last year following surgery on his right elbow in September 2023, will resume his double play as a hitter this year. However, it is still unclear whether he will be able to join the opening rotation of this season due to the brake on his pitching pace as he injured his left shoulder while practically completing his rehabilitation after Tommy John Surgery.
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However, manager Dave Roberts is taking a very cautious approach to Ohtani's joining the rotation earlier in the season. This is because Ohtani is important to the team not in the beginning of the season, but in the second half and the postseason in October. It is inevitable that a pitcher returning from elbow and shoulder surgery will play a full-time rotation.
The timing of the return will be decided through exhibition games after the opening of spring training in mid-February, but for now, the prevailing view is that joining the rotation will be realistic after mid-April. In any case, Ohtani's second pitching and hitting job for the first time since moving to the Dodgers is another historical event in that it is right after winning the World Series.
Local media have also begun to make predictions about Ohtani's pitching performance. On the 2nd, FanGraphs released Ohtani's pitching performance this season, calculated by the prediction system Steamer. As a pitcher, he is expected to throw 139 ⅓ in 24 games to mark 10-7 with a 3.49 ERA.
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However, Stimmer predicted Ohtani's corresponding figure for this season to be 43 home runs and 34 steals. That's why Ohtani is no longer able to actively steal bases. On plays with a high risk of injury, Ohtani also expressed the meaning of "Be careful".
It is too much to hit more than 50 home runs. Because he takes the mound as a starting pitcher. The starting pitcher has a lot of work to do depending on the rotation. There was no such stress last year. I was mentally and physically relaxed. But now he has to devote half his time to pitching. This is why it is difficult to predict the same batting performance as last year.
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Ohtani is the former coach Brad Asmus, who briefly formed a priest's relationship during his time with the Angels. He recently told the AP, `It's never surprising if Otani makes 60 home runs, 60 steals and 20 wins in a season. Ohtani is the greatest player to ever play baseball. I don't know if there will be a player who can chase after that."
Asmus led the Angels for a year in 2019, Ohtani's second major league season. This is the season when Ohtani received his first Tommy John Surgery and focused only on hitting.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
