Ohtani Should be in the NL
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Can’t help but think that Ohtani is going to waste not only with the Angels (who have squandered much of Trout’s career), but also in the AL. I have to believe that Ohtani is more valuable on an NL roster than an AL roster and there is a little bit of value “arbitrage” that could be in play if there was a trade on the table.
Just one man’s random thoughts about baseball, the market, and value.
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I'm going to disagree with you on this one. In fact being in the AL would have the added advantage of him being a DH here and there to give his body a break from either fielding or pitching. I have a feeling next year ot won't even matter when the NL adopts the DH.
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@kingscountyog718-_mlbts said in Ohtani Should be in the NL:
I'm going to disagree with you on this one. In fact being in the AL would have the added advantage of him being a DH here and there to give his body a break from either fielding or pitching. I have a feeling next year ot won't even matter when the NL adopts the DH.
not a guarantee. first the nl owners have to vote to adopt it, then if passed players would have to accept it being in the cba, which generally they dont unless they get or feel they are getting something in return to give the owners something they want.
There is so much bad blood between players and owners that i dont see this as being simple -
@painpa_psn said in Ohtani Should be in the NL:
@kingscountyog718-_mlbts said in Ohtani Should be in the NL:
I'm going to disagree with you on this one. In fact being in the AL would have the added advantage of him being a DH here and there to give his body a break from either fielding or pitching. I have a feeling next year ot won't even matter when the NL adopts the DH.
not a guarantee. first the nl owners have to vote to adopt it, then if passed players would have to accept it being in the cba, which generally they dont unless they get or feel they are getting something in return to give the owners something they want.
There is so much bad blood between players and owners that i dont see this as being simpleI heard you. Guess we will see but what do you think of the OP statement, better off in AL or NL?
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AL definitely. In the NL he d have to play a position which would mean more days off, less ABs and less starts which wouldnt be good for anyone.
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@kingscountyog718-_mlbts said in Ohtani Should be in the NL:
@painpa_psn said in Ohtani Should be in the NL:
@kingscountyog718-_mlbts said in Ohtani Should be in the NL:
I'm going to disagree with you on this one. In fact being in the AL would have the added advantage of him being a DH here and there to give his body a break from either fielding or pitching. I have a feeling next year ot won't even matter when the NL adopts the DH.
not a guarantee. first the nl owners have to vote to adopt it, then if passed players would have to accept it being in the cba, which generally they dont unless they get or feel they are getting something in return to give the owners something they want.
There is so much bad blood between players and owners that i dont see this as being simpleI heard you. Guess we will see but what do you think of the OP statement, better off in AL or NL?
AL all the way
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The real reason Ohtani (and Trout) are going to waste, is because they play for the Angels.
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Isn't Pujols off the books for the Angels next season? Maybe they can get some pitching.
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Universal DH is gonna start next year so it doesn't matter.
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@abbyspapa_psn said in Ohtani Should be in the NL:
The real reason Ohtani (and Trout) are going to waste, is because they play for the Angels.
While the Angels don't have a good front office, the thing thats been holding them back for years is Pujols. Now that he is gone they might be able to get some pitching finally
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@the_dragon1912 said in Ohtani Should be in the NL:
@abbyspapa_psn said in Ohtani Should be in the NL:
The real reason Ohtani (and Trout) are going to waste, is because they play for the Angels.
While the Angels don't have a good front office, the thing thats been holding them back for years is Pujols. Now that he is gone they might be able to get some pitching finally
True, but Trout's got maybe 5 great years left in him, they have to re-up Ohtani soon (which won't be cheap) and they don't have much in the pipeline in the way of pitching (other than Detmers).
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@abbyspapa_psn said in Ohtani Should be in the NL:
@the_dragon1912 said in Ohtani Should be in the NL:
@abbyspapa_psn said in Ohtani Should be in the NL:
The real reason Ohtani (and Trout) are going to waste, is because they play for the Angels.
While the Angels don't have a good front office, the thing thats been holding them back for years is Pujols. Now that he is gone they might be able to get some pitching finally
True, but Trout's got maybe 5 great years left in him, they have to re-up Ohtani soon (which won't be cheap) and they don't have much in the pipeline in the way of pitching (other than Detmers).
They have 2 more years of Ohtani. Owners worth over 3 billion. The 'can't afford' excuse MLB owner use is always BS.
There's no particular reason they couldn't turn this all around in a year or two.
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