One common reason given for the slow-moving offseason is that everyone is waiting to see what happens with young Japanese star Shohei Ohtani, whose long-anticipated leap to MLB will at last become a reality later this week. This is not very interesting to Orioles fans because the O’s aren’t going to sign Ohtani and they may not even make a token effort to do so.
What if the Orioles did try to sign Ohtani, though? This is nothing more than a flight of fancy to even contemplate, but unless you’re filled with a desire to talk about the 14 players the Orioles signed to minor league deals yesterday, Ohtani’s the only story going right now.