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The Ohtani Dilemma: Can fantasy accommodate a 2-way star?

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Shohei Ohtani had general managers scrambling this winter with his jump to the major leagues.

They weren't alone. For folks who write the code that tracks stats for fantasy baseball websites, Ohtani's two-way talents have caused quite a conundrum.

At CBS fantasy baseball headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Eric Chylinski and his team nearly ran their markers dry filling whiteboards with formulas and ideas about the Japanese star. As director of marketing and fantasy product, Chylinski was among those charged with solving the Shohei Ohtani dilemma.

"We've never had one player cause such a shift in our workflow," Chylinski said.