Any decisions the Angels make regarding Shohei Ohtani will be based on their internal assessments of the aspiring pitcher-hitter and not on any external pressure they might feel to include him on their opening-day roster or shoehorn him into a two-way role.
Then he was unable to complete a second inning in which he was rocked for seven runs and six hits, including Ian Desmond's leadoff homer and Nolan Arenado's three-run shot. His start cut to 50 pitches, Ohtani threw another 25-30 pitches in the bullpen to build his stamina.
"You saw some electric stuff and then you saw some inconsistency," manager Mike Scioscia said.