Hey folks, how y’all been? My time away was fantastic, and one of the most important moments of my life. Truly a blessing. Thanks for asking. Let’s get me back to baseball.
Just to add my two cents to the Ohtani versus Andujar whining coming out of the victimized MFY fan base, for those who complained that Ohtani cannot even hit lefties: yes, it is true that at the start of the season Shohei struggled against LHP. But as the season progressed, that LHP disadvantaged evaporated as he adjusted to MLB. In fact, by the time the season ended, compare Ohtani and Andujar STRICTLY AGAINST LHP (I leave out Ohtani’s June because he only had 5 PA’s against LHP then):
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As you can see, Ohtani did a fine job of dealing with LHP by the time the season ended.