Shohei Ohtani is not a finished product. He is not ready to be an ace, a slugger, or the Halos best player. However, he also does not need to be. Everyone in the Halos’ organization has been emphasizing Ohtani has ways to go before reaching his potential. His path to fulfilling that potential has gotten off to a rocky start though.
Ohtani took the mound on Friday facing off against the Mexican League’s finest. However, only one batter Ohtani faced has seen significant MLB playing time. In three innings of work, Ohtani threw 64 pitches. Six of those pitches ended with strikeouts, which was about the only good sign from Ohtani today.