Over the years, the Oakland A’s have been able to find that other teams could not. Their analytics based approach changed the way teams entirely view players, with a focus towards getting on base making a difference. Batting average became passe, with teams looking for players that could work counts, take walks, and get into the opponent’s bullpen as quickly as possible.
Two way players have the potential to change the game in the same way. While the initial returns on Shohei Ohtani were promising, he still has just ten major league appearances on the mound.