The question that continues to pop up here at the GM meetings, especially to the general managers but even beat writers, is if a team would allow Shohei Ohtani, the Babe Ruth of Japan, to play both ways.
The general assumption among the Japanese media is that a team that allowed him to do so will have the inside track toward signing him. The general assumption among others is that letting Ohtani pitch and play outfield would be a foolish thing to do.
It seems as if club executives feel that way, too.
The No. 1 strike against letting Ohtani bat between starts, even if only in one or two games, would be injury.