Shohei Ohtani tracker: Latest on MLB's No. 1 free agent
Shohei Ohtani tracker: Latest on MLB's No. 1 free agent
Nov. 9
Is a position change in Ohtani's future?
Shohei Ohtani will serve as a designated hitter in 2024 and will look to pitch, and thus return to his role as a two-way player, in 2025.
But could the outfield be in his future?qwe
Executives from the general managers' meetings in Scottsdale, Arizona, have brought up the possibility of Ohtani transitioning to a corner-outfield spot or perhaps first base eventually in his career. It could at least be a fallback option if at some point he is no longer able to pitch - and it's yet another indication of the value teams place on Ohtani's talent even as he is recovering from his second elbow procedure.qwe
Former Angels manager Joe Maddon had Ohtani take some outfield reps during the COVID-19-shortened season in 2020 mostly as a way to keep his body active while he recovered from surgeries and often said he looked natural out there. Ohtani also made 64 appearances as an outfielder during his time in Japan. -- Alden Gonzalezqwe
Nov. 8
GMs mum on Ohtani ... for now
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On the topic of Shohei Ohtani, though, the Seattle Mariners' president of baseball operations was noticeably concise.
"He's awesome," Dipoto said, simply, when asked about Ohtani on Tuesday afternoon.qwe
Asked later how his team will approach a potential pursuit, Dipoto said, "I won't go there."
Dipoto was hardly alone. Ohtani is the guy everyone wanted to ask about but no executive was willing to talk about publicly, partly because of mandates from both the league and the players' union not to make public comments that could hinder a player's market, and partly, perhaps, because of Ohtani's desire for this to play out as privately as possible. -- Aldenqwe Gonzalez
The 10 teams in hot pursuit of Ohtani
It's still early in the process, but most of the executives and agents who talked about the subject privately seem to agree on
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