00:00Will he or won't he? Shohei Ohtani pitch again in September. USA Today reports Sunday saying that
00:05he is expected to return to the mound. Tom, I tend to believe this. I think Ohtani will pitch
00:11in September. I think he will pitch in the postseason. I mean, I think he could pitch as
00:17a starter, but it feels to me like the best Ohtani we're going to see is a single time
00:24through a lineup in the regular season and postseason. So what does that mean for me?
00:30It means three innings. It means 50 or 60 pitches. And by the way, that's fantastic. They don't even
00:36need more than that. But I don't know that it'll be a bulk guy because I do think he wants
00:41to open
00:41up a game as a starter. I don't think he's ever come out of the bullpen, if I'm not mistaken.
00:45So
00:46that is where I see it. I see him as like their four or five starter in the postseason going
00:51three
00:52innings, maybe four, and then somebody else comes and finishes the job. I would agree. And this is
00:59you know, you could definitely see an Ohtani Robleski, you know, kind of piggyback situation
01:04where Ohtani starts, you get to three innings, whatever it is, and then you have to work from
01:08there. I believe this is a scenario where Ohtani wants to pitch more than the Dodgers want him to
01:14pitch. Where like Ohtani is forcing the issue that he wants to come back. He wants to start games,
01:20whether it's in, you know, be ready in September so he can be ready to roll in October. I think
01:25the
01:25Dodgers would prefer if they kind of ease off on things, but it is what it is. He wants to
01:30pitch.
01:31I think he'll pitch, you know, come September, whatever, and he'll be ready for October 1st.
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