Ohtani, is it possible to move to the top next year? The general manager is considering a normal rotation
Nov 12, 2025
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Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes replied that he is thinking of a normal rotation for Ohtani's starting rotation next season.
General managers' meetings, where Major League Baseball executives and agents gather, opened, where Gomes told local media that Otani will be used as a pitcher for next season, `I'll have to talk to myself, but I'm basically thinking about a normal starting rotation." Of course, there is a premise that the situation can change at any time.
Ohtani underwent elbow ligament surgery last year and started throwing as a starter in mid-June this year. At first, he pitched one inning each, gradually increasing the number of innings and pitches, and from August, he increased the number of innings to 80 in four innings. He pitched six innings for the first time against Arizona on Sept. 24, his last regular league appearance, and threw 91 pitches, exceeding 90.
The pitch interval was also set to be taken on the seventh day after a six-day break, and sometimes it came up on the 11th day. That's why we need a starter to throw during Ohtani's long starting intervalJuss had to write six starters.
It is unclear whether Ohtani will give enough rotation interval to Ohtani or go to the 5-day rotation like an ordinary pitcher by using the 6th starter in consideration of his physical strength and arm condition next season. Ohtani's health condition is expected to be important.
Ohtani batted .282 (172 hits in 611 at-bats) with 55 homers and 102 RBIs in 158 games as a batter this season. With 109 walks, Ohtani has an on-base percentage of 0.392 and a slugging percentage of 0.622, with an OPS of 1.014. As a pitcher, he pitched 47 innings in 14 games with a 1-1 record and a 2.87 ERA.
The general manager's meeting is considered an information exchange center in the transfer market because heads of 30 Major League teams and club executives gather to discuss various agendas every year. The transfer market will be held in earnest at the winter meeting in Orlando, Florida in early December, but the general manager's meeting is sometimes considered the opening of the stove league.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
