The two-way star and unanimous AL MVP believes he can still improve, with one possible area of improvement being to pitch more innings
TEMPE, Ariz. — Shohei Ohtani had the kind of historic season last year that obliterated any skepticism about his ability to convert his talent into performance.After his workout on the second official day of spring training Tuesday, Ohtani said his expectations are not merely to repeat what he did, but to get better.
“Skills-wise, there is room for improvement,” Ohtani said. “Physically I feel a lot stronger than last year. So I think we’re off to a good start.” Ohtani started 23 games last season, which was not quite the workload that a full-time starter would pitch. It’s doubtful Ohtani could ever get to the 32 starts and 200 innings that a traditional ace might reach, but there could be room for him to throw a little more often. He missed time on the mound with a blister, and also had a couple starts delayed by other random issues. He was hit by a pitch once and hit by a foul ball in the dugout.
Catcher Max Stassi already got a glimpse of Ohtani on the mound when he caught some of his bullpen sessions at Driveline’s Arizona facility last month.
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