Newly Ohtanied Angels' 2018 home opener is against us!

He wouldn't have signed with the Angels if they were not going to allow him to hit. M's had a plan to get him around 400 PA's so the Halos must have had a plan that topped that. They're likely going to DH him, have Albert play 1B part-time, and move to a 6-man rotation. Per the LA Times:

"The Angels are expecting Albert Pujols to be healthy enough to resume playing first base, at least on a part-time basis. They could also move to a six-man pitching rotation, an idea general manager Billy Eppler has entertained for some time.....What Ohtani probably wants to stay clear of is a media environment that could force him to abandon his two-way experiment. Ohtani batted only .202 in his third year with the Fighters. If he was hitting like that for the Yankees or Red Sox, there would be widespread calls for him to concentrate on pitching. He could experience some of that in Anaheim, but it won’t be nearly as intense as it would be in other places.

It’s important to remember the last real two-way player in baseball was Babe Ruth, and that experiment lasted only a couple of seasons. Ohtani will almost certainly require multiple seasons to reach his potential.

The Angels convinced him not only that they would invest in his development, but that they would make efforts to grow along with him, as the Fighters did."

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