# MLB Off Season/Hot Stove **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [March 11, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-off-season-hot-stove/842799 "2020-03-11T04:00:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 25
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-off-season-hot-stove/842799/482 "2020-06-23T03:30:43Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > The Dodgers have won more playoff games than they’ve lost, and won more playoff games than they’ve lost. Can you parse this statement for me, please? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-off-season-hot-stove/842799/483 "2020-06-23T03:41:10Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Can you parse this statement for me, please? I suspect that RickJay made a change what he wrote, and unintentionally repeated himself. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-off-season-hot-stove/842799/484 "2020-06-23T06:24:41Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > I suspect that RickJay made a change what he wrote, and unintentionally repeated himself. I mean one of the words “games” to be “series.” ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-off-season-hot-stove/842799/485 "2020-06-23T08:16:23Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > I mean one of the words “games” to be “series.” OK, thanks. Makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-off-season-hot-stove/842799/486 "2020-06-26T03:37:50Z")
I really should know this, but if Ohtani is in the game as DH, can be ever enter the game to pitch? I assume the Angels would lose the DH for the remainder of the game, but if they’re willing to do that, could they? How about if the Cubs are playing in an AL park and Schwarber is the DH. Can he enter the game as emergency catcher? Remember, he came up as a catcher so I’m sure he’s still the emergency catcher. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-off-season-hot-stove/842799/487 "2020-06-26T04:57:33Z")
My reading of the DH rules says yes to both of the above. The teams would lose the DH for the remainder of the game, but the DH can sub in as a defensive player. ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-off-season-hot-stove/842799/488 "2020-06-30T22:28:06Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > I really should know this, but if Ohtani is in the game as DH, can be ever enter the game to pitch? I assume the Angels would lose the DH for the remainder of the game, but if they’re willing to do that, could they? > > How about if the Cubs are playing in an AL park and Schwarber is the DH. Can he enter the game as emergency catcher? Remember, he came up as a catcher so I’m sure he’s still the emergency catcher. Ohtani seems tailor made for the National League. Is there a reason he isn’t more valuable on a NL Team? ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-off-season-hot-stove/842799/489 "2020-06-30T23:24:48Z")
> [@Damuri\_Ajashi](#): > > Ohtani seems tailor made for the National League. Is there a reason he isn’t more valuable on a NL Team? The argument seems to be he is more valuable at bat being able to DH 2 to 3 days between starts vs being able to only hit on his starts. I haven’t followed him closely enough to see if his hitting compared to a NL pitcher is enough better than his hitting compared to a DH to make up for losing 200-300 ABs over a season but I would guess not. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-off-season-hot-stove/842799/490 "2020-07-02T01:32:13Z")
He was certainly that good in 2018. Ohtani was as effective a pitcher as he was a batter; if he could make 30 starts it would absolutely be worth giving up the 140 or so plate appearances he gve up ion those games. The problem is that pitching self-evidently vastly increases his risk of injury; he sure doesn’t help if he is neither hitting nor pitching. He is a REALLY good hitter, and he’s only 25, and while it’s really cool to have him pitch and hit, it might be a safer bet to just let him hit. > [@Damuri Ajashi](#): > > Ohtani seems tailor made for the National League. Is there a reason he isn’t more valuable on a NL Team? Yup, he unquestionably is. He would be way easier to use there. Ironically, he was in the same situation in Japan; he played for the Nippon Ham Fighters, who are in the Pacific League, the one with a DH. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-off-season-hot-stove/842799/491 "2020-07-02T01:32:14Z")
He was certainly that good in 2018. Ohtani was as effective a pitcher as he was a batter; if he could make 30 starts it would absolutely be worth giving up the 140 or so plate appearances he gve up ion those games. The problem is that pitching self-evidently vastly increases his risk of injury; he sure doesn’t help if he is neither hitting nor pitching. He is a REALLY good hitter, and he’s only 25, and while it’s really cool to have him pitch and hit, it might be a safer bet to just let him hit. > [@Damuri Ajashi](#): > > Ohtani seems tailor made for the National League. Is there a reason he isn’t more valuable on a NL Team? Yup, he unquestionably is. He would be way easier to use there. Ironically, he was in the same situation in Japan; he played for the Nippon Ham Fighters, who are in the Pacific League, the one with a DH. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-off-season-hot-stove/842799/492 "2020-07-02T22:18:25Z")
Free agent pitcher Victor Alcantara suspended 80 games for [PED](https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/free-agent-alcantara-suspended-80-games-for-peds/ar-BB10g3RS?ocid=spartandhp) use. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-off-season-hot-stove/842799.md?page=24)