Baseball heads, is Ohtani on his way to GOAT status?

[GilSho]

This dude is beyond special man.



By far the most talented player the world has ever seen.

 

[Remote]

No.
But he’s really good.

 

[jdubnyce]

Goat?
Nah
On the way to top 20

 

[FabTrey]

He gotta do this 10+ years.

 

[Nostalgic]

He's well on his way. Like I said in a previous thread I'd much rather pay attention to Shohei Ohtani as opposed to Mike Trout's boring ass.

 

[Flex Grossman]

I get that it’s a team sport but how the hell to the angels have two potential GOATs and never make playoffs?

 

[Trojan 24]

GOAT? No

Most talented player to ever step on the field? Yes

 

[10bandz]

He gotta do this 10+ years.

why? No one has even done this for a few years

 

[mastermind]

Gonna take more years but it is amazing he took Trout’s team from him, with Trout still being great.

Crazy ending of Otahni vs Trout and Otahni gave him nothing but gas.

 

[VegetasHairline]

Barry Lamar Bonds >

 

[concise]

He gotta do this 10+ years.

10?

If you consider that he brings the value of 2 players in 1, it should be a lot less than that.

 

[10bandz]

I think Ohtani is very close to being the GOAT. What he's doing is unheard of. Of course he doesnt have the accomplishments or the longevity but this context is different because he's simply filling a role and carrying a load that no player has ever done on this level.

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

he the only asian out of billions who cant get his paag snatched by a white man

 

[tremonthustler1]

I get that it’s a team sport but how the hell to the angels have two potential GOATs and never make playoffs?

their investments in pitching have been horrible and their minor league system has been ass. Even guys like Jo Adell who were supposed to be fixtures have not panned out.

 

[TM101]

why? No one has even done this for a few years

You mean 100 years.

Angels two-way player Shohei Ohtani’s third start of the season had more ups and downs than a rollercoaster at nearby Disneyland.

But the 26-year-old’s outing will go down in history as he became the first MLB home-run leader to be a starting pitcher in a game since Babe Ruth did it on June 13, 1921. Ohtani’s seven home runs entering Monday were tied for the league lead, and on the mound he earned his first win since 2018, before he had Tommy John surgery.

Ohtani, who has been excelling as a hitter but has struggled with command as a pitcher so far in 2021, started the night on the mound on a similarly ominous note. In the first inning, the hurler gave up four runs, walking two batters and hitting a third with a pitch. Walks had been a huge problem for Ohtani, who entering the game had more walks than innings pitched, and it looked like he wasn’t going to make it to the second

Anyways, I agree he has a lot of potential to be our lifetime goat in baseball.
Basketball has Jordan, NFL has Brady, I think Ohtani is going to the best baseball player in our lifetime.