Happy Thursday, Athletics Nation!
Spring training keeps chugging along for the A’s, with a 5-4 loss to the Cubs yesterday. As the torrent of trades and major free agent signings dries up and teams are getting ready for the season, we can try out a largely improbable hypothetical with one of the new rules MLB introduced on Tuesday.
As part of the agreed-to rules changes detailed at ESPN by Alden Gonzalez, what has been dubbed as the ‘Shohei Ohtani rule’ will be in effect starting this season. The rule relates to two-way players like Ohtani, pitchers who are also regular hitters.