Shohei Ohtani moving down in Dodgers' batting order? Dave Roberts calls idea 'comical' ahead of NLCS Game 3
Roberts is correct to find humor in the situation. Consider that during the regular season, Ohtani batted leadoff in 90 games and still produced the first 50-homer, 50-steal season in Major League Baseball history. Additionally, he finished the year with an identical 1.036 OPS in situations with the bases empty or a man on.