Shohei Ohtani (31, LA Dodgers), who will resume pitching and hitting with 10 wins as a pitcher and 43 home runs as a batter, is expected to win his fourth MVP award.
The U.S. FanGraph.COM predicted Ohtani's 2025 season through its player performance prediction system Steamer on the 2nd (Korea time).스포츠토토
According to the report, Ohtani pitched 139 1/3 innings as a pitcher, and was expected to record 10-7 with a 3.49 ERA. The FWAR is 2.4.
As a batter, he is expected to post a batting average of 0.280 with 43 home runs, 123 RBIs, 104 runs and 34 steals, and an on-base percentage of 0.373 OPS of 0.939 in 150 games. The FWAR is 5.6.
In other words, Ohtani is expected to have a combined FWAR 8 pitching and hitting. This could be the third consecutive year and the path to his fourth MVP award.
It is also expected that Ohtani will return perfectly from the elbow injury he suffered in 2023 and create an excellent pitching and hitting season once again.
Ohtani suffered an elbow injury at the end of the 2023 season and was put on the operating table. As a result, he failed to take the mound last year and had a pitching rehabilitation season.
However, Ohtani proved how scary a player he is by focusing only on hitters, opening the door to 50-50 for the first time in the Major League. The result was his second consecutive MVP award and third.
Ohtani will start pitching and hitting again. However, he is unlikely to play in the opening game due to his injury he suffered during the World Series. As a result, he is expected to throw 139 1/3 innings.
Ohtani recently announced that he would give up playing as a pitcher if he gets on the operating table again due to a serious injury. This is a position that Ohtani has continued to express.
Therefore, the timing of Ohtani's return to the pitcher is expected to be decided very carefully. There is a good chance that it will be as early as this spring or as late as summer.
Ohtani already won his fourth MVP award, which is highly predictable based on his pre-season prospects. Barry Bonds is the only player who has been named MVP more than four times in the Major League.
In other words, Ohtani's four-time MVP, the best award, means virtually reaching the highest position of all time.