[USML Announce] Ohtani

[Andy Klein]

That seems fine to me with one clarification.  I think that he needs to be
declared one way or the other for draft day purposes.  In other words, I
don't think you should be able to start with Ohtani in a pitcher's roster
slot and then flip him over to the offense side once if you end up with
nine pitchers and want to start bidding for another  (or visa versa if you
fill all your offense slots).

Once the season starts, though, I think it's fair that can place him at P
or UT depending on the week.

-Andy

On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 12:03 AM, Jeffrey Winick via Announce <
announce at usml.net> wrote:

> We're now close enough to the draft that we need to resolve how Mr. Ohtani
> is going to be treated.
>
> I believe that our rules ought to treat him in the same manner as ESPN and
> CBS Sportsline.  In those leagues, he is regarded as one player who
> qualifies as either a pitcher or a UT hitter.  He can be played in one or
> the other slots, but not in both.
>
> There are limitless alternatives (for example, in the XFL, my experts
> league, he is treated as one player that qualifies as either a pitcher or a
> UT hitter, but can be played as both simultaneously).  But it appears that
> the industry consensus is the approach taken by CBS and ESPN.
>
> I'd like to propose this as an option.  If anyone would like to propose an
> alternative, please do so and then we can have a league vote.  Thanks.
>
> Jeff
>
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