Savor the greatness of Shohei Ohtani: Sherman
NY Post
DENVER — Gerrit Cole and Aaron Judge sat side-by-side for media availability in an outdoor pavilion adjacent to Coors Field on Monday. They represented two All-Stars, of course. Or, perhaps, one.
So I asked Cole what it would be like to have one player able to pitch somewhat like him and hit with the power of Judge. Cole offered one word, the word of the day at the All-Star festivities: “Ohtani.” Then the Yankees ace smiled and added, “You have to add Billy Hamilton, too, because he’s faster than all of us.” Cole holds hitters to a .203 average and strikes out 11.6 per nine innings; Ohtani .202 and 11.4. Ohtani has five more homers than anyone in the majors, 40 points more of slugging and is fifth in average exit velocity behind Giancarlo Stanton, Judge, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. His sprint speed is 28.8 feet per second, the same as Kansas City All-Star Whit Merrifield, who also happens to lead the majors in stolen bases.
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