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Originally Posted by bluejays

Re: Ohtani on the Jays, it's a situation we'd have never known, but baseball is batter against the pitcher. I don't believe at all for a second that other lackluster players on the team would've upped their game. The lineup isn't a threat at all. Literally you have Vlad as the only batter who will continue to be pitched around. So unlike hockey where if you surround yourself with better players they can influence the play, with baseball it isn't the same. Certainly Ohtani could've batted more guys in, but we've struggled getting on base. That's a talent issue in the lineup. If the Jays did get Ohtani, there may have been more spending to bring certainty to the lineup instead of the nonsense defence first thing they tried selling. Anyway, I truly don't believe in guys playing better just because they have someone on their team who can hit. If Ohtani mentors and teaches his batting swing to others, and if it works for them, sure I can buy is, but just through osmosis? Not buying into that at all. This team's lineup just doesn't have the talent.

As silly as it sounds, the saying "Hitting is contagious" is based in reality

https://www.researchgate.net/publica...itting_Streaks

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...%20the%20plate.