Whose watching Ohtani's one inning tonight?

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Originally Posted by Beercan collector

Just an opinion but I think batting him lead off for a few extra plate appearances is killing the Dodgers ,
Five RBIs yesterday but still not in the top 20. how does a guy with 26 home runs have only 49 RBIs with Betts and Freeman as teammates ?
130 RBIs last year and a couple guys that can score 120 runs - all will struggle to reach the 100 mark this year.
Yes leads the league in plate appearances but guaranteed at least one plate appearance Every game with the bases empty.
Edit : perhaps “ killing the Dodgers“ Is a bit strong worded, they are in the first place ��

Didn't he mostly lead off in 2024 when he got to 130 RBIs? If so, then it would seem to indicate that either he's not hitting as well with RISP or he's not getting as many opportunities with RISP which would point to the bottom of the order not getting on base as much. Either way, the fact that he had 130 RBIs from the lead off spot in 2024 seems to indicate batting him there isn't the main reason for his lower RBI total so far this year.