@Maxwell1995Vjjo Because he is Shohei Othani and untouchable Roberts is afraid to move him down in the batting order. For the past six weeks Othani is pretty much an out to start the game. He has no plate discipline and is swinging at pitches far out of the strike zone.
@Maxwell1995Vjjo The problem is that Othani is considered untouchable even when he is playing like shit. Roberts is AFRAID to confront him and point out the simple fact that he is not helping the team to win games.
@manifesto10@dylanohernandez@ByJackHarris That in a nutshell is the problem for the Dodgers at this point. His pitching again this season is likely over and his batting for six weeks has been rubbish. Roberts is afraid to have a man to man talk with him for fear of hurting his feelings and God forbid he drops him down.
@dylanohernandez His pitching is probably over for the year. The Dodgers are just keeping that to themselves about how serious his injury is. As for his hitting its obvious that the knee injury has seriously impacted his ability to swing. Add in that his plate discipline has disappeared
@joshgitt1987 Othani is rubbish for the past month. Late swings, swinging at pitches way outside the strike zone, no plate discipline and high strike puts. As the leadoff batter he is more likely to be the first out. With his leg injury he needs a few weeks off.
@BillPlaschke Without some sort of explanation of the nature of this latest arm injury I'm hesitant to say shut him down entirely. Why the Dodgers simply don't let people know is a joke. With his leg injury obviously effecting his batting maybe it's time to shut Othani down entirely.
@DodgersNation Simply put this is NOT a team that will even win the wild card. The Dodgers are a team in total collapse. If it wasn't for some great pitching by their aces they would embarrass themselves every game.