Extra Bases: Angels Are Reborn, and Not Just Because of Shohei Ohtani

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The Los Angeles Angels arrived in Kansas City this weekend leading the major leagues in runs scored, hits, home runs and total bases. They were the first team in the American League to reach 10 victories.

“It’s too early to draw conclusions,” said their general manager, Billy Eppler, though he had to concede the obvious. “It beats some of the other outcomes. But we’re just trying to stay beholden to our process, that’s it.”

The Angels’ process has been the most scrutinized in baseball this season, at least in how it relates to Shohei Ohtani, the rookie from Japan who has starred at the plate and on the mound. The Angels have pitched Ohtani only on Sundays, with his third start scheduled against the Royals at Kauffman Stadium. He has made several starts as the designated hitter, but hasn’t been a hitter in the games before, when, or after he pitches.

As a two-way force, Ohtani is trying to do something no player has done in almost a century. That gives the Angels no clear template for how to use him, and they are choosing a cautious approach. Ohtani’s early success — three home runs in his first three games as a hitter, victories in his first two games as a pitcher — has not tempted them to use him more often.

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