r/Dodgers • u/Willing_Contest_5071 Back-2-Back Champs • 17h ago

Shohei batting practice 10/13/2026

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u/Frequent_Translator3 Mookie Betts 13h ago

Regarding JDP:

I love this kid. He's got the fire we need from young talent.

BUT he has 31 at bats this season.

He's not ready to replace the Sho at DH.

JDP has done great as a pitch hitter.

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u/feeling_blue_42 Back-2-Back Champs 11h ago

With a lefty on the mound, if they replaced Ohtani tonight I would actually DH Teo and put Kiké in LF.

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u/drewskibeauski 10h ago

I haven’t seen/heard a convincing logical argument for why he isn’t ready to be DH, other than weird, overly sentimental seniority bs. We’ve seen him perform very efficiently in that role, and very recently at that. He had the hot hand when they yanked him out for an injured Sho.

He doesn’t swing wildly outside the strike zone, and is at full strength at the moment. Why would anyone pass that up for an injured/severely compromised player?