He's pretty much a non-prospect as a hitter. If we get him he's 100% a pitcher Come on bro, I wouldn't call him a "non-prospect" as a hitter. There are plenty of scouts and executives that think he could be decent in terms of hitting at the MLB level. They just all agree he's a better pitching prospect, and that focusing on hitting (and playing in the field) might detract from his ability to dominate as a pitcher. Same argument people made with H. Greene and B. McKay during and after the 17' MLB draft. I believe S. Otani is legit as a prospect in both areas (hitting and pitching). He's just a MUCH better pitching prospect. Most guys I've read think very little of him as a hitter, it's mostly a media narrative. He's 100% a pitcher, it would be ridiculous to try and have him do both transitioning to MLB and taking away abs from real major league hitters on a team trying to win. Sure I'd like the Marlins or some horsefeathers team wants to try it out to market it and sell tickets, fine but a team trying to win would be dumb to do it.