SI Senior Writer Tom Verducci breaks down why the Angels should be unsure about Shohei Ohtani's pitching right now.
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00:06 Shohei Otani walked seven batters in his first game situation since September of 2018,
00:13 after which he had Tommy John surgery.
00:15 Should the Angels be worried?
00:17 In a word, no.
00:19 What we know about Tommy John comebacks is that velocity comes back first and then command.
00:26 Go back to last September for the most recent example, Johnny Cueto of the Giants.
00:31 In four starts, he walked nine batters in 16 innings.
00:35 Keep an eye on similar situations this year with Lance McCullers of the Astros,
00:40 Michael Kopech, and Carlos Redon of the White Sox,
00:44 Kendall Graveman of the Mariners, and Jordan Montgomery of the Yankees.
00:50 But here's the catch.
00:51 If it takes four starts for Otani to get his command back, that's more than a third of his season.
00:58 He's likely to make no more than 11 starts in a 60-game season.
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