Will Los Angeles Dodgers be ma...

Observations…

On second thought the Los Angeles Dodgers may not be all that interested in Shohei Ohtani.

The Dodgers are in serious need of top-of-the rotation pitching, which Ohtani can offer when he’s healthy.  But he will not be in 2024 after undergoing Tommy John surgery last month, leaving the two-way superstar a one-way star.

Yes, he’s a glorious hitter.  He hit 44 homers and drove in 95 runs as the Angels’ designated hitter.

The Dodgers’ designated hitter, J.D. Martinez, actually drove in more runs, 103, and played in fewer games.  And made just $10 million while Ohtani made $30 million.

Ohtani will command much more as he enters his free-agent season.

So the question is, will the Dodgers be players in the frenzy for Ohtani, which could be in the $400 million range (for 10 years, but he will not pitch in 2024) or will they aim for a proven starting pitcher like Blake Snell, another free agent, and keep Martinez as their DH?

Stay tuned.

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The Angels should do what they never do:  Stay away from big money free agents.

They should stick with their young players and let them get a season under their belts.

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College football does not feel the same.  It’s the transfers.

The four starting quarterbacks in Saturday’s biggest games were all transfers:

*Caleb Williams (Oklahoma to USC)

*Sam Hartman (Wake Forest to Notre Dame)

*Bo Nix (Auburn to Oregon)

*Michael Penix Jr (Indiana to Washington)

All of USC’s previous seven Heisman Trophy winners were from California until Williams (who is from Washington D.C.) won it in 2022.

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With all the hype surrounding Deion Sanders in Colorado, one thing has not been addressed:  Can he actually coach?  We know he can recruit and he’s a powerful motivator, but he just blew a 29-point lead to a poor Stanford team.  What, no adjustments when the Cardinal came racing back?

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Dear TV: Stop with interviewing baseball players during the game!  Let them PLAY!

Speaking of TV, here’s two bad announcer trades:  ESPN College GameDay replaced the very capable David Pollack with self-promoting Pat McAfee and FOX replaced an improving Reggie Bush with a novice Mark Ingram. Bad deals, both.