True, unless it’s Buck at the stadium. The broadcast would be dramatically better with Buck at home without a headset, microphone or monitor, regardless of his vaccination status.
I think Ohtani himself is already encouraging that, but whatremains to be seen is whether it can be sustained long term before one skill set or the other breaks down to the point where it’s no longer worth it. Or…injury. Usually we see more specialization from player development in sports not less. This is simply because as sports evolve, individual skill sets have to be me more specialized in order to rise to the top. It’s very possible and extremely likely IMO that Ohtani is nothing but one side or the other within 2 seasons.
That’s said…I think a guy like Gose could easily be deployed defensively in the OF to enhance his value as a reliever. That kind of versatility I think is more likely.
SO you're saying that the rule should be that if a team wanted to, they could remove Ohtani from the game as the P and his spot in the order just turns into the DH, where he could remain, while other pitchers come in to pitch?