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Week 2 fantasy baseball start, sit or drop: Ohtani’s rollercoaster start and CJ Abrams kinda arrives

Shohei Ohtani just needed a few extra games to warm up. Trent Grisham, Patrick Corbin and Nick Pivetta still need a bit more time.

What a wild opening week for managers with Shohei Ohtani on their roster.

The two-way Japanese star offers plenty more rewards than risk in fantasy lineups, but for those who have to designate him as a pitcher or a hitter, the first matchup of the fantasy season initially left many thinking spring training ended too soon.

When the Los Angeles Angels gave Ohtani the ball on Opening Day, it seemed like the safer play would be to keep him in fantasy lineups as a hitter. The short spring meant he probably wouldn’t throw more than four innings and the visiting Houston Astros have a lineup that can make even the game’s best pitchers look like little leaguers.

So of course Ohtani went 4.2 innings with nine strikeouts, one walk, four hits and one earned run. At the same time, he went 0-4 at the dish with one strikeout. Ouch.

A week later Ohtani was back on the mound at the Texas Rangers getting shelled for six earned runs in 3.2 innings. He struck out five while allowing two walks, six hits and a home run. And in between those outings Ohtani slashed an anti-climatic .200/.231/.280 with 0 RBI and nine strikeouts. Double ouch.

How did Ohtani respond? First he gave his bat CPR. Then he launched three home runs in two games against Texas and busted the slump as only a reigning MVP can.

Yeah, he’s going to be just fine this season. Not that there was any doubt.

Here are a few other players with bigger question marks to begin the year and how to handle them.

All stats through Sunday, April 17

LSU’s best wins vs. Florida: 2015 season

LSU used a trick play by kicker Trent Domingue to defeat the Florida Gators in 2015 for their second straight win in the series.

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The 2015 season for the LSU Tigers ended in an overall record of 9-3.

One of the best wins of that season came against the Florida Gators in Baton Rouge.

The Tigers entered the game ranked No. 6 in the country with a 5-0 record. Florida was No. 8 in the country with a 6-0 record.

Both teams were playing for the right for bragging rights and one win closer to a hopeful trip to Atlanta for the SEC Championship.

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The Gators led 7-0 after the first quarter after Jake McGee caught a four yard touchdown pass from quarterback Treon Harris for the first score of the game.

LSU responded in the second quarter as running back Leonard Fournette scored on a two yard touchdown run to tie the game 7-7. With 5:00 left before halftime, Malachi Dupre caught a nine yard pass from Brandon Harris to put the Tigers up 14-7. Nearly three minutes later, Fournette scored his second touchdown of the day from six yards out to give the Tigers a 21-7 lead.

With 1:34 left in the quarter, McGee caught his second touchdown of the day for the Gators on a 19-yard pass from Harris to pull the Gators within a 21-14 score.

But with 15 seconds left before the break, Dupre reeled in a 50 yard pass from Harris to give the Tigers a 28-14 lead heading into the locker room.

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Florida scored twice in the third quarter to tie the game. Kelvin Taylor ran it in from two yards out with 8:01 left in the third to cut the deficit to 28-21. With 1:04 left, Antonio Callaway caught a 72 yard touchdown from Harris to tie the game.

At the 10:40 mark of the fourth quarter, LSU kicker Trent Domingue scored on a 16-yard run to put the Tigers up 35-28.

That score by Domingue would be enough to give LSU their sixth victory of the season and defeat the Gators for the second consecutive season.

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