The TK Show: A Show about sports in the Bay Area [North & South] Ohtani for Cy Young? Kawhi as a Warriors Target?
Mar 27, 2026
They debate Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto as Cy Young contenders and how innings and rotations shape that rivalry. They square off over Kawhi Leonard as a potential Warriors offseason target and whether he would fit alongside the core. Conversations also cover Dodgers and Giants roster puzzles, pitcher workloads after WBC, and UCLA basketball coaching questions.
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Ohtani Versus Yamamoto Cy Young Subplot
- Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto create a Cy Young subplot because both can pitch high quality seasons despite differing workloads.
- Yamamoto aims for a full starter workload while Ohtani may reach ~25–28 starts, making innings totals the key comparator for awards.
Dodgers Have Elite Ceiling If They Stay Healthy
- The Dodgers' roster construction gives them a high ceiling but injuries and midseason slumps explain past underperformance.
- Dylan notes rotation and injuries collapsed last season; with health they could approach historic win totals but it's unlikely.
Always Carry Multiple Lefties Against Lefty-Heavy Lineups
- Build bullpens with left-handed options when you play in the same division as teams stacking lefty hitters.
- Dylan criticizes Diamondbacks for starting season with effectively no reliable lefty in the pen against Dodgers' left-handed lineup.