I am wondering if ortiz changes his mind some time AFTER the season starts next year. A la roger clemens in George's box.
No.
He'd want Spring Training he still works extremely hard at his craft like he did when he was younger. Wouldn't want to take ABs away from Hanley/a kid on a good team. This isn't an arrogant athlete relying on natural talent who shows up and hits he still works very hard. Hitting a baseball is harder than throwing one. Clemens did that partially to avoid Spring Training but more to have something in his arm come October and did it multiple years he knew what he was doing don't think it was boredom/change of heart.
That said.......
Maybe player-manager. Maybe for us maybe for someone else. Likely after a year off. 221 player managers in MLB history. 59 HOFers among them. 0 DH's in the HOF. Lots of asshats at the BBWAA.
The GREATEST right handed hitter of all time who was treated by **** by some of those tools, Manny Ramirez, attempted a comeback after 3-4 years out of the game to try and push back when he got on the ballot and distance himself from being caught up in the witch hunt very late in his career when during his prime he would have relied on supplements far less than other players. SLIGHT chance Ortiz returns 3-4 years from now to make enshrinement more of a lock. But I think he already made himself a 99.99% lock to get in with this amazing season. Scary how recently some morons were saying he wasn't worthy due to being a DH.
Ortiz will end up managing us one day unless someone else hires him first hes too smart a guy too big of a personality and too good of a person not to get manager offers. If we don't win it all he might be a candidate to replace Farrell or if we win and don't repeat that isn't that likely though I think he starts getting calls once black Monday hits and guys start getting fired. He will have multiple offers to be a hitting coach next year.
