Will see how much pitching Ohtani is able to do over the next 5 years (or longer). If at some point the pitching goes away, some of the unicorn status will wear off (could see him hitting 60 though this year with no pitching). Ronnie is 3.5 years younger which will allow him to build milestone/HOF stats. Time/health will be the difference. WAR is just one measurement...Ohtani is at 34.7, Acuna 25.9 but Ronnie has that 3-4 seasons to catch up/pass. I see Ronnie running is a little less this year but growth in hrs...he will be the first (and maybe only one for a long while) to 50/50 - he's had 2 seasons of 41 and he's only going to get stronger as he enters his prime years.
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