Dave Roberts' comments on Shohei Ohtani show why Dodgers are best in the business

For all of their second-half struggles, the Dodgers' massive Game 1 victory over the Reds in the Wild Card series reminded everyone exactly what they're capable of (or what their offense is capable of, at least). LA's offense put up 10 runs with contributions up and down the roster, but Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernández especially brought out the big guns.

Both enjoyed two-homer nights — Ohtani with a leadoff homer to put LA up immediately (and it left the bat at 117.7 MPH) and then a two-run shot that went 454 feet.

But that's just what Ohtani does. He finished the regular season with a career-high 55 home runs and got back onto the mound to post a sub-3.00 ERA. We will see him on the mound during the postseason, too, opening the Dodgers' fierce battle with the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park tonight.

Dave Roberts had nothing but glowing reviews for the player Ohtani becomes in the postseason, as he said following the Dodgers' Game 1 victory, "His focus gets more keen. The at-bat quality is better. That's the reason why he signed to be with this ball club, to showcase his otherworldly talent. I expect really fun things this postseason out of Shohei."

Dodgers' Dave Roberts showered praise on postseason Shohei Ohtani after two-homer night in Wild Card vs. Reds

Roberts' comments could be read as a subtle dig at every other team that had the opportunity to sign Ohtani. The Angels were offered the chance to re-sign him for the same deal the Dodgers gave him but declined — and everyone knows there's no world in which the Angels make the postseason unless Arte Moreno sells the team or changes his entire philosophy. The Mets missed out on the postseason in one of the greatest collapses in baseball history. The Blue Jays have been fantastic this year, but were fifth in the AL East last year.

Both Roberts and Ohtani knew that Ohtani wouldn't get this many chances at the postseason anywhere else, and he chose accordingly.

And we've still only seen half of what Ohtani's capable of doing. The Dodgers' Wild Card sweep of the Reds lines him up to start Game 1 of the NLDS against the Phillies, and it's more likely than not that he's going to give Roberts a lot more to gush about very soon.