In 1 game, Shohei Ohtani matched an whole year of production from a Cubs outfielder

Remember when folks wrote off the impact Shohei Ohtani would have this year given he can't pitch? Nobody is doing that anymore, especially after the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar made history this week in a way only he could do.

Ohtani became the first 50/50 player in Major League Baseball history - but it's more about how he did. The two-time MVP and four-time All-Star went 6-for-6 with three home runs, a pair of doubles and 10 RBI in a 20-4 rout of the Miami Marlins. Just how significant is a performance like that?

Accumulating 0.7 fWAR in one game is ludicrous - but it just goes to show that we're witnessing something incredible in Ohtani. If you're not big into WAR or non-traditional metrics, let me put it in perspective for you: Cubs outfielder Mike Tauchman, who has nearly 333 plate appearances across 102 games this year, entered Friday at 0.8 fWAR.

In other words, Ohtani gave the Dodgers as much production in one game as Tauchman has given the Cubs throughout an entire season. The same can be said for Miguel Amaya, Jordan Wicks, Kyle Hendricks and several others. That's not a knock on the Palatine, IL native, either. He's been a valuable fourth (or fifth) outfielder for Chicago and, especially early on in the year, was one of the only players turning in quality at-bats when the offense was floundering.

Even if you want to think bigger, Ohtani's performance on Thursday was roughly 30 percent of the production the Cubs have received from their highest-paid player, Cody Bellinger, this year. Bellinger headed into the weekend at 2.3 fWAR, the same measure as rookie first baseman Michael Busch, who is regarded as one of the team's best players.

Not that there are any other Ohtani-level players out there, but this just lays bare the Cubs' need of a superstar in this lineup. Chicago has just one 4.0 fWAR player on the entire roster in Ian Happ - while Ohtani sets the pace in the game at 7.7 fWAR. It's not just a gap, it's a chasm.