Yoshinobu Yamamoto

26-Year-Old PitcherSP

Los Angeles Dodgers

2024 Stats

W-L

7-2

ERA

3.00

WHIP

1.11

105

Rest-of-Season Projections

W-L

ERA

WHIP

Unlock Our Projections

2024 Fantasy Outlook

For the third consecutive year, Yamamoto won the Eiji Sawamura Award, Japan's equivalent of the Cy Young. He did it in 2023 on the strength of a 1.16 ERA and 176 strikeouts in 171 innings spanning 24 appearances, including a no-hitter in front of notable MLB executives in September. The Orix Buffaloes posted the right-hander for MLB teams this winter and an unprecedented bidding war ensued, with Yamamoto ultimately signing with the Dodgers for 12 years and $325 million, the largest contract ever for a pitcher. Still just 25 years old, Yamamoto features a mid-90s fastball and three secondary pitches highlighted by the splitter, all helped immensely by exceptional command. There is already considerable hype and that may be boosted slightly by recency bias after Kodai Senga made the transition to the majors look easy last season. Yamamoto could enter SP1 range in drafts come springtime. Read Past Outlooks

RANKS

Rest of Season

Overall Rank

Dynasty

From Preseason

#53

ADP

Total

Loading Stat Totals...

vs Batter

Loading vs Batter Splits...

Location/Time/Surface

Loading Location/Time/Surface Splits...

Situation

Loading Situation Splits...

Count

Loading Count Splits...

Opponent

Loading Opponent Splits...