Yoshinobu Yamamoto

[steveringo]

The next great pitcher from Japan should be posted this winter and many teams are already scouting him...

He'll be 25. In seven seasons he's 71-29 with a 1.77 ERA... 945 k, 208 bb (4.54 k/bb)...

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[Cedrique]

Gesundheit

 

[redskinsfan1963]

the cubs could really use him

 

[Cedrique]

Maybe I'm wrong but to me it always seems like the Japanese pitchers coming to MLB kind of underperform compared to expectations. Outside of Ohtani I can't remember too many. Hideo Nomo had a good run but who else is there? Kikuchi is Ok I guess

 

[msgkings322]

Maybe I'm wrong but to me it always seems like the Japanese pitchers coming to MLB kind of underperform compared to expectations. Outside of Ohtani I can't remember too many. Hideo Nomo had a good run but who else is there? Kikuchi is Ok I guess

Yu Darvish has been pretty good too but yes very few have been top level pitchers for very long

 

[Cedrique]

Yu Darvish has been pretty good too but yes very few have been top level pitchers for very long

Forgot about him. I guess part of it is they come into mlb a little older than a pitcher that came up through the draft. And some of them may have a lot of innings on them from the Japanese league.

 

[Beengay fudgepackers]

Maybe I'm wrong but to me it always seems like the Japanese pitchers coming to MLB kind of underperform compared to expectations. Outside of Ohtani I can't remember too many. Hideo Nomo had a good run but who else is there? Kikuchi is Ok I guess

Tanaka had a good season or two.

 

[Ojb81]

His first day in the U.S. ...

 

[jwolt92]

Small sample size but I'd take Kodai Senga on the Cardinals in a heart beat, so there's another one. 3.3 bWAR, 2.9 fWAR, 132 ERA+ with 2 of the nastiest pitches in MLB right now

 

[jwolt92]

The one I'm excited about the most is Roki Sasaki. The kid has dominated the Japanese pro league for 2 years at 20 and 21 years old. Injury put a damper on this season and he's been sidelined since July but he's still 2nd in the league in strikeouts with 30 less innings than the leader

 

[wazzu31]

Maybe I'm wrong but to me it always seems like the Japanese pitchers coming to MLB kind of underperform compared to expectations. Outside of Ohtani I can't remember too many. Hideo Nomo had a good run but who else is there? Kikuchi is Ok I guess

Every Mariners pitcher that has come over has done really well at first then sucked. Could be wrong but that is how most Japanese pitchers have been where they have a good run at first then became AAAA pitchers.

 

[steveringo]

The more clips I see, the more I like this kid... Yoshida & Yamamoto, could be fun marketing....

https://www.si.com/mlb/red-sox/news/red-sox-have-strong-odds-to-land-best-pitcher-in-free-agency-according-to-oddsmakers-scott7

 

[steveringo]

Just kidding...


Yoshi Yamamoto, 25, 5'10", 176 lbs, 23G, 16-6, 1.21 ERA, 169K, 164IP

Pedro Martinez, 25, 5'11", 170 lbs, 31G, 17-8, 1.90 ERA, 305K, 241IP

Daisuke Matsuzaka, 25, 6'0", 205 lbs, 25G, 17-5, 2.13 ERA, 200K, 180IP

 

[steveringo]

It is getting close... Early estimates of $200m now seem about $100m too low...

Mets and Yanks are online faves, but I'm still hoping for a Yoshida reunion...

 

[steveringo]

Does anyone pay attention to the off-season? This kid looks scary... he's gonna be the highest paid pitcher before he's even thrown a pitch in MLB...

https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/news/mlb-insider-marino-pepen-claims-boston-red-sox-have-made-monster-offer-to-yoshinobu-yamamoto

 

[redskinsfan1963]

Does anyone pay attention to the off-season? This kid looks scary... he's gonna be the highest paid pitcher before he's even thrown a pitch in MLB...

https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/news/mlb-insider-marino-pepen-claims-boston-red-sox-have-made-monster-offer-to-yoshinobu-yamamoto

cubs are after him,but i doubt he signs there.

 

[calsnowskier]

I fully expect him to sign with the doggies or the Spanks. Outside shot for the Sox.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Well, it's not for lack of trying for the Mets:

 

[steveringo]

Well, it's not for lack of trying for the Mets:

Yanks are getting a second meeting, too... Sounds like they just used Boston and San Fran to bump up their NY contracts...

 

[Kings4OT]

La 325m