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I was going to post to the "Baseball 2023" thread but it was locked. So I guess this is the "Baseball 2024" thread.
The Dodgers spent another wad of money on a free agent. After signing Shohei Ohtani $700 million over 20 years they just committed to paying Yoshinobu Yamamoto to $325 million over 12 years.
Who is Yoshinobu Yamamoto?
He's a 24 year old starting pitcher from the Japanese baseball's Nippon Professional Baseball league (NPB.)
His career stats:
172 games
14 complete games
1.72 ERA
WHIP 0.935
75-30 W-L record
He averages more than one strikeout per inning.
He averages 7+ innings per start.
In 2023 season, he pitched 171 innings and allowed only two home runs.
Not too shabby, huh?
Now, the NPB is not MLB level. The consensus is that it is like an elite MLB AAA league. Some call it "quad-A" or AAAA level baseball. Still, he's going to be very good in MLB.
He's got a wicked curveball and a unique way to grip and throw it. Check it out:
The Dodgers spent another wad of money on a free agent. After signing Shohei Ohtani $700 million over 20 years they just committed to paying Yoshinobu Yamamoto to $325 million over 12 years.
Who is Yoshinobu Yamamoto?
He's a 24 year old starting pitcher from the Japanese baseball's Nippon Professional Baseball league (NPB.)
His career stats:
172 games
14 complete games
1.72 ERA
WHIP 0.935
75-30 W-L record
He averages more than one strikeout per inning.
He averages 7+ innings per start.
In 2023 season, he pitched 171 innings and allowed only two home runs.
Not too shabby, huh?
Now, the NPB is not MLB level. The consensus is that it is like an elite MLB AAA league. Some call it "quad-A" or AAAA level baseball. Still, he's going to be very good in MLB.
He's got a wicked curveball and a unique way to grip and throw it. Check it out:
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