LAD · P

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Age 28 B/T R/R 5′10″, 176 lb Japan MLB debut 2024

40-man

The Dodgers’ roster as it stands #3 starter · 147 IP · 3.5 WAR in the role
Trade read Unlikely to be traded: A star (4.3 projected WAR): clubs move players like this only in a full rebuild, usually in his last year of control.

Keystone Stuff 105 69th pct

2026 fWAR 4.7

Projected 2027 WAR 4.3 at 180 IP · 3.5 in his 2027 role

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 2,733 pitches

Keystone Stuff 105

Keystone Location 112

Keystone Pitching 112

Run value (xRV) +0.96

Strikeout % 25.7%

Walk % 5.9%

Whiff % 27.9%

Chase % 33.9%

Fastball velo 95.9

Extension 6.6 ft

185.0 IP2.53 ERA3.33 FIP 40° arm

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

RHP · arm angle 40° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Splitter27% use	27%	91.5	1.8	+11.8	107	106	34%	+1.50
Four-seam26% use	26%	96.1	16.1	+8.3	104	109	29%	+0.03
Cutter15% use	15%	91.6	8.2	−3.1	106	100	24%	+0.38
Curveball13% use	13%	76.9	−16.0	−12.5	96	110	26%	+1.05
Sinker13% use	13%	95.5	11.6	+14.5	94	108	14%	+1.55
Slider6% use	6%	86.9	1.9	−5.5	108	120	36%	+2.54

No mix change or new pitch clears its bar. The arsenal is efficient for its shapes.

Most similar pitchers

Pitches like Yamamoto: same hand, shape, slot and mix

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
50	Drew Anderson DET · ’94	101	0.7	0.3	Free agent
41	Taj Bradley MIN · ’01	104	2.8	2.4	Arb
33	Aaron Nola PHI · ’93	101	1.3	1.0	Signed $24.6M
32	Grayson Rodriguez LAA · ’99	101	0.2	0.8	Arb
32	Hunter Brown HOU · ’98	98	1.9	2.6	Arb

Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.

Pitch locations · 2026

Where each pitch finishes, by batter side

Splitter 30%

28% zone

Four-seam 30%

50% zone

Cutter 17%

43% zone

Curveball 15%

47% zone

Sinker 6%

60% zone

Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 4.3 WAR Guaranteed $30.2M

2028 4.2 WAR Guaranteed $30.2M

2029 4.1 WAR Guaranteed $30.2M

2030 3.8 WAR Guaranteed $33.2M

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