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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > Dodgers News: Andrew Friedman Believes In Yoshinobu Yamamoto
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Dodgers News: Andrew Friedman Believes In Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Sebastian Abdón Ibarra
March 23, 2024
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Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Seoul Series
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Soon after signing Shohei Ohtani to a 10-year, $700 million contract, the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled off another major addition in free agency by Yoshinobu Yamamoto to a record-setting deal as well.

The $325 million contract Yamamoto signed with the Dodgers represented the richest deal for a pitcher in MLB history. It came with both fanfare and skepticism, as some have wondered how the 25-year-old will fare in making the transition from Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Yamamoto dazzled in his Dodgers Spring Training debut but faced some difficulties, if not outright struggled, in three ensuing starts. One of those being his MLB debut in the Seoul Series.

While there figures to be a learning curve and adjustment period, Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman recently heaped plenty of praise on Yamamoto, via Bill Plunkett of the Southern California News Group:

“He’s got a really good foundation as a jumping off point,” Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said. “He’s incredibly talented. The arm talent is very unique. His ability to command the baseball is very unique.”

Yamamoto’s command is what gives him a chance to be an elite pitcher and potential ace for the Dodgers. He’s demonstrated an ability to throw offspeed stuff for strikes and also when expand the zone by using pith deception to get swings and misses on those balls out of the zone.

Some of Yamamoto’s command has betrayed him of late, particularly when pitching out of the stretch. Yamamoto vowed to make corrections and improve after allowing five runs and completing just one inning in his Dodgers debut.

Is Yoshinobu Yamamoto possibly tipping pitches

There was some discourse surrounding Yamamoto potentially tipping pitches during his first Cactus League start, but the Dodgers largely downplayed the concern.

Pitching coach Mark Prior noted that is an area the organization is always mindful of with their entire staff and indicated the team takes into account several factors with that possibility.

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BySebastian Abdón Ibarra
Sebastian Ibarra covers the Las Vegas Raiders as a staff writer for Raiders Newswire. He previously worked as a Marketing/Communications intern for the Ontario Jr Reign, and a staff writer and two time Editor for the Campus Times at the University of La Verne. Sebastian graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2022 from ULV with a major in Communications. His love of sports stems from his baseball career starting at tee-ball and ending his senior year at Servite High School. He enjoys video games and DC comics in his spare time. Follow him on Twitter: @sebas_abdon.
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