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Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

SP • Los Angeles Dodgers Proj Rank 6 Actual 6 17 ADP • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
165.02.6712-8161/388.80.919.77
Compared to same point last season
144.12.7411-8167/4810.41.06

Yoshinobu Yamamoto | Fantasy Outlook

Yoshinobu Yamamoto maintains elite form atop Dodgers rotation heading into September

Yamamoto has been utterly dominant on the mound, posting a pristine 2.01 ERA and 0.89 WHIP alongside 35 strikeouts across 31.4 innings over his last five starts. Serving as a frontline pillar in the rotation for the first-place Dodgers (82-55), his steady length and command have been vital with fellow starter Roki Sasaki sidelined by a blister.

This dazzling stretch is entirely backed by his season-long profile rather than good fortune. Through 24 starts this season, Yamamoto has authored a 2.60 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, and 153 strikeouts, comfortably beating our 3.00 ERA projection baseline. His pinpoint command and microscopic walk rate confirm this elite run prevention is fully sustainable for the stretch run.

Yamamoto is scheduled for a single outing this week on Wednesday, facing the Cardinals at home. Our models project another masterful performance over seven innings with seven-plus punchouts and a projected 2.04 ERA against St. Louis. Keep the Dodgers right-hander locked into all fantasy lineups without hesitation. Start.

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Yoshinobu Yamamoto Fantasy

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
09/02 STL 7.0 93 8 2 4 N/A 2.67 0.90 15
08/27 @ATL 6.1 105 8 1 1 LOSS 2.56 0.89 15
08/21 PIT 6.1 107 9 1 2 N/A 2.61 0.90 20
08/14 MIL 6.0 97 9 2 1 WIN 2.60 0.89 25
08/08 @ARI 5.2 107 6 3 0 N/A 2.65 0.89 14
08/01 BOS 8.0 96 3 1 3 LOSS 2.76 0.88 12
07/25 @NYM 6.0 100 5 3 1 WIN 2.72 0.90 20
07/19 @NYY 9.0 102 7 0 2 WIN 2.78 0.88 34
07/11 ARI 6.0 103 6 4 6 LOSS 2.85 0.91 3
07/04 SD 7.0 100 10 2 0 WIN 2.49 0.88 30
06/27 @SD 6.0 89 4 2 2 WIN 2.67 0.89 19
06/20 BAL 6.0 102 6 2 3 LOSS 2.65 0.87 9
06/13 @CHW 8.1 109 7 0 1 WIN 2.52 0.84 30
06/06 LAA 8.0 93 4 0 1 WIN 2.68 0.92 26
05/31 PHI 5.1 104 10 2 0 WIN 2.86 1.00 23
05/24 @MIL 7.0 92 3 1 1 WIN 3.09 0.98 20
05/18 @SD 7.0 107 8 2 1 LOSS 3.32 0.96 17
05/12 SF 6.1 93 8 0 5 LOSS 3.60 1.00 8
05/04 @HOU 6.0 95 8 1 3 WIN 3.09 1.01 22
04/27 MIA 5.0 87 4 4 3 N/A 2.87 1.01 7
04/21 @SF 7.0 101 7 2 3 LOSS 2.48 0.89 12
04/14 NYM 7.2 104 7 1 1 N/A 2.10 0.82 22
04/07 @TOR 6.0 97 6 1 1 WIN 2.50 0.89 22
04/01 CLE 6.0 87 2 1 2 LOSS 3.00 0.83 8
03/26 ARI 6.0 95 6 0 2 WIN 3.00 0.83 22
Totals: 165.024651613849 450
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YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2024 LAD 22 108.2 1751 120 28 0 9-2 3.23 1.1 9.9 298
2025 LAD 36 208.2 3315 234 65 0 17-9 2.24 0.96 10.1 620
2026 LAD 25 165.0 2465 161 38 0 12-8 2.67 0.9 8.8 450
ON PACE 29 193 2872 187 44 0 13-9 2.67 0.9 8.8 524
3-YEAR AVG 29 157 2533 177 47 0 13-6 2.63 1.01 10.1 459
Career 83 477.2 7531 515 131 0 0-0 2.64 0.98 9.7

Yamamoto Projection

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ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
5.143 1.000 0.0 0.0 8.0 4.0 10.3 7 0.0 0 14.5
ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 NAN
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Los Angeles Dodgers

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Will Smith 71% 27%
Dalton Rushing 12% 5%
Hunter Feduccia 1% 1%
NAME OWN START
Freddie Freeman 99% 96%
Max Muncy 87% 71%
NAME OWN START
Mookie Betts 97% 88%
Tommy Edman 30% 27%
Hyeseong Kim 2% 0%
Miguel Rojas 2% 2%
NAME OWN START
Shohei Ohtani 99% 94%
Kyle Tucker 97% 86%
Andy Pages 81% 23%
Teoscar Hernandez 60% 45%
Josue De Paula 6% 0%
James Tibbs III 4% 0%
Mike Sirota 2% 0%
Ryan Ward 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Tarik Skubal 100% 74%
Blake Snell 100% 48%
Tyler Glasnow 99% 54%
Yoshinobu Yamamoto 99% 92%
Justin Wrobleski 52% 25%
Roki Sasaki 45% 11%
Emmet Sheehan 35% 20%
Kris Bubic 26% 3%
Eric Lauer 18% 12%
Gavin Stone 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Tanner Scott 73% 69%
Edwin Diaz 54% 11%
Alex Vesia 23% 21%
Jack Dreyer 6% 6%
Edgardo Henriquez 4% 4%
Brock Stewart 2% 2%
Evan Phillips 1% 1%
Blake Treinen 1% 0%
Kyle Hurt 1% 0%

Team Rankings

AVG
.257
2nd
R
687
4th
HR
171
8th
RBI
650
5th
SB
58
28th
OBP
.335
3rd
SLG
.421
3rd
OPS
.756
2nd
W
82
4th
SV
38
13th
ERA
3.71
6th
WHIP
1.16
2nd
QS
73
1st
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
DodgersDodgers82-57.590-684538
DiamondbacksDiamondbacks74-67.5259628629
PadresPadres73-67.5219.5594584
GiantsGiants58-82.41424.5584654
RockiesRockies54-86.38628.5655795

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Dalton Rushing77218375512360.252  
Will Smith5417925446250.246  
Hunter Feduccia8218820453160.239  
Eliezer Alfonzo122735040.185  
Ben Rortvedt162705010.185  
Chuckie Robinson82312010.087  
Eliezer Alfonzo122735040.185  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Freddie Freeman1355077015516666.306  
Enrique Hernández2447711250.234  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Tommy Edman6221433575295.266  
Miguel Rojas8918620523200.280  
Alex Freeland7419925453192.226  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Max Muncy1284176910326682.247  
Santiago Espinal3656515170.268  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Mookie Betts102398539717531.244  
Hyeseong Kim4311616301115.259  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Andy Pages12849372134218012.272  
Teoscar Hernández103364539212463.253  
Kyle Tucker13146371105115810.227  
Ryan Ward20558123120.218  
Alek Thomas3511313212134.186  
Alex Call7313821351181.254  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Shohei Ohtani13349989139308011.279  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Yoshinobu Yamamoto251280165.01612.670.90  
Tarik Skubal21870126.21532.840.94  
Roki Sasaki23550119.11174.601.33  
Emmet Sheehan2048095.11085.291.29  
Justin Wrobleski221150128.11043.651.11  
Eric Lauer22870108.1725.231.31  
Tyler Glasnow940051.2622.790.81  
Blake Snell521026.0362.421.08  
Charlie Barnes501013.066.921.85  
Landon Knack30017.265.871.30  
Jake Eder41004.012.251.00  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Tanner Scott60152056.0672.570.95  
Edwin Díaz1622713.21911.852.56  
Alex Vesia6211348.2603.141.19  
Will Klein3634241.2493.671.56  
Blake Treinen2941123.0253.521.35  
Brock Stewart2002120.0192.701.00  
Kyle Hurt4241143.0554.401.37  
Jack Dreyer5952155.1662.931.07  
Edgardo Henriquez5541155.1632.770.98  
Evan Phillips2222017.2214.081.30  
Jonathan Hernández1600025.1225.681.34  
Wyatt Mills60006.155.682.21  
Cole Irvin10106.059.001.83  
Ben Casparius50104.249.642.14  
Seth Halvorsen2511023.0184.701.74  
Paul Gervase40007.282.351.57  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
09-01 STLL 8-13Eric Lauer
Michael McGreevy
09-02 STLL 6-8Yoshinobu Yamamoto
Brycen Mautz
09-03 STL10:10 EDTTarik Skubal
Quinn Mathews
09-04 WAS10:10 EDTBlake Snell
Jackson Kent
09-05 WAS09:10 EDTTyler Glasnow
Cade Cavalli
09-06 WAS10:10 EDT
Andrew Alvarez

Player Timeline

Aug 14th

Yamamoto Dominates with 7 Strikeouts Through Four Innings

Jul 31st

Yoshinobu Yamamoto Showcases Effortless Throwing Power

Jul 19th

Yoshinobu Yamamoto Showcases Impressive Pitching Power in MLB–Snapdragon ...

Jul 14th

Yoshinobu Yamamoto Makes Stylish Appearance at Mastercard All-Star Red ...

Jul 5th

Yoshinobu Yamamoto Reaches 10 Strikeouts on 100th Pitch

Jun 28th

Yoshinobu Yamamoto Joins Jake Arrieta in Rare MLB Road Dominance Feat

Jun 16th

ONE OK ROCK Members Join Yoshinobu Yamamoto for Dodgers Ceremonial First ...

Jun 13th

Waka Flocka Flame and Yoshinobu Yamamoto Both Remain Hitless After First ...

Jun 7th

Yoshinobu Yamamoto Retires Final 22 Batters in Dominant Outing

May 31st

Yoshinobu Yamamoto Dominates with 5 Scoreless Innings and 9 Strikeouts

May 28th

Dodgers Announce Yoshinobu Yamamoto “Game 7 Last Out” Bobblehead ...

May 19th

Orioles Turn No-Hit Frustration Into Historic Walk-Off Comeback

Apr 15th

Yoshinobu Yamamoto Fans 18 Straight After Early Home Run

Apr 14th

Yoshinobu Yamamoto Emerges as Dodgers’ Top Ace Option

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