Japanese star Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on an 12-year, $325 million contract, sources familiar with the deal tell ESPN.
8:17 PM · Dec 21, 2023
Jeff Passan
@JeffPassan
Yoshinobu Yamamoto's deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers is the largest contract for a pitcher in Major League Baseball history, beating Gerrit Cole's deal by $1 million. Furthermore, the Dodgers will pay an additional $50.6 million in posting fee. Total outlay: 12 years, $375M.
Now you have buhler. Glasnow. Yamamoto. And miller.
If 1-2 of them can pitch like a 1 or. 2. Then you have a playoff staff.
Sign kershaw as a 5.
You can now trade pepiot
In 2025 you add ohtani and may to this rotation. And that's if no one develops in the next 2 years.
Otherwise anyone they develop is trade bait for a corner outfielder and beyond.
Little crazy they spent this on these two japs and wouldn't give Corey Seager or tre Turner top dollar.
Pretty crazy when you think of all the Asian bombs and American baseball that this guy has 325 million and not yet thrown a pitch here
Doyers are turning japaneses , yes I think they're turning Japanese , I really think so. sc
Espn was claiming the bidding was between NY Met vs NY Yankees for Yamamoto.. Dodgers spending a lot of money