Yoshinobu Yamamoto

Scouting Profile

Yoshinobu Yamamoto profiles as an efficient bat-misser who lives in the strike zone. His 8.5 K/9 sits in the contact-oriented end of the spectrum (36th percentile), backed by a 128 Stuff+ that reads as elite raw pitch quality. Command grades at the 89th percentile (2 BB/9), plus control, over a 6.6-inning average workload. Within the LAD rotation he grades as the 4th arm by strikeout rate.

2026 Strikeout Prop Outlook

For strikeout props the baseline lands near 6.2 Ks, but the daily number moves with the matchup: a lineup that whiffs more than average against right-handers pushes it up, a contact-heavy one pulls it down — the L3 opponent split is the single largest swing. Cold air and a pitcher-friendly park add roughly 0.4–0.9 K; a hitter’s park trims the ERA side. A steady 6.6-inning workload gives the counting stats room to accumulate.

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