A stat showing that Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto leads all of MLB in Quality Start (QS) rate has become a hot topic. On 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyo” (Anything Goes Live) board, comments ranged from “Isn’t he a Cy Young candidate?” to “He’s better than Ohtani as a pitcher,” while discussion also spread to the opt-out clause in his contract and the reasons he’s succeeding despite being on the short side.
He's just steady, not flashy like the 'Mijiorowski' nickname would suggest (a running 5ch nickname for Yamamoto poking fun at his height)
>>4
Didn't he come out of the bullpen the day after starting during the postseason climax and shut the door?
Didn't he come out of the bullpen the day after starting during the postseason climax and shut the door?
>>4
That guy's innings totals are trash anyway
That guy's innings totals are trash anyway
>>4
Not giving up runs is literally the pitcher's job
Not giving up runs is literally the pitcher's job
As a pitcher, he's better than Ohtani, honestly
>>14
Miji (Yamamoto) and Ohtani are just different species
Miji (Yamamoto) and Ohtani are just different species
>>14
But a fully healthy Ohtani is just insane, right?
There's almost nobody else in MLB who's both a finesse pitcher and can throw 100 mph
But a fully healthy Ohtani is just insane, right?
There's almost nobody else in MLB who's both a finesse pitcher and can throw 100 mph
You'd expect more wins from him than this, right?
Haven't they beefed up the bullpen at all?
Haven't they beefed up the bullpen at all?
>>26
The Orix spirit (his old NPB team, the Orix Buffaloes) has infected the bullpen
The Orix spirit (his old NPB team, the Orix Buffaloes) has infected the bullpen
>>26
Sale's got a better ERA than Yamamoto over the same number of starts, and he's got the same win total too
Sale's got a better ERA than Yamamoto over the same number of starts, and he's got the same win total too
So even 'Mijiorowski' can only manage this much
Going 6 innings with 3 runs allowed is actually harder than it looks
Going 6 innings with 3 runs allowed is actually harder than it looks
>>35
That's because you're only looking at the stat line from his best days
That's because you're only looking at the stat line from his best days
Why isn't this winning him a Cy Young?
>>46
Because with the state of the Dodgers' bullpen, there's this vibe that he should just throw complete games
Because with the state of the Dodgers' bullpen, there's this vibe that he should just throw complete games
>>46
That's just because there are guys even crazier than him out there
That's just because there are guys even crazier than him out there
>>8
That relief appearance in the final game was cutting it close, no doubt
Though it's on the team for using him that way
That relief appearance in the final game was cutting it close, no doubt
Though it's on the team for using him that way
>>51
Even the opposing team's fans and manager were shouting about it
Even the opposing team's fans and manager were shouting about it
Figured his next contract might be scary, and turns out it's a 12-year deal
How many years till the next renewal, then?
How many years till the next renewal, then?
>>52
There's a free-agency option after year 6 and year 8
There's a free-agency option after year 6 and year 8
>>52
There's an opt-out after year 6
There's an opt-out after year 6
Just bat Ohtani third in center field, I'm fine with that
>>53
He's supposedly got a bad knee — no way he could handle the outfield
He's supposedly got a bad knee — no way he could handle the outfield
>>53
He's the strongest DH there is
He's the strongest DH there is
Honestly he feels like he's doing something even crazier than Ohtani
How is he shutting hitters down with that frame?
How is he shutting hitters down with that frame?
>>54
It's the guidance of Master Yada (a pun on 'Yoda' — his personal trainer)
It's the guidance of Master Yada (a pun on 'Yoda' — his personal trainer)
Short
A 4th-round draft pick
Doesn't lift weights
Skipped Tommy John surgery for conservative treatment
Big mouth
A guy who checks every box MLB nerds love to hate
A 4th-round draft pick
Doesn't lift weights
Skipped Tommy John surgery for conservative treatment
Big mouth
A guy who checks every box MLB nerds love to hate
>>62
"I am a killer"
"I am a killer"
>>62
Some random high schooler: "Wait, Yamamoto only went in the 4th round of the draft? Just how insane is pro ball…" (despair)
Some random high schooler: "Wait, Yamamoto only went in the 4th round of the draft? Just how insane is pro ball…" (despair)
Is it fair to say he's in the top 5 in MLB right now?
>>70
Judging by how Skubal and Snell are gravitating toward him, he must get treated like royalty
Judging by how Skubal and Snell are gravitating toward him, he must get treated like royalty
It's basically a miracle that he's succeeding at this height
He's shown that any Japanese pitcher might have a shot at this
He's shown that any Japanese pitcher might have a shot at this
>>75
It looks like anyone could do it, yet he's the only one who actually can
It looks like anyone could do it, yet he's the only one who actually can
Apparently there's a forum out there that insists short right-handed pitchers can't make it as pros
>>78
Matsuzaka was really only about 179cm too, not that different, but nobody ever called him short
Matsuzaka was really only about 179cm too, not that different, but nobody ever called him short
MLB pitchers are swarming around Yada in droves — curious whether it levels them up or breaks them
>>80
MLB's own Dr. It's-Fine (a joking nickname for the trainer, meaning he always says injuries are okay)
MLB's own Dr. It's-Fine (a joking nickname for the trainer, meaning he always says injuries are okay)
It's insane that he threw 3,000 pitches a year back in his Orix days, got used like that in the World Series, and still hasn't broken down
>>82
His shoulder's basically playing chicken with a lit fuse until he retires at this point
Just hope all that reckless usage doesn't come back to bite him later
His shoulder's basically playing chicken with a lit fuse until he retires at this point
Just hope all that reckless usage doesn't come back to bite him later
Did Sasaki really turn it around this much in the second half just from switching to a bigger glove?
Is there really no other factor?
Is there really no other factor?
>>88
Probably really is just the bigger glove — once your tells are completely read, hitters time everything, you run out of places to throw, and you turn into a walk machine
Probably really is just the bigger glove — once your tells are completely read, hitters time everything, you run out of places to throw, and you turn into a walk machine
*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Livegalileo/”Nandemo Jikkyo”) thread “[Great News] Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s QS Rate Is No. 1 in MLB wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.”
Leave a Reply