Yoshinobu Yamamoto is predicted to make his Dodgers spring coaching debut on Wednesday, with the righty listed within the sport notes to start out towards the Rangers in Shock.
Yamamoto signed a 12-year, $325 million cope with the Dodgers in December, the longest and most profitable contract for a pitcher in main league historical past. The 25-year-old turned heads this spring, drawing crowds for his bullpen periods and when going through hits on the backfields.
On February 17, Freddie Freeman was so impressed by going through Yamamoto that he referred to as the correct hand “unbelievable”.
Supervisor Dave Roberts informed reporters final Tuesday at Cactus League media day that Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow are a “secure guess” to start out these two video games in Seoul.
From Invoice Plunkett of the Orange County Register:
“I believe it's a secure guess,” Roberts mentioned. “Clearly issues can change. It's two video games into the common season. However it's solely two video games. I believe it's truthful to say that's our hope. However I don't assume we're or we're owed it if it doesn't make sense.
“It is a distinctive ramp for everybody. Like I mentioned, it's two video games that matter however it's solely two video games. So the entire season and ensuring these guys are able to hit the begins, that's an important factor.”
These video games in Seoul are nonetheless greater than three weeks away, so there’s loads of time for the Dodgers to rearrange the rotation as they need.
Yamamoto beginning Wednesday offers him time to make three Cactus League appearances earlier than the Dodgers depart for South Korea, the place they may play two video games towards the Padres on March 20-21 to open the common season. Glasnow, who began Saturday towards the Angels, has time for 4 Cactus League video games to make up for the video games in Seoul.
