"Yoshinobu Yamamoto: The 27-year-old made a total of 24 starts as a rookie in 2024, tallying 112 2/3 innings. He missed nearly three months due to triceps and shoulder injuries. Not only did Yamamoto avoid the IL in 2025, he pitched 173 2/3 regular season innings over 30 starts and finished third in the NL Cy Young voting. Then he tacked on another 37 1/3 postseason innings over five starts, capped by a Game 7 no-rest 34-pitch relief outing."
"Why not sign Giolito, Bassitt, or even Gallen to an above-market 1 year salary and try to flip them at the deadline (I'm assuming that the QO for Gallen is slightly mitigated because of the prior penalties for Diaz and Tucker). I'm excited to see Stone and Ryan but it's still not clear what they will look like post injuries. This would theoretically be another way to leverage the cash on hand advantage and keep the farm restocked given the current draft pick penalties"
Los Angeles plans extensive starter load management, combining six-man rotation usage with inning limits and possible short-term veteran acquisitions aimed at maintaining rotation depth. The team could pursue one-year, above-market pitchers like Giolito, Bassitt, or Gallen to flip at the trade deadline and protect prospects amid draft-pick penalties. Yoshinobu Yamamoto's innings increased dramatically from 98 1/3 to 173 2/3 regular season innings plus 37 1/3 postseason, after missing time due to triceps and shoulder injuries. Yamamoto's workload, World Baseball Classic participation, and previous relief usage in Game 7 raise questions about long-term innings management and injury risk.
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