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Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L 

Born: 06/17/1991 Age: 34

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Let Them Cook for $6

On MLB 40-man: YES
Acquired: Free Agent (HOU) Nov'24

Wed 7/30 Thu 7/31 Fri 8/01
TEX 9:38 PM EDT --- CHW 9:38 PM EDT

Positions
SP
2026 Earned Positions
SP

All Leagues
Average $5.84 Median $5.00
SABR Points
Average $6.59 Median $6.00

All Leagues
Average $5.80 Median $4.50
SABR Points
Average $4.90 Median $4.50

Roster%
98.17%
Change
7Day 0.3%
30Day 4.59%

2025 OPL 2025 OPL Round 5
OPL Roster%
25.00%
OPL Average Salary
$4.75


July 25, 2025 10:51 AM : Kikuchi (4-7) was charged with the loss Thursday versus the Mariners after allowing three runs on seven hits and two walks across 4.2 innings. He struck out four.
Analysis: The left-hander kept Seattle off the board and had a 1-0 lead through four innings, but Julio Rodriguez and Randy Arozarena went deep in the fifth to flip the script. It was just the second time this season, and first since April 26, that Kikuchi failed to last at least five frames. The 34-year-old has a 3.23 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 127:54 K:BB over 122.2 innings this season and lines up to make his next start at home versus the Rangers next week.

MLB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP SV HLD K BB HBP HR P/IP Pts
2019SEA3232161.20011650636 2.5 404.34
2020SEA9947.000472003 4.89 230.00
2021SEA2929157.00016362527 3.56 559.00
2022TOR3220100.21012458923 2.55 256.34
2023TOR3232167.20018148427 4.14 693.34
2024TOR2222115.20013030217 4.51 521.34
2024HOU101060.000761408 5.1 306.00
2025LAA2323128.00013254217 4.02 515.00

Recent Games

Last 10 MLB Games

DateTeamOpponentGSWinSaveHoldIPTBF RERHKBBHBPHR Pts
Jul 29, 2025 LAA TEX 1 0 0 0 5.1 26 4 3 10 5 0 1 1 20.67
Jul 24, 2025 LAA SEA 1 0 0 0 4.2 23 3 3 7 4 2 0 2 -0.67
Jul 19, 2025 LAA @PHI 1 0 0 0 5.0 22 2 2 5 8 3 0 0 32.00
Jul 12, 2025 LAA ARI 1 1 0 0 5.2 24 3 3 6 5 1 0 2 9.33
Jul 7, 2025 LAA TEX 1 0 0 0 5.0 23 4 4 6 4 2 0 1 14.00
Jul 2, 2025 LAA @ATL 1 0 0 0 5.2 24 2 2 6 7 2 0 0 36.33
Jun 25, 2025 LAA BOS 1 1 0 0 7.0 26 2 0 3 12 1 0 0 56.00
Jun 20, 2025 LAA HOU 1 0 0 0 7.0 26 2 2 6 9 0 0 2 27.00
Jun 15, 2025 LAA @BAL 1 0 0 0 5.2 25 5 3 7 10 2 0 1 29.33
Jun 9, 2025 LAA ATH 1 1 0 0 7.1 24 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 43.67
Totals 10 3 0 0 58.1 243 27 22 57 69 14 1 9 267.67

Avg Salary & Roster%

Last 30 days

2026 Position Eligibility Progress

To gain eligibility, a player must have 5 GS or 10 G at a position in the majors, or 20 G at a position in the minors.

Transaction History

Date Transaction Type Team Salary
February 17, 2019 6:48 PM add Let Them Cook $16
October 4, 2019 4:50 PM increase Let Them Cook $18
November 21, 2019 11:41 PM cut Let Them Cook $0
February 29, 2020 2:30 PM add Let Them Cook $1
September 30, 2020 6:53 PM increase Let Them Cook $3
January 21, 2021 1:11 AM move Rigby & Pops (from Let Them Cook) $3
September 25, 2021 11:36 AM cut Rigby & Pops $2
February 19, 2022 5:54 PM add Let Them Cook $1
October 14, 2022 1:34 AM increase Let Them Cook $3
November 18, 2022 3:07 PM cut Let Them Cook $0
February 11, 2023 2:01 PM add Let Them Cook $1
October 12, 2023 11:22 AM increase Let Them Cook $3
October 10, 2024 12:17 AM increase Let Them Cook $5
November 15, 2024 12:11 AM increase Let Them Cook $6

Recent Trades for Yusei Kikuchi in SABR Points

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
May 25, 2025 7:01 PM Red Altoids Marcus Semien TEX 2B R $27 
Lars Nootbaar STL OF L $1 10IL 
Tanner Bibee CLE SP R $8 
Spencer Schwellenbach ATL SP R $7 60IL
 Bingo DeMoss Chris Bassitt TOR SP R $3 
Luis Arraez SDP 1B/2B L $13 
Shohei Ohtani LAD Util/SP R $73 
Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $4 
$50 loan
April 22, 2025 6:04 AM LT Titans ⚂ Griffin Jax MIN RP R $9
Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $6 
$8 loan 		Coastal Empire Lucas Erceg KCR RP R $7
January 23, 2025 10:37 AM The Blumpkin Spice Boys Nolan Jones COL OF L $8 
Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $6 
Tyler Fitzgerald SFG AAA 2B/SS/OF R $5
 LT Titans ⚂ Andre Pallante STL SP/RP R $5 
Zach Neto LAA SS R $4
December 8, 2024 9:32 PM The Blumpkin Spice Boys Eduardo Rodriguez ARI SP L $7 
 Nashville Numbers Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L $6 
November 21, 2024 7:44 AM Pass the Popcorn Luis Gil NYY SP R $7 60IL 
Yusei Kikuchi HOU SP L $6 
 The Brain Slug(ger)s 🦠 Bryan Reynolds PIT OF S $25 
Anthony Volpe NYY SS R $9 
November 16, 2024 1:51 PM The Sod Poodles William Contreras MIL C R $20
Yusei Kikuchi HOU SP L $4 
Tyler Black MIL AAA 1B/OF L $8 
 🐤 Bo Heisman Voters 🐤 Fernando Cruz CIN RP R $3 15IL 
Josh Naylor CLE 1B L $11 
Alec Burleson STL 1B/OF L $7
Chandler Simpson TBR OF L $4 
Cade Horton CHC SP R $6 
July 22, 2024 10:37 PM Dipoto's Doppelganger Bryce Miller SEA SP R $3 15IL
Gavin Williams CLE SP R $9 
 HUF! Yusei Kikuchi TOR SP L $7 
January 30, 2024 11:44 PM Yellow Ledbetters Nelson Velazquez KCR AAA OF R $3
Yusei Kikuchi TOR SP L $3 
 LIMA.JOML Christopher Morel CHC 2B/3B/OF R $6
January 28, 2024 4:08 PM HUF! Keibert Ruiz WSN C S $11 7IL
Michael King SDP SP R $7 60IL 
Reid Detmers LAA SP/RP L $8
Masataka Yoshida BOS Util L $32 
 MLB the Sho Freddie Freeman LAD 1B L $52 
Kyle Schwarber PHI OF L $28 
Yusei Kikuchi TOR SP L $7 
Brayan Bello BOS SP R $8 
April 17, 2022 10:04 AM Sugarless Vladdy Maikel Franco WSN Util R $1
Justin Verlander DET SP R $3 
Yusei Kikuchi TOR SP L $6 
 Kurtzalicious Jose Miranda MIN AAA 1B/3B R $3
Anthony Volpe NYY SS R $5 
Reid Detmers LAA SP/RP L $4
$2 loan