Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L 

Born: 06/17/1991 Age: 33

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2025 OPL OPL Player Page

Signed By

Let Them Cook for $6

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

Sun 4/27 Mon 4/28 Tue 4/29
@MIN 0-1 5•• --- @SEA 9:40 PM EDT

Positions
SP
2026 Earned Positions
SP

All Leagues
Average $6.36 Median $6.00
SABR Points
Average $6.50 Median $6.00

All Leagues
Average $5.90 Median $5.00
SABR Points
Average $4.20 Median $3.50

Roster%
98.47%
Change
7Day 0.61%
30Day 0.3%

2025 OPL 2025 OPL Round 1
OPL Roster%
16.25%
OPL Average Salary
$6.54


April 26, 2025 9:19 PM : Kikuchi (0-4) took the loss against the Twins on Saturday, allowing four runs on nine hits and four walks over two innings. He did not strike out a batter.
Analysis: Kikuchi yielded three runs in the first frame off six singles (including four straight to start the inning) and a walk. The veteran southpaw gave up another run in the second inning and was lifted ahead of the third after tossing 66 pitches (37 strikes) while generating just three whiffs. Saturday's outing was in stark contrast to his previous start against the Giants on April 20, when he tossed 5.1 innings without giving up an earned run. Kikuchi is now up to a 4.31 ERA and 1.60 WHIP through 31.1 innings, and his 18 walks is tied with Carlos Rodon for second most in the American League behind Charlie Morton (20).

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
2025LAA6631.100281804 3.4 106.67

Recent Games

Last 10 MLB Games

DateTeamOpponentGSWinSaveHoldIPTBF RERHKBBHBPHR Pts
Apr 26, 2025 LAA @MIN 1 0 0 0 2.0 19 4 4 9 0 4 0 0 -2.00
Apr 20, 2025 LAA SFG 1 0 0 0 5.1 25 1 0 5 6 4 0 0 26.67
Apr 15, 2025 LAA @TEX 1 0 0 0 6.0 22 1 1 3 6 2 0 0 36.00
Apr 9, 2025 LAA @TBR 1 0 0 0 6.0 25 4 4 6 5 3 0 1 18.00
Apr 2, 2025 LAA @STL 1 0 0 0 6.0 26 3 3 4 6 5 0 2 1.00
Mar 27, 2025 LAA @CHW 1 0 0 0 6.0 23 3 3 5 5 0 0 1 27.00
Sep 25, 2024 HOU SEA 1 0 0 0 6.0 24 2 0 4 8 1 0 0 43.00
Sep 19, 2024 HOU LAA 1 0 0 0 6.0 24 1 1 5 9 1 0 1 32.00
Sep 13, 2024 HOU @LAA 1 1 0 0 7.0 26 3 3 3 6 2 0 1 28.00
Sep 7, 2024 HOU ARI 1 1 0 0 6.0 26 4 4 7 6 0 0 2 16.00
Totals 10 2 0 0 56.1 240 26 23 51 57 22 0 8 225.67

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
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 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 L $8 7IL
 🐤 Bo Heisman Voters 🐤 Fernando Cruz CIN RP R $3 
Josh Naylor CLE 1B L $11 
Alec Burleson STL 1B/OF L $7 
Chandler Simpson TBR OF L $4 
Cade Horton CHC AAA SP R $6
July 22, 2024 10:37 PM Dipoto's Doppelganger Bryce Miller SEA SP R $3 
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 
Michael King SDP SP R $7 
Reid Detmers LAA SP/RP L $8
Masataka Yoshida BOS Util L $32 10IL
 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 
 🐮The Milkman Delivers 🐮 Jose Miranda MIN 1B/3B R $3 7IL
Anthony Volpe NYY SS R $5
Reid Detmers LAA SP/RP L $4
$2 loan
December 11, 2021 12:29 AM Shonash Ravine 🚂 Yusei Kikuchi SEA SP L $7 
 Tesla Braves Marco Gonzales SEA SP L $11 OUT