Wow 90% unsubscribed is crazy y’all need to show bro some love
@AndThatsBaseball9 ай бұрын
Comment of the year right here Listen to James everyone!
@resmarted9 ай бұрын
You need to stop talking like that and not even think about telling me what to do until you do.
@nerychristian8 ай бұрын
We should all unsubscribe then subscribe at the same time
@jamesmartano66048 ай бұрын
@resmarted you sound dumb bro. I been subscribed
@JTDutch8 ай бұрын
Hello, burner account. Stop scolding your viewers.
@aaronm34168 ай бұрын
Back here after he went to the Dodgers. As a Dodger fan I fully accept we are the new evil empire 😂
@AndThatsBaseball8 ай бұрын
Gotta respect Freidman he had this offseason planned out for a while
@gabbyhyman12468 ай бұрын
So glad we're moving beyond yearly rentals and looking for long-term contenders.
@goldmo24277 ай бұрын
Without the rings sadly
@jasoncarver36147 ай бұрын
uh 2020 bro just telling you history@@goldmo2427
@jasoncarver36147 ай бұрын
yearly rental? Dude come on? Mr Roboto is hardly a rental. Nor is our big $700 signing. Perhaps the OF, yes. can't remember his name, Teoscar, something like that, but the big signings, hardly a rental @@gabbyhyman1246
@OshiZlebaseball9 ай бұрын
The 2023 WBC was a huge turning point for the sport. People will be looking at these guys when they come over to the states and will say, Hey didn't this guy play in the WBC. That's one of the reason why I believed in the WBC.
@Dodgers-sw2uk8 ай бұрын
Not really, Most Americans didn’t watch
@glswenson8 ай бұрын
I'm an American, but I'm a big fan of the NPB and watch more Japanese baseball than MLB these days. I've noticed a lot more English speaking viewers starting to tune in after the WBC. It's really nice to see. There are so many talented players that will make waves in the MLB. 😊
@Dodgers-sw2uk8 ай бұрын
@@glswenson that has a lot more to do with the waive of talent being created there than the WBC. They are basically scouting players for their team lol
@jasoncarver36147 ай бұрын
agreed to a certain extent, as an American I too watched more Japanese & Korean content then I used too but more because I didn't have much of a choice due to COVID. But I get it. The WBC was pretty awesome and was my first experience with it. So much talent in the baseball world than simply MLB talent. I know I had no idea at that time and how entertaining it was to see baseball elevate. @Dodgers-sw2uk@@glswenson
@Olker87 ай бұрын
Realistically the us fans won’t rember them at all. Since the names aren’t familiar they are much harder to remember
@bot-dl6ek8 ай бұрын
Bat flip at 12:36 is insane
@jamesesterline9 ай бұрын
0:35 Wrong, MLB Power Pros 2008 was Japan's greatest export and it came out a few months after Mario Kart Wii
@AndThatsBaseball9 ай бұрын
My credibility down the drain just like that
@RetroBaseball9 ай бұрын
Mr. Jacob has dropped another banger as always.
@DPSflatstocks8 ай бұрын
This guy nailed his value, should be an agent!!
@TheTEN249 ай бұрын
Love this video man learning more about the other international free agents. Imanaga really intrigues me I hope the Mets look into him as well.
@AndThatsBaseball9 ай бұрын
Love his strikeout stuff
@jasoncarver36147 ай бұрын
they did and that was quite a good prediction on your part.
@craftmotamarcu90798 ай бұрын
High quality vid, really enjoyed even though Im not a baseball fan. Loved how you illustrated geography with 3D Google Maps
@AndThatsBaseball8 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed!
@Kukujack428 ай бұрын
No you didn’t mix Pokémon music with baseball history 😂 legendary
@AnAwesomeHobbit9 ай бұрын
Really hope to see Jung-Hoo Lee end up on the mariners, we need outfielders, we need more contact, and he just seems like a really fun player to watch. Really hoping all these guys have successful transitions to MLB, seems like free agents coming from foreign leagues get better every year
@AndThatsBaseball9 ай бұрын
He’d fit that park too I bet. Huge outfield to drop bloopers into
@antonioibarra50528 ай бұрын
we flat out need hitting with owners that aren’t willing to spend any amount of money. we have one of the best players in the league with an incredible pitching staff but we don’t do anything about it. sad to see😕
@jasoncarver36147 ай бұрын
still sad I guess, since the Giants picked him up many a day ago. If it means anything to you though, screw the Giants & go Mariners @@antonioibarra5052
@jasoncarver36147 ай бұрын
& speaking of which why are not owners using tactics such as that used by the Dodgers, especially the cheap owners, why not utilize deferred payments. The so called Bobby Bonilla contracts? Why not compete w/ the big market teams in such creative terms? @@antonioibarra5052
@sethorg_8 ай бұрын
First time here and the Sinnoh Lake theme goes so crazy!! Had to sub after that
@chewilliams93459 ай бұрын
Loved the video! Great break down. Just a small fun fact that the Korean Gold Glove isn't a defensive award, but an award given to the best overall player at his position :)
@AndThatsBaseball9 ай бұрын
Damn I had no idea, thanks.
@jasoncarver36147 ай бұрын
so much for the GOLD glove. Should be the award given for the best Korean overall player award. Is it called the gold glove or is this a lost in communication something or other? I have no frickin clue@@AndThatsBaseball
@andrewfarelli92416 ай бұрын
One issue is that the Golden Glove award is NOT for the best defensive player at the position but rather the best overall player at the position (DH has a golden glove for example)
@shaindaman136 ай бұрын
As a Cubs Fan I seriously think or at least hope we got the low key best signing of the offseason with Imanaga. I would not be at all surprised if he turns out to be great.
@Shakester719 ай бұрын
Aside from his wind up, he reminds me of a prime Tim Lincecum with his approach. Lincecum, in his prime, had a fastball top out at 95. His strikeout pitch was a nasty change up.
@Dodgers-sw2uk8 ай бұрын
Lincecum always had control issues though. It was obvious that if his velocity/spin rate ever dropped he was gonna have issues trying to hit his spots
@Shakester718 ай бұрын
@@Dodgers-sw2uk But you can’t deny that regardless of that, for a 3 year stretch, he was one of the most dominant pitchers in all of MLB.
@Dodgers-sw2uk8 ай бұрын
@@Shakester71 oh for sure, he was electric
@Shakester718 ай бұрын
@@Dodgers-sw2uk just a shame it suddenly went downhill for him. Still kind of a mystery to me. After those dominant years, he wasn’t good then all of a sudden, throws a no no out of nowhere.
@jasoncarver36147 ай бұрын
if I recall correctly, his arm fell off & sadly, well maybe not sadly being a Dodgers fan, but rather sadly for the Giants, his effectiveness wore thin & MLB caught up to his new level of stuff. @@Shakester71
@Robbroy139 ай бұрын
Oh hell yeah we have Sadgasm as the background music 2 minutes in, this is gonna be a BANGER
@zayuhhhhhh9 ай бұрын
The Pokémon background music so calm, great choice
@JYD20205 ай бұрын
here after he signed the BIG contract
@jwilliams16429 ай бұрын
Liking and commenting hoping you get a sponsor next time. Cool video mang.
@jonahflores11477 ай бұрын
The Pokemon music in the background LMAO!!!!
@mariokart92279 ай бұрын
A new And That's Baseball vid now the day is better
@UhDots8 ай бұрын
that mario kart clip was fye
@procrastinatingpuma9 ай бұрын
I think Lee ends up with the Padres, they need a CF with more upside than Grisham is current bringing, and being able to play with Kim would sweeten the deal methinks.
@AndThatsBaseball9 ай бұрын
If they have any money to spend maybe
@ek93859 ай бұрын
Or he could play LF for the Dodgers.
@knutschack86258 ай бұрын
This aged well, they certainly need outfielders now!
@jasoncarver36147 ай бұрын
ancient history on this thread. no Dodger, no Padre and certainly a Giant. But two Lee's on one team is 1 too many.
@NinjaSquirrel309 ай бұрын
Yamamoto!!!!! MVP 🇯🇵 ⚾ 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Come to Braves 🪓 ⚾
@AndThatsBaseball9 ай бұрын
Frank the Tank would lose his mind
@jasoncarver36147 ай бұрын
nah
@kwquinn148 ай бұрын
Elite bat flip 🤌🏻 12:36
@smoceany94789 ай бұрын
yamamoto is insane
@Dodgers-sw2uk8 ай бұрын
Senga looking at Yamamoto like “bro, you owe me”
@bdj5229 ай бұрын
Love the Black Ops 2 menu music making an appearance
@risboturbide93969 ай бұрын
Very interesting video. Can't wait to see where's Yamamoto will sign, and for how much.
@OneStarVic6 ай бұрын
The use of Pokémon music was a huge HUH? Moment
@icetredotnet64737 ай бұрын
One of my new favorite channels!
@a.a6778 ай бұрын
So happy he's a Dodger, Roki Sasaki is next.
@strudel13473 ай бұрын
this would be absolutely insane lol
@juhay.verdee69979 ай бұрын
great stuff 🧠
@MrNekoCraft8 ай бұрын
am i trippin or am i hearing sadgasm in the background
@duke_rabbit9 ай бұрын
"nobody with a girlfriend has ever heard of IVB" put that on a shirt
@justinkeizer23869 ай бұрын
Biggest thing I learned was that Sheldon Neuse is the greatest player in Japan at the moment
@AndThatsBaseball9 ай бұрын
He had an AWFUL year actually
@dirtyschoolclothes72609 ай бұрын
Not even close
@PrimarySweeper139 ай бұрын
A’s legend
@justinkeizer23869 ай бұрын
@@AndThatsBaseball naw I don’t think you fully understand the magnitude of Sheldon’s impact on the game of baseball
@gregcub3d9 ай бұрын
dodger legend?
@User-b9q2z9 ай бұрын
That gen 4 music hitting
@Hymnoz7 ай бұрын
I enjoyed the use of Lake theme from Pokémon DPPt at 2:43
@aguzman2228 ай бұрын
Great content- new sub
@AndThatsBaseball8 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed!
@aydendietz23138 ай бұрын
Why am I the only person noticing the fact that he’s using the black ops two sound track behind his commentary?!🤣
@nickpsaras21408 ай бұрын
Ghost of Tsushima music 🔥
@sonnymarsh22608 ай бұрын
Would love it if Yamamoto signed with the Cardinals. Nootbaar should reach out if they’re on good terms.
@severianthefool72338 ай бұрын
Mmm gimme more ah them crunchy guitar licks
@Ironman8299 ай бұрын
Welcome to the Stl Cardinals, Yoshi
@chad.avatar8 ай бұрын
“Hide the money ya, there’s poor people around “ 😂
@seancrockett8969 ай бұрын
I'm callin that he goes to the Royals 🎉
@velosiped1358 ай бұрын
We just got Ohtani and now I'm feeling a little greedy. Come on Dodgers, I'll buy more $16 beers.
@AndThatsBaseball8 ай бұрын
Gonna be $19.99 beers soon if you want Yamamoto
@jasoncarver36147 ай бұрын
$20 dollar beer soon but $16 now...I'll have one now b4 inflation kicks in...Thx
@romiarkan4509 ай бұрын
I actually wanted to see Jung-hoo Lee take the route players like Dae-ho Lee and Seung-hwan Oh before him take. Go to Japan, rule the NPB for a couple of years THEN go get that fat MLB paycheck. In the end the Koreans just wanna beat Japan and what better way to do it then send their best player to learn the ways of the NPB first?
@beegd00kie109 ай бұрын
Yeah this video title tells me he's probably gonna have an ERA around 4.30 in 2024...
@cosmoid9 ай бұрын
How do you find the stuff+ and command+ of a specific pitch? Like if I wanted to know the stuff+ on Luis Castillo's fastball, how would I find it?
@AndThatsBaseball9 ай бұрын
FanGraphs has leaderboards under the pitch modeling tab. U can sort by pitch type and each pitch has a stuff+, location+, and pitching+
@GatsbyCioffi8 ай бұрын
The Phillies keep being listed as a suitor for Yamamoto, despite it hardly being talked about. Wonder if Dombrowski has been lurking in the shadows this whole time, and will shock the world, lol
@jasoncarver36147 ай бұрын
nope
@ryancarroll16979 ай бұрын
I agree Yamamoto will end up in New York. It’s just a question of who wants to cough up more money. Personally, I believe whichever NY a team doesn’t get Yamamoto will go after Imanaga. Jung Hoo Lee goes to Boston or Chicago
@zfouleur8 ай бұрын
Mets
@smxwing8 ай бұрын
Dodgers >
@severianthefool72338 ай бұрын
Heandog Bumpday is a great DnD character name.
@SONICX10279 ай бұрын
The Sox have a crowded outfield roster as it is, since Jung-Ho Lee is one. The Sox desperately need pitching and they are link to Yamamoto, so I hope they get him
@jasoncarver36147 ай бұрын
Lee is not a Sox (red) nor is Mr Roboto
@db63419 ай бұрын
5 years 90 million all 30 MLB teams would jump on that I think
@user-lz5dz1qx2q9 ай бұрын
At last some one talk about the other guys with YY
@AndThatsBaseball9 ай бұрын
Yamamoto is really overshadowing a loaded class. If I had more time I would’ve dove deeper into the other arms, but Imanaga and Lee are also gonna make big money
@user-jv9qz2bu1r9 ай бұрын
hope Giants get him - San Francisco will not be outbid on this contract
@morenowg8 ай бұрын
Yes! I would prefer him over othani. We need pitching and othani said he didn’t want to pitch so much.
@lukelauw8 ай бұрын
Let’s go they got him
@smxwing8 ай бұрын
Dodgers >
@lukelauw7 ай бұрын
@@smxwing swept by dbacks 😂😂
@alex824939 ай бұрын
I don't think Yamamoto ends up with NYY because he's got the same agent as Stanton and that agent is pissed about how Cashman shit on Stanton. There will be plenty of other juicy contracts he can get
@miserableunoriginal8 ай бұрын
He works for Yamamoto, not the other way around
@mercurydylan8999 ай бұрын
Come to St. Louis!
@jaythornton99298 ай бұрын
They said the same things about Darvish. While he isn't a bad pitcher, I don't know if he was worth the hype. That's my concern here.
@kyletheflameseeker28779 ай бұрын
What about that one starting pitcher in the NPB that played for the Baystars and did pretty well? I think his name was Trevor Bauer or something. Seems like he would do well in the MLB, maybe even be Cy Young worthy.
@jasoncarver36147 ай бұрын
dude, only Julio Urias would give a thumbs up.
@imhip5109 ай бұрын
moto seem like a lil dudu thats going to struggle in the states especalliy wit his funny ass windup we aint sold on dis cat different levels here
@PaladinYT9 ай бұрын
"No one with a girlfriend has heard of IVB" true! I have a boyfriend :v
@AndThatsBaseball9 ай бұрын
W
@LIBlurr8 ай бұрын
Be a great Closer for Yankees ! Mo 2.0 *Gets him in Twice as many games minimal.
@sonny90547 ай бұрын
Wait til you get a load of Imanaga.
@Noipara389 ай бұрын
Jung-hoo Lee is definitely a great defender, but he’s golden glove award is not telling anything about his (or any player in KBO’s) defensive skills. Golden glove award in KBO is more like a Silver slugger award in MLB. This year, the KBO defensive award has been added. Though, I’m pretty sure that he would win the award if he played full-time.
@jasoncarver36147 ай бұрын
he is skinny and can run, so label him a KBO golden glove. You would be safe
@copomo9 ай бұрын
oh no i overwrote my data on prospi A and havent got him yet on new account
@nepzski9 ай бұрын
first 10 seconds look like mcla when you load into the game
@SuperJay12jay8 ай бұрын
Now Ohtani is signed for 700M, Yamamoto 25 year old phenom will get around 400M+.
@C0CKROACH_WHITE8 ай бұрын
Rôki Sasaki>>>
@amessina66919 ай бұрын
Mets signed Severino instead. So we're set.🙄
@coolbreeze42499 ай бұрын
Lee to the mariners. Put him in right field.
@DFusions_7 ай бұрын
People going to use his game against Hanshin as an excuse to say the Dodgers made a mistake signing him
@BootLeg_King9 ай бұрын
Kinda want the Mets to try and get both Yamamoto and Garcia
@MountainStreamLives8 ай бұрын
So what you’re trying to say is…Had he not choked in his first game, his team would have clinched the series in game 6?
@kwquinn148 ай бұрын
138 pitches and no walks??! 2:25
@jamie66049 ай бұрын
Nobody with a gf has heard of ivb😭 touche my friend
@AndThatsBaseball9 ай бұрын
I’ve got a one person sample size for that theory (myself)
@juancuelloespinosa8 ай бұрын
Why are all the npb scoreboards blurred? Are they pornographic 😆
@senororlando29 ай бұрын
He should wear #2 cause YY2 kinda looks like YYZ
@craftmotamarcu90798 ай бұрын
Music at 2:55 please?
@AndThatsBaseball8 ай бұрын
Music playlist is linked in the description, this track is "Lake" from Pokemon Platinum OST
@sleezy12268 ай бұрын
Hes a Dodger!
@StuPedasso9 ай бұрын
No doubt this dude is good...but Japan's MLB is quite frankly equal to or just *a little* above MLB's AAA. He'll end up as an overpaid starter for the likes of New York, LA or Ranger/Astros. Good for him but nowhere near the elite pitching "Cy Young" caliber they will pay. Super thin 2023 free agent market puts him well over $100M for someone that will be a #3 starter.
@archiewalters36339 ай бұрын
Kodai Senga was posted from NPB and posted a sub 3 era in his rookie season, I think Yamamoto, a significantly more talented and accomplished starter can do something similar
@strudel13473 ай бұрын
he’s pitching like a cy young contender so far!
@ticnatz7 ай бұрын
With a 1.16 ERA, how on earth did Yamamoto lose 6 games in 2023?
@ticnatz7 ай бұрын
Of course, Gibson in 1968.....
@jasoncarver36147 ай бұрын
what, Kirk Gibson is in 1988 . Some of us was existent back then . You were not, apparently. No shame, but real history is a good thing. F off with your false narrative.
@hateusernames28 ай бұрын
International baseball players are getting more skilled and more attention than the American born players
@sourapple66049 ай бұрын
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 pleeease!!! Be a Yankee doodle dandy
@imhip5109 ай бұрын
200M plus for dis homeboy? u aint ninja shohei but then who is? tha baddest boy to ever put on a cleats and the greatest sthlete in all of NAPS history good to be ninja ohtani, aint it folks?
@TC103949 ай бұрын
why am i watching baseball lol
@AndThatsBaseball9 ай бұрын
Cuz it’s a great sport
@TC103949 ай бұрын
1 word: shohei 😂
@Yunger_Gravy9 ай бұрын
Japanese Greg Maddux?
@MrMosby-hy3te9 ай бұрын
Cardinals might grab him!
@morenowg8 ай бұрын
I would prefer him for the giants over othani.
@strudel13473 ай бұрын
unfortunate that the dodgers wound up getting both
@trenchant29 ай бұрын
Mariners
@FrankleFarkle9 ай бұрын
Hopium still chasing that Ichiro high. It’s so lame.
@justinwarthen9 ай бұрын
Orioles better sign Yamamoto
@AndThatsBaseball9 ай бұрын
Angelos gives out that type of cash the day pigs fly
@MonkeyKingXiaoMin8 ай бұрын
dont forget bauer
@favre4ever398 ай бұрын
I think the MLB has forgotten him...
@jorgejohnson4519 ай бұрын
No offense, but it’s a huge gamble to sign a rookie to such big money. Even in the U.S., the minors and majors are worlds apart. Signing a Japanese pitcher to such numbers is irresponsible.
@jeffteyrosado99669 ай бұрын
I don't give a damn about these players from other countries USA players only
@MatrixDeception7228 ай бұрын
You are stupid
@strudel13473 ай бұрын
are you stupid? a foreign player has won the mvp for 3 straight years genius.
@berniestewart17389 ай бұрын
Every pitcher has at least one bad game. Baseball 🤬 everyone.
@koningklootzak77889 ай бұрын
The greatest export since Mario Cart? WTF. What about don't products? Toyota cars? Ohtani? Make more intelligent joke.
@AndThatsBaseball9 ай бұрын
Mario Kart Wii was special u wouldn’t get it
@koningklootzak77889 ай бұрын
@@AndThatsBaseball Ohtani is clearly greater than the stupid TV game