'Nasty': Word of Yoshinobu Yamamoto's stuff quickly spreading through Dodgers camp

Yoshinobu Yamamoto signed a 12-year , $325 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers .

Yamamoto obtained the largest contract ever given to a starting pitcher this offseason.

The 25-year-old 's upper-90s four -seam fastball and devastating splitter have turned heads at Dodgers camp.

He unleashes such hellacious pitches at 5-foot-10 and 176 pounds , while delivering them with what amounts to a slide step.

The Dodgers hope to line Yamamoto up to start at some point during their opening series in South Korea .

Yamamoto 's numbers in Japan were almost incomprehensible, the last three seasons specifically.

He posted a 1.42 ERA in 557 2/3 innings from 2021 to 2023 , accumulating 587 strikeouts and 110 walks.

Friedman: "We're going to be partners with him in figuring it out".