After Yoshinobu Yamamoto's standout performance against the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts sent a clear message about his rising star. Fresh off being named National League Pitcher of the Month for March/April,

While starting pitching has collectively yet to be the strength the Los Angeles Dodgers expected this season, Yoshinobu Yamamoto has emerged as a frontline ace.

While the Los Angeles Dodgers are currently dealing with yet another stretch of brutal injury luck at the pitcher’s mound – a year’s tradition for LA’s finest – one player who has become borderline automatic is Yoshinobu Yamamoto,