2025 Balatro Contest

Yusei Kikuchi LAA SP L

Born: 06/17/1991 Age: 33

FanGraphs Player Page

2025 OPL OPL Player Page

Signed By

James for $5

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

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Positions
SP

All Leagues
Average $6.34 Median $6.00
Old School (5x5)
Average $6.51 Median $6.00

All Leagues
Average $4.30 Median $4.50
Old School (5x5)
Average $4.00 Median $3.50

Roster%
93.79%
Change
7Day 0.93%
30Day 1.55%

2025 OPL 2024 OPL Round 8
OPL Roster%
0.00%
OPL Average Salary
$0.00

MLB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP WINS SV K ERA WHIP
2019SEA3232161.2601165.455671.51546
2020SEA9947.020475.170211.29787
2021SEA2929157.0701634.414011.31847
2022TOR3220100.2611245.185431.50000
2023TOR3232167.21101813.864811.27038
2024TOR2222115.2401304.746401.34006
2024HOU101060.050762.700000.93333

Recent Games

Last 10 MLB Games

DateTeamOpponentGSWinSaveHoldIPTBF RERHKBBHBPHR
Sep 25, 2024 HOU SEA 1 0 0 0 6.0 24 2 0 4 8 1 0 0
Sep 19, 2024 HOU LAA 1 0 0 0 6.0 24 1 1 5 9 1 0 1
Sep 13, 2024 HOU @LAA 1 1 0 0 7.0 26 3 3 3 6 2 0 1
Sep 7, 2024 HOU ARI 1 1 0 0 6.0 26 4 4 7 6 0 0 2
Aug 31, 2024 HOU KCR 1 1 0 0 7.0 26 1 1 5 12 0 0 0
Aug 25, 2024 HOU @BAL 1 0 0 0 5.2 22 3 3 2 4 3 0 1
Aug 19, 2024 HOU BOS 1 0 0 0 5.2 25 3 1 6 7 1 0 1
Aug 13, 2024 HOU @TBR 1 1 0 0 5.2 21 1 1 3 5 0 0 0
Aug 7, 2024 HOU @TEX 1 1 0 0 5.1 23 2 2 4 8 3 0 1
Aug 2, 2024 HOU TBR 1 0 0 0 5.2 22 2 2 3 11 3 0 1
Totals 10 5 0 0 60.0 239 22 18 42 76 14 0 8

Avg Salary & Roster%

Last 30 days

2025 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
March 13, 2019 10:14 PM add Jamie $7
June 20, 2019 6:45 AM cut Jamie $4
February 26, 2020 11:39 PM add Marcus $1
September 30, 2020 6:52 PM increase Marcus $3
January 28, 2021 9:49 PM cut Marcus $0
February 23, 2021 11:00 PM add James $11
October 1, 2021 8:54 AM cut James $6
April 6, 2022 11:24 PM add Team Halterman $3
July 13, 2022 12:36 AM cut Team Halterman $2
August 18, 2023 11:04 AM add James $1
October 12, 2023 12:07 PM increase James $3
October 10, 2024 12:24 AM increase James $5

Recent Trades for Yusei Kikuchi in Old School (5x5)

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
January 17, 2025 11:13 AM My dog wears a diaper Carlos Rodon NYY SP L $16
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 1B/3B R $48
Josh H. Smith TEX SS/3B/OF L $5
Hagen Smith CHW A+ SP L $3
 Birdwatching Goes Both Ways Marcus Semien TEX 2B R $18
Christian Walker ARI 1B R $8
Edwin Uceta TBR RP R $9
Yusei Kikuchi HOU SP L $5
January 13, 2025 10:40 PM Canes Baseball Yusei Kikuchi HOU SP L $5
 Team Hiles Jurickson Profar SDP OF S $5
January 12, 2025 11:41 AM Fortune Cookie Wisdom Nick Castellanos PHI OF R $20
Matt Olson ATL 1B L $39
Kyle Finnegan WSN RP R $6
Framber Valdez HOU SP L $22
 Chester's Attempt Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 1B/3B R $37
Yusei Kikuchi HOU SP L $5
January 8, 2025 12:34 PM Minneapolis Millers Carlos Correa MIN SS R $7
 Crime Dog's Biscuits Yusei Kikuchi HOU SP L $6
January 7, 2025 1:55 PM The Schwelly Shawshank Redemption Yusei Kikuchi HOU SP L $7
Brandon Sproat NYM AAA SP R $8
 Crowe Force One Cal Raleigh SEA C S $17
January 6, 2025 7:43 PM James Gang Logan Webb SFG SP R $19
Zac Gallen ARI SP R $25
 Jake Taylor Mississippi Misfits II Ben Lively CLE SP R $3
Yusei Kikuchi HOU SP L $3
Josh Jung TEX 3B R $9 OUT
Cody Bradford TEX SP L $15
January 2, 2025 10:08 AM Acuna Moncada Lourdes Gurriel Jr. ARI OF R $6
 Lauze 5x5 Yusei Kikuchi HOU SP L $9
January 1, 2025 9:30 AM Mississippi RiverRats Yusei Kikuchi HOU SP L $5
 ⚾Otto Six⚾ Eugenio Suarez ARI 3B R $6
December 23, 2024 2:21 PM Dirtbags 2023 Edwin Diaz NYM RP R $26
Yusei Kikuchi HOU SP L $7
Nick Lodolo CIN SP L $7
 Trashcan Bangers Dylan Crews WSN OF R $7
December 19, 2024 9:56 AM Cosby Sweaters Tyler O'Neill BOS OF R $13
Ronel Blanco HOU SP R $9
 Touch`em All Joe Luis Arraez SDP 1B/2B L $13
Yusei Kikuchi HOU SP L $8