Yusei Kikuchi

Yusei Kikuchi throws three scoreless in Thursday start

Yusei Kikuchi pitched three innings Thursday recording five strikeouts, walking two, and allowing no hits against the Padres.

Fantasy Impact

Kikuchi had a rough transition to the MLB last year recording a 5.46 ERA and 1.41 WHIP over 162 innings. The good news is that his velocity is up this spring and he did show some improvement with his control over the second half last year. Still, Kikuchi does not provide much excitement pitching for a Mariners team that will struggle to score runs.