Outlook: The first start of Yamamoto’s 12-year, $325 million deal with the Dodgers was quite the disaster; facing the Padres in his native Japan, he gave up five runs while getting just three outs.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto had an incredible season with the Dodgers last year. The Japanese star carried the team to the World Series and played a crucial role in the playoffs. Yamamoto was one of those ...