Yesterday, Dodger fans were making excuses for Blake Snell: “Well, he hadn’t pitched in 10 days.” So, Yoshi Yamamoto hadn’t pitched in 11 days, and he went nine innings and won 5-1. This is a no-excuse zone, and Blake Snell failed the test. Yamamoto aced it. Like Yoda said, “Try, there is no try – You do or you don’t do!”
Make no mistake about this: Ymamoto is the Dodgers’ Ace… not Snell! Blake Snell is a nice pitcher… but he’s no Ace. I am not going to argue it, but Snell may be the 4th best pitcher on the Dodgers behind Yamamoto, Ohtani, and Glasnow.