Yusei Kikuchi

SP · LAA · age 35

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Trade value: −$7.7M
Likely range: −$22.1M to $20.3M, where his value lands 8 or more times in 10
Overall: 75, potential 75
Player value: $31.1M over the next five seasons, contract aside
Contract: $21.00M a year, 1 year left
Next season: 1.1 WAR projected
Role: Rotation Arm
Style: Power Arm
Awards: 2x All-Star 2021, 2025

Yusei Kikuchi's trade value is −$7.7M: what his projected play is worth beyond his contract, summed over the deal and calibrated on real MLB trades.

Contract, season by season

Season	Cap hit	Worth	Surplus
2027	$21.0M	$13.2M	−$7.8M

Season	WAR	10–90% range	Plays
2027	1.0	0.0 to 2.7	77%
2028	0.7	0.0 to 2.5	53%
2029	0.4	0.0 to 1.7	29%
2030	0.1	0.0 to 0.1	11%
2031	0.1	0.0 to 0.1	7%