In the wake of Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki announcing he'll be signing with the Dodgers, the baseball world will anticipate with excitement the arrival of the star right-hander in the Major Leagues.

adding to the value of a pitcher with a 2.10 ERA in four seasons in Japan. Under his restrictions, Sasaki will be under team control at a minimal salary for six seasons. Given his promise as a ...

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Jan. 17, 2025 The situation made Sasaki a prized target for the Dodgers and much of the rest of the majors this winter, adding to the value of a pitcher with a 2.10 ERA in four seasons in Japan.

Sasaki boasts elite control and the ability to make batters miss. During his four seasons in Japan's NPB, he had a 2.02 ERA and 524 strikeouts. The hype for Sasaki really took off in 2023 ...

However, the 23-year-old righty never pitched more than 129.1 innings in a year over his four seasons in Japan, so the Dodgers may look for other ways -- such as a six-man rotation -- to limit his ...

In four seasons in Japan, Sasaki has a 2.10 earned-run average in 394 2/3 innings, giving up 265 hits and striking out 505 while walking 88. In other words, he has been a dominant force.

And Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who was posted one year ago after seven dominant seasons in Japan, signed a $325 million contract – and was the starting pitcher for four of the Dodgers’ 11 postseason ...

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