With Roki Sasaki, the Dodgers Further Separate Themselves

Roki Sasaki did what everyone expected him to do all along — he picked the Los Angeles Dodgers. The defending World Series champs just added the favorite to win the NL Rookie of the Year award and one of the best pitchers in the world, at least when he’s healthy. They won the World Series with just three functioning starting pitchers, and right now, they have six.

Sasaki dominated NPB hitters in the last two years when he was able to pitch, making 33 starts and throwing 202 innings across 2023 and 2024. He’s been up to 102 mph with his four-seamer

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