“Unraveling the Mystery: Is Dodgers Rookie Roki Sasaki the Next Pitching Phenomenon?”
The Dodgers won Sasaki’s first three starts despite his relative struggles, but they failed to provide him with any run support Saturday against the Cubs, and then the bullpen imploded entirely in the late innings, leading to a 16-0 rout in Chicago’s favor despite Sasaki’s stellar effort. As a result, Sasaki has his first loss and is still in search of his first win as a big-league starting pitcher.
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While the unique circumstances of his jump to MLB mean that Sasaki is on the same league-minimum contract as fellow rookie hurlers Jack Dreyer and Ben Casparius, the immense hype surrounding his arrival has amplified the degree to which Sasaki’s earliest outings have been scrutinized. No, he didn’t require the same monumental monetary investment as his teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto, but Sasaki’s development is being tracked on a near-daily basis as closely as that of any pitcher in recent memory.
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