Sasaki, Dodgers and Dave Roberts

Inside the Dodgers’ seven-year pursuit of Rōki Sasaki, their foothold in Japan and the battle for MLB's next potential pitching star.
When his day was done he conferenced with catcher Will Smith and manager Dave Roberts before doing the same with Friedman and pitching coach Mark Prior. “They thought it went well,” Sasaki said.
Manager Dave Roberts has said that Sasaki is a candidate to start the second game of the season when the Dodgers face the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo on March 19. “Roki is certainly talented ...
Sasaki, 23, agreed to a deal with the Dodgers in January with a signing bonus reportedly worth $6.5 million. He pitched for ...
But Dave Roberts said Friday he was “very hopeful ... for Japanese-born pitchers Shohei Ohtani, Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki. That remains the plan — but not to start the season, Friedman ...