Roki Sasaki made an exciting debut in March, hitting impressive speeds above 100 mph during his first game. However, his subsequent performance has been disappointing, averaging only 96 mph and occasionally dropping to 92-93 mph. Lead pitching coach Mark Prior expressed concern over Sasaki's velocity not being effective enough at lower speeds. For a young pitcher new to MLB expectations, these variations raise questions about his capability to maintain elite fastball effectiveness moving forward, amidst early season challenges for the Dodgers.
For a developing young pitcher who came to the majors this offseason fixated on improving his fastball speeds, it was a promising early sign.
Almost two months later, however, in one of the more confounding developments of the Dodgers ' otherwise successful start to the season, Sasaki hasn't come to close to even flirting with 100 mph again.
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