"We didn't try to push it too early. We knew that he was a guy that was accustomed to doing things a certain way and we were going to embrace that, Friedman said. At the same time, forging a relationship and building trust and getting to a place where we could partner together and not pushing it prematurely. His delivery had gotten out of whack."
"The compensation for the oblique injury (during his 2024 season in Japan) and then obviously it led to some shoulder soreness. So just getting him feeling right and then syncing up his body again was really important and he was all-in obviously on doing that. It's just how to get from A to B. Connor McGuiness, Mark Prior, Rob Hill have done an unbelievable job with him"
Roki Sasaki made eight starts before landing on the injured list, posting a 4.72 ERA with 24 strikeouts in 35.1 innings. A subsequent bullpen outing showed mid-90s velocity rather than his earlier 100 mph. The Dodgers took a patient approach, building trust and avoiding premature pushing while addressing delivery compensation from an oblique injury that led to shoulder soreness. Coaching staff members Connor McGuiness, Mark Prior, and Rob Hill worked to sync his body and rebuild mechanics. Sasaki returned late in the regular season, recording two scoreless innings with four strikeouts and appearing in Game 2 of the Wild Card series.
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