"Rookie phenom Roki Sasaki had eight starts in a Dodgers uniform that were far from what was promised after four illustrious seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball. Sasaki took close to five months off due to a shoulder impingement, but upon an uptick in his velocity and command in between rehab starts in Triple-A, he started to get featured out of the bullpen."
"Beyond October, however, Sasaki revealed to Japanese magazine Shukan Bunshun that he was " very hesitant " to attempt a switch, but the Dodgers still see him as a starter, with the potential to one day be the ace of the rotation. "They will let me try to start again next season," Sasaki said, so moving to the bullpen "was a relatively easy decision to make.""
Roki Sasaki missed nearly five months with a shoulder impingement before returning to game action. Improved velocity and command during Triple-A rehab starts prompted the Dodgers to use him out of the bullpen after two hitless minor-league relief innings and two major-league relief innings. In four October appearances he recorded 5.1 scoreless innings with no walks, five strikeouts and one hit allowed. He entered Game 1 of the NLCS and allowed two walks, an earned run and a 108.9 mph double. The Dodgers still view him as a future starter and possible rotation ace next season.
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