The Chiba Lotte Marines carefully managed the prodigy's development, holding him out of the top-flight roster for almost two full seasons to protect against overuse.
There's been reporting that Sasaki has the same option in his contract that Shohei Ohtani did during his NPB days; the ability to force himself to be posted at the end of any Japanese season.
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