#closer-strategy

#closer-strategy

Roberts had been coy in specifically saying how he'd deploy the young pitcher. At this point, there was no hiding what Sasaki's role is going to be moving forward for the Dodgers. "He's definitely the primary option," Roberts said. "I think that there's a build up, there's also a component that we have to win [nine] more games and he's not going to close every game. It's not feasible. To the question, if it makes sense, [Sasaki] will be finishing games."