Roki Sasaki is targeting a return in late June from what the team described as a shoulder impingement, but the rookie never looked entirely comfortable before he went down, so who knows what he will offer them when he comes back.
"Off field this past October may have been one of the most impressive displays of leadership I've ever seen," Friedman said. "His connecting with different guys, going out of his way on a number of different fronts, was quite possibly the best leadership I've ever seen."