The Los Angeles Dodgers lured Roki Sasaki with promises of fixing his once-electric fastball, but that claim has already fallen apart a month into his MLB career.

When pitching in Japan, Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki dominated thanks to a great fastball that often touched triple digits. However, his velocity has declined in recent seasons, despite being just 23 years old.

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Roberts has said all the right things about Sasaki, but he’s also admitted that he needs to improve. However, if the Dodgers expect him to be the arm he was expected to be, that'll likely come from development at the major league level.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers signed pitcher Roki Sasaki with the belief that he could follow—and potentially surpass—countrymen Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound. While some adjustment was expected as Sasaki transitioned to pitching full time in Major League Baseball,

When the Dodgers signed Roki Sasaki, he pretty much instantly became every prospect outlet's unanimous pick as the No. 1 prospect in baseball. It was kind of a weird technicality, since Sasaki was always going to end up making the major league rotation,

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