The Chiba Lotte Marines announce 23-year-old pitcher Roki Sasaki will be posted, making him a free agent and a potential target for the Dodgers.
On the first day of October, two Dodgers executives were on the other side of the world. Shortly after the end of the regular season, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman and vice president of player personnel Galen Carr were in Japan on a scouting trip. The center of their attention: Phenom pitcher Roki Sasaki. For the last several years, the Dodgers’ front office has adored Sasaki, enamored by a dazzling repertoire headlined by a triple-digit fastball.
And one of his best starts came that day Friedman was in attendance: A nine-inning, one-run, 10-strikeout complete game. 'Pitched well,” was all Friedman was willing to reveal a few days later.
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