Roki Sasaki’s Potential MLB Impact: Everything You Need To Know
Image credit: Roki Sasaki (Photo by Rob Tringali/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
Baseball America prospect maven Geoff Pontes and editor-in-chief J.J. Cooper hop on the podcast to deliver an in-depth look at Roki Sasaki, the Japanese righthander whose posting has shaken up the offseason MLB free agent market.
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- There’s No Way To Get Around Bonus Limits To Sign Roki Sasaki
We dive into the analytics to spot some noticeable trends in Sasaki’s stuff, speculate on where he will most likely go and debate where he’d make the biggest impact.
Time Stamps
- (0:00) Who is Roki Sasaki?
- (1:00) Why the timing of his posting matters
- (8:30) Just how good can Sasaki be?
- (11:00) Scouting report on Sasaki
- (13:00) What about his velocity dip?
- (16:00) Release point changes
- (21:00) Durability questions
- (23:00) Would Sasaki as a Dodger be bad for baseball?
- (27:00) Sasaki’s control
- (28:00) Is he the best young pitcher in the world?
- (33:00) Why any team’s fans can dream
- (34:00) Which team would be most transformed by adding Sasaki?
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