“When will Roki Sasaki be named the closer?”
This has been a collective question on the minds of many who’ve watched the Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen struggle to piece together scoreless innings.
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Sasaki has earned saves in back-to-back NLDS games, and though he projects to be a starter next season, he’s quickly become an indispensable weapon out of the bullpen for this current iteration of the team.
Given the volatility of the bullpen, it was a near certainty that manager Dave Roberts would be asked about the possible rotation of his arms ahead of Game 3.