The Los Angeles Dodgers have 14 pitchers on the injured list after an offseason that was spent addressing last year’s issue of pitching depth.
Roki Sasaki was seen as a unicorn coming over from Nippon Professional Baseball with a virtually unhittable splitter, a 2.10 ERA over four seasons, and being just 23 years old. After being courted by 20 MLB teams, the right-hander finally signed with L.A., but has had a below-average 4.72 ERA in his first eight starts with the Dodgers.
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Sasaki landed on the injured list with a shoulder impingement a little over a month ago, and Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior theorized that the injury led to his lack of command to begin the MLB chapter of his career.