Roki Sasaki
23-Year-Old
Free Agent
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
As a 20-year-old NPB phenom, Sasaki threw a perfect game and followed that up with eight perfect innings in his next start. Three years later, he's set to get his shot at the MLB level. He's sure to generate a ton of interest due to his youth and potential, but there's plenty of downside with Sasaki as well. First and foremost are durability concerns. He topped out at 20 starts and 129.1 innings in 2022 and has averaged 16.5 starts and 101 innings over the last two years while battling oblique and arm issues. He's taking steps to address those concerns by decreasing his fastball velocity and pitching to contact more often, with his fastball now sitting in the upper 90s instead of triple digits and his K% falling from 39.1% in 2023 to 28.6% in 2024. That could mean Sasaki is simply getting worse rather than making a conscious decision to stay healthy, as it did result in a career-high ERA - but when a 2.35 ERA represents a career high, expect MLB teams to remain very interested. Read Past Outlooks
Officially posted
The Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball posted Sasaki for major-league teams Monday, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.
ANALYSIS
With Sasaki's 45-day posting window now officially open, clubs will have between now and Jan. 23 to reach an agreement with the right-hander. While an agreement seems likely to occur well before then, it's not expected to be announced until after the new international signing period opens Jan. 15. The Dodgers, Padres, Giants, Cubs, Rangers and Mets are expected to be the teams in the thick of the running to land Sasaki.
With Sasaki's 45-day posting window now officially open, clubs will have between now and Jan. 23 to reach an agreement with the right-hander. While an agreement seems likely to occur well before then, it's not expected to be announced until after the new international signing period opens Jan. 15. The Dodgers, Padres, Giants, Cubs, Rangers and Mets are expected to be the teams in the thick of the running to land Sasaki.
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Likely posting at Winter Meetings
Sasaki is likely to be officially posted by the Chiba Lotte Marines during MLB's Winter Meetings, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Heading to MLB in 2025
The Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball announced Saturday that they will begin the process of posting Sasaki, paving the way for him to pitch in MLB in 2025, Jeff Passan of ESPN reports.
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Posting decision coming soon
Sasaki's Nippon Professional Baseball team, the Chiba Lotte Marines, are expected to announce in the next few days whether it will post the pitcher this offseason, Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com reports.
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Indications point toward posting
Sasaki is expected to be posted for MLB teams this winter, ESPN's Kiley McDaniel reports.
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MLB teams planning for arrival
Major-league teams are planning for the possibility that Sasaki will be posted this coming offseason, Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post reports.
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Has met with San Francisco
The Giants are believed to have met with Sasaki last week, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Sasaki also met with the Mets, Yankees, White Sox, Cubs and Rangers last week. Meetings with the Dodgers and Padres, and perhaps others, are also anticipated, if they haven't already taken place. The 23-year-old could conceivably pick a destination any day now but won't sign until the new international signing period opens Jan. 15.
Sasaki also met with the Mets, Yankees, White Sox, Cubs and Rangers last week. Meetings with the Dodgers and Padres, and perhaps others, are also anticipated, if they haven't already taken place. The 23-year-old could conceivably pick a destination any day now but won't sign until the new international signing period opens Jan. 15.