Dodgers’ trust in Roki Sasaki a big leap of faith: ‘Expect it to get better’

Source: New York Post

Last Tuesday, during the Dodgers’ final preseason exhibition game against the Angels at Dodger Stadium, manager Dave Roberts got up from his perch at the top step of the dugout and went to find Roki Sasaki. To most outside observers, Sasaki had just suffered a five-alarm, red-flag, siren-sounding sort of spring training. His ERA was 15.