Mar 20, 2023 · Pedro Martinez takes a look at Roki Sasaki's pitching approach and how he compares to Jacob deGrom and other hard-throwing hurlers

Sep 22, 2024 · There is a new name fans will know soon, Roki Sasaki. The former World Baseball Classic star recently got a great evaluation from an anonymous executive, per USA Today's Bob Nightengale. “‘He...

Jan 23, 2025 · Sasaki’s 100-mph fastball and devastating splitter have prompted comparisons to another two-time Cy Young Award winner, Jacob deGrom, as well as the National League’s reigning Rookie of the ...

Jan 4, 2025 · Yamamoto’s because Sakaki is only 23. Due to his age (under 25) and his limited professional experience (less than six years), he’s subject to international signing bonus rules. That means...

6 days ago · "I'm told the ambition of Roki Sasaki is to become the best ... His 100-mph fastball and lethal splitter have drawn comparisons to two-time Cy Young winner Jacob deGrom and the National League’s ...

Dec 23, 2024 · The Rangers would love to balance out veteran pitchers Jacob deGrom and Eovaldi with a young talent like Roki Sasaki. Unfortunately for them, however, several other ballclubs feel the same...

Jan 13, 2025 · The Rangers will now enter the season banking on Nathan Eovaldi continuing his solid play and Jacob deGrom finally having a healthy year in Texas. When they are both pitching, they are...

Sep 23, 2024 · Hearing a 22-year-old get compared to former New York Mets ace and current Texas Rangers pitcher Jacob DeGrom — who is a two-time NL Cy Young award winner and has arguably been baseball's best...

Nov 14, 2024 · Who’s this Roki Sasaki? Sasaki is a 23-year-old right-hander for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan’s NPB, probably the second-best baseball league in the world.

Jan 17, 2025 · Sasaki currently boasts a career 11.9 K/9 and 1.8 BB/9, which is collectively 29.3K-BB%, almost ten percent better than Yoshinobu Yamamoto (20.5% in NPB) and almost 5% better than Jacob deGrom in ...