David Price Believes Roki Sasaki’s Success As Reliever Will Be ‘Huge’ For His Career

Roki Sasaki faced lofty expectations in his first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but early struggles and a right shoulder injury prevented him from finding any sort of a rhythm. Sasaki returned from the 60-day injured list during the final week of the season, but in a bullpen role that yielded positive results. He allowed just one hit and struck out four in a combined two scoreless innings of work. Sasaki carried that success into the postseason and registered three saves with a 0.84 ERA in nine appearances. Included in that was a heroic three-inning effort against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 4 of the National League Division Series. During an appearance on MLB Network’s “Hot Stove,” former Dodgers pitcher David Price said that Sasaki being able to bounce back and find success as a reliever should help with his development: “I mean, I would’ve done anything just to be in The Show, pitching in the playoffs. Just to get a little taste of the playoffs at such a young age, that was huge. Just to be a part of the clubhouse, be with all the guys, be out on the field, record some big outs, that’s what Roki
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