Roki Sasaki of Los Angeles Dodgers Listed as Biggest 'Must-Watch' Pitcher in Spring Training

The Dodgers came to an agreement with the Japanese ace earlier this offseason, and MLB.com can't wait to see what he does in his first spring in the States.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki (11) is photographed by media during an introductory press conference at Dodger Stadium in 2025. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Roki Sasaki was listed as the biggest "must-watch" pitcher in spring training this week, according to MLB.com.

Sasaki, 23, was signed out of Japan this offseason after interest from numerous teams. Armed with a 100-plus mph fastball and a devastating splitter, Sasaki should immediately enter the Dodgers rotation in 2025. He's currently ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the game by Baseball America, though he'll graduate out of that rather quickly once he hits enough time in the big leagues.

Spring Training games are right around the corner and all eyes will be on these pitchers 🌴🌵 pic.twitter.com/6G0h6z0p0d

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) February 10, 2025

The Dodgers won the World Series in 2024 but appear even better in 2025 after adding Sasaki and two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell. They also brought in relievers Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates to help fortify the bullpen, and they re-signed Teoscar Hernandez and Enrique Hernandez.

Sasaki will join Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Tyler Glasnow in the starting rotation. Shohei Ohtani will be able to join the rotation in May, in all likelihood, as he recovers from the elbow surgery that he underwent at the end of 2023.

The Dodgers are in camp already because they have a season-opening series March 18 and 19 against the Chicago Cubs in Tokyo. Sasaki could appear in one of those games, giving fans in his home country a chance to watch him play.

Spring training games begin less than two weeks from now, so we aren't far from seeing Sasaki make his first appearance against big-league hitters.

The Dodgers hold their spring training at Camelback Ranch in Arizona.

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