Like a large extent every time Evading They found themselves in self -made chaos, and the task of reducing a big problem again was the responsibility of the manager Dave Roberts.
Therefore, in the wake of a Deviation 11-1 defeat Written by Auckland Athletics on Tuesday night, Roberts entered the interview room at Dodger Stadium and made the old Stan Castin application Rocky Sasaki’s transfer to the infected list for 15 days.
This point that Roberts conveyed was basically: Sasaki was delightful in his eight main league, due to the shoulder pain that he had secret from the evaders “during the past weeks”, and not because the 23 -year -old right rising was not good as they had previously thought.
“He was not fruitful as he wanted him because he was at risk,” said Roberts, who added that Sasaki revealed his condition to the team after his last start.
The interpretation raised a disturbing possibility.
If the story of Roberts was accurate, Sasaki witnessed a shoulder injury similar to the story that was slowed last year in Japan, does it not indicate a chronic problem?
As it was already seen as a high risk of infection. He was not in good health for a full season with Chiba Lot Infantry.
At this stage, what is the worst? Sasaki’s lack of control and Decrease in fast ball speed Was it a chronic shoulder issue? Or because it was very raw to compete in the major championships?
Either the scenario is a problem.
So, what now?
As far as Sasaki evaded he sold how one day he was directed to the CY Young Award, his future is not their only priority. They also have to think about what is better for their team, which puts a repeated champion of baseball in a quarter of a century.
Even if the evaders admit that Sasaki is a long -term project more than a short -term solution and they want to send it to the minor league championships when he returns, they may not have the luxury of doing so. They have signed four potential aircraft on the front lines in the past two years, and three of them are currently on the affected list – Sasaki, Blake Senil and Tyler Glasno. The other directional player AutaniWe are not expected to be sent only after the rest of all stars.
Snell was examined by a team doctor on Tuesday, but the team did not provide any details about his condition. Glasnow Catch played but Roberts did not make a schedule for his return.
The rotation in the event of ruin was not only the evaders who were forced to start Landon Nak on Tuesday, they were waiting for a desperate The 37 -year -old Cleiton Kirchu returns After four days.
Roberts described Sasaki’s injury as “benign”, but he did not say when the throwing might resume. The director insisted that there are no ideas about sending him to minors, although Sasaki published an average of 4.72 gain and completed six roles in only one beginning.
“I think our goal is to make it in good health, make it strong, and make sure that birth is intact for us,” said Roberts.
In other words, Sasaki will return to the hill in the major championships. He will have to see the low -quality American baseball in the major championships. He will have to become more comfortable with the stadium watch in the major championships. He will have to enhance his body to prevent future injuries in major championships. He will have to learn to throw something other than a fast ball, a thistle and slide in the major championships.
The evaders knew that Sasaki would require an adjustment period, but they could not imagine anything radical.
the A preliminary press conference They were organized for Sassaki in January, and it has been widely identified in recent years by OHTANI and Yoshinobo Yamamoto‘s. This was the head of baseball operations Andrew Friedman Sasaki announced this season in the rotation of the evaders and the general manager Brandon Gomez Compare him with Paul Skinz from Pittsburgh Pirates.
At that time, the Dodgers plan was simple: enter it into the rotation and watch it develop into one of the best jugs in the baseball game.
Sasaki still can become everything that the crowd imagined, but his way to greatness has become more complicated without limits. Roberts remained distinctively optimistic, saying that Sasaki hidden his shoulder problems not because he was selfish, but because he did not want to let a team removed from the injuries.
Roberts said: “He is a great teammate,” Roberts said.
With the collapse of his session, Roberts did not have a luxury watching the situation in any other way.
