Roki Sasaki

Bats R Throws R6'2" 187 lbBorn 2001 Rikuzentakata, JapanDebut 2025Team LADContract 1 y/$800,000 (26) 2026: $800,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	235	19.2	10.5	3.22	20.5	6.59	98.7
2027							101.0
2028							101.3

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 23

His ten closest age-23 comparables averaged 108 PITCH+ the next season; 7 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Juan Mateo	2006	92.1	did not play
2	Jake Odorizzi	2013	94.3	100.4	719
3	Brendan McKay	2019	95.7	did not play
4	Andrew Moore	2017	98.1	did not play
5	Joe Musgrove	2016	96.5	94.0	462
6	Ian Kennedy	2008	91.7	91.9	6
7	Tim Stauffer	2005	89.8	150.5	21
8	Yilber Díaz	2024	96.4	63.3	15
9	Robert Whalen	2017	97.1	162.9	14
10	Tarik Skubal	2020	94.8	93.5	634

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									235				101.0
2026*									493				93.8	102.5	96.2
2025	LAD	1	1	4.46	10	8	0	36.3	161	6	22	28	94.7	99.2	93.9
Career		1	1	4.46	10	8	0	36.3	161	6	22	28	94.7		93.9

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	LAD	P	10	36	2	1	0	0	1.000	-0.2

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA	OPS
2025	AAA	Oklahoma City Comets	Pit	95	20.2 IP, 20% K	6.24

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.320	0.364	0.344	0.334
2025	0.336	0.333	0.345	0.329

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.

Postseason pitching

Year	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2025	0	0	0.88	9	0	3	10.2	6	0	5	6	1.08
Career	0	0	0.88	9	0	3	10.2	6	0	5	6	1.08