Sasaki entered MLB as one of the most-hyped prospects in living memory, in the zip code of Paul Skenes and Stephen Strasburg. However, it's becoming increasingly clear he did not enter the league as a finished product like his teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who accomplished much more in NPB before coming over.

This placement is simply a bet on his splitter, a true unicorn pitch,” he wrote. Sasaki still has plenty to prove before he gets this type of deal, but he's been decent during his first seven ...

This placement is simply a bet on his splitter, a true unicorn pitch,” he wrote. Sasaki still has plenty to prove before he gets this type of deal, but he's been decent during his first seven ...