'Hey, don't be scared!'
I thought it was a 'monster pitcher' but it turns out it's a 'cry timid man'. This is the story of Loki Sasaki, a Japanese fastball pitcher recruited by the Los Angeles Dodgers through posting. LA Dodgers manager Dave Roberts sent a heartfelt message of encouragement to Sasaki. The point is this. "Don't be scared!"
Sasaki started the game against the Texas Rangers on the 20th and scored his first quality start of the year by allowing two runs in six innings. However, the team's bullpen lost the victory, failing to achieve its first win of the season despite good pitching. As a result, Sasaki has only one loss in five starts this year. However, his ERA is improving to 3.20.
Sasaki's biggest problem is poor control. He allowed as many as 16 walks in 19 ⅔ innings in the Major League Baseball. It is worse than the days of Japanese professional baseball.
Roberts seems to be seeing Sasaki's slump in 'lack of confidence'. Japanese baseball media Full Count reported that Roberts compared Sasaki and Yamamoto Yoshinobu'Roberts pointed out that the difference between putting the ball in the strike zone and failing to put the ball in the strike zone was the reason why Sasaki and Yamamoto produced different results despite the similarity of the ball combination. Roberts said, `Sasaki's fastball doesn't go into the strike zone, and neither does the splitter. That's why the batters don't hit."
This is an analysis of the phenomenon. Roberts even suggested ways to improve this phenomenon. Pointing out that Sasaki is too daunted by major league hitters, he said, `I hope you take the mound with confidence.'
Then "Not only me, but also the players trust Sasaki. He has a very good talent as a pitcher"But Sasaki seems to overestimate MLB hitters too much. He throws it so carefully, but sometimes I want him to fight" encouraged. This means that there is no need to shrink too much for Major League hitters. Attention is focusing on whether Sasaki will be able to accept Roberts' message of 'Don't be intimidated' and change.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
