While many people are just going to assume that Sasaki will sign with the Dodgers, there are a lot of moving pieces here due to Sasaki’s age and the time of year that he becomes a free agent. This article will attempt to clear all of that up in addition to explaining just who Rōki Sasaki is and how good we can expect him to be when he arrives stateside.

Hotly tipped Japanese pitcher Roki Sasaki was on Saturday given the green light to follow in the footsteps of Shohei Ohtani and move to Major League Baseball.Sasaki, widely regarded as one of the best players in Japan's domestic league,