P | Los Angeles Dodgers
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 187 lbs | Age: 24
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2025 1 1 4.46 10 8 0 36.1 28 1.43
2026 0 1 7.00 2 2 0 9 9 1.56
2 Seasons 1 2 4.96 12 10 0 45.1 37 1.46
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2025 10 1-1 4.46 36.1 28 1.43
2026 2 0-1 7.00 9 9 1.56
2 Seasons 12 1-2 4.96 45.1 37 1.46
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
xBA xSLG wOBA xwOBA xwOBAcon HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2025 23 621 108 12 11.1 7.5 90.6 113.1 13.1 32.4 .243 .472 .331 .363 .380 45.4 17.4 13.7 4.46 5.70
2026 24 168 27 3 11.1 7.3 86.3 107.6 14.1 29.6 .244 .447 .372 .344 .394 37.0 22.0 12.2 7.00 4.92
Player 789 135 15 11.1 7.4 89.7 113.1 13.3 31.9 .243 .467 .339 .359 .383 43.7 18.3 13.4
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .243 .408 .315 .316 .369 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Sasaki relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(45.8%) ,
Slider
(30.4%) ,
Split Finger
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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2025 38.9 61.1 31.5 25.0 4.6 38.9 30.6 30.6 20.4 13.9 4.6 18.5 16.7 25.9
2026 40.7 59.3 33.3 18.5 7.4 33.3 37.0 29.6 25.9 7.4 7.4 7.4 29.6 22.2
Player 39.3 60.7 31.9 23.7 5.2 37.8 31.9 30.4 21.5 12.6 5.2 16.3 19.3 25.2
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.1 24.6 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.7 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2025 2.8 31.5 27.8 18.5 7.4 11.1 7.5
2026 3.7 33.3 25.9 25.9 0.0 11.1 7.3
Player 3.0 31.9 27.4 20.0 5.9 11.1 7.4
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2026 4-Seam Fastball LAD R 77 97.1 14.0 -1.9 8.2ARM 1.9 15.1 -1.1 8.2ARM 0.5
2026 Split-Finger LAD R 40 85.4 39.9 5.2 4.3ARM -5.2 -2.2 4.7 4.3ARM -7.3
2026 Slider LAD R 51 86.8 37.6 2.4 2.4GLV -1.5 -1.4 2.7 2.4GLV -1.7
2025 Sinker LAD R 2 98.7 18.8 -0.2 14.9ARM 0.4 9.3 -1.9 14.9ARM -0.2
2025 4-Seam Fastball LAD R 310 96.1 15.4 -2.4 10.5ARM 3.7 14.3 -1.5 10.5ARM 2.9
2025 Sweeper LAD R 101 82.0 43.1 3.1 11.7GLV -2.6 -2.3 3.3 11.7GLV -2.3
2025 Split-Finger LAD R 208 84.9 42.1 8.2 1.1ARM -7.7 -3.9 6.9 1.1ARM -10.1
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2026 4-Seam Fastball -3.0 -2 77 45.8 18 .333 .600 .447 20.0 5.6 5.0 .334 .597 .447 50.0
2026 Slider 2.3 1 51 30.4 15 .250 .333 .318 34.5 33.3 35.7 .179 .223 .248 25.0
2026 Split-Finger -2.8 -1 40 23.8 8 .125 .500 .250 42.9 37.5 18.8 .172 .502 .278 20.0
2025 4-Seam Fastball 0.3 1 310 49.9 98 .256 .500 .386 11.1 10.2 17.5 .281 .620 .430 52.8
2025 Split-Finger -0.1 0 208 33.5 48 .146 .220 .236 37.2 31.3 16.9 .172 .247 .255 42.3
2025 Sweeper -1.6 -2 101 16.3 14 .250 .417 .343 33.3 14.3 12.5 .246 .283 .300 0.0
2025 Sinker 14.6 0 2 0.3 1 .000 .000 .000 100.0 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2026 4-Seam Fastball 77 97.1 94 16.8 1:15 1:00 15
2026 Split-Finger 27 85.5 87 8.5 4:00 4:15 -15
2026 Slider 51 86.8 26 4.2 8:45 7:30 75
2025 4-Seam Fastball 273 95.9 96 17.6 1:30 1:15 15
2025 Split-Finger 93 84.9 92 7.8 4:45 5:00 -15
2025 Sweeper 97 81.9 43 13.5 7:30 8:30 -60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2025 161 621 8 1 -6 -4 -1
2026 41 168 1 -1 -2 -1 -2
Player 202 789 9 1 -7 9 -3
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2025 621 48.8 64.7 88.8 22.3 47.9 36.6 58.4 43.0 22.1 7.7 81.3
2026 168 44.0 68.9 80.4 28.7 51.9 33.3 61.0 46.4 29.5 7.7 100.0
Player 789 47.8 65.5 87.0 23.8 49.0 35.9 58.9 43.7 23.8 7.7 85.2
MLB 48.8 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.4 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Run Value Pitching
Year Pitching Fastball Breaking Off
Speed
xERA Fastball
MPH
Fastball
Spin
Curve
Spin
Avg
EV
Chase% Whiff% K% BB% Barrel% Hard-
Hit%
GB% Extension
2025 79 8 93
2026 14 9 84 8 33 87 7 73 45 62 44 34 31 56 44 90
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2025 24.00 6 6.4 0 5 8 1 16.7
2026 25.08 2 1.8 0 0 2 0 0.0
Player 24.27 8 8.2 0 5 10 1 12.5
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2025 6 7 6 8 8 5 5 6 6 4 6 7 5 12 5 5 7 4 8 10 5 7 9 10 3 3 6 6 9 5 5
2026 2 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Player 8 9 7 8 8 7 7 8 8 6 8 8 7 14 7 7 9 6 10 12 7 9 11 12 5 5 8 8 11 7 7
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2026 +/-   2025
Results
BA .257 +.036 .221
xBA .244 +.001 .243
OBP .350 +.008 .342
xOBP .339 -.022 .361
SLG .486 +.082 .404
xSLG .447 -.025 .472
ISO .229 +.045 .184
xISO .203 -.027 .230
BABIP .292 +.057 .235
wOBA .372 +.041 .331
xwOBA .344 -.019 .363
wOBAcon .437 +.104 .333
xwOBAcon .394 +.014 .380
BACON .346 +.068 .278
xBACON .329 +.022 .307
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 37.0 -8.4 45.4
Avg Exit Velocity 86.3 -4.3 90.6
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 29.6 -2.8 32.4
Barrel % 11.1 0.0 11.1
Avg Launch Angle 14.1 +1.0 13.1
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 71.0 -0.4 71.4
Attack Angle 10° 10°
Ideal Attack Angle % 56.9 +5.4 51.5
Attack Direction -5° -4° -1°
Swing Path - Tilt 32° -2° 34°
Swing Length 7.3 +0.1 7.2
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 97.1 +1.0 96.1
Breaking Velocity 86.8 +4.8 82.0
Offspeed Velocity 85.4 +0.5 84.9
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 3 -9 12
Popup % 7.4 +2.8 4.6
Flyball % 33.3 +1.8 31.5
Line Drive % 18.5 -6.5 25.0
Groundball % 40.7 +1.8 38.9
Pull % 33.3 -5.6 38.9
Straight Away % 37.0 +6.4 30.6
Opposite Field % 29.6 -1.0 30.6
Weak Contact % 3.7 +0.9 2.8
Pull Airball % 7.4 -11.1 18.5
Topped Contact % 33.3 +1.8 31.5
Under Contact % 25.9 -1.9 27.8
Flare/Burner Contact % 25.9 +7.4 18.5
Solid Contact % 0.0 -7.4 7.4
HR/FB % 22.2 +4.6 17.6
Popups 2 -3 5
Flyballs 9 -25 34
Line Drives 5 -22 27
Groundballs 11 -31 42
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 44.0 -4.8 48.8
Out of Zone % 56.0 +4.8 51.2
Edge % 33.3 -3.3 36.6
Zone Swing % 68.9 +4.2 64.7
Out of Zone Swing % 28.7 +6.4 22.3
In Zone Contact % 80.4 -8.4 88.8
Out of Zone Contact % 51.9 +4.0 47.9
Whiff % 29.5 +7.4 22.1
First Strike % 61.0 +2.6 58.4
First Pitch Swing % 29.3 +3.2 26.1
Swing % 46.4 +3.4 43.0
Meatball Swing % 100.0 +18.7 81.3
Meatball % 7.7 0.0 7.7
Zone Swing & Miss % 19.6 +8.4 11.2
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 48.1 -4.0 52.1
In Zone 74 -229 303
Out of Zone 94 -224 318
Edge 56 -171 227
In Zone Swings 51 -145 196
Out of Zone Swings 27 -44 71
In Zone Swing & Misses 10 -12 22
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 13 -24 37
Basic
Pitches 168 -453 621
PA 41 -120 161
AB 35 -101 136
Hits 9 -21 30
Singles 5 -13 18
Doubles 2 -3 5
Triples 0 -1 1
Home Runs 2 -4 6
Walks 5 -17 22
Strikeouts 9 -19 28
K% 22.0 +4.6 17.4
BB% 12.2 -1.5 13.7
HBP 0 -3 3
Batted Balls 27 -81 108
Number of Fastballs 77 -235 312
Number of Offspeed 40 -168 208
Number of Breaking 51 +51 0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2025 Shades 148 .331 70 24 34.3 78 44 56.4
2026 Shades 41 .372 7 2 28.6 34 11 32.4
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2025 169 15.5 39.1% 0.6% 108 17.6 2.8% 0.9%
2026 25 18.4 4.0% 4.0% 13 18.9 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution