The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed Roki Sasaki of Rikuzentakata, Japan on the 60 day injury list on Friday according to the Associated Press. Sasaki has not pitched for the Dodgers since May 9. Expectations for Sasaki were high this season when he signed a one-year deal worth $7.26 million. Sasaki’s contract was initially only $760,000, but included a $6.25 million signing bonus. Sasaki was a highly touted free agent in the offseason, as he was considered baseball’s number one prospect. Sasaki pitched the last four years for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball League.
