The Giants won't get a Sasaki until they are an It Franchise. They have work to do on three fronts to become one.

Giants officials have believed for over a year that Roki Sasaki would end up in Los Angeles. On Friday, one of the best right-handed pitching prospects in the world made it official. Sasaki announced on his personal Instagram page that he has signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers,

"If Sasaki signs elsewhere, the prediction is the Dodgers. If Sasaki lands with L.A., then Flaherty will wind up with the division-rival San Francisco Giants, who have struck out on just about every big-name pitcher over the last few offseasons and most recently settled for a soon-to-be-42-year-old Justin Verlander."

When Roki Sasaki announced he was signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black reacted just liike the rest of us.

Roki Sasaki's signing with the Dodgers opens the floodgates for a new wave of Japanese talent coming over to MLB.

The Los Angeles Dodgers GM Brandon Gomes reveals the team’s strategy for rising star Roki Sasaki’s pitching role and his adaptation to MLB. Roki Sasaki‘s arrival to the Los Angeles Dodgers has created a wave of excitement in the MLB world.