The Los Angeles Dodgers are safely in the National League playoff picture. However, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is still fine-tuning his postseason strategy . One piece of the puzzle is Roki Sasaki , who has missed the last few months with injury. The rookie pitcher is ready to make his return against the Arizona Diamondbacks this week. However, his role will be different this fall.

Sasaki entered his first Major League Baseball season with a lot of hype. Dodgers fans were ready to see the Japanese star come over to MLB and dominate like Yoshinobu Yamamoto did. Despite having some good moments to start his career, inconsistency haunted Sasaki's starts. Then, a shoulder injury put him on Los Angeles' injured list , where he spent the majority of the season.

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