Former Japanese professional baseball star Taku Egawa spoke on his YouTube channel about the challenge of Rang Saki joining the Dodgers of Major League Baseball, noting that the biggest problem Rang Xi could face is "the test of the starting rotation".

Takushi Egawa said that although he has not met with Langxi Sasaki face-to-face, from his observations, Langxi has been very eager to play in the major leagues since he was in high school. "Of course I hope he succeeds, but I'm more worried about his test in the starting rotation," he said. ”

Last year, Ronshi Sasaki won 10 games in professional baseball and had plenty of rest during the season. However, Takushi Egawa believes that the starting rotation in the major leagues is more stringent than that of professional baseball. He pointed out that the Dodgers have increased their starting pitchers, and Shohei Ohtani will not pitch at the beginning of the season, and there will be about 6 people on the rotation, shooting 1 and 6, that is, playing 1 game per week. Although Sasaki's ball quality is good, it is still a question whether his physical condition and muscular endurance will be able to sustain a full season. "He's too thin."

Since entering the Japanese professional baseball, Ronshi Sasaki has only pitched more than 100 innings in two seasons, with the most being 129.1 innings in 2022, and has never reached the required number of innings in his career. Takushi Egawa said that Rangki Sasaki's pitching ability is very good, but since he entered professional baseball as a high school student, his physical changes have not been noticeable in the years he has been a starting pitcher. He used Shohei Ohtani as an example, pointing out that Ohtani had become very strong and his bones had become larger, while Ryuki Sasaki's physical growth was only about 80% in his opinion, and had not yet reached 100%.

Takushi Egawa stressed that the big league is a more challenging level, and he doesn't want Ronshi Sasaki to stand still, which is a worrying point. In the end, he expressed his expectations for Rangki Sasaki: "I hope he can smoothly enter the starting rotation and adapt to MLB." They've done a great job of training and hopefully he'll be able to work out with a good balance. ”

With the start of spring training in the major leagues, Ronshi Sasaki has emerged as one of the most watched players. In addition, Shohei Ohtani and Tomoyuki Kanno, who switched to the Golden Orioles this year, are also the focus of attention before spring training. Whether Rangki Sasaki can gain a foothold in the major leagues will be a big attraction in the new season.