"Back in January, the Dodgers' acquisition of the Japanese phenom felt like a coup," Jack Harris wrote for the Los Angeles Times. "The reality, to this point, has been nowhere near the expectation." Sasaki might have once seemed like a critical addition to a pitching staff that the Dodgers' thought would carry them to the World Series.

The Los Angeles Dodgers will soon welcome Roki Sasaki back to the rotation, but don't set high expectations — not for this season, at least.