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Roki Sasaki targeting playoff rotation role with Dodgers – NL West roundup
No NL West games were played yesterday, but Roki Sasaki used the lull to make clear his ambitions with the Los Angeles Dodgers’ rotation.
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With no games on the slate in the NL West, the main storyline of the last 24 hours revolves around Roki Sasaki’s plans with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Dodgers: Sasaki sets sights on playoff rotation spot
As relayed by MLB Trade Rumors from Dylan Hernandez of The New York Post, right-hander Roki Sasaki wants to continue working as a starting pitcher next season and raise his performance to the point where he belongs in the Dodgers’ playoff rotation. He’s viewed 2026 as a year of progress, but acknowledges there is still another level he needs to reach to become a mainstay when the stakes are highest. According to Hernandez’s reporting, Sasaki also frames the postseason as a time when team results come before everything else, and he wants to arrive there as a trusted starter.
Los Angeles finished the season atop the NL West at 100-62. With an already deep staff, Sasaki’s development and his ability to lock down a long-term spot in the rotation will be one of the key Dodgers storylines to monitor in the coming months.
Quiet day for the rest of the NL West
Elsewhere in the division, the Padres of San Diego hold the second-best record at 91-71. The San Francisco Giants (65-97), Arizona Diamondbacks (86-76) and Colorado Rockies (58-104) remain where they finished in the standings, with no major news reported around them over the last day. For NL West fans, Wednesday largely served as a pause in the action, with attention already drifting toward the offseason decisions and roster moves that will shape 2027.