Blake Snell throws for one inning in his Spring Training Debut for the Dodgers, leaving the game after giving up no runs and one hit

Two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell pitched a scoreless inning in his spring training debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers

Just how finished is Roki Sasaki as a product? That’s the question the Los Angeles Dodgers don’t necessarily have to answer right away, but the answer might decide just how much the 23-year-old right-hander swings the team’s odds of being the first repeat champions since Sasaki has been alive.

The highly-anticipated Japanese star made his spring training debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday and already looked ready to dominate the majors. He pitched just three innings but recorded five strikeouts and gave up just two hits and a walk in his first outing.

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki, the team's star international free agent acquisition, made his first appearance of spring training on Tuesday night against the Cincinnati Reds . After entering to begin the fifth inning following the completion of countryman Yoshinobu Yamamoto's night,

Sasaki reaches 99 mph with his fastball, a significant improvement over his bullpen sessions and live batting practice. “This is the best we’ve seen him,” Dave Roberts says.