Roki Sasaki's shoulder issue isn't as bad as it was last year, the touted Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher says, but it bothered him in his last two outings before he went on the injured list. The 23-year-old rookie from Japan has been shut down from throwing indefinitely because of right shoulder impingement.

Rookie starting pitcher Roki Sasaki was placed on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday after experiencing discomfort in his throwing shoulder.

Columnist Dylan Hernández writes that Roki Sasaki can still become everything the Dodgers envisioned, but his path to greatness has become infinitely more complicated.