Thirteen days into spring training, 18-year-old Roki Sasaki threw 25 pitches on Thursday in his first bullpen session since turning pro this year with the Lotte Marines of Japan's Pacific League.Although the pitcher himself was less than impressed, he drew rave reviews from the former big leaguers on the Lotte staff.Sasaki's fastball as a high school senior repeatedly exceeded 160 kilometers (99.4 miles) per hour last summer in competition. He was scouted by at least 20 of Major League Baseball's 30 teams before he was taken by the Marines in October's amateur draft.Pitching coach Masato Yo…READ FULL ARTICLE
