Although Roki Sasaki seemed destined for the Los Angeles Dodgers from the beginning, his agent Joel Wolfe believed the Japanese phenom could have easily wound up joining another team.

In his first year as a Dodger, Sasaki will earn the league minimum of $760,000 after classifying as an international amateur.

Less than a week after announcing he would sign with the Dodgers in one this offseason’s major free agency coups, Roki Sasaki was officially introduced by the team.