Los Angeles Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts said Monday he expects a second helping of excellence from right-hander Kenta Maeda next year.

This past season, Maeda started 32 games and pitched 175-2/3 innings, while leading the National League West champions with 16 wins.

Maeda made a splash with an unusually long and incentive-laden contract with escalating incentive payments up to 32 starts and 200 innings. He came within $1.25 million (roughly ¥142 million) of maxing out all incentives in his debut season.