Padres notes: Roki Sasaki and other FanFest absences, trade rumor talk, positional returns
• Padres right-hander Yu Darvish, a friend and mentor to Sasaki, expressed some disappointment that his countryman chose to sign elsewhere. “It ultimately comes down to what the player wants to do, so ...
MLB8d
Is Roki Sasaki the best pitching prospect ever? Here's what execs said
MLB teams have coveted Roki Sasaki since he broke Shohei Ohtani's Japanese high school record by reaching 101 mph with his ...
Sporting News8d
Padres urged to trade $340 million superstar after disastrous offseason
The San Diego Padres have had a disappointing offseason. After almost reaching the National League Championship Series they have watched their division rivals get better while they have not moved the ...
Dallas Morning News19d
Texas Rangers’ Chris Young has no qualms over Rōki Sasaki’s Los Angeles Dodgers decision
(Wilfredo Lee / AP) While it shocked absolutely nobody that Japanese free agent right-hander Rōki Sasaki ... North Texas. Sasaki narrowed his choices to Los Angeles, San Diego and Toronto before ...
Austin American-Statesman19d
Dodgers cement themselves as MLB's new Evil Empire with Rōki Sasaki signing
Rōki Sasaki, the most talented young pitcher on ... you’re crushed at the outcome. The San Diego Padres, who were confident last week they would sign Sasaki, now are scrambling, having to ...
NBC Sports19d
Dodgers sign Rōki Sasaki: Fantasy outlook, roster fallout for Japanese star joining MLB
After being posted by the Chiba Lotte Mariners of Nippon Professional Baseball back on November 9th, Rōki Sasaki has finally signed with an ... his workload a bit riskier than had he signed in San ...
San Diego Union-Tribune19d
Bryce Miller: Roki Sasaki’s ‘Clydesdale stomp’ decision to join Dodgers pains Padres
In San Diego, news that one-man Powerball ticket Roki Sasaki has decided to join the Dodgers was more than a gut punch. It was a steel-toed boot to the shin, a Clydesdale stomp to the foot ...
The New York Times20d
Padres watch as Roki Sasaki signs with Dodgers. Where does San Diego turn now?
The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes never reached the point of being existential. In some parts of San Diego, it might have felt that way. The Padres could only look on Friday as a deflating offseason ...
Total Pro Sports20d
“Baseball Is Broken”: Pissed Off MLB Fans Are Saying The Same Thing After Dodgers Signed Japanese Star Pitcher Rōki Sasaki
This time, they won the pursue of Japanese ace pitcher Rōki Sasaki ... reported to be one of the three finalists for Sasaki, along with the San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays.
Yahoo Canada Sports20d
Dodgers cement themselves as MLB's new Evil Empire with Rōki Sasaki signing
Rōki Sasaki, the most talented young pitcher on the planet ... you’re crushed at the outcome. The San Diego Padres, who were confident last week they would sign Sasaki, now are scrambling, having to ...
USA Today20d
Roki Sasaki to Dodgers: Japanese phenom joining World Series champions
It also leaves more than a dozen spurned suitors in his wake, most notably the Toronto Blue Jays and San Diego Padres, apparently the last teams eliminated in this derby. Sasaki chose to get posted by ...