According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, Will Samon and Dennis Lin, the Padres informed Sasaki’s representatives that they were willing to offer him just over $10 million as a signing bonus. It would’ve required multiple trades and used up the entirety of their international bonus pool money, but the club was willing to do it to land Sasaki.

The race to sign Rōki Sasaki appears to be down to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays. Per MLB insider Francys Romero, the San Diego Padres are

The Los Angeles Dodgers landed Roki Sasaki, and there are inevitably some who want to spoil the story. Less than an hour after Sasaki announced he was joining t

With ownership turmoil and no offseason additions, the Padres must figure out how to contend without the Japanese phenom they coveted.

Despite the million-dollar salary Roki Sasaki could have earned with the Padres, he chose to join the starting rotation of the Los Angeles Dodgers.