In line with Jeff Sanders, the Padres are among the many groups who’ve met with Japanese star pitcher Roki Sasaki.
The Padres, I am informed, are among the many groups he is met with.
— Jeff Sanders (@sdutSanders) December 31, 2024
It had not been beforehand reported {that a} assembly had taken place however you’d must be residing beneath a rock to assume that San Diego wasn’t going to be one of many groups.
The assembly came about in Los Angeles—the identical location as Sasaki’s different conferences. His agent, Joel Wolfe, says the 23-year-old is again in Japan deciding on his subsequent steps.
One of many subsequent steps may embrace a go to to Petco Park for him to see the atmosphere he’d be working in for the following six years. I’d say Petco could be a reasonably good workplace for him.
Bob Nightengale reported Sasaki requested that no crew embrace any of their gamers within the recruiting visits, so we are able to assume that Yu Darvish was not current. I’ll be shocked if we discover on the market isn’t any communication between them although.
Sasaki has regarded as much as Darvish and would fill arguably the Padres greatest want: beginning rotation assist.
Joe Musgrove is sidelined with Tommy John surgical procedure rehab and proper now the one three pitchers we are able to put in pen within the rotation are Darvish, Dylan Stop and Michael King.
A.J. Preller has but to make a serious league commerce/free agent signing this winter.
