AJ Preller praises Padres for ‘thorough and complete job’ of wooing pitcher
The Padres’ underwhelming offseason descended into disappointment on Friday.That leaves the Padres to face an uncertain path in the months leading up to the 2025 season and to face the reality of their closest and most irksome rival going forward with yet another star player.
While it took time to confirm that those moves meant the Padres were out on Sasaki, their spending money on other highly touted prospects was a strong sign they would not need their full bonus pool allotment for the prize of the international class. In choosing the defending World Series champions, Sasaki opted to join countrymen Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Los Angeles rather than Yu Darvish and Yuki Matsui in San Diego.
Acquiring a potentially dominant starting pitcher at such a steep reduction would have been helpful, for sure. But resolution of the Sasaki sweepstakes could at least provide a catalyst to reverse the inertia of the Padres’ offseason. The Padres need at least one starting pitcher, a left fielder and probably a designated hitter along with bench help. The Padres went into spring training last year without a left fielder and needing rotation depth. They signed Jurkickson Profar in February and traded for Dylan Cease in March, and both played significant roles in their 93-win season.
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