The San Diego Padres are one of the final three teams being considered by Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki.
Sometime between Jan. 15 and Jan. 23, Roki Sasaki is going to sign with a Major League Baseball team. TheAccording to multiple published reports on Monday, the 23-year-old Japanese pitching phenom has narrowed down the list of teams he's considering to this final three:He's had multiple meetings with all three teams, including a trip to San Diego over the weekend. For anybody wondering why this is such a big deal, here's a little context.
The Blue Jays being a finalist is a bit of a surprise, and, potentially, a very encouraging sign for the Padres. It's long been assumed in baseball circles that the Dodgers and Padres would be the favorites to land him. Sasaki's agent, Joel Wolfe, hinted at December's Winter Meetings that the young fireballer might be well-suited to start his MLB career in a smaller media market.
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