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

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

Even with Soto no longer available, there are plenty of other top-tier free agents, including Japanese pitcher Rōki Sasaki and slugging ... New York from the San Diego Padres last offseason ...

The Roki Sasaki sweepstakes are winding down, with finalists emerging and teams being informed that they're out of the running.

Sasaki named them one of his three finalists, joined by the Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays. If nothing else, such recognition plants a larger Padres flag in Japan, where Sasaki commands national attention. Coming Japanese stars won’t say “who?” when Padres team-builder A.J. Preller and scouts come calling.

As the signing of Roki Sasaki is expected to happen in a matter of days, the latest prediction has the Japanese phenom joining either the San Diego Padres or Ne

The San Diego Padres are reportedly taking taking interest in signing a World Series champion after missing out on Roki Sasaki.

The New York Mets have made some changes to their starting rotation this winter, but they may not be done making moves. They are out of the running for Rōki Sasaki but could look to trade for a starter.

It turns out the Los Angeles Dodgers aren't the only team in the NL West permitted to make offseason moves. According to Dan Hayes and Dennis Lin of

With just two days before the window to sign him opens, the field for star Japanese right-hander Rōki Sasaki has narrowed.

including Japanese pitcher Rōki Sasaki and slugging first baseman Pete Alonso. And as Soto himself knows, after being dealt to New York from the San Diego Padres last offseason, there could ...

With just two days before the window to sign him opens, the field for star Japanese right-hander Rōki Sasaki has narrowed - setting up a likely battle between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles ...