Dodgers News: Padres Out on Sasaki, Deal “Close” with Dodgers According to Two MLB Insiders

Early this morning on the West Coast, Francys Romero posted on X that the San Diego Padres are out on signing Roki Sasaki. The Padres will begin signing their projected international players. It needs to be noted that there has been no official statement from the Padres organization on Mr. Romero’s post.

Hearing from multiple sources that the Padres are out in Roki Sasaki.

They will begin their international signings of Jhoan De La Cruz and Carlos Alvarez in the next few hours.

— Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) January 17, 2025

There has been another post from Mike Rodriguez that the Los Angeles Dodgers are close to a deal with Sasaki. Again, there has been no official statement from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Source: Roki Sasaki is close to deal with the Dodgers. The source tells me that it will be a big surprise if Sasaki goes to Toronto. #Dodgers #BlueJays https://t.co/8fQx1wRcl3

— Mike Rodriguez (@mikedeportes) January 17, 2025

With all the rumors and news from reporters already this morning. It’s looking like Roki Sasaki and his agent maybe close to making a selection on what team he will be signing with. If all these reports are true, the two teams that are left on Sasaki’s list is the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers.

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