The Los Angeles Dodgers were ultimately the winners of the Roki Sasaki sweepstakes, but as suspected, the San Diego Padres were right on their heels for most of the process.

According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, Will Samon and Dennis Lin, the Padres informed Sasaki’s representatives that they were willing to offer him just over $10 million as a signing bonus. It would’ve required multiple trades and used up the entirety of their international bonus pool money, but the club was willing to do it to land Sasaki.

The Los Angeles Dodgers landed Roki Sasaki, and there are inevitably some who want to spoil the story. Less than an hour after Sasaki announced he was joining t

Roki Sasaki announces he's signing with Dodgers. Roki Sasaki, the No. 2 player on Yahoo Sports' Top 50 free-agent rankings, is headed to Los Angeles. He announced his decision on

Without making much noise during the selection process, Shohei Ohtani probably had an ace up his sleeve to convince his fellow countryman to join.

Following the Los Angeles Dodgers’ successful acquisition of Roki Sasaki last weekend, a former MLB executive has hinted that New York franchises may advocate for an investigation into the deal. The anticipation is over.