The Dodgers are viewed as the favorites to sign Sasaki. But based on his conversations with league sources, Jim Bowden doesn't agree.

Roki Sasaki, potentially the best pitcher to ever come out of Japan, is set to join MLB next season. Do the Mariners have a shot at signing him?

Despite rumors to the contrary, representatives for pitcher Roki Sasaki are reportedly telling major league teams that his destination hasn't been decided.

A.J. Preller’s pursuit of Roki Sasaki, the standout prize of this offseason, may have unofficially started in the middle of the summer. On June 6, Padres pitcher Yu Darvish was placed on the restricted list to handle a personal family matter.

The Dodgers have sought to, in the words of manager Dave Roberts, “paint the country of Japan blue” through their leveraging of last winter’s Japanese signings, Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. They’ve fostered a strong relationship with Sasaki’s agent,

When it comes to value, no player the Padres will pursue this offseason matches Roki Sasaki. The Japanese ace and 2023 World Baseball Classic star stands as one of the sport’s best pitchers, yet he’ll cost mere pennies on the dollars relative to the likely returns he’ll generate.

Japanese starting pitcher Roki Sasaki is widely viewed as one of the best baseball players outside of the United States,