{"id":27331,"date":"2025-01-21T02:39:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T02:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=27331"},"modified":"2025-01-21T02:39:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T02:39:47","slug":"hot-search-padres-president-a-j-preller-was-honest-when-reacting-to-roki-sasaki-turning-down-san-diego-and-choosing-to-sign-with-the-dodgers-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=27331","title":{"rendered":"HOT SEARCH: Padres president A.J. Preller was honest when reacting to Roki Sasaki turning down San Diego and choosing to sign with the Dodgers instead."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Padres president A.J. Preller was honest when reacting to Roki Sasaki turning down San Diego and choosing to sign with the Dodgers instead.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>SO glad Roki Sasaki wanted to be in LA \ud83d\udc4f<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Via Kevin Acee, SDUT<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On Friday afternoon, the offseason became even drearier for a San Diego Padres organization that has experienced little success since making a first-round exit from the playoffs. Roki Sasaki announced he would be joining the Los Angeles Dodgers via his Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>At the start of the offseason, there was a strong belief Sasaki was destined for the Dodgers. The impression was so strong, MLB was forced to investigate if an unwritten deal between the Japanese phenom and reigning World Series champions existed.<\/p>\n<p>The league found no wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/SUT-L-padnotes-1210-02.jpg?w=507\" alt=\"Padres will have to move on without Roki Sasaki, who chooses Dodgers \u2013 San Diego Union-Tribune\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But as the winter unfolded, there were many who believed Sasaki would rather join a smaller-market team as a young, developing pitcher. Especially with Yu Darvish in the rotation, the Padres appeared to be the perfect fit.<\/p>\n<p>However, like Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Sasaki did not follow Darvish to San Diego.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAt the end of the day, we want players that want to be here,\u201d Preller said. \u201cWe\u2019ll move forward and look to add to a really talented roster.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There is some soul-searching that needs to be done. The Dodgers could not outbid any team for Sasaki, this competition was about teams giving the 23-year-old their best pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Why did the Padres fail to convince San Diego was the best option for Sasaki? This question could have a number of answers, and could largely be a result of Sasaki&#8217;s own desires and by no means the fault of the Padres.<\/p>\n<p>However, there are a number of questions which remain unanswered with less than a month until spring training opens. The Padres have not signed any major league free agents or made any trades, but the team has several roster needs to address.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen offseasons where we\u2019ve been really aggressive and been able to line up on moves early in the offseason and other years, like last year, where it was later in the process,\u201d Preller said. \u201c\u2026 We\u2019ve got a really good core and good foundation we like a lot, and we\u2019ve got some needs as well.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A long, cold winter in San Diego continues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Padres president A.J. Preller was honest when reacting to Roki Sasaki turning down San Diego and choosing to sign with the Dodgers instead. 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