Roki Sasaki’s decision to play for the Dodgers, on what will start as a standard minor-league contract, instantly transforms the club’s short- and long-term future.

In a way, the financial aspect is even rosier than that (from the Dodgers' perspective), as typically with a prospect of this caliber, a team might feel pressure to sign him to an early extension. With Sasaki, there's no such pressure: Any talk of an extension now would be viewed as circumventing the transfer rules. It's almost too good to be true.

Roki Sasaki's signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the MLB has drawn attention, with a San Diego Padres star expressing his thoughts on the decision. The arrival of Roki Sasaki to the Los Angeles Dodgers has sparked controversy in MLB.

The San Diego Padres have moved on after losing out on Roki Sasaki. President of baseball operations A.J. Preller spoke about the process of recruiting the Japa