A video has recently surfaced of what appears to be Roki Sasaki pitching on flat ground at Petco Park. There has not been any confirmation on whether the video

Many people around the league opined last week that questions about the team’s ownership would harm the Padres’ chances to land Sasaki. But chatter among MLB teams’ personnel people increasingly names the Padres as the favorite to land the pitcher who posted a 2.02 ERA in 414⅔ innings over four seasons in Japan.