When the Los Angeles Dodgers signed Roki Sasaki, there wasn't a fan base more upset than the San Diego Padres. The Padres have had one of the worst offseasons in Major League Baseball, and while they likely would've needed more than Sasaki to compete with the Dodgers,

The popular publication, Baseball America, released it's Top 100 Prospects for the 2025 season on Wednesday morning and new Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sas

In his first year as a Dodger, Sasaki will earn the league minimum of $760,000 after classifying as an international amateur.

Ohtani reportedly played a huge role in the Dodgers' recruitment of Sasaki, the 23-year-old pitching phenom, who posted a 29-15 record and 2.10 ERA in 64 appearances in the Nippon Professional Baseball. Ohtani also recently revealed his message was to Sasaki just before the latter picked the Dodgers.

San Diego Padres star pitcher Yu Darvish recently had a chance to detail his thoughts on a major move that took place in free agency this offseason. Per Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Tribune, Darvish has no hard feelings about his Japanese compatriot Roki Sasaki choosing to join the Los Angeles Dodgers in free agency:

The Dodgers have Roki Sasaki but he says the thing he is most excited about is American hamburgers now that he is in LA.

San Diego Padres veteran pitcher Yu Darvish will have no problem with helping Los Angeles Dodgers hurler Roki Sasaki.

The starting pitcher for the San Diego Padres, Yu Darvish, admitted he holds no grudge against his fellow countryman Roki Sasaki for choosing the Los Angeles Dodgers to fulfill his dream of debuting as a pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB).