Roki Sasaki sweepstakes begin, and the Padres like their position
DALLAS — Mike Shildt caused a bit of a furor when, during a radio appearance Monday at the winter meetings, he expressed a measure of confidence that the Padres will sign Japanese superstar Roki Sasaki. “We fully expect to be right there in the mix and at the end of the day have Sasaki a Padre,” Shildt said on MLB Network Radio.