Roki Sasaki is coming to Major League Baseball. He could be coming to San Diego. The Padres would seem to have as good a chance as any to sign the 23-year-old Japanese pitching phenom. They might have a better chance than most.

Let’s just start with all the disclaimers to note how difficult it will be for the Rangers to make an impact move in the offseason player acquisition market: Owner Ray Davis doesn’t want to go over the CBT threshold for a third straight time,