Before the Los Angeles Dodgers finalized a four-year, $72 million deal with former San Diego Padres reliever Tanner Scott, they had been considering signing ano

With ownership turmoil and no offseason additions, the Padres must figure out how to contend without the Japanese phenom they coveted.

You can’t hit a home run from the dugout. The Padres were right to pursue Roki Sasaki, even though, by the time the Japanese pitching ace chose Friday to sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers, much of their offseason had come and gone to little effect.