Fresh off adding prized Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki on Friday, the Dodgers made another move to massively upgrade their pitching staff on Sunday, agreeing with left-handed reliever Tanner Scott on a four-year,
High-leverage lefty reliever Tanner Scott has agreed to terms with the Dodgers on a four-year, $72 million free-agent contract, CBS Sports HQ's Jim Bowden has confirmed. The team has not yet announced the signing.
The Cubs tried to land Tanner Scott with a $66M offer, but the Dodgers swooped in with $72M, locking him in as their new closer.
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As The Athletic first reported last month, after re-signing Blake Treinen, the Dodgers saw acquiring Scott as their main bullpen priority. That remained true even as the club engaged the Milwaukee Brewers for a trade centered around Devin Williams, who acknowledged upon his arrival with the New York Yankees that he expected to be in Los Angeles.
Tanner Scott, the top reliever on the MLB free-agent market, got paid like it. The former San Diego Padres southpaw has agreed to a four-year, $72 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to multiple media reports.
The Chicago Cubs had a chance to improve their bullpen in a mighty way but their lack of commitment got in the way.
Two other players the Atlanta Braves could have used to address a need late in MLB free agency signed elsewhere.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are likely done making major moves this offseason after they've already added Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki, Tanner Scott, Hyeseong Kim and Michael Conforto, while retaining Teoscar Hernández and Blake Treinen.