Dodgers keep adding to stacked roster with All-Star pitcher

The Los Angeles Dodgers are usually not slowing down of their quest to repeat as World Collection champions.

Mark Feinsand from MLB.com reported that the Dodgers signed reliever Tanner Scott to a four-year, $72 million contract. Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic added that Scott will obtain a signing bonus and deferred cash, as has been the case with many of the Dodgers‘ contracts this offseason.

Ranked because the Nineteenth-best free agent and the highest reliever accessible by FanGraphs, Scott had a dominant exhibiting in 2024. He posted a 1.75 ERA and a 1.125 WHIP in his 71.3 innings between the Marlins and Padres, notching 22 saves whereas putting out 84 batters.

Scott provides one more energy arm to the again of the Dodgers bullpen. He’ll be part of presumed nearer Michael Kopech and the just lately re-signed Blake Treinen to type a formidable trio over the ultimate few innings.

Scott is simply the newest addition in what has been a formidable offseason for the Dodgers. Pitchers Blake Snell and Roki Sasaki will fortify a rotation with simply two pitchers throwing greater than 100 innings or making not less than 20 begins. 

The Dodgers re-signed outfielder Teoscar Hernandez and added Michael Conforto. Korean second baseman Hyeseong Kim signed a three-year deal, including intriguing upside to the infield. These strikes have include a worth, as Spotrac tasks the Dodgers‘ payroll to exceed $374.5 million.

The Dodgers‘ offseason has led to different questions. Jon Heyman of the New York Put up opined that the Dodgers‘ spectacular roster is dangerous for baseball. These deferred contracts will ultimately come due. Nevertheless, these are questions for the long run — the Dodgers are busy constructing a stacked roster that ought to contend for a championship for years to return.