Former New York Yankees reliever and 16-year veteran David Robertson is predicted to join the Boston Red Sox as a free agent.
Tanner Scott won't be coming to Boston after signing a four-year, $72 million deal with the Dodgers. So where can the Red Sox turn for relief help before spring training?
Closer Tanner Scott and the Dodgers are in agreement on a four-year, $72 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Sunday.
Tanner Scott has been among the most dominant relief options in baseball. Will that continue with the Dodgers?
Fresh off adding prized Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki, the Dodgers made an another move to massively upgrade their pitching staff, agreeing with left-handed reliever Tanner Scott on a four-year, $72 million contract,
Los Angeles wrapped up 2024 by re-signing outfielder and Home Run Derby champion Teoscar Hernández to a three-year, $66 million deal in late December, and then a week later they opened 2025 by signing Korean infielder Hyeseong Kim to a three-year deal worth $12.5 million.
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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, who was widely viewed a the top free-agent reliever this offseason, will be heading to the Dodgers. Read more on Boston.com.
After signing Scott, the Dodgers' projected payroll is around $370 million, which is miles ahead of every other team in the league. There's a second tier (the Phillies, Yankees, and Mets) of big-market teams in roughly the $295-310 million range. Then it drops off to $245 million or so.
The Dodgers have signed left-handed reliever Tanner Scott, continuing the great offseason that the team has put together.