Star relief pitcher Tanner Scott gave his first message to signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers that will fire up fans
Of The Athletic’s Big Board of top 40 free agents, the Dodgers have come away with six. That includes two of the top three available starting pitchers in Sasaki and two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell, the third-best outfielder in Teoscar Hernández and now the winter’s top reliever in Scott.
Asked if his team was overrunning baseball, GM Brandon Gomes answered: “The goal is to win every single year.”
And on Sunday, they agreed to a four-year, $72 million deal with All-Star closer Tanner Scott — with the contract including a $20 million signing bonus and $21 million in deferred money, according to ESPN — in free agency, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed.
The Los Angeles Dodgers added to their embarrassment of riches by signing Tanner Scott to the largest reliever contract of the offseason.
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.
Former New York Yankees reliever and 16-year veteran David Robertson is predicted to join the Boston Red Sox as a free agent.
Reliever Tanner Scott's $72 million, four-year contract has been finalized by the Los Angeles Dodgers, raising the World Series champions' offseason spending to $452 million on eight players.
Tanner Scott isn't the only one excited to join the Dodgers; thousands of fans are likely sharing the same enthusiasm.
The Dodgers’ spending blitz formally continued Thursday, as they announced the signing of left-hander Tanner Scott to a four-year, $72MM deal. Scott, a client of the MVP Sports Group ...
The elite lefty relief pitcher is part of an aggressive winter by the reigning World Series champions that has created discontent from their less-aggressive competitors.