Scott, also a first-time All-Star last year, went 9-6 with a 1.75 ERA and 22 saves for Miami and San Diego. He struck ... year deal and right-hander Blake Treinen for $22 million over two years.

The top free agent reliever is officially off the market after Tanner Scott's four-year, $72 million contract was finalized Thursday by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Heading into this offseason, the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers had as good of a roster as any in MLB. The one 'weakness' teams could look

Tanner Scott said the Los Angeles Dodgers were the first team to contact him in free agency, and he is ready to win a World Series with them.

It seems like just a matter of time before the Cubs sign a name-brand reliever. Estévez is on their radar, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network. So are Jansen, Robertson and Ryan Pressly, per Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney of The Athletic.

The Minnesota Twins and San Diego Padres have spoken about a potential trade that would send veteran catcher Christian Vázquez to San Diego, league sources told The Athletic. No deal was considered imminent Wednesday, but there appeared to be motivation on both sides to continue talking.

LOS ANGELES — Invincible. The word first came to mind Wednesday afternoon when the Dodgers held a news conference to introduce a nervous kid who has never played a minute in the major leagues. Nearly 100 reporters still showed up to gawk at their greatness.

The Dodgers have spent money like they were desperate. They have acquired stars like they were barren. Has any defending champion ever acted less like a defending champion?

Kirby Yates is joining the Los Angeles Dodgers' bullpen just two days after the club went out and signed another All-Star closer in Tanner Scott.

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.

With the additions of Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates, the Los Angeles Dodgers have constructed by far the best bullpen in MLB.

After two consecutive years of signing the No. 1 overall prospect in the international class – and reportedly making a Herculean effort to do so for the third straight year with right-hander Roki Sasa