Already satisfied with a starting rotation featuring Cy Young winners, All-Stars and one of the greatest Japanese pitching prospects to ever cross the Pacific, the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers have now turned their attention to the bullpen .
As reported by MLB.com and ESPN, the Dodgers have agreed to terms on a four-year, $72 million deal with former San Diego Padres reliever Tanner Scott – a hard-throwing lefty with a lively four-seam fastball and a challenging slider.
Scott was phenomenal last season between stops in Miami and San Diego, posting a 1.75 ERA (earned run average) for the season with an impressive WHIP (walks and hits per inning) of just 1.125.
Keep in mind that the Dodgers already have elite relievers like Blake Treinen (1.93 ERA in 2024), Brusdar Graterol (2.45) and converted starter Michael Kopech (2.54 ERA in 24 innings with the team last season).
And with the recent additions of top starters like former San Franciso Giants ace Blake Snell and 23-year-old Japanese sensation Roki Sasaki, not to mention the return of injured pitchers like Shohei Ohtani, Clayton Kershaw and Tyler Glasnow, rival fans are starting to to panic.
“Gosh,” moaned one fan on X. “Should we even have a 2025 MLB season? Might as well give the Dodgers the repeat trophy now.”
The Dodgers have agreed to terms on a four-year, $72 million contract with former San Diego Padres reliever Tanner Scott – a hard-throwing lefty with a lively four-seam fastball

Toshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani (right) celebrate last year’s World Series

The Dodgers recently added top prospect Roki Sasaki for a shockingly low price
“Where’s the weak link in the Dodgers’ armor?” asked another fan. “I can’t find it.”
A more sarcastic fan added: “Awesome. I was starting to worry that they wouldn’t get anyone this winter.’
“THEY CAN NEVER LOSE A GAME,” wrote another aggravated commenter on X.
Not all Dodgers stars were lured with nine- and 10-figure sums. For example, Sasaki could only sign for $5 million due to MLB rules limiting teams’ bonus pool money for prospects. Had he waited until he had accrued six full seasons in Japan and turned 25, as new teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto did last year, Sasaki would have faced no restrictions on his new contract.
Yamamoto, meanwhile, signed a 12-year, $325 million contract in LA en route to a World Series title in his rookie season.
The team’s most infamous signing belongs to Ohtani, who came over from the Los Angeles Angels last season on a deferred 10-year contract worth $700 million – a pact that continues to rankle rival fans.
“How much delay?” one fan asked in response to an ESPN report on Scott’s $72 million deal.
As The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya reports, Scott’s deal includes some deferred money.