Tanner Scott was the Dodgers' second-biggest free-agent signing of the 2024 offseason, but he was expected to have a big impact on the team. Remember, this team basically won a World Series on the strength of 2.5 starting pitchers and a dynamite bullpen. Signing Scott was only projected to make the bullpen that much better. Things got off to a slow start before he, seemingly, hit his stride. Then, he didn't.
The Los Angeles Dodgers bolstered their bullpen by signing Edwin Díaz to a three-year, $69 million contract that came as somewhat of a surprise after hefty investments into the group last winter. The three-time All-Star brings stability to a relief corps that struggled with inconsistency throughout the entirety of 2025. He is set to become the team's first dedicated closer since Kenley Jansen in 2021.
"It popped up probably, Game 1 [of the NLDS], I started feeling something," Scott said. "And then the off-day [between Games 2 and 3 of that series], I noticed something was really off. By the time we got back from Philly, it was just like, 'Hey, we need to get this taken care of.'"
