
After a short stint with the San Diego Padres, Tanner Scott is getting ready to become a Dodger! One of the best relief pitchers in free agency agreed to a four-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, worth $72 million.
The 30-year-old pitcher will join the Dodgers after signing a four-year deal that includes a $20 million signing bonus and $21 million in deferred payments, according to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. He’s off of an epic 2024 season, after posting a 1.75 ERA, 2.92 FIP, 10.5 K/9, and reaching his first All-Star Game.
Tanner Scott kicked off his MLB career as the sixth-round pick with the Baltimore Orioles and established himself as a dominant relief pitcher in recent years. He was named an All-Star for the first time during his time with the Miami Marlins before being traded to the San Diego Padres last summer.
Even before signing Scott, the Dodgers have been one of the most active teams of the offseason, and we’ve seen them sign several epic deals. The defending World Series champions also signed Roki Sasaki, Blake Snell, Michael Conforto, and Hyeseong Kim, in addition to bringing back Teoscar Hernández and Tommy Edman.
Scott’s deal puts the Dodgers’ luxury tax payroll in the neighborhood of $375 million, about $70 million ahead of the second-placed Philadelphia Phillies.