LAD End of ruthless shopping? Scott, Ohtani's natural enemy, is expected to be recruited for 4 years and 105.1 billion won, the highest ever paid roll history of 547.3 billion won
Jan 20, 2025
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MLB.com reported on the 20th (Korea time) that the Dodgers, which embraced Japanese pitcher Rocky Sasaki, who was born with a natural quality, made another deal to greatly upgrade the pitching staff'According to sources, they agreed to a four-year, $72 million contract with left-hander Lilibur Tanner Scott'
According to the media, the Sinning Bonus is $20 million, and $21 million of the total amount has been designated as a preferred sale.
It was evaluated as a contract to complete the Dodgers' power reinforcement work this offseason. The Dodgers secured an ace by bringing in Blake Snell ($182 million for five years) from the FA market, followed by outfielder Teoscar Hernandez ($66 million for three years) and outfielder Michael Confoto ($17 million for one year) from the San Francisco Giants last year.
In addition, after acquiring KBO-turned-utility infielder Kim Hye-sung ($12.5 million for three years), he traded existing infielder Gavin Lux to the Cincinnati Reds, and tied domestic and foreign utility Tommy Edman to a five-year, $74 million extension contract. And as a highlight of this offseason, Sasaki was held in his arms for $6.5 million in the Sining Bonus through a fierce scramble.
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In the postseason, he played five games and struck out seven with two hits and no runs in four ⅓ innings. In particular, he met Shohei Ohtani four times in the division series against the Dodgers and struck out all of them, drawing attention.
Scott is four-seam fastball, slider and two-pitch style. Fast fastballs, the main weapon, showed off speeds of up to 99.8 miles last season, an average of 97.0 miles, a maximum of 100.5 miles in 2023 and an average of 96.8 miles. Last year, his batting average of 0.135 on four-seam fastballs and his hitting average of 0.179 on pitches were first and second among pitchers who threw more than 300 pitches.
In addition, according to Baseball Servant, the ratio of swing and miss (34.7%) and hard hit (27.5%) have been included in the top 10% side by side over the past two years.
Scott, who was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the sixth round of the 2014 draft, made his major league debut in 2017 and had a 4.37 ERA for Baltimore for five years through 2021. He began his growth after being traded to Miami in 2022, and at once established himself as the best reliever with 24 holds, 12 saves and a 2.31 ERA in 74 games in 2023.
After moving back to San Diego last summer, he showed off his stronger pitching and went to the market this winter to increase his value with both setup men and closers.
The Dodgers will have the strongest bullpen in quantity, quality and type with Scott joining Michael Kopech, Blake Trinen, Evan Phillips, Alex Vesia and Ryan Brazier.
With Scott's addition, the Dodgers' payroll based on luxury tax this year is estimated to reach $375 million (about 547.3 billion won). It is $70 million more than the second-place Philadelphia Phillies (about $305 million). The Dodgers recorded about $353 million in payrolls last year and were imposed a luxury tax of more than $100 million.
No team has won the World Series for two consecutive years since the New York Yankees in 2000. The Dodgers finished preparing for this.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
