You're not done recruiting the FA? LAD 33 saves and contract agreement, how strong will it be
Jan 22, 2025
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have recruited a big bullpen pitcher. USA Today reported on the 23rd (Korea time) that the Los Angeles Dodgers' power reinforcement work is unlikely to be stopped just because they already have a huge number of star players, and that the Dodgers, who confirmed their contract with left-hander bullpen Tanner Scott earlier this week, are finalizing contract negotiations with right-hander bullpen Kirby Yates.
According to the official, the contract between the two sides will be official when they pass a physical examination.
Yates pitched 61 ⅔ in 61 games with the Texas Rangers last year, posting 7 wins, 2 losses, 33 saves and a 1.17 ERA, indicating his revival as the top closure. Earlier in 2019, he was ranked No. 1 overall in the category with 41 saves in the San Diego Padres.
He made his major league debut with the Tampa Bay Rays in 2014 and played for the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, San Diego, Atlanta Braves and Texas, recording a career-high 422 games, 26-21 losses, 52 holds, 95 saves, 3.17 ERA and 1.11 WHIP, and is a two-time All-Star.
However, after undergoing elbow surgery in 2021, i.e., Tommy John Surgery and taking almost the entire 2022 off, Yates managed to revive with a 7-2 record, nine holds, five saves, a 3.28 ERA and a WHIP 1.19 in 61 games in 2023.
The Dodgers secured a right-hander must-win bullpen three days after agreeing to a four-year, $72 million contract with FA left-hander Tanner Scott on the 20th.
The Dodgers will have the strongest bullpen in quantity, quality and type as Scott and Yates will join Michael Kopech, Blake Trinen, Evan Phillips, Alex Vesia and Ryan Brazier.
The Dodgers, which was imposed a luxury tax of more than $100 million last year by spending $353.15,360 in payrolls, are estimated to exceed $375 million this year. It is $70 million more than the second-place Philadelphia Phillies (about $305 million). No team has won the World Series for two consecutive years since 2000. The Dodgers' goal to win the World Series is still in effect this year.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
