The Los Angeles Dodgers bolstered their bullpen with the signing of Tanner Scott to a four-year, $72 million contract that includes a reported $20 million signing bonus and $21 million in deferred money.

Reliever Tanner Scott’s $72 million, four-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers includes $21 million in deferred salaries.

Asked if his team was overrunning baseball, GM Brandon Gomes answered: “The goal is to win every single year.”

The Los Angeles Dodgers are fresh off winning the 2024 World Series, and they have followed it up with another strong offseason of work that has seen them only get stronger. Even with several big name additions on board,

Reliever Tanner Scott's $72 million, four-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers includes $21 million in deferred salaries.

Of The Athletic’s Big Board of top 40 free agents, the Dodgers have come away with six. That includes two of the top three available starting pitchers in Sasaki and two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell, the third-best outfielder in Teoscar Hernández and now the winter’s top reliever in Scott.

The Dodgers signed left-handed closer Tanner Scott to a hefty four-year contract. Get more details on the move at MLB Trade Rumors.

The Dodgers have made another smart move in MLB. Left-handed reliever Tanner Scott signed a four-year, $72 million contract, but it won't significantly impact the team's payroll in the coming years. How is that possible?