World Series-champion Dodgers spend big again with huge $72m addition to leave rival fans furious

Already satisfied with a starting rotation that includes Cy Young winners, All-Stars and 1 of the biggest Japanese pitching prospects to ever transverse the Pacific, the reigning World Series-champion Los Angeles Dodgers person present turned their attraction to the bullpen.

As reported by MLB.com and ESPN, the Dodgers are successful statement connected a four-year, $72 cardinal woody with erstwhile San Diego Padres reliever Tanner Scott – a hard-throwing southpaw with a lively four-seam fastball and challenging slider.

Scott was phenomenal betwixt stops successful Miami and San Diego past season, posting a 1.75 ERA (earned-run average) for the play with an awesome WHIP (walks and hits per inning) of conscionable 1.125.

Keep successful mind, the Dodgers already person elite relievers specified arsenic Blake Treinen (1.93 ERA successful 2024), Brusdar Graterol (2.45) and converted starter Michael Kopech (2.54 ERA successful 24 innings with the squad past season).

And with the caller additions of top-end starters specified arsenic erstwhile San Franciso Giants ace Blake Snell and 23-year-old Japanese sensation Roki Sasaki, not to notation the returns of injured hurlers similar Shohei Ohtani, Clayton Kershaw and Tyler Glasnow, rival fans are opening to freak out.

‘Geez,’ 1 instrumentality groaned connected X. ‘Should we adjacent person a 2025 MLB season? Might arsenic good springiness the Dodgers the repetition trophy close now.’

‘Where is the anemic nexus successful the Dodgers armor?’ different instrumentality asked. ‘I can’t find it.’

A much sarcastic instrumentality added: ‘Great. I was opening to interest they wouldn’t get anyone this winter.’

‘THEY MAY NEVER LOSE A GAME,’ different exacerbated commenter wrote connected X.

Not each of the Dodgers stars were lured with nine- and 10-figure sums. Sasaki, for instance, could lone motion for $5 cardinal owed to MLB rules limiting teams' bonus-pool wealth for prospects. Had helium waited until he'd accrued six afloat seasons successful Japan and turned 25, arsenic caller teammate Yoshinobu Yamamoto did past year, Sasaki wouldn't person faced immoderate restrictions connected his caller deal. 

Yamamoto, meanwhile, inked a 12-year, $325 cardinal declaration successful LA en way to a World Series rubric successful his rookie season. 

The team's astir notorious declaration belongs to Ohtani, who came implicit from the Los Angeles Angels past play connected a back-loaded 10-year, $700 cardinal woody - a pact that continues to fuss rival fans. 

'How overmuch deferred?' 1 instrumentality asked successful effect to an ESPN study of Scott's $72 cardinal deal. 

As reported by The Athletic's Fabian Ardaya, Scott's woody does see immoderate deferred money.