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Apr 28, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; A hat and glove of an Los Angeles Dodgers player durng a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images \/ John E. Sokolowski-Imagn ImagesBest video game consoles<\/p>\n
The Los Angeles Dodgers have been busy this winter, but there are still moves to be made this offseason.<\/p>\n
Two of the Dodgers\u2019 biggest needs remain with the pitching staff \u2014 which is almost always the area of need for the team \u2014 in terms of a reliever and another starting pitcher.<\/p>\n
The Dodgers were originally linked to changeup specialist Devin Williams, but he was traded to the New York Yankees in a surprising move. Even Williams was surprised to learn he had been traded to the Bombers, instead of the Dodgers.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo be honest, I didn\u2019t really think so. I kinda thought I\u2019d be going to L.A,\u201d Williams said. \u201cThat\u2019s what I was being told.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Lo and behold, things are true until they\u2019re not in the offseason. Once it was clear the Dodgers lost out on Williams, the reigning World Series champions were quickly linked to All-Star reliever Tanner Scott.<\/p>\n As the Dodgers continued their search for another high-leverage arm in the bullpen, signing Scott seemed like the best move. Scott produced a 1.75 ERA with 84 strikeouts across 72 innings in 2024.<\/p>\n Bleacher Report\u2019s Tim Kelly has Scott going to the Toronto Blue Jays, not the Dodgers, this offseason.<\/p>\n \u201cB\/R originally predicted a three-year, $48 million deal for Tanner Scott at the beginning of the offseason, with skepticism that just because he was the top reliever available this offseason that meant he would get four years,\u201d Kelly wrote. \u201cWe\u2019ll stick with three years for Scott, and given how little buzz there\u2019s been on the relief market overall, he may not even get quite as much overall as initially anticipated.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThe Blue Jays are a team that\u2019s being linked with pretty much every notable free agent right now, but Scott makes a ton of sense for them. They had a 4.82 bullpen ERA last season, the second-worst mark in baseball. The aforementioned Romano was non-tendered and left to sign with the Phillies. Whether it\u2019s as Toronto\u2019s closer or the team\u2019s top setup man, the Blue Jays just need to add quality arms to repair the back end of their bullpen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Losing out on Scott would pose a challenge for the Dodgers, as president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said the goal is to have a complete roster by spring training.<\/p>\n \u201cMy goal is to not buy in July,\u201d Friedman said this offseason. \u201cI am setting that out there right now. My goal is to do everything we can right now to not buy in July. It is terrible.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Apr 28, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; A hat and glove of an Los Angeles Dodgers player durng a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre…. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29400,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\n