Justo en: Following la ausencia de Juan Soto, Dodgers has oficialmente confirmado la contratación de top bullpen arms Devin Williams & Tanner Scott, a un acuerdo de $550m duradero, según reportes.

A look at the Dodgers roster and bullpen as currently constructed, and the reports of pursuing other reliever additions

The Dodgers have already agreed to bring back Blake Treinen, one of the key pieces in their bullpen for their last two championships, but are still in the market for adding relievers, per multiple reports.

Left-hander Tanner Scott, a free agent, and Brewers closer Devin Williams are among the names on the Dodgers’ wish list, per Fabian Ardaya at The Athletic.

Acquired by San Diego at the trade deadline, Scott faced the Dodgers six times encompassing the final week of the regular season and the National League Division Series. The Dodgers rallied against Scott and others in the division-clinching game on September 26, but otherwise were held scoreless. Scott pitched in four of the five NLDS games and tossed three scoreless innings, striking out five of his 12 batters faced.

Shohei Ohtani singled home the go-ahead run off Scott on September 26, but struck out in his other five at-bats against the southpaw during that two-plus-week stretch. As Ardaya put it, “Scott’s premium stuff has wowed Dodgers personnel.”

Williams missed the first four months of 2024 with a stress fracture in his back, but then rebounded to allow only three runs in his 22 appearances to finish the regular season. He allowed four runs in a blown save to the Mets in Game 3 of the wild card series, including a three-run home run by Pete Alonso in the ninth inning that ended the Brewers season.

But overall Williams has an excellent track record with ERAs in the ones and FIPs in the low-to-mid twos for three years running and his his career, and a 41-percent strikeout rate over the last five seasons. Williams is eligible for salary arbitration this winter and will be a free agent after the 2025 season.

The expected salary for Williams — Cot’s Contracts estimates $8 million, MLB Trade Rumors projected $7.7 million — is certainly manageable for the Brewers, who declined their $10.5 million option on the right-hander in November after his truncated season, instead paying him a $250,000 buyout.

But Milwaukee is trying to thread the needle between contention and payroll consciousness, and are coming off last offseason when they traded ace Corbin Burnes and won the National League Central again anyway.

Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic reported the Dodgers and Yankees are among the teams interested in Williams, and explained the Brewers’ situation thusly:

The Brewers thus far this offseason are operating as if they have little payroll flexibility. They non-tendered Hoby Milner (projected to make $2.7 million through arbitration) and declined Colin Rea’s option ($5.5 million). The only real way for Milwaukee to clear additional space would be to trade Williams and/or first baseman Rhys Hoskins, who is due to make $18 million with a mutual option for 2026 worth another $18 million.

The offseason is always an interesting time when projecting the roster for next season, and right now there are so many moving parts. Saying now that Mookie Betts will be the shortstop for 2025, for instance, doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll stay at the position.

The Dodgers’ deals for Treinen and outfielder Michael Conforto are not yet official, but when they are, the team will have 39 players on its 40-man roster. They are nearing the point in which additions will require subtractions to make room, and considering the club is still pursuing a reunion with Teoscar Hernández — Jack Harris at the Los Angeles Times outlined where the Dodgers stand with the outfielder on Monday night — they are very nearly already at such a point.

But let’s focus on the pitching side of the roster for a moment given this pursuit of more relief.

With Treinen the Dodgers will have 24 pitchers on the 40-man roster, but as we’ve noted before it’s really 19 pitchers effectively at the moment, as Gavin Stone, Brusdar Graterol, Emmet Sheehan, River Ryan, and Kyle Hurt will all miss a huge chunk if not all of the 2025 season after surgeries.