It's the Los Angeles Dodgers' world, and we're just living in it. That's what it feels like, at least. The Dodgers won the World Series, and have gotten substan
The Dodgers agreed to a $13 million deal with reliever Kirby Yates, sources told ESPN, pushing their total offseason spending to more than $450 million.
There are still plenty of free agents waiting to sign and trade candidates waiting to move. There will be no shortage of activity between now and the start of camp. Here now are Tuesday's hot stove happenings.
The Dodgers’ offseason spending spree has included signing Blake Snell to a five-year, $182 million contract and inking Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki to a minor league deal.
Before landing Yates, the Dodgers agreed to terms with former Padres closer Tanner Scott on a four-year, $72 million deal. And before that, they brought back Blake Treinen on a two-year, $22 million deal.
The Dodgers are officially in agreement with star reliever Kirby Yates on a one-year deal. Find out more at MLB Trade Rumors.
The Dodgers had already added a plethora of pieces to their championship squad and established themselves as super-team villains — in part by convincing players to agree to deferred money in their contracts, a trend popularized last year by Shohei Ohtani, whose $700 million contract includes $680 million in deferrals.
On Tuesday night, the team agreed to a one-year, $13-million contract with veteran right-handed reliever Kirby Yates, according to a person with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak publicly.
The Royals opened last year with a payroll of $115M, per Cot’s Baseball Contracts. They are projected by RosterResource to be up to $123M next year, before accounting for Estévez. They have reportedly been looking for a middle-of-the-order bat. Whether they can find one will likely depend on how much farther they are willing to push the spending.
According to multiple reports, Kirby Yates has passed his physical and agreed to a one-year deal with the Dodgers. The Beverly Hills Sports Council client is guaranteed $13M and could unlock another $1M in bonuses — $500K each at 50 and 55 appearances. The team has still not officially announced the signing.
What began as a flurry of pickups for the New York Yankees this past offseason after losing embarrassingly to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Bronx Bombers have