The Los Angeles Dodgers continued their offseason spending spree with the addition of veteran right-handed reliever Kirby Yates just days after signing southpaw Tanner Scott to a four-year, $72 million contract. Much like with the addition of Hyeseong Kim ...

The Dodgers are reportedly close to reaching agreement on a contract with Yates, who led the majors with 41 saves in 2019 and made the All-Star team with the Rangers last year.

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.