Left-hander Tanner Scott arrives in Los Angeles having transformed over the last two years into a shutdown late-game option with the Miami Marlins and San Diego Padres.

For a few months, it appeared the Los Angeles Dodgers had figured out their closer situation. It was reported that manager Dave Roberts named newly-acquired Tan

Yates didn’t blossom until adding the split-fingered fastball to his arsenal, and Scott credits two pitching coaches in Miami for his emergence as one of MLB’s top relievers.

Scott and Phillips, who struggled for a hapless Orioles team, are now key relievers for the defending World Series champions.

Not even two days after signing Japanese star pitcher Roki Sasaki last month, the Dodgers outmuscled the Cubs for the best reliever on the free agent market, giving lefty Tanner Scott a four-year deal worth $72 million.

NL 5x5: $14: 2024: Started: 0 Relieved: 72: Mixed 2026: $6 \| 2027: $4: Outlook: Proving his 2023 was no fluke, Scott fir

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The most glaring issue for the Padres comes at the end of their order. Their projected lineup has 35-year-old Heyward, who has posted a .230/.301/.393 line over the last four seasons, batting seventh, and 25-year-old Tirso Ornelas, who has yet to make his major league debut, batting ninth.

PHOENIX — As Tanner Scott walked off the plane, Evan Phillips was waiting to board. This was late June 2019, when Scott and Phillips were in the early stages of their MLB careers. At the time ...