Before signing Scott, Los Angeles Dodgers were interested in Yates

Recently, Dodgers signed Tanner Scott for 4 years and $72 million to strengthen the bullpen team, and according to reports, before signing Scott, Dodgers was actually interested in veteran Kirby Yates.

Judging from several stats in 2024, Yates is actually better than Scott, with Scott's ERA of 1.75, 22 rescues, and a 1.12 base rate per inning, while Yates' ERA is 1.17, 33 rescues, and a base rate of 0.83 per inning.

However, Scott's 27.7 percent strikeout rate is not as good as Yates' 35.9 percent, but his 8 percent clearance rate is better than Yates' 11.8 percent.

What's more, Scott is only 30 years old now, and has played all seasons for the past four years, while Yates has only played 15 games in total from 2020 to 2022 due to Tommy John's surgery, and he will be 38 years old by the end of March before the season opener.

For the Dodgers, the benefits of Shohei Ohtani joining for pitchers scheduling have finally shown themselves this year and in the future, because the major leagues can only bring a maximum of 13 pitchers, so as far as the general team is concerned, taking a 6-man rotation means that only 7 cowsheds can be brought up, and Shohei Ohtani can be listed as a field because of the two-knife stream, so the Dodgers can also bring 8 cowsheds in the case of taking a 6-man rotation, but this operation has to wait until Shohei Ohtani can officially return to the pitcher mound.

Before Shohei Ohtani returned to the pitcher's hill, the Dodgers' seven-man barn included Michael Kopech, Evan Phillips, Alex Vesia, Anthony Banda, and Ryan Brasier in addition to Scott and Blake Treinen.

According to the report, it is still possible for the Dodge to find Yates, but at least it is not a must, and for Yates, now is the time when the cattle barn market is high, and in recent weeks A.J. has been hired. Minter, Jose Leclerc, Jeff Hoffman, Andrew Kittredge, Scott and others signed new teams. The current teams interested in Yates include the Cubs, Tigers, Rangers (former club), and Sidewinders, while the Blue Jays, Golden Orioles, Red Sox, and Warriors who are competing for Scott's defeat can only target others, including Yates.