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The Dodgers just keep adding. 

On Thursday, they secured an agreement with Roki Sasaki — the star Japanese pitcher — and added him to a rotation that already includes Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and Blake Snell. 

And on Sunday, they agreed to a four-year, $72 million deal with All-Star closer Tanner Scott — with the contract including a $20 million signing bonus and $21 million in deferred money, according to ESPN — in free agency, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed. 


  Tanner Scott throws a pitch for the Padres during the 2024 MLB playoffs. Getty Images Tanner Scott throws a pitch for the Padres during the 2024 MLB playoffs. Getty Images

Scott, a left-hander who collected 18 saves across 44 appearances with the Marlins last year before getting dealt to the Padres at the deadline, was the top remaining reliever available and drew interest from — and landed a meeting with — the Mets before they signed A.J. Minter last week

The Mets were unlikely to continue pursuing Scott as another high-leverage arm to pair with Edwin Diaz after securing Minter, who is also a left-hander. 

So instead, he ended up with a Los Angeles team that ended the Mets’ unexpected postseason run in the NLCS. 

The 30-year-old Scott started his career with the Orioles before getting traded to the Marlins in April 2022. 

With Miami, he excelled in high-leverage spots and became one of the best relievers available ahead of the trade deadline last season. 


  Tanner Scott throws a pitch for the Padres during the 2024 season. Getty Images Tanner Scott throws a pitch for the Padres during the 2024 season. Getty Images

In recent years, the Dodgers bullpen — especially at the closer spot during the days of Kenley Jansen — has been one of their glaring weaknesses before it helped shut down opponents en route to the World Series in 2024. 

That, with Scott now joining the bullpen, should no longer be the case, though it’s unclear if they plan to use him as the regular closer or in different high-leverage spots. 

And it continues an offseason of spending for Los Angeles that included deals for Snell, Sasaki, Teoscar Hernandez, Hyeseong Kim, and Tommy Edman. 

They’ll join a lineup that already features Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman at the top of the batting order, allowing the Dodgers to enter the 2025 season — with pitchers and catchers set to report for spring training in less than a month — positioned with a strong chance to repeat as World Series champions.

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