The San Diego Padres have been very quiet this winter. They watched Tanner Scott leave for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Jurickson Profar sign with the Atlanta Braves.All the while, San Diego hasn't made a single move to address the Major League roster this winter,

The Los Angeles Dodgers overhauled their bullpen with two All-Star additions even though they didn't really need either.

Reliever Tanner Scott's $72 million, four-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers includes $21 million in deferred salaries.

Coming off the eighth World Series title in franchise history, the Los Angeles Dodgers signed two of the best starting pitchers available in Blake Snell and Roki Sasaki, and the top reliever, Tanner Scott.

Then, on the eve of the Winter Meetings, the Dodgers made a surprise acquisition, signing outfielder Michael Conforto on a one-year, $17 million. That same night, it was reported reliever Blake Treinen was returning to Los Angeles on a two-year, $22 million deal.

Of The Athletic’s Big Board of top 40 free agents, the Dodgers have come away with six. That includes two of the top three available starting pitchers in Sasaki and two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell, the third-best outfielder in Teoscar Hernández and now the winter’s top reliever in Scott.

Asked if his team was overrunning baseball, GM Brandon Gomes answered: “The goal is to win every single year.”

Tanner Scott has been among the most dominant relief options in baseball. Will that continue with the Dodgers?

All-Star relief pitcher Tanner Scott's free agency concluded as the coveted reliever signed a four-year contract worth $72 million with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

World Series champs continue offseason spending spree with the addition of left-handed reliever Tanner Scott, who had 22 saves and a 1.75 ERA in 2024.

The defending World Series champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers, built argubaly the best starting pitching rotation in the National League when they won the sweep

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