If the Red Sox were hoping to add a top reliever in free agency this offseason, their options further dwindled Sunday.
Tanner Scott agreed to a four-year, $72 million deal with the Dodgers on Sunday, according to multiple reports. The 30-year-old lefty, who pitched for the Marlins and Padres last season, was widely viewed as the top reliever on the open market this offseason.
Scott’s contract was the largest given to a reliever so far this offseason. There was an initial report from USA Today’s Bob Nightengale that stated the Red Sox offered Scott a longer deal with a higher average annual value than what he got from the Dodgers.