Even after finally breaking through and winning a World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers are not remaining complacent this offseason as they have already begun to address the bullpen, in part by trading for former Milwaukee Brewers closer Corey Knebel.
Knebel was one of the best relievers in all of baseball in 2017 and 2018 before requiring Tommy John surgery, which put him on the shelf for all of 2019 and most of this past season.
The Brewers planned to non-tender Knebel instead of paying him in his final year of club control, so the Dodgers called and acquired him for a player to be named later, which was recently announced as Minor League pitcher Leo Crawford.