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Dodgers News: Blake Treinen Confident He Is ‘Still An Elite Pitcher’ After Struggling In ‘Outlier’ 2019 Season

The Los Angeles Dodgers were relatively quiet at the Winter Meetings, watching the three most prominent free agents in Gerrit Cole, Anthony Rendon and Stephen Strasburg all sign elsewhere.

L.A. wasn’t completely inactive, however, as they added an intriguing arm to the bullpen in former Oakland Athletics closer Blake Treinen. His reported one-year, $10 million contract became official on Sunday.

Treinen was non-tendered by the Athletics earlier this month following a rocky 2019 campaign. He appeared in 57 games but wasn’t nearly as effective when compared to his outstanding performance just one year prior.

Treinen sported a career-worst 4.