Since Andrew Friedman took control of the Dodgers’ President of Baseball Operations he has established the narrative of being unwilling to spend on free agent relievers. Friedman mentioned at the winter meetings that he has offered deals to free agent relievers they just never accepted them. Now with the signing of Joe Kelly, Friedman has made his first big reliever signing outside of keeping Kenley Jansen.
The signing of Kelly is an interesting gamble and you can’t blame Dodger fans if they are hesitant of any reliever contracts thanks to Brian Wilson, Brandon League, and several other nightmare reliever deals that we would be best not revisiting.