Before the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed to a four-year, $72 million contract with Tanner Scott, they were discussing signing another former All-Star reliever.
In the end, they ended up signing both.
The Dodgers always liked Scott but weren’t sure if they would be able to land him so they had a couple of conversations with Kirby Yates, as first reported by Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times.
“While they had liked Scott since early in the offseason, they were also evaluating other relievers remaining on the free agent market, including discussions with veteran All-Star right-hander Kirby Yates, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation but not authorized to speak publicly.