Dodgers Close to Signing Kirby Yates

They’ve done it again. Just when you thought the Los Angeles Dodgers were done, they swoop in and sign yet another big-name player on the open market. Per Bob Nightengale, the Dodgers and right-handed reliever Kirby Yates have agreed to a deal pending physical. The details of the would-be contract are not yet known. Jon Heyman confirmed that it looks to be close to a done deal. 

If the deal goes through, it will be the second addition to their bullpen in a matter of days. Los Angeles signed left-hander Tanner Scott to the bullpen on a 4-year, $72 million deal. With Yates in the fold now, he joins Scott, Anthony Banda, Michael Kopech, and Blake Treinen to a strong bullpen.

Yates will be 38 years old on Opening Day coming off a season in which he posted a 1.17 ERA in 61 1/3 innings for the Rangers.  

There was little reported interest on the Mets end for Yates, even though they could use a right-handed reliever out of the bullpen. The team recently signed left-hander A.J. Minter. With Yates off the board, the Mets remaining options are thinning with players such as David Robertson, Kenley Jansen, Carlos Estevez, and Craig Kimbrel. With Yates assumingly going to the Dodgers, the defending World Series champions got better again. 

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