Reliever Tanner Scott’s $72 million, four-year contract has been finalized by the Los Angeles Dodgers, raising the World Series champions’ offseason spending to $452 million on eight players.

The elite lefty relief pitcher is part of an aggressive winter by the reigning World Series champions that has created discontent from their less-aggressive competitors.

Star relief pitcher Tanner Scott gave his first reaction to signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 2024 All-Star is another critical addition to the defending champs as the franchise looks to be the first since the 2000 Yankees to win consecutive World Series titles.