The Dodgers put a decisive end to Tanner Scott's short-lived tenure as their closer when they signed Edwin Díaz to a three-year, $69 million contract on Tuesday, the second full day of Winter Meetings. He might not have gotten the five-year, $100 million deal he wanted (which he was never going to get), but a $23 million AAV is a new record for a closer, and his 28 saves in 31 opportunities and 1.63 ERA warranted something exorbitant.
LA's top brass tried to lull everyone else into a false sense of security on Monday night, when Dave Roberts reiterated that the team didn't feel there were any big moves to make.