{"id":18524,"date":"2025-01-12T02:57:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T02:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=18524"},"modified":"2025-01-12T02:57:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T02:57:34","slug":"shocking-prediction-dodgers-and-mets-to-lose-60m-tanner-scott-sweepstakes-to-nl-rival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=18524","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;SHOCKING PREDICTION: DODGERS AND METS TO LOSE $60M TANNER SCOTT SWEEPSTAKES TO NL RIVAL!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All-Star pitcher Tanner Scott is the best reliever left on the free-agent market. The New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers\u00a0<a class=\"multivariate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lafbnetwork.com\/los-angeles-dodgers\/los-angeles-dodgers-news\/new-york-mets-tanner-scott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">have recently been linked<\/a>\u00a0to the left-handed hurler. But could both clubs lose out because Scott decides to sign with the Philadelphia Phillies?<\/p>\n<p>The Phillies&#8217; bullpen lost two key pieces this offseason once free agency opened, as Jeff Hoffman and Carlos Est\u00e9vez reached the open market. While Est\u00e9vez is still available, Hoffman just\u00a0<a class=\"multivariate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/sports\/mlb\/blue-jays-sign-phillies-all-star-free-agent-33-million-2013446\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">agreed to a three-year, $33 million deal<\/a>\u00a0with the Toronto Blue Jays.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox ar23-innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562622\/san-diego-padres-pitcher-tanner-scott.webp?w=790&amp;f=474492981c22848f68addf4b4b9cea5c 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562622\/san-diego-padres-pitcher-tanner-scott.jpg?w=790&amp;f=474492981c22848f68addf4b4b9cea5c 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562622\/san-diego-padres-pitcher-tanner-scott.webp?w=900&amp;f=863164cab67e9ace253a20f02e97bca4 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562622\/san-diego-padres-pitcher-tanner-scott.jpg?w=900&amp;f=863164cab67e9ace253a20f02e97bca4 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562622\/san-diego-padres-pitcher-tanner-scott.webp?w=790&amp;f=474492981c22848f68addf4b4b9cea5c 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562622\/san-diego-padres-pitcher-tanner-scott.jpg?w=790&amp;f=474492981c22848f68addf4b4b9cea5c 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562622\/san-diego-padres-pitcher-tanner-scott.webp?w=450&amp;f=c93b29a591017b00f73d80f1e9396892 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562622\/san-diego-padres-pitcher-tanner-scott.jpg?w=450&amp;f=c93b29a591017b00f73d80f1e9396892 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562622\/san-diego-padres-pitcher-tanner-scott.webp?w=1200&amp;f=d25dbbae998a3b01438392ef9b160a6d\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2562622\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2562622\/san-diego-padres-pitcher-tanner-scott.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=d25dbbae998a3b01438392ef9b160a6d\" alt=\"San Diego Padres pitcher Tanner Scott \" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption ar23-caption\"><span id=\"short-cap-description\" class=\"cap\">LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA &#8211; OCTOBER 5: Tanner Scott #66 of the San Diego Padres pitches during game one of the National League Divisional Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on October 5,&#8230;<\/span>\u00a0<button id=\"read-more-cap\">More<\/button>\u00a0<span class=\"credit ar23-credit\">Matt Thomas\/San Diego Padres\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski has signed Joe Ross and Jordan Romano for Philly&#8217;s 2025 bullpen. For a club with championship aspirations like the Phillies, manager Rob Thomson could use a top-shelf option to turn to in the ninth inning.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"multivariate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.justbaseball.com\/mlb\/mlb-free-agent-team-contract-predictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Just Baseball&#8217;s Ryan Finkelstein thinks<\/a>\u00a0Scott will ultimately head to the City of Brotherly Love on a four-year, $60 million deal. Landing the left-hander would serve two purposes \u2013 it&#8217;d strengthen Philly&#8217;s relief corps while also keeping him away from two National League rivals.<\/p>\n<p>Scott split his 2024 campaign between the Miami Marlins and San Diego Padres. He earned his first All-Star Game selection while posting a 9-6 record with a 1.75 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 22 saves and 84 strikeouts in 72 innings. This was his second consecutive above-average campaign \u2013 Scott twirled a 2.31 ERA through 78 innings for Miami in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Finkelstein&#8217;s $60 million prediction is close\u00a0<a class=\"multivariate\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/mlb\/player\/market-value\/_\/id\/24484\/tanner-scott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">to Spotrac&#8217;s projection<\/a>, which comes in at four years and $65 million. There hasn&#8217;t been much leaked about the closer&#8217;s current market, so it&#8217;s unknown how close he&#8217;ll get to these hypothetical contract numbers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All-Star pitcher Tanner Scott is the best reliever left on the free-agent market. 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