"The Dodgers handed Tanner Scott $72 million last winter. It hasn't worked out. So, on Tuesday, the Dodgers handed Edwin Díaz $69 million. If the Dodgers are going to be Exhibit A for Walter's rival owners to cry about how desperately they need a salary cap, bring it on. If Walter's rival owners demand that players be locked out next winter and not be allowed back until they relent and accept a salary cap, well, bring that on too."
"There is a sentence players are taught to utter: "I can't worry about what I can't control." The D í az signing is basically the Dodgers' ownership saying the same thing: "We can't worry about other owners pointing their fingers at us. We're here to win. If the rules change, then we'll worry about that." Or maybe not. "Honestly, I think that we have an organization that, whatever rules or regulations or constructs are put in front of us," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters Monday, "we're going to dominate.""
The Dodgers spent a combined $141 million on two relief pitchers, giving Tanner Scott $72 million last winter and Edwin Díaz $69 million this week. Tanner Scott's signing did not produce the desired results. Ownership signaled a willingness to absorb criticism and potential labor-policy consequences in order to maintain a championship-caliber roster. Team leadership expresses confidence that organizational depth and resources will sustain dominance regardless of future rule changes. The club is chasing historical benchmarks, including consecutive World Series titles, a potential three-peat, and extended postseason streaks.
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