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fromLos Angeles Times
11 hours agoWho's the Dodgers closer? Tanner Scott ... maybe
The Dodgers face uncertainty in their closer role with Edwin Díaz injured and Tanner Scott's inconsistent performance.
"I feel like 100 is the new 95," said Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Will Klein, who first hit 100 in a summer ball all-star game in 2020 and expects to again this season, having topped out thus far at 98.8 mph. "It used to be, 'You throw 95, that's gas.' Now, it's 100. And now you see starters out there sitting 100."
Fernández, 29, has long had intriguing stuff. He tossed 54 big league innings from 2019 to 2022. His 5.17 earned run average in that time wasn't especially impressive but both his four-seamer and sinker averaged over 98 miles per hour in his most recent season.
The Padres are adding Walker Buehler on a minor league contract, reports Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune. The Excel Sports Management client will aim to win a rotation job during Spring Training. San Diego continues to stockpile potential back-end starters. The Padres agreed to big league deals with Griffin Canning and Germán Márquez over the weekend. Buehler settles for a non-roster invitation, which seemingly puts him a little behind the other two veteran righties as camp gets underway.