The Dodgers in December signed the best relief pitcher available on the market, with Edwin Díaz setting a new record for average annual value with his three-year, $69 million contract. The idea is that Díaz will solidify what was the Dodgers squeakiest wheel last season.
We don’t have to look far to note how pitching plans are quite hard to predict. Tanner Scott was dominant in 2023-24 and signed a big-money deal of his own (four years, $72 million) with the Dodgers, but struggled so badly that he plummeted down the depth chart in September and October.
There is reason to believe that Scott will be better in 2026 than he was in 2025, and still pitch important innings, whether he’s setting up Díaz or picking up a few saves of his own along the way.
Depth will be needed to get through the season, and it’s likely quite a few pitchers will record saves. A dozen different Dodgers had at least one save last season. The year before, they tied a major league record with 14 different pitchers with a save, then added a 15th when Walker Buehler capped his fairytale end to 2024 to close out the World Series.
The Dodgers have had double-digit pitchers record a save in each of the lat five seasons, whether the team had a Capital-C Closer or not.
Dodgers pitchers to record a save
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2021: 10 (Kenley Jansen 38 saves, Blake Treinen second with 7)
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2022: 12 (Craig Kimbrel 22, Daniel Hudson 5)
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2023: 11 (Evan Phillips 24, Brusdar Graterol 7)
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2024: 14 (Phillips 18, Hudson 10)
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2025: 12 (Scott 23, Alex Vesia 5)
Today’s question is two-fold: How many different Dodgers will record a save in 2026, and which pitcher will finish second on the team in saves?
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