The Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series in 2024 and appear to be even better positioned in 2025, thanks to what has a chance to be a historically good pitching staff led by Tyler Glasnow, Blake Snell and Roki Sasaki.

A week after his upcoming deal was first reported, Yates has reached a one-year deal with Los Angeles, per MLB.com's Mark Feinsand. He'll be paid $13 million with a potential $1 million bonus if he reached 55 appearances, per ESPN's Jeff Passan.

Blake Snell joined Tyler Galsnow in the Los Angeles Dodgers rotation this year, with former Rays infielder Brian O'Grady reckoning both pitchers are worth the money spent on them.

The San Diego Padres are shopping right-hander Michael King. Mike Axisa of CBS Sports has the Giants as one of six "bubble teams' that are in need of rotation help.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Michael King believes that beating the LA Dodgers in 2025 has become even more difficult after their recent additions of Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki and Tanner Scott to

The Los Angeles Dodgers were represented by Blake Snell on ... limited no-trade clause. Snell is a two-time Cy Young Award winner who spent the 2024 season with the San Francisco Giants.

While the Dodgers, Padres and Blue Jays were battling it out for Roki Sasaki, the defending World Series champs seem to have won.

It turns out the Los Angeles Dodgers aren't the only team in the NL West permitted to make offseason moves. According to Dan Hayes and Dennis Lin of

Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki has signed a minor-league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Sasaki announced the decision himself in an Instagram post on Friday. The two other finalists for Sasaki reportedly were the San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays.

When Roki Sasaki announced he was signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies manager Bud Black reacted just liike the rest of us.

Reliever Tanner Scott's $72 million, four-year contract was finalized Thursday by the Los Angeles Dodgers, raising the World Series champions' offseason spending to $452 million on eight players.

The Toronto Blue Jays, who have repeatedly struck out on top free agents two offseasons in a row, have been the most heavily rumored suitor of late. The San Francisco Giants, too, have long sought a big bopper and could use a first baseman.