The Rangers acquired Ahlstrom from the New York Yankees in exchange for catcher Jose Trevino three years ago. He has a career 3.95 ERA in 107 minor league games and has almost exclusively pitched out of the bullpen last season at Double-A Frisco and Triple-A Round Rock.

Yates didn’t blossom until adding the split-fingered fastball to his arsenal, and Scott credits two pitching coaches in Miami for his emergence as one of MLB’s top relievers.

Freddie Freeman, Will Smith and Tommy Edman each hit a home run to help the Los Angeles Dodgers extend their Cactus League winning streak to seven games by defeating the Texas Rangers, 8-4.

Not even two days after signing Japanese star pitcher Roki Sasaki last month, the Dodgers outmuscled the Cubs for the best reliever on the free agent market, giving lefty Tanner Scott a four-year deal worth $72 million.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Michael Kopech took a shot at his former team, the Chicago White Sox, for their lack of wins.

Offseason movement leads to far more solid closers in the American League than the National. That puts a variety of relief pitcher strategies in play.

While not quite as pressing as the questions of who will play second base and center field on a regular basis, how the Dodgers fill the vacancies in their bullpen will be an interesting thread to follow in the final week of camp.

GLENDALE, Ariz. – For Kirby Yates, it was a pitch. For Tanner Scott, it was a person. When the Dodgers signed the two as free agents this winter, they added a pair of elite relievers to their ...