We have reached the most stagnant part of the offseason, where few moves of note have taken place over the past week with rumors remaining silent. With that in mind, this morning’s notes will be rather short and sweet.
With 2025 ending in just four days, we as fans can appreciate all the good, the bad and the ugly that played a part in the Dodgers repeating as champions. For Tanner Scott’s first year as a Dodger, it was a mix of all three, although the bad and ugly definitely summarized the majority of his season and what fans will remember him for until he is able to get back to his All-Star form.
There is one thing to consider; Scott no longer has to be the guy used for save opportunities, as Edwin DÃaz will alleviate that pressure off of Scott. A bounce-back season is due for Scott, writes Sonja Chen of MLB.com, and the Dodgers are still optimistic that he can turn things around for the 2026 season.
The Dodgers are optimistic that Scott can rebound moving forward and be a force in the back end of the bullpen once more, rather than the question mark he was for much of 2025.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto had quite the breakout season in 2025, finishing third in NL Cy Young voting, making his first career All-Star team and garnering the 2025 World Series MVP by pitching a combined 17 2/3 innings. Yamamoto is surely going to be a pitcher that fantasy baseball players will keep their eye on leading up to their respective drafts, and Paul Sporer of FanGraphs has Yamamoto ranked as the fourth best fantasy baseball pitcher for 2026.
I had Yoshinobu Yamamoto as the lock #4 after the regular season and after his amazing playoff run, that is now consensus. I wasn’t out on some super risky limb so I’ll chill on the back-patting, I was just surprised that it was being seen as a lock 3 and then wide open despite what we had just seen in 30-start season from Yamamoto. He did still only amass 174 IP (28th) and I’m left wondering if that’s about his cap or a step toward 200+.