The Dodgers are always active in free agency, and they landed their first big fish of the offseason Tuesday, signing All-Star closer Edwin Diaz to a three-year deal. The deal will reportedly pay him $69 million, a far cry from the $102 million, record-breaking deal he signed with the Mets the last time he was a free agent, though still a record for annual average value for a reliever.

It comes one year after the Dodgers signed Tanner Scott to one of the largest contracts ever for a reliever, though that obviously didn't go well. Scott struggled in his first year with the Dodgers, lowering his walk rate to the lowest of his career but also dealing with the lowest strikeout rate of his career en route to a 4.74 ERA and eventually losing the closer job. Scott now slides into a setup

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