Dodgers Reach Deal with Blake Treinen, Make Michael Conforto Signing Official

The Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday morning officially announced the signings of veteran righty reliever Blake Treinen and journeyman outfielder Michael Conforto.

Treinen’s deal is for two years and $22 million with a $5 million signing bonus. The 6-foot-5, 36-year-old Treinen came on strong late in the 2024 season after missing the first part of the year with a lung contusion he sustained in spring training.

Treinen was fantastic in the 2024 postseason, allowing three runs in 12.1 innings over nine games with a team-leading three saves, including 2.1 scoreless innings in Game 5 of the World Series to secure the win. In four seasons with Los Angeles, he has gone 17-12 with 2.29 ERA and a 3.9 bWAR in 154 games.

The Kansas native was an All-Star in 2018, posting a 4.4 bWAR with a 9-2 record with Oakland. He finished the campaign with a microscopic 0.78 ERA and a career-high 38 saves, finishing sixth in the American League Cy Young voting. He will be entering his 11th major league season.

If Treinen stays healthy, the signing will prove to be critical for a bullpen that saw the departures of Joe Kelly, Daniel Hudson and Brent Honeywell this winter.

News broke of the Dodgers landing Conforto around the same time the Mets signed Juan Soto on Sunday night. Conforto’s deal is for one year at $17 million.

The 6-foot-1, lefty-hitting Conforto brings a much needed outfield presence to a crew that currently consists of Tommy Edman, Andy Pages, Chris Taylor and James Outman as the winter hot stove begins to heat up.

Conforto, 31, joins the Dodgers after spending the last two seasons with division rival San Francisco. Last year, he slashed .237/.309/.450 over 130 games with 20 homers and 66 RBI, spending most of his time in left field.

The 2017 All-Star spent his first seven seasons with the New York Mets, batting .251 with 132 homers and 396 RBI in 757 games. In his All-Star campaign, he clubbed 27 homers and drove in 68 runs while recording a career-high .939 OPS.

The Seattle native was originally drafted 10th overall by the Mets in the first round of the 2014 MLB draft out of Oregon State University.

(Juan Dorado furnished some information provided in this report)

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