Before the Los Angeles Dodgers finalized a four-year, $72 million deal with former San Diego Padres reliever Tanner ... to a deal with All-Star reliever Kirby Yates, per multiple reports.

MLB insiders provided some major trade updates on the looming questions regarding some of the San Diego Padres stars ... they went ahead and signed Kirby Yates on Tuesday morning.

According to multiple reports, the Dodgers are near an agreement with veteran reliever and two-time All-Star Kirby ... year-old Yates led the majors with 41 saves for the San Diego Padres in ...

Kirby Yates was considered one of the best closers in MLB thanks to his outstanding season with the San Diego Padres in 2019, a year in which he was the saves champion with 41.