The Atlanta Braves capped a busy week with another stunning move, signing three-time All-Star closer Kenley Jansen to a $16 million, one-year contract.
Jansen has 350 saves in a 12-year career that had been spent entirely with the Dodgers.
In an interesting twist, Los Angeles introduced Freeman, who agreed to a six-year, $162 million contract, The Dodgers and Braves have squared off in the last two NL Championship Series, each winning once on the way to a World Series title. The loss of Jansen creates significant uncertainty in the Dodgers' bullpen. The team has been handing the ball to its big right-hander in the ninth inning for more than a decade.
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