The Los Angeles Dodgers have reportedly signed reliever Guillermo Mota to a one year deal that will bring the pitcher back to LA where he spent 3 years as a set-up man for closer, Eric Gagne.
The 35 year old right hander had an ERA of 4.11 over 57 innings last year with the Milwaukee Brewers and will take one of the spots in the Dodgers bullpen that was decimated by free agent defections this offseason.
Mota will likely resume his role of 7th or 8th inning set up man, possibly to the up and coming Jonathan Broxton, although the Dodgers have stated they'd like to ease the young reliever into that roll. If LA is insistant on not using Broxton as their closer to start the year I suppose it's conceivable that they could give Mota a shot in the 9th but he's not been impressive in that capacity in the past, with career totals of 8 saves and 15 blown.
