In an effort to help provide incumbent closer Kenley Jansen with some help late in games, the Los Angeles Dodgers scooped up former Oakland Athletics closer Blake Treinen on a one-year agreement, according to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. The one-year agreement guarantees Treinen a payday of $10 million, and he will stay out in the state of California, this time joining a National League squad.

After Treinen was non-tendered by the Oakland Athletics in what was a bit of a puzzling, but most likely cost-saving move, Treinen became one of the best late-inning relievers out on the open market, and the Dodgers were smart to get him, even if only for one year. While the team does have Jansen currently penciled in as their closer, which has been confirmed by manager Dave Roberts this offseason, Treinen brings some valuable experience to the back-end of that bullpen, with closing experience.

Besides Jansen and Treinen, the team also has Joe Kelly, who was brought over from the Boston Red Sox last offseason, as well as Pedro Baez, to help close down tight leads. The problem that was a big-time issue for this team was that the incumbent trio of Jansen, Kelly, and Baez all had their issues in the postseason, leading to the team failing to make it back to the playoffs for the NL.

Treinen put up bad numbers in 2019, as his 4.91 ERA and his 1.619 WHIP were both considerably worse than what he put out there the previous season in 2018. For Treinen, his 2018 season, which saw him pitch to a minuscule 0.78 ERA and a 0.834 WHIP in that season, saved 38 games during that successful season for the Athletics.

Having made a bit under $6.5 million this past season out in the American League West division, Treinen comes to the Dodgers in a move that does not necessarily count this team out on high-priced players that are still looking for a new team. Third baseman Anthony Rendon is still linked to the Dodgers and they have been willing to shell out top dollar for free agents over the years, which is evident in the report that their rumored effort to sign star pitcher Gerrit Cole, which resulted in a rebuff, was for eight years and $300 million.

Treinen is only on a one-year agreement with the Dodgers, but if he can find the same stuff that made him as successful as he was in 2018, then Los Angeles would be smart to try and lock him up during the regular season. With his price only increasing as his performance improves, it looks like the Dodgers got one of the steals of the year in free agency by bringing Treinen into the fold.

With only the San Diego Padres looking to want to compete in 2020, the NL West division looks to be handed on a silver platter to the Dodgers yet again. What the bigger obstacle is for this team is their postseason performance, which has resulted in many struggles over the past decade or so.

While Treinen may not be the biggest needle mover out there on the free agency market, his stuff (provided he regains it from 2018) can be a huge first step into making sure that the Dodgers get back to their World Series-winning ways, starting this upcoming season.