The All-Star closer last season for the Texas Rangers has agreed to a deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale on Tuesday.

The Dodgers had already added a plethora of pieces to their championship squad and established themselves as super-team villains — in part by convincing players to agree to deferred money in their contracts, a trend popularized last year by Shohei Ohtani, whose $700 million contract includes $680 million in deferrals.

The reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers have reached a tentative agreement with free-agent right-handed reliever Kirby Yates, USA Today reported Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not