The big-spending Los Angeles Dodgers are heading for a roster crunch. Could the Boston Red Sox be the beneficiaries? The Dodgers currently have just one spot open on their 40-man roster but will need a second once the reported signings of relievers Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates become official. And, according to USA TODAY’s Bob Nightengale, former Red Sox reliever Ryan Brasier could be the odd man out.

“The Los Angeles Dodgers, who need to clear space on their 40-man roster for their new and pending additions, are shopping some of their surplus to teams, including veteran Ryan Brasier, who is owed $4.5 million this year,” Nightengale wrote Wednesday on the X platform. Brasier, now 37, enjoyed a career renaissance during his five-plus seasons in Boston. He posted a respectable 4.55 ERA across 222 appearances, including a 1.60 ERA in 2018 when he was a key bullpen contributor on a World Series-winning team. Brasier joined the Dodgers late in 2023 after being released by the Red Sox and posted a 3.54 ERA in 29 appearances last season.

Boston, which reportedly pursued Scott before he signed with Los Angeles, is looking to add a right-handed reliever to its bullpen. The Red Sox have been tied to Carlos Estévez, David Robertson, Tommy Kahnle and Kyle Finnegan, among others.