Braves agreed to terms with RHP Evan Phillips, who had been with the Dodgers, on a three-year, $35 million contract.

The first domino in the closer landscape has fallen. The Braves inking Phillips to a deal would seem to indicate that free agent Raisel Iglesias will be on a new team in 2027. Phillips returned from Tommy John surgery in 2026 and posted a 3.46 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, and 33/6 K/BB ratio in 26 innings. Before getting hurt in 2025, he had saved 24 and 18 games in back-to-back seasons with the Dodgers. He’ll be another late-inning option in Atlanta alongside Robert Suarez.