The inaugural National League Reliever of the Year Ballot featured the Los Angeles Dodgers' Tanner Scott.

Scott picked up seven votes, though it's worth noting that six of those were fifth-place votes.

In the end, he finished eighth out of 13th, but it's remarkable that his name was even on the ballot to begin with.

No one ever thought he had a chance of competing against finalists Mason Miller, Jhoan Duran, and Trevor Megill, but at least the Dodgers had a player represented on the first-ever NL Reliever of the Year ballot.

Scott's eight points ranked him above the likes of Aaron Ashby, Dylan Lee, Brandyn Garcia, Abner Uribe, and Emilio Pagan.

Other than the three finalists, Scott was ranked behind Adrian Morejon, Raisel Iglesias, Mason Montgomery, and Didier Fuentes.

If the Dodgers had to predict who would've been on this ballot at the beginning of the year, Edwin Diaz likely would've been the name to come to mind.

Diaz picked up the pace in the final few weeks of the regular season going into the playoffs, but that was far too late to qualify him for this regular season award.

Scott, 32, led the way with 25 saves, which was tied for 14th in all of baseball. His 2.69 ERA could use some work, though it's in a similar spot as Megill, who recorded the final out of the World Series and finished in third place.

The Ohio native had a WHIP below 1.00, so that was great to see, as it went along with a 1.9 WAR.

Remember, Scott was a 4.0 WAR player back in 2024, so that's still a major step down from where he once was.

At the end of the day, Scott, for the most part, was a rock-solid closer for the Dodgers. In addition to his 25 saves he had 13 holds, and his four saves were incredibly notable as he blew 10 games the year prior.

Manager Dave Roberts was confident in quite a few pitchers late in games, but time and time again it was Scott who was put in for the ninth inning.

LA gave him a hefty four-year, $72 million payday, so they'd expect nothing less from the right-handed pitcher.

Scott's place on the 2027 ballot will be extremely interesting, especially if he ends up no longer being the team's go-to closer.

Together, Scott and Diaz accounted for 32 of the team's 46 saves. In total, 11 players recorded a save for the Dodgers in the 2026 season.