Flush with cash after the team's sale this year, the Los Angeles Dodgers are busy spending it on starting pitching.
The team introduced left-hander Ryu Hyunjin of South Korea on Monday, making him the first player ever to go directly from the Korean league to the major leagues.
And he was just the setup man. The Dodgers finalized a $147-million, six-year deal with free agent right-hander Zack Greinke later in the day.
"We were definitely hoping for Zack," said Magic Johnson, a partner in Guggenheim Baseball Management, which bought the team last spring. "Zack is a proven winner. When you put him together with Clay-ton, man, we feel good."
The deals for Greinke and Ryu give the Dodgers eight starting pitchers, including 2011 NL Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw.
