Thread: Dodgers won't get Trevor Hoffman; he'll go to Milwaukee

The Brewers will pay the veteran closer $6 million plus incentives. Jonathan Broxton is left as the key reliever for the Dodgers.

The Dodgers lost out on their targeted veteran closer when Trevor Hoffman agreed today to sign with the Milwaukee Brewers.

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"He chose Milwaukee because they were very diligent and aggressive in trying to sign him," Rick Thurman, the agent for Hoffman, said in a text message today. Thurman said Hoffman "likes makeup" of the team.

Dilgent and aggressive + likes makeup = they offered more money