The Chicago Cubs acquired right-handed reliever Ryan Brasier in a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, deepening their bullpen through another trade in an offseason full of activity.

In return, the Dodgers receive a player to be named later or cash considerations.

Brasier, 37, was designated for assignment last week when the Dodgers’ deal with right-handed reliever Kirby Yates was finalized. He was a solid contributor on Los Angeles’ World Series-winning team, throwing nine innings during the postseason after posting a 3.54 ERA in 28 regular-season innings.

Los Angeles’ acquisitions of two closers — Yates and Tanner Scott — as well as re-signing Blake Treinen edged Brasier out of the Dodgers’ bullpen mix and gave Chicago the opportunity to add him to a bullpen that has been significantly strengthened in recent weeks. In addition to Brasier, the Cubs added closer Ryan Pressly in a trade with Houston, and earlier this winter acquired right-hander Eli Morgan.

Chicago’s biggest deal of the winter was for outfielder Kyle Tucker, a perennial MVP candidate who is set to hit free agency after the 2025 season. Chicago signed left-hander Matthew Boyd to a two-year, $29 million contract, gave catcher Carson Kelly $11.5 million over two years, locked up right-hander Colin Rea on a one-year, $5 million deal and added left-hander Caleb Thielbar ($2.75 million) and utilityman Jon Berti ($2 million) on one-year pacts.

With a mid-90s fastball, a biting slider and a cutter, Brasier weathered early-career scuffles to turn in solid performances throughout his 30s. Though his fastball velocity dipped slightly last year, his precision — he walked only five batters and struck out 25 — served him well.

Brasier, who will make $4.5 million this season in the second season of a two-year contract, joins a bullpen that should have strong competition for spots when spring camps open in just over a week. In addition to Brasier, Pressly, Morgan and Thielbar, the Cubs return right-hander Porter Hodge — who was the closer toward the end of the 2024 season — as well as right-hander Tyson Miller, who had a 2.15 ERA in 50⅓ innings.

Other options in the Cubs’ bullpen include right-handers Nate Pearson, Keegan Thompson, Julian Merryweather, Ethan Roberts, Caleb Kilian and potentially Ben Brown, a starter who could prove a late-inning weapon if he does not crack Chicago’s rotation.