The Los Angeles Dodgers and star shortstop Trea Turner agreed to a $21 million contract in his final year of arbitration, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale.

This will add to what was already MLB's biggest payroll for 2022, a figure that stands at $270.2 million. That commitment could climb even higher with Julio Urias and Caleb Ferguson yet to commit to a contract before entering into arbitration.

After losing to the Atlanta Braves in the National League Championship Series, the Dodgers responded by poaching one of Atlanta's best players and signing Freddie Freeman to a six-year, $162 million contract.

Los Angeles also bolstered its pitching staff by adding Andrew Heaney and Tyler Anderson to the rotation and effectively replacing Kenley Jansen with Daniel Hudson.