The Los Angeles Dodgers are nearing a deal with Cuban right-hander Yaisel Sierra for around $30 million, sources told Yahoo Sports, adding another pitcher to an increasingly deep complement hoping to paper over the loss of Zack Greinke.

Sierra, 25, would be the third pitcher signed in recent weeks after Scott Kazmir and Kenta Maeda. Rather than toss around the $200 million-plus needed to sign Greinke, Los Angeles has gone piecemeal in assembling a rotation behind Clayton Kershaw, with Kazmir, Maeda and Sierra expected to join a group that already includes Brett Anderson, Alex Wood and the recovering Hyun-Jin Ryu.

While the Dodgers' value-hunting has left some fans aggrieved by the lack of big-ticket purchases, Sierra is another pitcher with significant upside and whose only downside – his cost – is mitigated by Los Angeles' overflowing coffers. Sierra, whose deal is believed to be for six or seven years, wowed scouts by touching 97 mph with his fastball during showcase events and flashing a strong slider.

While the plan is to try him out as a starter, the Dodgers could turn to Sierra to bolster their beleaguered bullpen or keep him in the minor leagues with their reams of pitching prospects, including Julio Urias, Jose DeLeon, Grant Holmes and another top Cuban, Yadier Alvarez.

Because Sierra is older than 23, his salary would not count against the international spending limit, which the Dodgers long ago smashed and could pummel even more come Feb. 10, when 16-year-old outfielder Lazaro Armanteros is expected to sign.