In a major clue that Blake Snell will sign with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the free agent starting pitcher posted a picture of himself in a Dodgers uniform on his Instagram account Tuesday night.
Minutes later, Jeff Passan and Jorge Castillo of ESPN reported Snell had agreed to terms with the Dodgers on a 5-year, $182 million contract. Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports Snell’s contract includes deferred money over the life of the deal.
Snell went 5-3 with a 3.12 ERA in 20 starts with San Francisco in 2024, and tossed a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds in August.
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The 31-year-old left-hadner is a two-time Cy Young Award winner who became a free agent when he declined the 2025 option his contract with the San Francisco Giants.
Snell won the American League Cy Young Award in 2018 with the Tampa Bay Rays, then won the NL Cy Young in 2023 with the San Diego Padres. Although he led the NL in walks that season, he offsets the occasional free pass by striking out 11.2 batters per nine innings over his career — best among active pitchers.
In Los Angeles, Snell joins a stacked starting rotation that includes Tyler Glasnow, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and Shohei Ohtani, who is returning to pitching in 2025 after being limited to designated hitter duties (and winning the National League MVP award) in 2024.
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The Dodgers are also expected to re-sign veteran Clayton Kershaw after he opted out of the 2025 option year in his contract. Kershaw missed most of the 2024 season recovering from shoulder and foot injuries, but is expected back on the mound in 2025.
Tony Gonsolin and Dustin May are both under contract and returning from injuries to the Dodgers’ six-man rotation in 2025.
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