Pitcher Blake Snell, who spent final season with the San Francisco Giants, went 14-9 with a 2.25 ERA over 32 begins in 2023 for the San Diego Padres en path to Cy Younger Award honors. File Photograph by Invoice Greenblatt/UPI | License Photograph
Nov. 27 (UPI) — The flood of expertise into the Los Angeles Dodgers clubhouse reveals no indicators of stopping, with the World Sequence champions agreeing to a $182 million pact with free agent pitcher Blake Snell.
Snell confirmed his five-year settlement with the Dodgers on Tuesday on Instagram. The 2-time Cy Younger Award winner went 5-3 with a 3.12 ERA over 20 begins final season with the San Francisco Giants.
Snell, who signed a two-year, $62 million contract final low season, opted out of the ultimate 12 months of the deal to enter free company. The nine-year veteran went 14-9 with an MLB-best 2.25 ERA over 32 begins in 2023 for the San Diego Padres, en path to his second Cy Younger Award.
Snell, who gained a Cy Younger Award in 2018 whereas with the Tampa Bay Rays, is certainly one of solely seven pitchers in MLB historical past to earn the respect within the American League and Nationwide League.
The left-handed starter holds a 76-58 document with a 3.19 ERA over 211 profession begins. He’ll be part of a rotation that features Tyler Glasnow and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Reigning American League MVP Shohei Ohtani, who did not pitch final season due to an elbow harm, is predicted to affix the rotation in some unspecified time in the future in 2025.
Pitchers Walker Buehler and Jack Flaherty, who had been a part of the Dodgers’ workers in 2024, are free brokers this low season.
Dodgers pitchers and catchers will report back to spring coaching in mid-February. The Dodgers are heavy betting favorites to repeat as World Sequence champions.