Blake Snell, Dodgers Agree On Five-Year, $182 Million Deal
1 week agoFree-agent left-hander Blake Snell will stay in the National League West after agreeing to a five-year, $182 million deal on Tuesday night with the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to sources. The deal is pending a physical. It's the first nine-figure deal of the MLB offseason, with the World Series-champion Dodgers locking down the two-time Cy Young winner. The 31-year-old southpaw signed with the San Francisco Giants at the end of spring training and had a rough start to the 2024 campaign while not being 100% healthy, but he eventually bounced back when he was fully healthy and went 5-3 with a 3.12 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 145 strikeouts and 44 walks in 104 innings over his 20 starts. Snell can be wild -- career 10.9% walk rate -- but his career 30.2% strikeout rate pretty much offsets it to make him a fantasy ace who will be in another good situation in LA while joining a strong starting rotation that will include Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow and Yoshinobu Yamamoto in 2025. UPDATE: Snell received a $52 million signing bonus and will make $26 million each year, with $13.2 million deferred without interest each year from 2025-2029. The deal also includes a club option for $10 million in 2030, and Snell will receive $5 million if he's traded.
Source: ESPN.com - Jeff Passan
Source: ESPN.com - Jeff Passan