By Ricardo Lopez Juarez
Nov 27, 2024, 00:16 AM EST
Four weeks after winning the World Series, The Los Angeles Dodgers have taken another big hit, this time in the office. The champions of the best baseball in the world have reached an agreement to sign one of the most coveted pitchers in free agency, Blake Snell.
The news was announced Tuesday night by several publications, including the Los Angeles Times, which indicated that The agreement between the Dodgers and the two-time Cy Young Trophy winner is for five years and $182 million dollars. According to reports, the contract is subject to a physical examination.
The left-handed Snell, who will turn 32 on December 4, started 20 games for the San Francisco Giants last season with a 5-3 record and 3.12 earned runs. He was awarded the 2018 Cy Young in the American League as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays (21-5, 1.89) and then in 2023 in the National League with the San Diego Padres uniform (14-9, 2.25 ).
Snell, best known among Dodger fans for how effective he has been against them throughout his career, battled injuries in 2024 after joining the Giants, but once fit, he returned to being that dominant pitcher. , including a no-hitter he pitched in early August against Cincinnati.
Snell published a montaged image on his Instagram account where he is seen wearing the Dodgers jersey.
Dodgers have an excess of star pitchers
The Dodgers won the Major League crown by beating the New York Yankees in five games despite their starting pitching rotation being severely limited due to a rare streak of injuries. But the team’s management is making it clear that they don’t plan to have to deal with any shortcomings in their pitching.
Los Angeles’ lineup of starting pitchers in 2025 will include Shohei Ohtani – who will now be ready to return to the mound after a year in which he was only a designated hitter -, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, Tony Gonsolin, Dustin May, Gavin Stone, Bobby Miller and Michael Grove. The return of Clayton Kershaw is also expected to try to close his career with the Dodgers.
Snell’s signing could mean that World Series hero Walker Buehler and Jack Flaherty, who was acquired by the team for the final months, will not return to Los Angeles in 2025. The Dodgers, by the way, have been mentioned as favorites to retain the services of Roki Sasaki, another phenomenal Japanese pitcher who is about to land in the Major Leagues.
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