News broke late last night that the Los Angeles Dodgers and free agent Blake Snell agreed to terms on a 5 year deal crushing Toronto Blue Jays fans who believe the team had a chance at signing the ace.
The Blue Jays are in the market for a starting pitcher to help out their rotation who struggled with consistency during the 2024 season and many believed that Snell would be the solution.
Free agent pitcher Blake Snell agrees to a 5 year deal with the Dodgers
Late last night Blake Snell decided to post a picture on Instagram of him in a Dodgers uniform which had everyone talking and within minutes the news broke of the signing.
Blake Snell just posted himself in a Dodgers jersey on his Instagram
Snell and the Dodgers agreed to a 5 year deal worth $182 million which will pay him an average salary of $36.4 million per season and also includes a $52 million singing bonus.
To that end, the Dodgers made a major move Tuesday night, agreeing to a five-year, $182-million contract with two-time Cy Young Award winning pitcher Blake Snell pending a physical, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak publicly. -Mitchell
The Dodgers have an insane starting rotation and now with the addition of Snell it is almost unfair with Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow, there is over $1 billion going to their starting pitchers.
Suddenly, a year after the Dodgers added frontline arms Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow for more than $1 billion combined, their latest addition was clear. Once again, they had flung their wallet wide open. Once again, they had made a blockbuster addition to their starting rotation. -Mitchell
Blue Jays fans will now have to keep their fingers crossed that the team can get a deal done with either Max Fried or Corbin Burnes to help their starting rotation.