Left-handed pitcher Blake Snell (31), who won two Cy Young Awards, chose to go to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the winner of the World Series.
MLB.COM reported on the 27th (Korea time) that “Snell, the most notable pitcher in the free agent market, signed a five-year, $182 million (about 254.4 billion won) contract with the Dodgers, the champion of the Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2024.”
The Dodgers have not made an official announcement yet, but Snell admitted to going to the Dodgers by posting a picture of himself in a Dodgers uniform on his social network service (SNS).
Snell signed a two-year, $62 million (W86.67 billion) contract with the San Francisco Giants in March this year. At the end of the 2024 season, he has included an opt-out clause in his contract that allows him to break the remaining one-year contract.
Snell, who judged it difficult to sign a contract worth “$200 million” he wanted in the FA market atmosphere at the time, chose the de facto “FA re-entry.”
This year, Snell was sluggish at the beginning of the 에볼루션카지노‘s season and was also on the injured list (IL) twice.
However, he pitched well with five wins and a 1.45 ERA in 12 games in the second half, raising his ransom.
Snell’s record this year is 5-3 with a 3.12 ERA in 20 games.
ESPN said, “If we pass the physical examination, the Dodgers will officially announce the recruitment of Snell. There is no opt-out clause in the contract between Snell and the Dodgers. The down payment is $52 million, and some of the annual salary is expected to be paid after the contract period,” adding, “If Snell completes the contract with the Dodgers, he will become the third-largest MLB left-handed pitcher after David Price ($217 million for seven years) and Clayton Kershaw ($215 million for seven years).”
Snell won the American League Cy Young Award at the Tampa Bay Rays in 2018 and the National League Cy Young Award at the San Diego Padres in 2023.
Although there were question marks over “durable” to the extent that only two seasons have thrown more than 130 innings in 2018 and 2023, the Dodgers made a large contract paying attention to “Snell’s appearance when he is healthy.”
MLB Network predicted after the news of Snell’s recruitment was announced, “The Dodgers will operate the six-starter system of Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, Shohei Ohtani, Tony Gonsolin and Bobby Miller in 2025.
If Ohtani, who is rehabilitating his elbow and shoulder, and Glasnow, who left in August this year due to elbow pain, return to the 2025 season normally, the Dodgers can build a strong starting lineup.
Rehabilitating starting agents such as Clayton Kershaw and Dustin May can also join during the 2025 season.
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