Blake Snell and the Los Angeles Dodgers have completed a $182 million, five-year contract.
The current World Series champions announced the agreement with the two-time Cy Young Award winner on Saturday.
Snell, who will turn 32 on Wednesday, finished this year with a 5-3 record and a 3.12 ERA in 20 starts for San Francisco. He threw a no-hitter against Cincinnati on August 2, which was one of only 16 individual shutouts in Major League Baseball this season. The left-hander also struck out 145 batters and walked 44 in 104 innings.
He missed time between April 19 and May 22 due to a strained left adductor and again between June 2 and July 9 because of a strained left groin.
Snell’s contract includes a $52 million signing bonus, which will be paid on January 20, and annual salaries of $26 million. Of that amount, $13 million each year will be deferred. Since Snell lives in Washington state, the signing bonus won’t be subject to California state income tax.
Snell will join Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto at the top of the Dodgers’ pitching rotation. Ohtani, who didn’t pitch this year due to recovering from right elbow surgery, is expected to return to the mound in 2025.
Snell won Cy Young Awards in 2018 with Tampa Bay and in 2023 with San Diego. Over nine seasons with the Rays (2016-2020), Padres (2021-2023), and Giants, he has a career record of 76-58 with a 3.19 ERA.
Since he declined a qualifying offer from San Diego last November, the Giants were not able to offer him another qualifying offer and will not receive any draft-pick compensation.
