The Dodgers won the World Series last season in spite of their shorthanded pitching.
Next year, they hope pitching can be the key to defending their title.
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, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak publicly.
A winter after adding frontline arms Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow for more than $1 billion combined, the Dodgers have opened their wallet again to make another blockbuster addition to their starting rotation.