MLB Rumors: Blake Snell and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to terms on a 5 year, $182 million deal, per multiple reports.
I will be interested in seeing how much deferred money, if any, there is in this deal, as $36M and change in average annual value is more than what I think folks were expecting Snell to get, particularly on a five year deal. The lefty, who turns 32 next month, won the Cy Young Award in 2023 with the San Diego Padres, but found the market not to be terribly favorable last offseason, and ended up signing a short term deal with opt outs with the San Francisco Giants, earning $32 million in 2024.