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The Los Angeles Dodgers do not want to leave their current role in MLB and after being champions of the World Series, as they will seek to defend their crown by strengthening their pitching staff.
For this reason, they signed pitcher Blake Snell for five years from their hated rival the San Francisco Giants. According to information from Jeff an, the two-time Cy Young winner agreed to a five-year, $182 million contract with Los Angeles.
Snell left the Giants to enter free agency after not receiving a qualifying offer this year. But his season was not the best with San Francisco, suffering several ups and downs, but improved in the second half.
Looking it to be the right move
After coming off the disabled list in July, Snell posted a 1.23 ERA in his last 14 starts with 114 strikeouts in 80 1/3 innings. Hitters hit .123/.211/.171 against him. It seemed he was back to his old form.
Although this season does not reflect his great career, since Snell was one of the big pieces to look for in Free Agency. He has a Cy Young Award in 2023 in the National League, being part of the exclusive list of players who win the recognition on multiple occasions.
Now he will the staff of the championship team that hopes to have Shohei Ohtani back pitching, after recovering from the injury to his throwing arm. This looks scary for the rest of the division.