Blake Snell couldn’t cease smiling whereas answering questions on Saturday on the Los Angeles Dodgers annual DodgerFest at Dodger Stadium.
The previous Cy Younger winner has starred in Tampa Bay, San Diego, and San Francisco, however after signing a five-year cope with the Dodgers this winter, he’s blown away by the entrance workplace’s dedication to investing within the workforce.
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“To see how invested they’re in us successful and being one of the best workforce they will presumably assemble, it’s fairly particular,” Snell stated. “And as a participant, you like to be on that workforce.”
Seeing the Dodgers proceed to signal high-quality gamers after agreeing to his contract was spectacular for Snell. He wasn’t anticipating Los Angeles to herald so many free brokers.
“I’m excited to see how properly our bond is as a workforce,” Snell added.
The Dodgers have been decided to signal Snell this offseason after talks fell by means of on the commerce deadline final season in a last-minute effort to accumulate him from the Giants.
As quickly as Snell opted out of cope with San Francisco, the Dodgers instantly engaged in discussions.
The $182 million deal reunites him with with president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, who was the chief vp of baseball operations for the Rays when the lefty was drafted within the first spherical by Tampa Bay in 2011.
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Snell joins a rotation that features Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow, Roki Sasaki, and the anticipated return of Clayton Kershaw, which is more likely to be within the second half of the season as soon as he re-signs. This group types top-of-the-line rotations baseball will see this 12 months.
Since 2018, few pitchers have proven the extent of dominance Snell has at his greatest.
The left-hander entered free company for the primary time after main MLB with a 2.25 ERA and recording 234 strikeouts over 180 innings for the Padres in 2023. His efficiency earned him the Nationwide League Cy Younger award, making him the seventh pitcher in MLB historical past to win the glory in each leagues, having beforehand received with the Rays in 2018.
He didn’t money in final offseason, however received the large contract he was searching for this offseason.
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