Blake Snell signed a five-year contract with the Dodgers with about $65 million deferred, which allows the team flexibility to sign additional players.

The 2018 American League Cy Young Award winner with the Tampa Bay Rays, Snell won the National League Cy Young in 2023 after going 14-9 with a 2.25 ERA for the San Diego Padres. He became a free agent last winter but stayed on the market well into March looking for a long-term deal that never materialized despite his Cy Young history.

The Dodgers signing Blake Snell to a five-year, $182 million contract was an exercise in excess, but coming off a season that saw the team put 11 starting pitchers on the injured list, this was very much a needed move for Los Angeles.