Dodgers Secure Blake Snell with $182 Million Deal to Bolster Championship Roster

The defending World Series champions continue their aggressive spending spree, adding the two-time Cy Young winner to an already star-studded lineup.

Blake Snell has signed a five-year, $182 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, including $66 million in deferred payments through 2046.
The Dodgers, fresh off a World Series win, have committed nearly $2 billion in player contracts over the past year, including Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
Snell, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, joins a rotation that already includes stars like Ohtani, Clayton Kershaw, and Tyler Glasnow.
Dodgers' president Andrew Friedman emphasized their strategy of blending financial creativity with a winning culture to attract top talent.
Critics argue the Dodgers' spending creates an imbalance in baseball, but players like Max Muncy and rival managers acknowledge their approach is both fair and effective under MLB rules.