Blake Snell's tenure in San Francisco is over, however the Giants will proceed to see him fairly continuously in the approaching years.
According to multiple reports, Snell is signing a five-year, $182 million contract with the reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
Snell, who opted out of his two-year contract with the Giants in early November, confirmed the news on his Instagram: He posts an edited picture of himself in a Dodgers uniform.
The Giants' probabilities of competing with the Dodgers and Padres within the NL West were already slim, but Los Angeles' addition of Snell only creates further disparity between San Francisco and its Southern California rival. Snell is predicted to hitch one among the league's most talented rotations, a unit that can likely include Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow.
In his only season with the Giants, Snell went 5-3 with a 3.12 ERA and 145 strikeouts over 104 innings, throwing a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds on August 2.
Snell's tenure in San Francisco got off to a slow start, as a result of him signing late and suffering several injuries in the primary half. In contrast, Snell was among the finest pitchers in baseball within the second half, with a 1.45 ERA over 12 starts and 103 strikeouts over 68 1/3 innings.
The left-hander was expected to begin San Francisco's penultimate game of the season, but opted out of the starting lineup as free agency loomed.
“I love it here. I think we can be really, really good. I see a lot of promise. And I enjoy being here,” Snell said on the time. “I want to be somewhere that wants me and loves me and invests in me to be the best player I can be to help them win. I like it here. I hope it's here. We’ll see.”
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