Blake Snell signing with Dodgers on $182 million deal in MLB free agency coup

Left-handed pitcher Blake Snell has reached a deal with the Dodgers.

The now-former Giants starter agreed to a five-year, $182 million contract on Tuesday night, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed.

The deal, which has no opt-outs, is pending a physical, and Snell will receive a $52 million signing bonus, according to Heyman.

Blake Snell is signing with the Dodgers.
Blake Snell is signing with the Dodgers. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con

There isn’t a no-trade clause in the deal, but there is an assignment bonus if traded, according to Heyman, and there are deferrals.

The Dodgers rotation will include the lefty along with a presumably healthy Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow, Clayton Kershaw, Dustin May, Tony Gonsolin and Bobby Miller, and LA is the favorite to land Roki Sasaki, Heyman reported.

It is believed that one of the teams the Dodgers beat out for Snell’s services was the Red Sox.

According to Heyman, the Yankees had a zoom call with Blake Snell earlier in the day, but their near total focus is on Juan Soto as their Plan Bs will be waiting a bit.

The former Cy Young winner is coming off a season in which he went 5-3 for San Francisco with a 3.12 ERA in 20 starts.

Giants teammates congratulate pitcher Blake Snell after he threw a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park.
Giants teammates congratulate pitcher Blake Snell after he threw a no-hitter against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Katie Stratman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Snell — who is 76-58 with a 3.19 ERA in his nine-year career — struck out 145 batters during104 innings pitched and managed to turn things around in the second half of the season following a slow start to the year due to an injury.

The lefty had a 9.51 ERA through six starts going into July with the Giant.

He returned from an IL stint in early July and posted a 1.23 ERA in his final 14 starts of the season.

Snell had gone into the offseason as one of the top free agent arms on the market.

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