Blake Snell joining Dodgers, 2-time Cy Young winner announces

LOS ANGELES - Blake Snell is reportedly heading to Los Angeles.

The 2-time Cy Young winner himself took to social media to post a not-so-subtle edited photo of him in Dodger Blue. Moments after the post, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported Snell and the Dodgers have tentatively reached a 5-year, $182 million deal. According to The Athletic's Fabian Ardaya, Snell is deferring some of the money. It is unknown how much of that $182 million deal would be deferred.

If Snell were to defer some of the money, similar to what Shohei Ohtani did in his $700 million deal, it may give the Dodgers more wiggle room in bringing in more stars this offseason.

Should the Snell signing become official, he'll join a starting rotation that includes Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow. Shohei Ohtani, Tony Gonsolin and Dustin May are all recovering from major injuries, but are expected to join the rotation at some point in 2025. 

Reigning 2024 World Series champs Walker Buehler and Jack Flaherty are now free agents, so it is unknown if they'll return to the Dodgers in 2025. Clayton Kershaw is technically also a free agent, but the former NL MVP has publicly pledged to pitch for the Dodgers this upcoming season.

As of Tuesday, 8 p.m. PT, the team has not made any announcements on Snell.