The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t just sign two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell last winter — they quietly insured him.
When the Dodgers handed Snell a five-year, $182 million contract, the reaction was predictable: elite upside, real injury risk, championship ambition. What wasn’t obvious at the time was a small but massive wrinkle buried in the deal — one that may have just bought L.A. an additional year of Snell’s services.
And in true Dodgers fashion, it’s the kind of advantage that only reveals itself after another parade.
Snell missed 119 days with a left shoulder injury during his first season in Dodger blue.