ESPN survey predicts Blake Snell returns to SF Giants

Blake Snell should have plenty of suitors as he enters free agency after a stellar scond half of the 2024 season. Of course, he should have had plenty of suitors after winning his second Cy Young award in 2023, and he didn’t sign with the San Francisco Giants until 10 days before Opening Day.

So perhaps that’s why an ESPN survey of “18 MLB team executives and baseball insiders” chose the Giants as the likeliest team to sign Snell this winter. Seven voters went with the Giants, three more than chose the Philadelphia Phillies, who already have starters Zach Wheeler, Aaron Nola and Taijuan Walker under contract for a combined $84.5 million next season. The Toronto Blue Jays got two votes, while…