According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, Blake Snell is reportedly signing a two-year, $162 million contract with the San Francisco Giants. Snell, the winner of the 2023 NL Cy Young Award, finished the previous season with a 2.25 ERA and 234 strikeouts in 180 innings. He is now bringing his gifts to San Francisco, where he will bolster a rotation that is already exceptionally gifted. This is the new pitching rotation for the Giants with Snell added.
Additionally, Robbie Ray and Keaton Winn are available for the Giants to start. According to Spotrac, the Giants’ projected payroll for the 2024 season is $162.87 million with Snell on the roster.
In adding Snell, the Giants now have the 2023 Cy Young Award winner as well as the runner-up in Webb. Webb had 196 strikeouts in 216 innings pitched, notching a 3.25 ERA in his fifth MLB campaign.
Landing Snell was just one of several offseason moves the Giants made. They also landed third baseman Matt Chapman, outfielders Jung Hoo Lee and Jorge Soler, and catcher Tom Murphy along with two more pitchers in Hicks and Ray.
San Francisco has struggled in recent years, reaching the postseason just once in the last seven years. The Giants have had just one winning season in that time frame. With a strong rotation now bolstered by Snell along with some pieces around the field, the Giants are looking for a big season in 2024 to get back into the postseason for the first time since 2021.
