Snell has met with these teams (report)
MLB.com is keeping track of the latest news and rumors surrounding Blake Snell.
Nov. 21: Snell has started meeting with teams (report)
After lingering on the market until mid-March in his first try at free agency last offseason, Snell isn’t wasting any time in his second go-round. According to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal (subscription required), the left-hander has already met with the Red Sox and Dodgers. It’s possible he also met, or will meet, with the Orioles and Blue Jays, per Rosenthal's report.
Other clubs could be in the mix for Snell as well. During his Wednesday chat on Bleacher Report, MLB Network insider Jon Heyman mentioned that Yankees and Giants are interested in Snell. (Heyman also tied the Dodgers to Snell.)
The left-handed ace spent the 2024 season with the Giants and was one of the best starters in baseball over the second half of the season. Heyman said he "wouldn't be surprised" if Snell re-signed with the club.
"[Snell] loved San Francisco and he thrived in San Francisco, and if you love San Francisco, there's a good chance you end up in San Francisco," Heyman said.
The Yankees are focused on bringing Juan Soto back to the Bronx, but if they do so, Heyman said he doesn't think the team will also spend the money necessary to get a pitcher like Snell.
Nov. 16: Snell reportedly in talks with Red Sox
ESPN's Jeff Passan said during Friday's edition of the Baseball Bar-B-Cast podcast that the Red Sox are talking to Snell as well as fellow left-handed ace Max Fried.
Last week, MLB.com's Mark Feinsand identified the Red Sox as one of the top suitors for Snell, who is a free agent for the second straight offseason and whose stock on the open market should be higher this year than after he won his second Cy Young Award in 2023.
Signing Snell would give Boston two things its rotation didn't have last season: a left-hander and a bona fide No. 1 starter.
Nov. 6: How many teams are in on Snell?
Following his fantastic second half of the 2024 season, Blake Snell is expected to draw interest from many big-market clubs. MLB.com's Mark Feinsand has listed the Giants, Yankees, Mets, Red Sox, Dodgers, Orioles and Blue Jays among the left-hander's potential suitors. An industry source also told Katie Woo and Will Sammon of The Athletic (subscription required) that the Rangers could be in the mix as well. However, that source added that the extent of interest from Toronto and Texas depends on Snell's price tag.
Snell opted out of his two-year, $62 million deal with the Giants last week. Although Snell carried a 9.51 ERA through his first six starts with San Francisco and went on the injured list twice within the season's first three months, he was one of the most dominant starters in the Majors over the final three months. That period included 114 strikeouts over 80 1/3 innings and a .382 opponents' OPS. Of course, Snell is just one year removed from winning the NL Cy Young Award with the Padres, the second of his career.
Feinsand wrote that Snell's next contract should exceed $27 million in annual average value -- the AAV of Carlos Rodón's six-year deal with the Yankees that he signed prior to the 2023 season. However, Snell's deal might come with fewer guaranteed years since he is entering his age-32 campaign. Rodón was 30 when he joined the Yanks.