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Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Analysis of the two big Dodgers contracts signed during Thanksgiving week, plus notes on a pair of 2025 Hall of Fame ballots. Back after Thanksgiving weekend, we’ve had time to digest both the food and the pair of Dodgers five-year contracts signed last week. Blake Snell will have his introductory press conference at … [Read more...] about Notes: Snell, Edman, Utley, Hall of Fame

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Flaherty began the season with the Tigers before being acquired at the trade deadline and pitching in the World Series for his hometown team. At the end of the 2023 season, Jack Flaherty went from a frontline starter with the Cardinals to a fringe bullpen piece for a Orioles team that was swept in the ALDS by the eventual World Series … [Read more...] about 2024 review: Jack Flaherty

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images $66 million of total $182 million contract will be paid from 2034-46. Andrew Friedman on deferrals: “It’s been a useful tool for us.” LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers on Saturday finalized their five-year, $182 million contract for Blake Snell, the two-time Cy Young Award winner who marked the first big deal of Major League Baseball’s offseason. … [Read more...] about Details of Blake Snell’s contract: ‘Worked for both of us’

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images A full breakdown of the infielder/outfielder’s five-year deal with LA, including a 2030 club option and deferred money paid out from 2035-44. LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers had a busy Thanksgiving week, including locking up up-the-middle stalwart Tommy Edman for four additional seasons. Edman’s deal was finalized on November 29, the Dodgers’ … [Read more...] about Tommy Edman’s Dodgers contract: ‘He’s a guy who fits us really well’

Set Number: X164631 TK1 Infielder/outfielder acquired at trade deadline is signed through the 2029 season, with a club option for 2030. The Dodgers found a gem at the 2024 trade deadline in switch-hitter Tommy Edman, who plays all three defensive positions up the middle well coupled with league-average offense, including incredible numbers against left-handed pitching. … [Read more...] about Tommy Edman signs 5-year, $74 million extension with Dodgers