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Blake Snellthe two-time award winner Cy Youngwill be one of the most sought-after free agents in the offseason. According to a recent publication by Bob Nightbeyond on the social network “X” this Friday, November 1, the launcher Blake Snell He exercised the opt-out clause in his contract and is now a free agent.
The left-handed pitcher, who will turn 32 years old on December 4, rejected his $30 million player option for 2025.
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Most likely Blake Snell would have stayed in the franchise San Francisco Giants after a slow start to his 2024 campaign. However, after compiling a 1.23 ERA and fanning 114 opponents with only 30 walks in 80.1 innings of his last 14 starts, he decided to return to the free agent market.
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Presumably, Blake Snell will have a better chance this time of getting the lucrative multi-year deal it had sought last winter. This is one of the best launchers MLB in the last seven years. He is a multiple Cy Young Award winner and has twice led the earned runs department (the National League in 2018 and the young circuit in 2023).
Blake Snell strikes out 11.2 opponents per nine innings pitched
When Blake Snell is healthy, he is one of the most dominant pitchers in MLB. «Zilla» In his nine-season career at the highest level, he recorded a 76-58 record and a 3.19 ERA in 211 starts. But the most relevant thing is the number of hits and strikeouts he exhibits per nine innings of work (6.9 H and 11.2 K).
In 2018 with Tampa Bay Rays, Blake Snell He achieved his first Cy Young award (21-5; 1.89) and last year with the San Diego Padres he would repeat the dose (14-9; 2.25). From now on, it can be expected that he will be one of the free agents who will receive several tempting multi-year offers this winter. The aforementioned frequency of 11.2 strikeouts per nine innings pitched is the best in the history of MLB among starting pitchers.
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For 2025 Blake Snell he would make $15 million and was scheduled to receive a signing bonus of another $17 million on January 15. He was also scheduled to have $15 million of his 2025 salary deferred until July 1, 2027. But the reality is that he will be in free agency and it will surely not take long for him to be signed by one of the franchises of MLB.
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Blake Snell is the starting pitcher with the best strikeout rate per nine innings pitched in MLB history.
