In other recent free agency news, former Padres pitcher Nick Martinez was the lone player to accept a $21.05 million qualifying offer to remain with the Reds for the 2025 season and the Angels are signing right-hander Yusei Kikuchi to a three-year, $63 million deal.

Indeed, the Dodgers have become such a desirable location that players are structuring contracts to ensure the team remains one. Shohei Ohtani famously took a salary of $2 million annually while deferring the rest of the biggest contract in the history of North American sports.

Snell, 31, will join a ridiculously talented Dodgers rotation in 2025 that includes Tyler Glasnow, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani, with Clayton Kershaw also expected to re-sign with the team and suit up at some point.