The 32-year-old is to join Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow at the top of Los Angeles' pitching rotation after a brief stint with the San Francisco Giants.

Two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell says it was a really easy decision to sign with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the presence of three-time MVP Shohei Ohtani played a part,

Then they won the World Series and signed Blake Snell — the two-time Cy Young Award winner officially introduced Tuesday, $182 million contract and all. Dodgers blue hat in hand, with Friedman, general manager Brandon Gomes and agent Scott Boras by his side,

Blake Snell signed a five-year contract with the Dodgers with about $65 million deferred, which allows the team flexibility to sign additional players.

By adding left-hander Blake Snell, the Dodgers took their biggest weakness from this October's World Series run and added an instant potential fix.

Show Caption1 of 8 New Dodgers pitcher Blake Snell talks to the media during his introductory press conference on Tuesday afternoon at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Expand LOS ANGELES — There was a time last spring when Andrew Friedman let himself think the unthinkable.