Blake Snell

The story is often the same with Blake Snell. He can be absolutely brilliant on the mound, as he was in the second half of last season following a return from injury. He had a 114:30 K:BB ratio in that time and looked like the Cy Young Award winner he is. However, early in the season, he was atrocious and caused many fantasy managers to question whether to throw him on the waiver wire versus riding the roller coaster. Snell will have games that single-handedly ruin your ratios in a weekly H2H matchup, and then he will turn around and win you the next three. His underlying metrics are brilliant, but minus the walks, which have always been problematic. And now that he is playing in Los Angeles, he should get a boost in win totals and plenty of run support. Keep in mind that Snell has only pitched 180 innings twice in his career, so drafting him most likely means an IL stint or two, but if you get the "Good" version, it'll be worth the tradeoff.

Blake Snell agrees to five-year deal with Dodgers

Left-hander Blake Snell and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in agreement on a five-year, $182 million contract, according to multiple reports.

Fantasy Impact

Snell turns 32 years old in December and is coming off a year in which he pitched to a 3.12 ERA with 145 strikeouts over 104 innings with the San Francisco Giants. But he pitched to an even better 1.45 ERA in the second half of the season after getting off to a slow start that appeared to be at least partially due to the fact that he missed most of Spring Training due to not signing until mid-March. He lands in an ideal situation with the Dodgers, who figure to have one of the best offenses in baseball once again to support Snell and a reliable bullpen to help close out his wins.