No one was eager to pay the price for the 2023 NL Cy Young Award winner a year ago, so Snell didn’t sign with the Giants until mid-March, and things fell apart in his haste to get ready for the season.

I have been mulling it for a few months. Because if the Yankees had agreed to add a 10th year to his contract after last season to keep the righty from opting out, Cole would have had five years at $180 million remaining — or basically what the Dodgers agreed to last December with Snell (five years, $182 million).

It was the Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitching version of "Charlie’s Angels" across three different fields in front of frenzied fans Tuesday in the morning and early afternoon, charming the Dodgers coaching staff and front office with visions of October already in the air.

Dodgers pitcher and newcomer Blake Snell won over Los Angeles fans recently: Honoring the legendary Kobe Bryant during practice.

Over the first week of camp at Camelback Ranch, Blake Snell and Bobby Miller have walked to and from bullpen sessions together, in constant conversation with almost every step.