{"id":15986,"date":"2024-12-07T20:19:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T20:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15986"},"modified":"2024-12-07T20:19:12","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T20:19:12","slug":"exclusive-blake-snell-made-one-demand-with-andrew-friedman-after-signing-with-dodgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=15986","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Blake Snell Made One Demand With Andrew Friedman After Signing With Dodgers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3428,h_1928,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/inside_the_dodgers\/01jec4tvwp03ptxba12p.jpg\" alt=\"Sep 17, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; San Francisco Giants pitcher Blake Snell (7) throws a second inning pitch against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the Los Angeles Dodgers added another ace to their rotation in free agent pitcher Blake Snell, he made one request. Snell told president of baseball operation Andrew Friedman that he wanted his locker to be next to Clayton Kershaw.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cI can\u2019t wait. I was telling Andrew I need my locker next to his,\u201d Snell told AM 570 LA Sports. \u201cHe\u2019s just done so many amazing things in his career. So for me to talk to him, pick his brain, learn from all his experience, I\u2019m really excited. To learn from a guy like that is, I mean, you can\u2019t ask for more.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Snell signed a five-year, $182 million deal with the Dodgers right before Thanksgiving. In his introductory press conference at Dodger Stadium, Snell was all smiles. It was evident the ace was ecstatic to join the reigning World Series champions.<\/p>\n<p>After viewing Snell as opposition for so long, the left-hander will be donning Dodger blue for the next five seasons. He will be teammates with arguably one of the greatest pitchers in franchise history in Kershaw.<\/p>\n<p>Snell toured the National League West after stints with both the San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants. Instead of facing a star-studded Los Angeles lineup, Snell will have the Dodgers bats to back him up when he takes the mound at Chavez Ravine.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s just something you want to be part of,\u201d Snell said of joining the Dodgers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cLook at the first three hitters in the lineup, it\u2019s tough to go against. So to be on the other side and know they\u2019re going to be hitting for me\u2026 yeah, pretty exciting.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Snell won\u2019t be the only ace in the Dodgers rotation. Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Glasnow, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto will also be in the mix. After the 2024 injury-ridden pitching staff, the Dodgers learned a team can never have enough pitchers.<\/p>\n<p>Like Kershaw, Snell has the same aspirations to eventually hang up his jersey and retire as a Dodger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is where you want to play,\u201d he said. \u201cThe goal is to end it here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the Los Angeles Dodgers added another ace to their rotation in free agent pitcher Blake Snell, he made one request. 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