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Improving their starting rotation was the primary goal of the St. Louis Cardinals in the offseason, they may have just completed the job with the signing of two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell.
Snell, 30, agreed to a five-year deal worth $108 million. The contract includes a player option in 2027 and a team option in 2028.
He will make $19.5 million in 2024.
The left-hander collected his second Cy Young just this past season when he went 14-9 with a 2.25 ERA in 32 starts for the San Diego Padres.
His previous Cy Young came in 2018 while pitching for Tampa Bay.
That season, he made 31 starts and compiled a 21-5 record with a 1.80 ERA.
For his career, Snell has gone 71-55 with a 3.20 ERA in 191 starts.