Snell, K. Tucker, B. Marsh, S. Gray, Turang

Snell moves to LA…Signing a contract 10 days before Opening Day is apparently not the optimal way for Blake Snell (LHP, LA) to start the season (1H: 9.51 ERA, 1.94 WHIP in 23.2 IP with two IL stints). But he finished strong (1.23 ERA, 0.78 WHIP 80.1 IP) and signed a five-year contract worth $182 million with the Dodgers. What can we expect from him in 2025? 

Year	IP	ERA/xERA	BB%	K%	xBB%	SwK	GB/LD/FB	H%/S%	HR/9	Vel	BPX
2021	128	4.20/3.88	12%	30%	10%	12.6%	38/22/36	32/71	1.1	95.2	113
2022	128	3.38/3.44	9%	31%	8%	14.4%	36/20/42	33/74	0.8	95.9	156
2023	180	2.25/3.63	13%	31%	12%	15.7%	44/21/34	28/84	0.8	95.6	115
2024	104	3.12/3.12	10%	34%	8%	16.9%	41/17/40	28/70	0.5	95.9	163

Lots of strikeouts and a good ERA, with a side of agita: 

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