Blake Snell had the perfect response to Giants fans angry about Dodgers signing

It came as a surprise to no one when Blake Snell opted out of his deal with the Giants after just one season.

His two-year, $62 million deal that included a player option after the first was never ideal, but Snell's hand was forced to take it when agent Scott Boras tried and failed to play chicken with teams, stretching the free agencies of five star players out into spring training. The Giants did nothing to incentivize Snell to stay for his second year, either. In 2024, they finished below .500 and fourth in the National League West.

He was the first star pitcher to come off of the board this year, when he signed a five-year, $182 million contract with the Dodgers. It feels likely that his experience on the market last year scared him into taking a deal early, but it worked out on both sides; Snell gets a new long-term home and a lot of money, and the Dodgers fortified their rotation even further.

Although the Dodgers-Giants rivalry has cooled down as the Giants languish in mediocrity, it's not surprising that some San Francisco fans were up an arms about Snell's "betrayal." One Giants fan even took it upon himself to accuse Snell of "choosing money over greatness" on Instagram.

Snell replied, "Go Dodgers. Be upset with your team. Don't hate when you don't know anything other than where I signed."

Blake Snell clapped back at Giants fans still angry about his signing with the Dodgers

First of all — greatness? With the Giants? Outside of their flash-in-the-pan 107-win season in 2021, the Giants have finished at or below .500 every year since 2017.

It's unclear if the Giants had conversations with Snell about a new contract before he signed with the Dodgers, but he certainly seems to allude to some kind of failure on San Francisco's part to try to bring him back. "Be upset with your team" should also probably become an unofficial Dodgers slogan this season, whenever anyone tries to get upset with the fact that LA is comfortable spending money and other teams are not.

Ever since Snell's signing, he's quickly endeared himself to Dodgers fans by reposting edits of himself in a Dodgers uniform and generally seeming incredibly eager to start pitching in LA. And he has every reason to be. This way, he's already a lot closer to the World Series than he was in San Francisco.