Dodgers rival in shambles over Blake Snell's comments after dominant postseason run

Blake Snell has won two Cy Young Awards and pitched 69 2/3 postseason innings in his Major League career. But it was his 2024 campaign with the San Francisco Giants – where he spent just one season and didn't make the playoffs – that he views as a critical turning point in his career.

Snell spent the 2024 season with the Giants, then opted out and signed a five-year, $182 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but not before he learned some valuable lessons to take with him. In a recent interview on TBS, Snell credited one of his former Giants teammates in particular for the role he played in transforming him into the workhorse he's become for LA in 2025, especially during the playoffs.

“That’s where I learned how to pitch," Snell said of his time in San Francisco during a recent interview on TBS. "I was around Logan Webb, and man, he’s going seven innings ... every game."

Snell's words are more than just a compliment of a former teammate. For Giants fans, they're a stinging reminder of missed opportunity, rivalry pain, and what could have been – and Dodgers fans are loving it.

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With Snell, the Giants could have locked in an elite starter who learned from their homegrown ace in Webb. Instead, they watched him depart and contribute to a direct rival’s success. For Giants fans who hoped that season would mark a turning point, Snell's quote underlines a “what if” scenario: what if the Giants had built around Snell and Webb?

Snell learned from a Giants ace, then went to the Dodgers and used those lessons against everyone – including San Francisco. For SF fans, it stings to know that they helped train a future opponent who’s now wearing Dodger blue and succeeding on the bigger stage.

Snell’s quote also validates Webb, saying explicitly that being around Webb helped him become a better, deeper-inning pitcher. That’s great for Webb personally, and for the small development win ... but for the Giants as a team? It highlights that while they have one elite arm, they didn’t capitalize fully on the moment. They lost Snell, and now his further development benefits another team. It underscores that they helped incubate a talent who now threatens them.

Snell admitted one of his issues was not pitching deep into games and said Webb’s advice – “Just get in the zone more… you’ll get six, seven, eight innings" – has been a difference maker. In the end, he logged 34 innings this postseason, and his efforts leading up to the World Series were what got the Dodgers there. His starts in the Fall Classic weren't exactly great, but all that matters is they won, and his season-saving 1 1/3 innings in Game 7 ended up delivering LA another title.

Snell's quote reinforces the rivalry dynamic – training someone who now works for your arch-rival and elevates their advantage. For fans emotionally invested in the Giants’ resurgence, it’s a painful mix of pride (in Webb) and regret (in the organizational outcome).

For Dodgers fans? San Francisco's loss is Los Angeles' gain.