The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to loom large over the Mets as the Amazins’ continue their quest for National League supremacy. The addition of two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell puts every team in the league on notice, but especially the pitching-strapped Mets.

The reigning World Series champions signed two-time Cy Young winner Blake Snell to a five-year, $182 million contract. Like their blockbuster free agency deal with Shohei Ohtani last winter, Snell’s contract includes deferred money – $60 million,

Indeed, the Dodgers have become such a desirable location that players are structuring contracts to ensure the team remains one. Shohei Ohtani famously took a salary of $2 million annually while deferring the rest of the biggest contract in the history of North American sports.