hey Dodgers Nation welcome back to the channel where you stay up to date with everything that truly matters about our beloved Los Angeles Dodgers today I've got some news that might surprise a lot of people especially since it involves one of our biggest rivals in the MLB but before we dive into the details you know the drill hit that like button subscribe to the channel and turn on notifications so you don't miss any updates about the Dodgers now let's get to it everyone knows that our team had a busy offseason bringing in big names like shotani and Tyler Glau but what you might not know is that the Dodgers nearly made a move that could have completely changed the landscape of the National League West I'm talking about a potential trade with none other than the San Francisco Giants involving pitcher Blake Snell that's right you heard it correctly the Dodgers front office always looking to strengthen the roster seriously considered bringing snail into bolster our pitching rotation even further Andrew fredman the Dodgers president of baseball operations is well known for making big trades and significant signings just this season he brought in players like yabu Yamamoto and tasar Hernandez and secured the talent of Jack flare at the trade deadline but even with all these Acquisitions fredman had his eyes on Snell who has been one of the most standout pitchers in the National League West and it wasn't just us who were interested the Padres were also in the mix for snail but the negotiation proved to be tricky after all we're talking about an intense rivalry in the fact that the Giant invested heavily in snil he's making $17 million this season making it hard to imagine a trade with a division rival Blake snil who's been in our division for Four Seasons now has proven to be a valuable asset with a 3.67 ER and 101 strikeouts this season he's also one of the few pitchers to throw a no hitter this year which only highlights his Elite Talent even more Snell signed a 2-year $62 million contract with the Giants last off season but there's speculation that might opt out after this season making him a potential free agent so even though the Dodgers didn't manage to bring him in at the trade deadline there could still be another attempt next off season as our team remains focused on building an even more competitive Squad so Dodgers Nation what do you think about this possibility do you think Blake Snell would be the perfect addition to take our team even further drop your thoughts in the comments share this video with other Dodgers fans and of course don't forget to subscribe to the channel to stay in the loop with all the latest news about our team