The World Series champion Dodgers are signing free-agent left-hander Blake Snell to a five-year, $182 million deal. The deal isn't straightforward, though, and diving into the minutia helps give a better idea as to how the Dodgers can continue improving their ballclub the rest of this offseason.

After one up-and-down season in San Francisco that included a no-hitter, Snell is heading to the Giants’ biggest rivals.