Blake Snell: Dodgers ‘Only Getting Better’

The Los Angeles Dodgers fell short of completing a historic three-peat after being swept by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2026 National League Championship Series.

The Dodgers were outplayed in all facets, raising concerns as to whether their World Series window is closing faster than expected. The team already had one of the oldest rosters in baseball and faces some uncertainty over the potential addition of a salary cap in the next collective bargaining agreement (CBA).

Blake Snell doesn’t see any reason to worry and believes the best is yet to come for the Dodgers , via Maddie Lee of the L.A. Times.

Said Snell: “We’re only getting better.”

Snell’s comments are in line with what several other Dodgers players said after they were eliminated by the Brewers. Freddie Freeman downplayed the notion that the team’s older roster had anything to do with their struggles, and believes they were simply outplayed.

“I haven’t heard that because I don’t really pay attention outside the lines, but I don’t know what you can really say to that,” Freeman said of the age discourse. “That’s just people’s opinions. We do know we have an older team. That doesn’t mean we’re old and we’re playing bad because we’re old.

“We’re just not playing that great, in my mind. But that’s people’s opinions. I can’t change your opinion because we are in this game a little bit older than everybody else. I don’t feel old. So hopefully when you watch us play tonight, you can say we don’t look old and we win the game.”

Even with the questions surrounding their roster, the Dodgers still have a team that’s capable of winning the World Series. However, they are facing the unique challenge of deciding which of their impending free agents to retain while navigating a potentially turbulent offseason overshadowed by a looming MLB lockout.

And on a personal level, Snell is looking for the 2027 to be his first healthy season with the Dodgers. He’s battled left shoulder, elbow and groin issues over the past two years.

Blake Snell planning to recruit Tarik Skubal

It’s no secret that the Dodgers would love to have Tarik Skubal back after he helped add stability to their injury-plagued starting rotation following his arrival in early August. Whether that becomes a realistic possibility will depend on several factors, including his asking price and the potential addition of a salary cap in the next collective bargaining agreement (CBA).

Regardless of how things play out, Snell said he will do his part to recruit Skubal back to the Dodgers. The left-hander previously expressed hope that Skubal would re-sign with the Dodgers, noting the team’s unfinished business after failing to win the World Series in 2026.