Source -- Blake Snell agrees to 2-year, $62M deal with Giants - ESPN

Blake Snell's prolonged free agency has ended.

The reigning National League Cy Young Award winner agreed to a two-year, $62 million deal with the San Francisco Giants on Monday, 10 days before his new team opens its regular season against his former one, the San Diego Padres, a source confirmed to ESPN's Jeff Passan. The deal includes an opt-out after the first season.

Snell's deal — like those of fellow Scott Boras clients Cody Bellinger and Matt Chapman, both of whom signed after spring training began — gives him a higher average annual value in exchange for fewer length on his contract, but also allows him to re-enter free agency with the hope of experiencing a more robust market next offseason.

• Led all qualified starting pitchers in ERA (2.25), opponent BA (.181) and opponent OPS (.579) last season. Also ranked first or second in whiff rate with his curveball, changeup and slider
• One of four left-handers since the integration era began in 1947 to record multiple seasons with an opponent BA of under .200 and at least 150 innings pitched (Randy Johnson, Sid Fernandez, Clayton Kershaw)
• One of seven pitchers to win a Cy Young in both leagues (Gaylord Perry, Pedro Martínez, Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens, Roy Halladay and Max Scherzer)
• Fifth Cy Young winner since 2000 to start on a new team after winning the award the previous season (Justin Verlander, Robbie Ray, Trevor Bauer, R.A. Dickey)
• Second Cy Young winner to join a divisional opponent in the following offseason (Roger Clemens joined Yankees after winning 1998 Cy with Blue Jays)
• Only pitcher in MLB history to win multiple Cy Young Awards while throwing under 200 innings in both seasons
— ESPN Stats & Information

Snell completes what has been a busy