Blake Snell enters Game 1 of the World Series in the form of his life. The Los Angeles Dodgers ' left-handed pitcher has been near-Koufaxian in the postseason, and it was an easy call for manager Dave Roberts to give him the ball for the first game of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays.

But that leaves around $60 million to go before hitting the first CBT threshold of $244 million for next season. Kawakami asked Flemming if that amount of money could lead the Giants to go after either an outfielder or a trade for a player with a big salary. Flemming said yes but sounded extremely cautious because of one big factor.

Heading into the World Series, the Dodgers had four starters who plenty of other teams would be happy to have as their ace: Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, and Shohei Ohtani. But whether they win their second-straight title or not, they may still be looking for upgrades in the offseason.