Blake Snell Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 4" / 225 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 12/4/1992 (31)
- Experience
- 8
- College
- None
Blake Snell Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Blake Snell News
San Francisco Giants left-hander Blake Snell (groin) will make another minor-league rehab start on Friday for Triple-A Sacramento, and as long as all goes well in that outing, the next step would be returning to a major-league mound. Snell is getting close to returning to the Giants' starting rotation after tweaking his groin. In his first rehab start for Single-A San Jose, Snell threw four perfect innings with seven strikeouts. If Snell's final rehab start is this Friday, he could be lined up to come off the injured list to make his next start on May 23 in a strong matchup against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 31-year-old southpaw had a rude awakening with an 11.57 ERA and 1.97 WHIP with 12 strikeouts in 11 2/3 innings in his first three starts in 2024 after winning the National League Cy Young in 2023. Despite his rough start, Snell should be stashed in all fantasy leagues.
San Francisco Giants left-hander Blake Snell (groin) expects to make another minor-league rehab start before being reinstated from the injured list to rejoin the Giants' starting rotation. Snell was dominant in his first rehab outing with Single-A San Jose on Sunday, tossing four shutout innings with seven strikeouts. He threw only 46 pitches in the contest but touched 97 mph on the radar gun and tossed an addition 15 pitches in the bullpen after being removed from the contest. It makes sense for San Francisco to give Snell another start in the minors after he got off to a late start in 2024 because of the timing of his signing. The 31-year-old reigning National League Cy Young winner also got off to a rough start in his first three games before landing on the injured list, going 0-3 with an 11.57 ERA and 1.97 WHIP with 12 K's in 11 2/3 innings.
San Francisco Giants left-hander Blake Snell (groin) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Thursday and then start a minor-league rehab assignment with Single-A San Jose on Sunday, according to manager Bob Melvin. Snell started facing live hitters on Tuesday and is ready to take the next step by pitching in a minor-league game later this weekend. The 31-year-old is recovering from an adductor strain and figures to pitch in more than one rehab game after starting the year late given the timing of his signing with the Giants. In his first three starts with the Giants, Snell lost all three starts while allowing 15 earned runs on 18 hits (two home runs) while walking five and striking out 12 in 11 2/3 innings. It's not the start his fantasy managers were hoping for, but Snell is also a notoriously slow starter and needs to be rostered in all leagues for his high-strikeout upside.
Batting Order
1 | Mike Yastrzemski |
2 | Thairo Estrada |
3 | Matt Chapman |
4 | LaMonte Wade Jr. |
5 | Heliot Ramos |
6 | Luis Matos |
7 | Blake Sabol |
8 | Casey Schmitt |
9 | Curt Casali |
Blake Snell Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Mike Yastrzemski |
2 | Thairo Estrada |
3 | Matt Chapman |
4 | LaMonte Wade Jr. |
5 | Heliot Ramos |
6 | Luis Matos |
7 | Blake Sabol |
8 | Casey Schmitt |
9 | Curt Casali |
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Blake Snell appeared to be showing early in 2023 that his 2018 Cy Young Award-winning season was an aberration, submitting a 5.40 ERA through his first nine starts of the year. Snell flipped that script in a hurry, however, embarking on the warpath to his second career Cy Young trophy with a brilliant final 23 appearances. Over this period, the former Tampa Bay Ray notched a 1.20 ERA (2.74 FIP) and 186:72 K:BB in 135 innings. Although he stumbled a bit in August, Snell tossed at least five frames in each of these showings, surrendering one run or less in 17 of them. Snell's Achilles heel was an obvious one; his league-worst 99 walks prevented him from delivering more length for the injury-plagued San Diego Padres rotation. While Snell's 31.4% strikeout rate sat in the top six percent of baseball, and he ranked first in MLB with 5.8 hits per nine innings, his lack of control lent itself to one of Statcast's highest contrasts in actual (2.25) and expected ERAs (3.79). All told, risk tolerance is the name of the game when it comes to drafting Snell in 2024. The two-time ERA title holder has three campaigns with an ERA of 4.04 or worse in his career. Due to this inconsistency, Snell faced a hesitant market in free agency this offseason based on his desired contract but was finally able to net a two-year, $62 million deal on March 18 to land with a division rival at another pitcher-friendly ballpark in the Bay Area. That leaves the 31-year-old strikeout machine as a high-risk, high-reward investment in fantasy drafts for his bat-missing upside, but daily implosion downside.