Blake Snell Fantasy Stats

The Los Angeles Dodgers placed left-hander Blake Snell (shoulder) on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday (retroactive to March 22) with left-shoulder fatigue, according to MLB.com. Snell dealt with left-shoulder fatigue following the team's World Series run last fall, so the Dodgers have decided to bring him along slowly this spring. The 33-year-old two-time Cy Young winner will begin the season on the shelf and isn't expected to make his 2026 season debut until late May or early June. It's a precaution after Snell missed four months in 2025 with a left-shoulder injury. Snell has begun throwing off a mound, but the Dodgers are going to ramp him up slowly so that they can have him healthy and ready to roll for the rest of the season once he returns. It's a big hit to Snell's 2026 fantasy value, but the veteran southpaw still has plenty of strikeout upside when he's healthy, making him stash-worthy in all fantasy leagues. In 11 regular-season starts with the Blue last year, Snell had a 2.35 ERA and 1.25 WHIP with 72 strikeouts and 26 walks in 61 1/3 innings pitched.

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that the team is hoping to get left-hander Blake Snell (shoulder) back sometime around the end of May, according to Jack Harris of The California Post. Snell isn't injured specifically, but the 33-year-old southpaw was exhausted physically after pitching deep into the postseason last fall to help the Dodgers win a second straight World Series championship. Snell also missed four months during the 2025 regular season due to left-shoulder inflammation, so the Dodgers would rather have him miss a month-plus of the 2026 campaign instead of losing him for longer. He has been throwing off a mound in camp, but he still has a ways to go to build his arm back up and eventually resume facing live hitters. The fact that he'll miss at least the first month definitely drops his fantasy value right before Opening Day, but Snell was great in his 61 1/3 regular-season innings last year and still has high-end strikeout upside.

Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell (shoulder) threw a bullpen session in camp on Thursday, according to Sonja Chen of MLB.com. Manager Dave Roberts said before the bullpen that Snell is basically at the beginning of a spring training progression, which puts him, at minimum, "about six weeks away from being fully ramped up." The 33-year-old veteran southpaw threw 15 pitches during his bullpen on Thursday, and they were low-intensity fastballs at less than 90 mph. It was the first time that the two-time Cy Young winner has thrown off a mound this spring. After admitting that his left shoulder was exhausted after helping carry the team to a second straight World Series title last fall, the Dodgers are slow-playing Snell to make sure he'll last for the entire 2026 season. Shoulder inflammation cost him four months in 2025, so fantasy managers who invest in Snell this year will be hoping he only misses the first month of action. He's a durability risk, but Snell's strikeout upside makes him a worthwhile starting-pitcher stash in upcoming fantasy drafts.

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Blake Snell (shoulder) is "taking the next steps" in his throwing progression and threw off the mound to a standing catcher on Monday, per David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports. Snell is unlikely to be ready for Opening Day, as the team is slow-playing his Spring buildup after he missed significant time in 2025 due to shoulder issues. However, it appears as though the 33-year-old is on track with the progression that the team has laid out for him. When healthy, Snell is one of the best pitchers in baseball. Across 1,158 career big league innings (222 starts), the veteran left-hander owns a 3.15 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 1,440 strikeouts, and two Cy Young Awards. However, Snell has thrown more than 128 2/3 innings just once since 2019 and seems likely to miss a chunk of time in 2026 as well. He profiles as a high-risk, high-reward fantasy SP3 heading into his second campaign with the Dodgers.

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that left-hander Blake Snell (shoulder) has been making progress in his throwing progression in camp, but he's been limited to flat-ground work so far, according to Jack Harris of The California Post. Roberts acknowledged that, given the calendar, it will be "hard" for Snell to be ready for Opening Day at the end of March. Although the 33-year-old two-time Cy Young winner finished last season healthy and as a World Series champion, he admitted that he was gassed after missing four months due to left-shoulder issues during the regular season. Snell isn't dealing with a shoulder injury this spring, but the Dodgers are slow-playing so that he can be healthy for the entire 2026 campaign. He most likely will not be part of L.A.'s Opening Day starting rotation, and when he does debut in April, he will probably be on an inning limit. It might make Snell more of a value pick in upcoming drafts. He's still worthy of a SP3 spot for his strikeout upside on the best team in baseball.

The Athletic's Katie Woo writes that Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell's (shoulder) Opening Day status is "in doubt." There is no real update on him, other than he's throwing off flat ground in camp. "Time's ticking, but like I told him the other day, Opening Day is not necessarily a hard and fast target for us," manager Dave Roberts said. Snell, 33, missed four months in 2025 due to left-shoulder inflammation and admitted that he was exhausted after an extended postseason run in October, which is why the Dodgers aren't making it a necessity that he be fully stretched out for Opening Day. Even if Snell were to land on the injured list to begin the regular season, it would likely be a short stay on the sidelines. The two-time Cy Young winner was solid when available for the Dodgers last year, going 5-4 with a 2.35 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, and 72:26 K:BB, but he only made 11 starts in the regular season. Snell is a risk/reward No. 3 fantasy starting pitcher because of his injury history.

Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell said his shoulder continued to bother him through the World Series last fall, but it wasn't anything that required more than physical therapy and rest, according to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. Snell will be slow-played this spring. "That's the plan," Snell said when asked if he would be ready for Opening Day in late March. The 33-year-old veteran southpaw only made 11 starts in 2025 in his first year with the Dodgers after missing four months with left-shoulder inflammation. He acknowledged that he was exhausted after making five starts and a relief appearance in the postseason last fall, which makes him a risk/reward No. 2 fantasy baseball starter entering his second year in Hollywood. Snell has high-end strikeout upside (career 11.2 K/9), but durability is a concern, as he's made 30 starts just twice in his 10 big-league campaigns. RotoBaller has Snell ranked as the No. 16 starting pitcher in 2026.

Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell admitted that his arm was "tired" and "exhausted" after five playoff starts and a relief appearance in Game 7 of the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays last fall, according to Jack Harris of The California Post. The Dodgers have stressed the importance of managing their starting rotation's workload in 2026, which will include Snell. The 33-year-old southpaw has slow-played his winter throwing program. The plan is to be ready for Opening Day in late March, but Harris writes that it is "not seen as a certainty within the organization." Snell still has plenty of strikeout upside and pitches for the back-to-back World Series-champion Dodgers, but he missed four months in 2025 with shoulder inflammation. The two-time Cy Young winner has only reached the 30-start mark twice in his 10-year career. Snell is a risk/reward No. 2 fantasy starter going into his second year in L.A.

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that left-hander Blake Snell and right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start the first two games of the World Series, respectively, on Friday and Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays, according to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. Both Snell and Yamamoto have been lights-out on the mound for the Dodgers in the postseason as the Dodgers head into their second straight Fall Classic appearance. Snell has given up just two earned runs with five walks and 28 strikeouts in three wins over the Reds, Phillies, and Brewers in 21 innings. He also tossed five shutout innings with 10 K's in a win over Toronto on Aug. 9 during the regular season. Yamamoto has given up six runs (four earned) with four walks and 18 K's in 19 2/3 frames over his three postseason starts this October. The Japanese hurler did not face the Blue Jays during regular-season action in 2025.

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Blake Snell has been named the starting pitcher for Monday's Game 1 of the NLCS against the Milwaukee Brewers. The southpaw finished the regular season strong, allowing one earned run over his final three starts (19 innings pitched), allowing a total of nine hits and five walks while striking out 28. The 32-year-old has carried that momentum into the postseason, allowing two earned runs over two starts (13 IP), yielding five hits and six walks while striking out 18. The 2x Cy Young winner did not face the Brewers during the regular season, but Milwaukee had the highest batting average (.286) and the third-highest wRC+ (118) versus left-handed pitchers from August 1 through the end of the season, so it should prove to be a challenging lineup for the veteran hurler.