2020 Stats
W-L
4-2
ERA
3.24
WHIP
1.20
K
63
SV
0
2021 Projections
2021 Fantasy Outlook
Snell's 2020 will always be remembered for how it ended. He was quite good during his time on the mound, posting a 3.16 ERA and 100:32 K:BB over 79.2 innings (postseason included). The long ball was problem; Snell served up 15 HR in total. His HR/FB during the regular season was all the way up at 29.4% after he was consistently in the 10-15% range the three seasons prior. Eight of the 10 homers he allowed during the regular season were against the fastball, leading to an ugly .326 BA and .663 SLG against the pitch, but we're talking about a sample of 50 innings with those stats. Snell's curveball remains a great put-away pitch and he's still just a few years removed from winning the Cy Young pitching in a brutal AL East. The trade from Tampa Bay to San Diego looks like a net positive as Snell will be pitching for another good team and may be allowed to go deeper into games, in theory padding wins and Ks. Read Past Outlooks

Scoreless inning in spring debut
Snell gave up one walk and secured one strikeout across one inning in Wednesday's Cactus League contest versus Milwaukee.
ANALYSIS
Snell needed only 15 pitches to get through his lone frame, using a double play to wipe out a walk to the second batter. He figures to build up over the spring and should be given a longer leash with San Diego this season than the Rays allowed him in 2020, when Snell never went deeper than 5.2 innings.
Snell needed only 15 pitches to get through his lone frame, using a double play to wipe out a walk to the second batter. He figures to build up over the spring and should be given a longer leash with San Diego this season than the Rays allowed him in 2020, when Snell never went deeper than 5.2 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
82
Last 10 Games
89
Last 5 Games
86
How many pitches does Blake Snell generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Blake Snell generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2018
Even Split
2020
-6%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2018vs Left | .207 | 90 | 14 | 50 | 8 | |||
Since 2018vs Right | .206 | 341 | 108 | 200 | 32 | |||
2020vs Left | .217 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 3 | |||
2020vs Right | .232 | 43 | 17 | 32 | 7 | |||
2019vs Left | .329 | 24 | 4 | 23 | 3 | |||
2019vs Right | .222 | 123 | 36 | 73 | 11 | |||
2018vs Left | .135 | 46 | 9 | 17 | 2 | |||
2018vs Right | .188 | 175 | 55 | 95 | 14 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2018
-45%
ERA at Home
2020
-31%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2018Home | 2.00 | 1.01 | 162.0 | 11.7 | 3.0 | ||||
Since 2018Away | 3.64 | 1.18 | 175.2 | 11.3 | 3.5 | ||||
2020Home | 2.57 | 1.33 | 21.0 | 13.7 | 4.3 | ||||
2020Away | 3.72 | 1.10 | 29.0 | 9.6 | 2.5 | ||||
2019Home | 2.89 | 1.11 | 56.0 | 12.5 | 3.2 | ||||
2019Away | 5.82 | 1.45 | 51.0 | 12.2 | 3.5 | ||||
2018Home | 1.27 | 0.87 | 85.0 | 10.7 | 2.5 | ||||
2018Away | 2.45 | 1.07 | 95.2 | 11.3 | 3.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Blake Snell compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.50K/9
11.3BB/9
3.2HR/9
1.8Fastball
95.1 mphERA
3.24WHIP
1.20BABIP
.291GB/FB
2.18Left On Base
89.1%Exit Velocity
81.4 mphBarrels/BBE
5.3%Spin Rate
2288 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.8%Swinging Strike
14.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Regression was expected for the 2018 AL Cy Young Award winner as Snell's 1.89 ERA was lower than his 3.16 xFIP and 3.30 SIERA. Sure enough, his 4.29 ERA last year was significantly higher than the 3.31 xFIP and 3.56 SIERA. In terms of skills, Snell was essentially the same pitcher he was the year he took home the hardware. Perhaps if Snell didn't miss about two months after surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow, his ERA would have corrected, but it didn't have the chance. The encouraging news is that when Snell returned in September, his velocity was just a tick below normal, so he should be 100% heading into 2020. The only blemish is a high walk rate, resulting in an elevated WHIP. However, a strikeout rate north of 30% helps mitigate the impact. Snell may fall a couple dozen innings short of the elite, but he's still a fantasy ace. Invest with confidence.
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Move to San Diego finalized
Snell's anticipated move from Tampa Bay to San Diego was confirmed Tuesday.
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Trade in place to Padres
Snell is set to be traded to San Diego from Tampa Bay for Luis Patino, Francisco Mejia, Blake Hunt and Cole Wilcox, Dennis Lin of The Athletic reports. The deal is pending a review of medical records.
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Strikes out nine
Snell recorded 5.1 innings of work Tuesday, allowing one run and two hits while striking out nine in a loss to the Dodgers in Game 6 of the World Series.
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Fans nine in win
Snell recorded 4.2 innings of work Wednesday, allowing two runs, two hits and four walks while striking out nine in a win over the Dodgers in Game 2 of the World Series.
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Pulled early
Snell allowed two earned runs on three hits and four walks while striking out four across four innings to take the loss against the Astros in Game 6 of the ALCS.
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