F/F SPOTLIGHT: Blake Snell

When a young pitcher fails to produce positive value in his first two seasons in the big leagues, even patient owners will start looking for the next big thing. Such has been the case with Blake Snell (LHP, TAM). Heading into 2018, he had yet to produce a positive return in either of his first two seasons:

Year  Age  ERA   WHIP  R$
====  ===  ====  ====  ===
2016   23  3.54  1.62  -$2
2017   24  4.04  1.33   $0

Then something began to click around mid-season of 2017. Check out his 2017 surface stats by month:

Month  ERA   WHIP
=====  ====  ====
Apr    3.42  1.48
May    6.89  1.85
Jun   10.80  1.80
Jul    3.80  1.36
Aug    2.97  1.09
Sep    4.18  1.31

And so far, he has carried that growth into 2018: 3.12 ERA, 1.04 WHIP in 52 IP.

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