The San Francisco Giants could have saved Blake Snell away from their NL West rivals on the commerce deadline, however they won’t be so fortunate this offseason.
The Giants entertained the potential of buying and selling Snell on the deadline, however held onto the previous Cy Younger Award winner. After lacking spring coaching whereas hoping for a greater contract provide, Snell started the season slowly, however has since picked it up.
Snell has gone 2-0 with solely 14 hits and 5 runs allowed over his final seven begins. He has a 0.99 ERA throughout that span. The southpaw is reminding groups what he can do when he’s on high of his sport, which ought to assist his inventory after the season.
Although Snell has a $30 million choice for subsequent 12 months, he’ll seemingly select to say no that to signal a long-term contract for extra money. In response to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman, the San Diego Padres “love” Snell and can seemingly pursue him over the offseason.
The Padres traded for Snell previous to the 2021 season. He went 29-25 with a 3.15 ERA throughout his Padres profession and received the Cy Younger with them final season.
Whether or not the Padres will be capable of afford Snell stays to be seen, however they may seemingly need to reunite with him.
San Diego entered Friday with a 69-53 document, which had them tied with Arizona for second within the NL West.
