{"playerId":6245,"percentChange":-0.3,"averageDraftPosition":260,"percentOwned":3.6,"playerRaterSEASON":-2.1,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Snell would be an option to be one of the Rays' starters for Saturday's doubleheader against the A's if Matt Andriese (groin) is not ready to come off the DL, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.","spin":"There is nothing to suggest that Andriese won't be ready to come off the DL this weekend, so he should be considered the likely starter for one of Saturday's games, but if for whatever reason he is not ready, Snell could be an option. Jacob Faria was recalled from Triple-A to make a spot start Wednesday, which illustrates the Rays' overwhelming organizational starting pitching depth, as Jose De Leon, Brent Honeywell and Chih-Wei Hu are also waiting their turn at Durham. Snell has a 2.39 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 36:11 K:BB in 26.1 innings at Triple-A. It is a tough developmental situation, as Snell simply overpowers Triple-A hitters, and has not been forced to address the control issues that ticketed him for the International League in the first place.","date":"Tue Jun 6"},"fullName":"Blake Snell","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Snell has outstanding stuff, best illustrated by his 27.6 percent second-half strikeout rate which ranked 10th amongst pitchers who made at least 10 starts. Control, however, has been a problem for him throughout his pro career, and remains his final obstacle to a significant breakthrough in the majors. He had a 1.64 WHIP during the second half, due to a 13.2 percent walk rate that ranked dead last amongst the aforementioned group. If Snell shows improvement in this regard during spring training, he'll emerge on the mixed-league radar with plenty of upside; he's more of an AL-only speculative pick otherwise.","seasonId":2017,"date":"Tue Feb 28"},"positionRank":172}