Prior to the 2018 MLB season, the names Blake Snell and Pedro Martinez were not synonymous, to put it mildly.
With 2018 in the books, Snell and Martinez are a lot closer than you might think.
Granted, Snell has a long, long way to go to match Martinez's Hall of Fame resume. But he made great strides in that direction while pitching for a club that often sails under the radar.
Snell posted an American League-leading 1.89 ERA for the Tampa Bay Rays. Since 1990, only one other AL pitching qualifier has finished with a sub-2.