Background
Left-handed starter Blake Snell has been "under the radar" in discussions of top-shelf prospect pitchers. However, Snell has made tremendous progress, and he is moving quickly toward a potential spot in the 2016 Tampa Bay rotation.
Snell is a lanky 6-foot-4, 180 pound native of Seattle. He went to Shorewood (Wash.) High School, where he was a star pitcher with a 9-0 record and a 1.00 ERA. He was selected by the Rays out of high school in the first round of the 2011 Draft. Snell was part of the Rays' double-digit first round draft class.