Fast forward to the year 2022, it is the trade deadline and the Tampa Bay Rays are looking to ship off yet another Cy Young award winning left-handed starting pitcher, his name, Blake Snell. It isn’t unreasonable to assume that by this point, Snell has added another Cy Young award, or two, and additional all-star appearances to his resume and would demand a huge haul in trade talks.
It is the Rays way, after all. They did it with David Price in 2014 and if they don’t extend Blake Snell, they will do it again in 2022.