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Robby Snelling
#1 · April 22, 2023, 9:09 am
Time for his own page 🙂
#2 · April 22, 2023, 12:47 pm
First time I got to see Snelling pitch on MiLB.TV and he was impressive for someone so young an inexperienced. Of the 49 pitches the box score said were strikes, I had 12 foul balls, 15 swings and misses and 11 called strikes - he got 4 K's on swings and misses and 2 on called strikes. In my opinion there were 5 hard hit balls out of those 76 pitches he threw - one went for a HR, the other a double and the final hard hit ball was a line drive single to RF; two other balls were hit hard but were caught by good defensive plays in the OF.
Snelling seemed most effective when he kept the ball inside and around the letters - batters couldn't get around on it. That HR and actually the out in LF before that happened because he left the ball right in the batting plane of the hitter and the hitters crushed it. Snelling's FB isn't dominant but he had good control with it for the most part. It was his breaking stuff that the Nuts couldn't handle. Snelling won't walk many batters because he always is around the plate with very few balls that were bounced, thrown very high or way outside/inside. Like his demeanor on the mound when Verdugo botched an easy double play ball and sailed the throw into RF; that showed a lot of composure for someone so young. Look forward to see him progress and especially add a tick or two to the FB and further refine his breaking stuff. He still looks like he has a football body, but that should change as he matures and gains more flexibility in his frame.
By the way, Pomeranz looked good but was not dominant. May need another turn in rehab before he is ready, but seemed healthy and throwing easily.
#3 · September 13, 2023, 4:06 pm
From today's DFR ...
At some point, you’d expect Robby Snelling to hit a wall, but that will not happen in 2023. Once again, the 19-year-old lefty pitched well, picking up his second Double-A win. Snelling worked five innings, allowing just one run on three hits. He struck out three batters without walking one. The Reno, Nevada native has walked 10 batters in 17.1 innings, but he’s been able to limit the damage with 19 strikeouts. Snelling finishes his first full professional season with an 11-3 record and a 1.82 ERA with a stellar 118:34 strikeout-to-walk ratio between Lake Elsinore, Fort Wayne, and San Antonio in 103.2 innings.
#4 · September 13, 2023, 4:20 pm
https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/prospect-report-robby-snelling-tosses-five-hitless-innings/
On Aug 31, BA said ...
Robby Snelling, LHP, Padres: The 2023 campaign has been a storybook season for Snelling as he’s climbed from Low-A up to Double-A. The 19-year-old lefty may have delivered his best start as a professional on Wednesday as he tossed five hitless innings against Wichita, striking out a career-high nine. Snelling’s combination of above-average stuff and advanced command of his repertoire has the lefty skyrocketing up the Top 100.
... hmmm ... "skyrocketing" ... I like that word in this context 🙂
#5 · September 19, 2023, 7:05 pm
Snelling not really hit a wall, but his last few outings has him in and out of the strike zone and getting into multiple 3-2 counts, thus driving up his pitch counts. This was the case today in the 1st playoff game against Amarillo. He still looks strong but not with the same rhythm and command he had earlier in the season. My preference is to shut him down since he's now over 100 IPs in his first year of pitching - DON'T LET HIM GET INJURED BY RUINING A TERRIFIC ARM!
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#7 · September 29, 2023, 12:38 pm
Maybe a Snelling sighting at Petco next year????
#8 · May 13, 2026, 9:49 pm
#9 · May 14, 2026, 6:01 am
Snelling was the key piece in the 2024 trade with Miami that solidified the Padres bullpen down the stretch and looked like a lock for the World Series over the stumbling Dodgers until the offense disappeared. He was awesome in 2023 but before the trade in 2024, he really struggled to find his mechanics/command besides a noted loss of velocity. Regained his top prospect status during 2025 but now looks like a TJ candidate like the other pitcher in that trade deal, Adam Mazur. Of the two position players included in that deal, Pauley has been up and down but not shown anything special; Beshears has yet to regain the form he showed at Lake Elsinore.
For the Padres, both Tanner Scott and Hoeing were terrific in 2024 and although we knew we would lose Scott to free agency, Hoeing still has a future despite his surgery. For what they did in the World Series push, still think the Padres came out ahead in the short run but Snelling, if he returns healthy in late 2027 or for the 2028 season, will swing the deal in favor of Miami in the long run - his extended rookie season coming 3-5 years after the trade. In the meantime, hope the Padres have replenished LHP SP candidates with Mayfield and Schoolcraft - Haynes looks like an innings eating RP to me, replacing Peralta, Matsui or even Hart (this assumes new ownership re-signs Morejon).