By Only Players Staff
Updated 8/6/24 3:41am ET
Blake Snell is coming off his first career no-hitter, sporting a 0.55 ERA in his last five starts. The lefty visits Washington on Wednesday.
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An old school handicapping technique in baseball is fade the picture after he goes the distance in like a no hitter or something like that. And we have that scenario with Blake Snell, but I’m not about to jump in front of this train, so to speak. He has been absolutely dynamic since returning from the injured list. And I hope most of you followed that because I was bringing it up. He was awesome in his first game after that injured list appearance. And we’ve been tailing him like no other.
0 .55 ERA since coming back from injury and that’s over his last five starts. And that includes the no hitter in his last outing. Now I know the concept. He threw 114 pitches. I get it. But to me, there’s no reason to think he all of a sudden is hitting a wall. Remember he had a late start, so no spring training really. Then had spent some time on the injured list about over a month. So I think he’s plenty fresh even coming off nine inning performance the first time he’s pitched into the ninth inning in his career.
So Giants facing the Nats in the nation’s capital. Now no line out yet the time of this taping, but I would be betting over Snell’s outs recorded, which is how deep he’ll pitch in the game. And look at his last two games, 15 strikeouts and 11 strikeouts. So again, I don’t want to jump in front of this train. He’s got the stuff and this Giants pitching staff is rolling. So I’m definitely all about Team Snell and remember many people thought Cease would hit a wall after his no hitter and he went five and two thirds allowing just three hits and one earn.
So that old school handicapping technique doesn’t always apply. Doesn’t always apply. Doesn’t always work. So I’ll keep riding Snell here.
