Following a simulation game, the San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros are still linked to a top free agent starter.
The Houston Astros and San Francisco Giants continue to be linked to reigning National League Cy Young champion Blake Snell, who remains unsigned with less than two weeks until Opening Day. Both went to Snell’s simulated game in Seattle on Friday.
The San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros witnessed free agent Blake Snell’s simulated game in Seattle on Friday, as the two organisations remain linked to him with less than two weeks until Opening Day.
Blake Snell pitched four simulated innings in Seattle on Friday in front of scouts from the Giants and Astros, according to a source. Those there were claimed to be impressed by how prepared he appeared.
We learned on Friday that the Astros could be interested in Snell, and their urgency may have been heightened by recent injury concerns over Jose Urquidy, who departed his spring training start early due to arm difficulties.
Furthermore, the Astros will be without starting pitcher Luis Garcia for most or all of 2023 due to an injury. They will most likely be without Lance McCullers until July, and Justin Verlander will also be unavailable for Opening Day.
As for the Giants, they are also dealing with some pitching concerns as Tristan Beck is out indefinitely. Furthermore, the Giants have spent money on Jung-Hoo Lee, Jorge Soler and Matt Chapman this offseason, so they clearly invested on improving upon a fourth-place finish in the National League West last season. Snell would help them further that cause.
Snell is coming off a year in which he went 14-9 with a 2.25 ERA for the San Diego Padres. He won his second Cy Young Award, having also won the AL Cy Young award in 2018 as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Be the first to comment