San Diego Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell looked strong on the mound during Sunday's game against the Chicago White Sox. The left-hander went six innings, allowing three hits, and struck out six batters. Despite his success, Snell was saddled with the tough-luck 2-1 loss on Sunday. He'll finish his regular season with a 3.38 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, and 171/51 K/BB ratio across 128 innings. The Padres are hopeful that Snell can carry this success into the postseason.

San Diego Padres left-hander Blake Snell was fantastic in his outing on Wednesday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Snell threw seven shutout innings, giving up only two hits while walking two and striking out 13 in the 1-0 win. His 13 K's tied a career-high to help him pick up his eighth win of the season. The 29-year-old southpaw lowered his ERA on the year to 3.62 with the effort. Aside from a start against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sept. 10 when he allowed five earned runs, Snell has allowed one or fewer earned runs in four of his last five starts. He's delivering down the stretch, just like his fantasy managers were hoping for.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell was outstanding during Sunday's matchup against the Washington Nationals. The left-hander went six scoreless innings, allowing three hits, and striking out 10 batters in the win. This marked the fifth start in a row that Snell has allowed one run or less. He currently carries a 3.66 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, and 105 strikeout across 78 2/3 innings. Snell should be a fantastic fantasy option once again during his next start against this same Nationals team.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell cruised to his third win of the season Friday, allowing one run on four hits and a walk to the Minnesota Twins in six innings of work in a 10-1 victory. He struck out seven batters. This is just the fourth time this year out of 12 starts that Snell has completed six innings, which underscores the limitations to his fantasy upside. He's struck out 78 batters in 61 innings, but his 4.43 ERA and 1.39 WHIP are not good enough to account for the relative lack of volume Snell offers.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell is rounding into form after missing all of April and part of May since returning from a groin injury. The 29-year-old allowed two earned runs across six innings while allowing two hits, three walks, and striking out six on Tuesday in St. Louis against the Cardinals. On the season, the former American League Cy Young winner is 0-2 with a 4.80 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, and 18 strikeouts across 15 innings. Snell is slated for a tough matchup with the New York Mets early next week but can be deployed with a bit more confidence following his latest outing.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell made his season debut against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. Despite an ugly stat line, Snell had fairly good stuff during this contest. Although, he walked three batters, in which two of them scored. Snell also struck out five over his 3 2/3 innings of work. He finished the day with three earned runs and three hits allowed, including a home run to Rhys Hoskins. This probably wasn't the result fantasy managers were looking for out of Snell, but hopefully he'll pitch better against the Milwaukee Brewers during his next start.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell (groin) has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list. He will make his season debut on Wednesday against the Philadelphia Phillies. Left-handed pitcher Ray Kerr was optioned to Triple-A in a corresponding move. Snell had an up-and-down first season with the Padres in 2021. He made 27 starts and went 7-6 with a 4.20 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP. He was suffering from groin soreness during the opening week of the year and was unable to make his first scheduled start, landing on the injured list instead. He made three rehab starts over the past few weeks and pitched to a 2.77 ERA and 0.85 WHIP over 13 innings while recording 19 strikeouts.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell (groin) will make his season debut in Wednesday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies. The 29-year-old was unable to make his first start of the year during opening weekend due to groin soreness and he has been on the injured list ever since. Over the last few weeks, he made three rehab starts and the results have been solid overall as he posted a 2.77 ERA and 0.85 WHIP while striking out 19 batters over 13 innings. With Snell's return, rookie MacKenzie Gore's next start is going to be skipped so he can be rested. Mike Clevinger is being bumped up to Tuesday, when Gore was originally slated to start. The expectation is that Gore will pitch out of the bullpen this week and then make his next start later this month.

San Diego Padres left-hander Blake Snell (groin) allowed just one run while walking none and striking out seven in five innings for Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday night in his third minor league rehab start. In his first two rehab starts with High-A Fort Wayne and Single-A Lake Elsinore, Snell allowed three earned runs on six hits while walking two and striking out 12 in eight innings pitched. There's a good chance that the next start the 29-year-old southpaw makes will be back with the Friars. Snell has been out since April 14 with an adductor strain, but his fantasy managers will be hoping he can make his season debut sometime next week. He can strike hitters out with the best of them, but his 12.6% walk rate in his first year in San Diego in 2021 was his undoing.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell (groin) will be making his third rehab start at Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday. The 29-year-old made each of his first two rehab starts at Single-A, pitching a total of eight innings and allowing six hits, two walks and four runs (three earned) while striking out 12. The lefty has yet to make his 2022 debut for the Padres as he's been on the injured list since April 11 with a left adductor strain. If all goes well for him on Tuesday, he could be activated and rejoin the team's rotation. The Padres will have some choices to make once Snell is officially back with the team. The most likely outcome at this point may be a six-man rotation for the team.

San Diego Padres left-hander Blake Snell (groin) wasn't quite as sharp in his second minor league rehab outing on Wednesday for Single-A Lake Elsinore, allowing four runs (three earned) on two walks and four hits. The 29-year-old threw 40 of his 66 pitches for strikes over his four innings of work and struck out eight, giving him a 12:3 K:BB over eight innings in his first two rehab games. He will report back to the Padres on Thursday before determining his next step as he attempts to rejoin San Diego's starting rotation. Snell has been out since April 11 with a left adductor strain, and he's likely to need at least one more minor league start before the Padres feel comfortable activating him from the injured list.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell (groin) is set to throw a live batting practice on Saturday. The 29-year-old, who is currently on the injured list due to left adductor tightness, previously through a bullpen session on Tuesday. Snell isn't expected to be out for too long, but the team hasn't given a specific timeline for his return. MacKenzie Gore, who took Snell's rotation spot, had another strong outing on Wednesday so it's hard to imagine the Padres would take the 23-year-old rookie out of the rotation. We'll likely see Nick Martinez move to a long relief role once Snell is ready.

San Diego Padres pitcher Blake Snell (groin) is in line to throw a bullpen session Tuesday. He was placed on the 10-day injured list with left adductor tightness. The 29-year-old will miss at least one more turn in the rotation and continues to be day-to-day. On Wednesday, San Diego's top prospect MacKenzie Gore is scheduled to start in Snell's place against the Cincinnati Reds. Gore allowed two runs on three hits and two walks while striking out three over 5 1/3 innings in his previous start against the Braves; the 23-year-old has a ton of upside and is a terrific streamer this week against the woeful Cincinnati Reds.

The San Diego Padres have placed starting pitcher Blake Snell (adductor) on the 10-day injured list with left adductor tightness. The 29-year-old veteran was scratched from his first start of the year and he will now be out for at least another week and a half, potentially longer. The Padres are calling up the team's top pitching prospect, MacKenzie Gore, to take Snell's spot in the rotation. Gore will make his MLB debut on Friday. Snell struggled in his first year with the Padres last year, pitching to a 4.20 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP over 27 starts. However, he should remain rostered in all fantasy formats as his upside makes him well worthy of stashing in an IL spot.

According to The Athletic's Dennis Lin, San Diego Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell (groin) is expected to be placed on the injured list on Thursday. Per Lin, Padres manager Bob Melvin said the team believes Snell's injury to be mild. The 29-year-old was previously scratched from his first start of the season on Sunday. The 2018 American League Cy Young winner made 27 starts for San Diego last season, throwing 128 2/3 innings and pitching to a 4.20 ERA and a 3.82 FIP. Snell also registered 170 strikeouts while walking 69 batters.

San Diego Padres left-hander Blake Snell (groin) is planning to play catch on Tuesday and throw his scheduled bullpen session on Wednesday. Snell was initially expected to land on the injured list after getting scratched from his start last Sunday, but it appears that the team will now wait and see if he's feeling up to making his next start slated for Friday. Snell was reportedly moving well on the field before Monday's game. Fantasy gamers rostering Snell will want to monitor his status closely over the next few days to see whether they will have him at their disposal against the Atlanta Braves on Friday.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell (groin) is probably headed to the injured list, but manager Bob Melvin said Snell's adductor injury isn't nearly as serious as the one that shut the left-hander down last September. The 29-year-old was scratched from his season debut on Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks with adductor tightness, and he'll miss at least the next 10 days, if not more. Snell was a disappointment in his first year in San Diego and also dealt with injuries, finishing 7-6 with a 4.20 ERA and 1.32 WHIP while posting a 30.9% strikeout rate and 12.6% walk rate in 128 2/3 innings over 27 starts. The strikeouts are nice, but his walk rate was the highest since his rookie season in 2016, and the injuries have become a real problem. MacKenzie Gore looked like he might've finally turned a corner this spring, and the left-hander should be picked up immediately in fantasy leagues if he's available.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell (groin) was a last-minute scratch from his start against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday due to left adductor tightness. The team went on to send out Nabil Crismatt to start the game. Snell dealt with left adductor tightness late last season as well, so it's certainly concerning to see the issue come up again. There's no word yet as to how severe the injury is for Snell. He should be considered day-to-day at this point, but we expect to have more clarity on the situation soon. Make sure to stay tuned.

San Diego Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell has made only one start so far this spring. It came last Thursday against the Arizona Diamondbacks and it was an ugly one. He pitched just 1 1/3 innings and allowed two hits, four walks and three runs (two earned) without recording a strikeout. Snell made 27 starts last year in his first season with the Padres. He went 7-6 with a 4.20 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP. He averaged 11.9 K/9 throughout the year. He should be on the mound for one of the team's games in its four-game series against the Diamondbacks to start the year, but it's unclear which game he'll start at this point. All we know is that Yu Darvish is the team's Opening Day starter.

The San Diego Padres placed starting pitcher Blake Snell (groin) on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday due to a strained groin. Snell suffered the injury during his last outing against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. He was forced to exit the start in the first inning and the team has been monitoring him closely throughout the week. He was scheduled to make his next start against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday, but the Padres will need to find another option now. The team signed recently-released veteran Vince Velasquez on Wednesday and he appears to be primed for a start at some point this weekend. Fantasy managers should stash Snell on an IL spot, but there's a decent chance that we've seen the last of him this season.