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Braves sign Travis Snider (yes, Travis Snider) to minor league deal, per report

Travis Snider was taken as the 14th overall pick in the 2006 MLB amateur draft. It took him only about two years to bash his way into the majors, but his career stalled out from there. A low-pop corner outfielder, Snider managed just a 93 wRC+ and 3.3 fWAR over 1,971 career PAs spanning parts of seven seasons, seeing playing time primarily as a platoon or backup option. He last appeared in the majors in 2015, where he managed 0.1 fWAR in over 200 PAs between the Pirates and Orioles.

Snider’s best season came in 2014 with the Pirates, when he put up a 122 wRC+ and 1.