Dodgers News: Blake Snell Refutes ‘Wild Pitcher’ Narrative

Blake Snell is in the midst of a stellar postseason for the Los Angeles Dodgers, yielding a 0.86 ERA over 21 innings pitched across three starts thus far.

The two-time Cy Young Award winner only made 11 starts in his first season with the Dodgers due to a left shoulder injury, but he was still highly effective. Snell finished with a 2.35 ERA, and 72 strikeouts in 61.1 innings pitched during the regular season.

His 10.5% walk rate and 3.81 walks per nine innings were well within career averages of 10.2% and 3.82, respectively.

Over his career, Snell has been negatively characterized as a pitcher with great stuff but someone who can’t consistently go deep into games because a lack of control…