Breakout MLB Superstar Blake Snell Dominates Like We Haven't Seen Since Pedro

Prior to the 2018 MLB season, the names Blake Snell and Pedro Martinez were not synonymous, to put it mildly.

With 2018 in the books, Snell and Martinez are a lot closer than you might think.

Granted, Snell has a long, long way to go to match Martinez's Hall of Fame resume. But he made great strides in that direction while pitching for a club that often sails under the radar.

Snell posted an American League-leading 1.89 ERA for the Tampa Bay Rays. Since 1990, only one other AL pitching qualifier has finished with a sub-2.00 ERA: Pedro, who posted a 1.74 ERA for the Boston Red Sox in 2000 and a 1.90 ERA in 1997.

Pedro is also the only pitcher to beat Snell's 1.89 AL ERA in the 40 years since the…