Late February and early March is the perfect time for excitement and hype. It’s also the perfect time for concern-trolling and over-wrought hand-wringing. With that in mind, we’re beginning a series surrounding the players we are most excited or nervous about for 2018.
The man who likely sits atop most Rays fans’ “2018 breakouts” list is Blake Snell.
The former top Rays prospect (and #12 in all of baseball in 2015) has shown flashes throughout his brief career, but nothing can compare with the stretch Snell put together to end 2017.
After the All-Star break, Snell posted a 3.