Perhaps I have been watching too many old school wrestling videos lately. However, when word came down that Alex Cobb was heading to the disabled list, and Blake Snell was coming back, I had an immediate image of someone hitting the Tampa Bay Rays starter with a folding steel chair. As he writhed around in obvious pain in the ring, music began playing, with Jim Ross screaming “OH MY GOD!!!! IT’S BLAKE SNELL’S MUSIC!!!!!”
Anyway, I digress. Even without the excited screaming of Jim Ross, Snell is back in the majors, a move that defies explanation. Quite simply, Snell has been awful this season, posting a 0-6 record with a 4.