60-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 6/1/2027
2026 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
5.40
WHIP
1.80
K
2
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
The Marlins made a couple offseason trades to clear a spot in the rotation for Snelling, who has nothing left to prove in the minors. The 6-foot-3 lefty has had an eventful run as a prospect, once ranking as a top 100 prospect for the Padres before his value slipped and they sold low in the Tanner Scott deadline deal in 2024. Snelling, with the Marlins help, has tinkered with his delivery and setup since the trade, culminating in his best run as a pro, logging a 1.27 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 26.0 K-BB% and 47.9 percent groundball rate in 11 starts at Triple-A. Snelling touches 99 mph with his fastball while sitting in the 94-95 mph range. His curveball, slider and changeup are all at least above-average, and Snelling has had a walk rate below 10 percent at every stop aside from his pre-trade Texas League days. He also threw a career-high 136 innings in his age-21 season and has thrown over 100 innings three straight years. Betting on lefties with good stuff and reliable command can be a sharp move in fantasy, and drafting/acquiring Snelling before it becomes clear he's winning a rotation spot is advised. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $780,000 contract with the Marlins in May of 2026.
Undergoes internal brace surgery
Snelling underwent internal brace surgery Friday to repair a torn UCL in his left elbow.
Analysis
The Marlins had indicated previously that Snelling would require Tommy John surgery, so it's a pleasant surprise that he needed an internal brace procedure instead, which typically carries a slightly shorter recovery timeline. The operation Snelling had comes with a timetable of 10-to-12 months, so he has a good chance to be a contributor for Miami at some point next season.
The Marlins had indicated previously that Snelling would require Tommy John surgery, so it's a pleasant surprise that he needed an internal brace procedure instead, which typically carries a slightly shorter recovery timeline. The operation Snelling had comes with a timetable of 10-to-12 months, so he has a good chance to be a contributor for Miami at some point next season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
86
Last 10 Games
86
Last 5 Games
86
How many pitches does Robby Snelling generally throw?
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11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Robby Snelling generally pitch?
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-61%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-61%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .143 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .364 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .143 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .364 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-100%
ERA on Road
2026
-100%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 5.40 | 1.80 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 7.2 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2026Home | 5.40 | 1.80 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 7.2 | ||||
| 2026Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Robby Snelling compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
0.50K/9
3.6BB/9
7.2HR/9
1.8Fastball
94.9 mphERA
5.40WHIP
1.80BABIP
.248GB/FB
2.00Left On Base
78.9%Exit Velocity
80.9 mphBarrels/BBE
3.4%Spin Rate
2392 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
27.6%Swinging Strike
11.6%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2025
2024
The Marlins acquired Snelling as part of the deadline deal that sent Tanner Scott and Bryan Hoeing to the Padres. The 20-year-old lefty had a mediocre 10.3 K-BB% prior to the trade and had a 19.7 K-BB% with the Marlins' Double-A affiliate and then fanned seven over six innings of one-run ball in his lone Triple-A start. He has three average to above-average offerings but needs to hit his spots, particularly with his low-90s fastball. Snelling was the youngest qualified starter at Double-A and has now logged 100-plus innings in back-to-back minor-league campaigns -- an impressive feat for a pitching prospect heading into his age-21 season. Snelling is still young enough to improve his pitches and his craft, and the early returns suggest the change of scenery helped get him back on track. He'll be one of the youngest players at Triple-A in 2025 and could spend a couple months in the big-league rotation to close the year.
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Will undergo Tommy John surgery
Snelling will undergo Tommy John surgery to repair the UCL in his left elbow, Craig Mish of FanDuel Sports Network Florida reports.
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Moves to 60-day IL
The Marlins transferred Snelling (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Thursday.
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Exam with Dr. Meister on Thursday
Snelling (elbow) will be examined by Dr. Keith Meister in Texas on Thursday, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
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More analysis on elbow next week
Snelling will have his left elbow evaluated further by the medical staff next week, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
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Lands on IL with sprained UCL
The Marlins placed Snelling on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a left elbow UCL sprain.
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