Robby Snelling

Robby Snelling

22-Year-Old PitcherRP
Miami Marlins AAA
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
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Signed a $3 million contract with the Padres in August of 2022. Traded to the Marlins in July of 2024.
Piling up strikeouts at Triple-A
PMiami Marlins  AAA
April 11, 2026
Snelling struck out 12 batters over five scoreless innings for Triple-A Jacksonville on Friday, allowing two hits and four walks.
Analysis
The 22-year-old southpaw tossed 94 pitches (57 strikes) in a dominant performance, and efficiency may be the final hurdle for Snelling to clear as he pushes for a promotion to the majors. Through three starts and 13 innings to begin the season for Jacksonville, he's posted a 2.77 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 22:8 K:BB, but he's lasted at least five innings only once. With Janson Junk pitching well in the Marlins' rotation, the organization likely isn't in a rush to bring Snelling up for his MLB debut, but he could be first to get the call should an injury open up a spot.
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Minor League Left/Right Pitching Splits (AAA)
Since 2024
 
 
-16%
BAA vs LHP
2026
 
 
-14%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-15%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-20%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2024vs Left .174 154 51 14 24 6 0 3
Since 2024vs Right .207 211 72 18 40 11 1 4
2026vs Left .125 38 15 6 4 1 0 1
2026vs Right .146 56 20 8 7 3 0 1
2025vs Left .184 107 34 7 18 4 0 2
2025vs Right .217 139 47 10 28 7 1 2
2024vs Left .250 9 2 1 2 1 0 0
2024vs Right .313 16 5 0 5 1 0 1
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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.
Snelling had one of the more impressive full-season debuts of a prep pitcher draftee in recent memory. The No. 39 overall pick in 2022 logged a 1.82 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 118 strikeouts in 103.2 innings while climbing from Single-A to Double-A as a 19-year-old. A four-star recruit as a linebacker, Snelling gets rave reviews for his makeup and competitiveness. He has a muscular 6-foot-3, 210-pound frame and sits in the mid-90s with his high-spin fastball. The young lefty has a plus spike curveball and two potentially average pitches in his changeup and slider. His pitchability, command and fastball/curveball combination give him a reasonable mid-rotation floor and a chance to exceed that projection with further development of his changeup or slider. The Padres lack quality starting pitching depth, so Snelling could rapidly ascend to the big leagues if he performs early in his age-20 season.
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Reassigned to minor-league camp
PMiami Marlins  AAA
March 18, 2026
The Marlins reassigned Snelling to minor-league camp Wednesday.
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Roughed up by Mets
PMiami Marlins  AAA
March 18, 2026
Snelling gave up three runs on six hits and a walk over three innings during Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against the Mets. He struck out five.
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Makes statement to start spring
PMiami Marlins  AAA
February 22, 2026
Snelling tossed a perfect first inning in the Marlins' Grapefruit League game against the Mets on Saturday.
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Gets nod to open spring schedule
PMiami Marlins  AAA
February 19, 2026
Snelling will start for the Marlins in their Grapefruit League opener Saturday against the Mets, Christina De Nicola of MLB.com reports.
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Given spring training invite
PMiami Marlins  AAA
January 29, 2026
The Marlins have extended Snelling an invitation to big-league camp during spring training.
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