Blake Snell joined the San Francisco Giants just nine days before their opener and the two-time Cy Young Award winner hopes he will be ready to start during the first series at his old team, the San Diego Padres.
'We'll throw a bullpen tomorrow and go from there,' he said Wednesday at his first news conference with the Giants, a day after finalizing a $62 million, two-year contract.Right-hander Logan Webb, runner-up to Snell in last year's NL Cy Young vote, starts the opener. Snell could pitch later in the four-game series.Snell was 14-9 with a 2.25 ERA last year for the Padres, winning the NL Cy Young to go along with his 2018 AL Cy Young with the Tampa Bay Rays.
Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi was determined to add to his staff after falling short in bidding for other players this offseason.'We talked all offseason about adding to the top of our rotation,' Farhan said. 'We were really excited about the pitching we had already. We couldn't be more excited as an organization. We know Blake's ready to go.
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