ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.– Tampa Bay Rays ace Blake Snell reported for work.
The 27-year-old Snell made headlines in May when he stated he opposed the idea of gamers taking additional pay decreases to begin the season throughout a pandemic– that it was unworthy the health danger. He said Friday it wasnt difficult to begin playing again after the gamers agreement with Major League Baseball included their complete prorated incomes.
“I like to follow through to what I say. … With all the safety measures MLBs taking, it makes it simple to play. Everyone here is simply super on their toes about it, so I feel very comfy about it.”
Snell is seeking to recover after he was hampered by injuries in 2015. The left-hander was 21-5 with an American League-best 1.86 ERA in 2018, winning the Cy Young Award. But he went 6-8 with a career-high 4.29 ERA last season.
He agreed to a $50 million, five-year contract in March 2019 that consisted of a $3 million finalizing reward, a $1 million wage in 2015 and a $7 million income this season.
Snell stated most of what he stated in May was “correct.” He stated if he were to say sorry for anything, it would be the way he began his remarks by stating he had to get his cash to play.
That was quite bad,” he stated. “Everything else I stated past that was quite right.
Tampa Bays exercise at Tropicana Field consisted of 32 of 37 gamers initially anticipated to work out at the groups regular-season house.
” The only thing … that I didnt like with what I stated was simply Ive got ta get mine,” Blake Snell said. “That was quite bad.” Raj Mehta-USA TODAY SportsManager Kevin Cash did not identify who was not there, nevertheless infielder Jose Martinez, pitchers Yonny Chirinos and Chaz Roe, and non-roster catchers Chris Herrmann and Kevan Smith were not listed among the groupings of participating players.
Herrmann and Smith instead were at the clubs spring training facility in Port Charlotte, where the remainder of the 60-player swimming pool is working. The status of Martinez, Chirinos and Roe was unclear.
” Given all the protocols, standards that were trying to follow, were not going to get into specifics,” Cash said. “There were a variety of factors regarding why we werent at 100% presence. As far as the workout today, it went really well.”
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“I like to follow through to what I say. That was pretty bad,” he said. “Everything else I said past that was pretty right.” The only thing … that I didnt like with what I stated was just Ive got ta get my own,” Blake Snell stated.” Given all the procedures, guidelines that were trying to follow, were not going to get into specifics,” Cash stated.
