Birth Date: September 9, 1977 in Houston, TX
Height/Weight: 6'8", 220 lbs.
College: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Contract: $835,000 for 1 year
Kyle Snyder pitched 54.3 innings last season. He had a win-loss record of 2-3. He faced 242 batters. He struck out 41 of them, walked 32 of them, intentionally walked 2 of them, and hit 6 of them with a pitch. He gave up 45 hits and 29 runs (23 of them earned.) Seven of those hits were home runs. He threw 4 wild pitches. His ERA (3.81) wouldn't be bad if he was a starter. His Walks and Hits per Innings Pitched is getting a little high at 1.417.
He's got a fastball in the low 90s, a good changeup, and an average curve ball. He's also had four major arm surgeries (twice for the elbow and twice for the shoulder.) His last shoulder surgery was performed on Schill's recommendation by Schill's surgeon in 2004.
He certainly doesn't seem like a bad guy. He had a string of bad luck and was mis-handled medically early in his career but he just wants to play ball. If his shoulder continues to hold, I would expect him to have a good season this year.
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