Overview
- Snell, who threw four innings for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday, struck out four on 55 pitches and settled in after an early two-run homer.
- Manager Dave Roberts said Snell needs at least one more rehab start before activation, with the club targeting a mid-to-late May return as he builds toward about five innings and 75 pitches.
- USA TODAY’s projection has Emmet Sheehan losing his rotation turn and shifting to relief, a move that would leverage his strikeout stuff despite recent command and velocity dips.
- Columnists have pushed a different path for Roki Sasaki, arguing the right-hander should be optioned to Triple-A to regain fastball power and command after uneven results and his own admission that his success hinges on that pitch.
- Lefty Justin Wrobleski’s surge, capped by six scoreless frames in St. Louis that moved him to 5-0 with a 1.25 ERA, makes him an unlikely candidate to cede a spot when Snell returns.