Collin Snider

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Kansas City Royals #29 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: Snider could be the next success story for the Royals’ pitching development program. Drafted in the 12th round out of Vanderbilt in 2017, Snider primarily pitched out of the bullpen in college. He never struck out more than six batters per nine innings as a professional until 2021, when he broke out in the upper levels and reached Triple-A. Snider was especially effective with Double-A Northwest Arkansas, posting a 2.97 ERA while striking out more than a batter an inning.
  
  Scouting Report: Snider’s fastball now sits at 97 mph and touches 99—the primary reason for his surge in 2021. His high-spin two-seamer has run and sink and plays well with his other pitches. The other key was improving his 86-88 mph slider, which added movement and plays well off his fastball. The improvement in the slider gives Snider a swing-and-miss pitch that he didn’t have before, but he needs to keep improving the consistency and command of it. His changeup, which he uses infrequently, is very much a work in progress, struggling for shape and strikes. Snider delivers his pitches from a three-quarters arm slot with a longer arm stroke.
  
  The Future: Snider was added to the 40-man roster at the deadline and will head to spring training with the big league club looking for a spot in the Royals’ bullpen. He’s an intriguing sinker/slider power arm.
  

• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: Snider could be the next success story for the Royals’ pitching development program. Drafted in the 12th round out of Vanderbilt in 2017, Snider primarily pitched out of the bullpen in college. He never struck out more than six batters per nine innings as a professional until 2021, when he broke out in the upper levels and reached Triple-A. Snider was especially effective with Double-A Northwest Arkansas, posting a 2.97 ERA while striking out more than a batter an inning.
  
  Scouting Report: Snider’s fastball now sits at 97 mph and touches 99—the primary reason for his surge in 2021. His high-spin two-seamer has run and sink and plays well with his other pitches. The other key was improving his 86-88 mph slider, which added movement and plays well off his fastball. The improvement in the slider gives Snider a swing-and-miss pitch that he didn’t have before, but he needs to keep improving the consistency and command of it. His changeup, which he uses infrequently, is very much a work in progress, struggling for shape and strikes. Snider delivers his pitches from a three-quarters arm slot with a longer arm stroke.
  
  The Future: Snider was added to the 40-man roster at the deadline and will head to spring training with the big league club looking for a spot in the Royals’ bullpen. He’s an intriguing sinker/slider power arm.