Blake Snell, now with the San Francisco Giants, has kept a tradition alive by treating the San Diego Padres' front office to a pizza delivery.
This gesture continues a practice he started two years ago, showing that he still values his time with the team.
In a Facebook post screen-grabbed by Talking Friars , "Last year's party was so much fun" and the employees were "all bummed he didn't remain" with the team this season. However, they appreciated the pizza party he organized for them this year.
While Snell signed the card as "An Old Friend" to maintain some anonymity, it was clear to everyone who the generous benefactor was.
As Snell focuses on finishing the current season strong, he is also considering his future options, including a potential contract extension or re-entering free agency.
“A deal would be nice, but I think just finishing the season strong, focusing on that is probably most important to me,” Snell said .
“If that’s something they want to talk about, I’m always open to it. I’ve enjoyed my time here a lot. I know fans have been hounding me about it. But truthfully, it's up to them. I have nothing but good things to say about San Francisco.”
Discussions about a new deal have not been confirmed by the Giants' management or Snell's agent, Scott Boras per MLB.com's Maria Guardardo .
“I’m sure that in any of these things, every organization wants to do what’s best for them,” Boras said. “Much like with Matt (Chapman), when teams reach out, we respond.
"Obviously, the biggest and most important thing is when players play well somewhere, you have to really pay attention to it. I do. Because we want players to play well and do well, I think those are very attractive dynamics about why you would want players in certain situations.”
In his latest outing against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Snell faced challenges, including two defensive errors that led to a high pitch count, preventing him from pitching beyond the first inning.
“We didn’t play defense very well behind [Snell],” manager Bob Melvin said. “That kind of added up. Obviously, we dropped strike three and don’t make a play. Those things that tend to spiral in the first inning.
"A lot of times, a starter is not quite in rhythm in the first and then we don’t make some plays for him. The next thing you know, he’s got 42 pitches.”
The Giants opted not to send him back out for the second inning due to the excessive number of pitches thrown.
“Just too many pitches,” Snell said. “It’s not smart to go back out. I’ve done it before, but I’ve never felt good after. It’s a lot of risk and not a lot of reward.”
Snell is prioritizing his performance this season while keeping an eye on what lies ahead, whether that means staying with the Giants or exploring other opportunities.
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