The Book on Travis Snider

Graduated Prospect Info

Now that he's no longer rookie-eligible, The Book is closed on Travis Snider as a prospect. This page remains as a historical record of his time in our prospect list.

Last bio and ranking update: 12/1/2008.

TORTravis Snider
Born 2/2/1988
OF, TOR

Snider is a very young, very strong, and very promising prospect in the Blue Jays system who's pushing hard on the system's ceiling. Snider's rise through the Toronto system is impressive: at Lansing (Low-A) in 2007 he hit .313 with 16 home runs in 118 games. In 2008, he blew through three levels of minor league play and landed in Toronto as a September callup. He logged 73 at bats with the big league club, hitting .301 and knocking a couple of homers to boot.

He's still very young, and if his defense develops a little more he could be a viable OF or 1B. More likely, though, he'll enter 2009 as part of the new generation of young, full-time DHs. He should spend at least half the time in MLB in 2009, and he should be an everyday player by 2010.

Player Updates and Notes

Travis Snider, who's been stinking up the Blue Jays lineup for most of the season, has been sent back to the minors. At only 21, he still has long-term potential, but anyone expecting him to launch into a Longoria-like career so early should have expected disappointment. He'll be back in September, probably, but the odds of him beginning 2010 back in the minors again seem high.

5/21/2009 by Fremulon

Travis Snider homered twice on Monday night as the Blue Jays beat the Twins. He's starting to look like an AL ROY candidate, though Matt Wieters and David Price may yet have something to say about that before the year is up.

4/14/2009 by KDaddy

The Blue Jays are calling Travis Snider up to the big leagues today. He'll probably stick around through the end of the year, and this is his chance to make a strong enough impression to get a 2009 roster spot. He's very strikeout prone, but he has legitimate 40-homer power, so he should get a long and hard look in Toronto over the final five weeks.

8/29/2008 by BallGrrrl

 

 

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