The 30-year-old Snider has pitched in the Majors each of the last four seasons, spending the 2022-23 with Kansas City and 2024-25 with Seattle. In 122 2/3 Major League innings, he has a 4.48 earned run average with a 19.5% strikeout rate and an 8.8% walk rate.
Snider’s best year came with the ’24 Mariners, when he logged 41 2/3 innings with a 1.94 ERA, 27.8% strikeout rate and 7.7% walk rate. The lanky 6-foot-4 right-hander slid to a 5.47 ERA in 26 1/3 frames in the big leagues last season and lost nearly two miles per hour off his fastball — likely due in part to a flexion injury that landed him on the injured list in early June.
Snider did not return to the majors after that IL placement. He struggled mightily during a three-week rehab stint at Triple-A Tacoma, after which the Mariners assigned him to assignment and placed him on waivers. He spent the remainder of the season trying to get back on track in Tacoma, but was unable to recapture that 2024 form; in 25 2/3 Triple-A frames, Snider allowed 23 runs (8.06 ERA).
The Cubs acted Andrew Kittredge returned to the Orioles after the season, but have since signed veterans Phil Maton And Hobby Milner support young people closer Daniel Palencia. There’s still plenty of work to do in the pen, with Kittredge, Brad Keller, Drew Pomeranz And Caleb Thielbar all out the door. Chicago struck gold with the minor league addition of Keller last season, and while it’s not realistic to expect that level of success from subsequent minor league signees, that turnaround could make them more attractive to previously successful relievers looking for a rebound, like Snider. He’ll compete for a starting job next spring, but the Cubs bullpen scene should become busier in the coming weeks/months.
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