David Sandlin Stats: Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics

P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 215 lbs | Age: 25

Draft: 2022 | Rd. 11, No. 325, Kansas City Royals | Oklahoma

MLB Pipeline Rank

	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	SO	WHIP
2026	2	1	6.05	4	3	0	19.1	20	1.29
1 Season	2	1	6.05	4	3	0	19.1	20	1.29

	G	W-L	ERA	IP	SO	WHIP
2026	4	2-1	6.05	19.1	20	1.29
1 Season	4	2-1	6.05	19.1	20	1.29

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Standard MLB Batting Statistics

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Standard MLB Pitching Statistics

	Season	Tm	LG	BF	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
	2026	CWS	AL	80	2	1	6.05	4	3	0	19.1	15	13	13	4	10	20	1.29
	1 Season	CWS	AL	80	2	1	6.05	4	3	0	19.1	15	13	13	4	10	20	1.29

*: All Star Season, Rankings AL/NL: Top 5 10 15 20, Click for Chart.

Standard MLB Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	RF	FPCT%
2026	CWS	AL	P	4	3	19.1	2	1	1	0	0		1.000
1 Season	CWS	AL	P	4	3	19.1	2	1	1	0	0		1.000

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Standard Minor League Batting Statistics

No Minor League Hitting Statistics.

Standard Minor League Pitching Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2022	ACL Royals	ACL	ROK	0	0	0.00	1	1	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0.50
2023	2 Teams		Minors	4	2	3.51	14	14	66.2	63	27	26	9	18	87	1.22
2023	Columbia Fireflies	CAR	A	4	1	3.38	12	12	58.2	57	23	22	8	13	79	1.19
2023	Quad Cities River Bandits	MID	A+	0	1	4.50	2	2	8.0	6	4	4	1	5	8	1.38
2024	2 Teams		Minors	0	4	5.34	18	18	57.1	61	39	34	14	18	82	1.38
2024	Greenville Drive	SAL	A+	0	2	5.12	10	10	31.2	31	20	18	7	11	50	1.33
2024	Portland Sea Dogs	EAS	AA	0	2	5.61	8	8	25.2	30	19	16	7	7	32	1.44
2025	2 Teams		Minors	9	6	4.50	32	14	106.0	105	55	53	10	40	107	1.37
2025	Portland Sea Dogs	EAS	AA	5	4	3.61	17	13	82.1	70	33	33	7	27	86	1.18
2025	Worcester Red Sox	INT	AAA	4	2	7.61	15	1	23.2	35	22	20	3	13	21	2.03
2026	2 Teams		Minors	1	0	1.32	8	8	27.1	21	7	4	0	16	35	1.35
2026	Winston-Salem Dash	SAL	A+	0	0	0.00	2	2	4.1	3	0	0	0	5	9	1.85
2026	Charlotte Knights	INT	AAA	1	0	1.57	6	6	23.0	18	7	4	0	11	26	1.26
	ACL Royals	ACL	ROK	0	0	0.00	1	1	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0.50
	2 Teams		AAA	5	2	4.63	21	7	46.2	53	29	24	3	24	47	1.65
	Portland Sea Dogs	EAS	AA	5	6	4.08	25	21	108.0	100	52	49	14	34	118	1.24
	3 Teams		A+	0	3	4.50	14	14	44.0	40	24	22	8	21	67	1.39
	Columbia Fireflies	CAR	A	4	1	3.38	12	12	58.2	57	23	22	8	13	79	1.19
Career Minors	8 Teams			14	12	4.06	73	55	259.1	251	128	117	33	92	314	1.32

Standard Minor League Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	L	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	FPCT%
2022	ACL Royals	ACL	ROK	P	1	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2023	2 Teams		Minors	P	14	14	66.2	10	3	7	0	1	1.000
2023	Columbia Fireflies	CAR	A	P	12	12	58.2	7	2	5	0	1	1.000
2023	Quad Cities River Bandits	MID	A+	P	2	2	8.0	3	1	2	0	0	1.000
2024	2 Teams		Minors	P	18	18	57.1	5	2	1	2	0	.600
2024	Greenville Drive	SAL	A+	P	10	10	31.2	4	2	1	1	0	.750
2024	Portland Sea Dogs	EAS	AA	P	8	8	25.2	1	0	0	1	0	.000
2025	2 Teams		Minors	P	32	14	106.0	11	2	8	1	0	.909
2025	Portland Sea Dogs	EAS	AA	P	17	13	82.1	11	2	8	1	0	.909
2025	Worcester Red Sox	INT	AAA	P	15	1	23.2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2026	2 Teams		Minors	P	8	8	27.1	5	2	3	0	0	1.000
2026	Winston-Salem Dash	SAL	A+	P	2	2	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2026	Charlotte Knights	INT	AAA	P	6	6	23.0	5	2	3	0	0	1.000
	ACL Royals	ACL	ROK	P	1	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
	2 Teams		AAA	P	21	7	46.2	5	2	3	0	0	1.000
	Portland Sea Dogs	EAS	AA	P	25	21	108.0	12	2	8	2	0	.833
	3 Teams		A+	P	14	14	44.0	7	3	3	1	0	.857
	Columbia Fireflies	CAR	A	P	12	12	58.2	7	2	5	0	1	1.000
Career Minors	8 Teams			P	73	55	259.1	31	9	19	3	1	.903

Scouting Report

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Sandlin was part of an all-prospect rotation in 2021 at Eastern Oklahoma State JC, joining Christian McGowan (who signed with the Phillies as a seventh-rounder) and Andrew Walling (who pitched three innings this year at Mississippi State after transferring). Sandlin moved on to Oklahoma, where he had an up-and-down regular season before coming up big repeatedly in the postseason. He struck out 10 in a win over Kansas State in the Big 12 Conference tournament, beat Florida in the NCAA regionals and fanned 12 in a College World Series victory over Texas A&M.

Sandlin's best pitch is a 78-80 mph curveball with depth and horizontal action that flashes plus, though he doesn't use it as often as his solid 82-85 mph slider with more lateral movement. The key for him at the next level will be missing more bats with his fastball, which sits at 91-93 mph and tops out at 96 with a bit of armside run. He'll also have to refine a mid-80s changeup that needs more velocity separation from his heater and more fade to be effective.

Though Sandlin throws strikes, his control isn't as advanced as his command. He'll need to add more power or life to his fastball, which gets pounded when he leaves it in the middle of the zone. If he can't make the necessary adjustments, he could become a breaking ball-heavy reliever.

2026

Scouting grades: Fastball: 55 | Slider: 50 | Cutter: 50 | Control: 50 | Overall: 40

Part of an all-prospect Eastern Oklahoma State JC rotation along with current Phillies prospects Christian McGowan and Andrew Walling in 2021, Sandlin transferred to Oklahoma and starred in the postseason as the Sooners finished runner-up at the 2022 Men's College World Series. The Royals paid him an over-slot $397,500 as an 11th-round pick that July and dealt him to the Red Sox for John Schreiber in February 2024. Though he struck out 189 in 163 1/3 innings in two years in Boston's system, he also logged a 4.79 ERA and was sent to the White Sox as part of a Jordan Hicks salary dump this February.

Sandlin's fastball sits at 95-97 mph and reaches 100 mph, but it can get rocked when he doesn't command it well because it lacks consistent run and carry. He began using a sweeping mid-80s slider in 2024 and switched to an upper-80s cutter as his third pitch last season. He used to get good tumble on an upper-80s splitter that he employed as a changeup, though he barely used it in 2025.

Sandlin repeats his delivery well and provided plenty of strikes until he reached Triple-A, where he posted a 7.61 ERA while working out of the bullpen as a potential callup last summer. But he also lacks command and gets hit much harder than his stuff indicates he should. He comes with mid-rotation starter ceiling but also a lot of reliever risk, and he has to prove his durability after missing time in 2023 (oblique) and 2024 (forearm strain).

2025

Scouting grades: Fastball: 55 | Slider: 50 | Cutter: 50 | Control: 50 | Overall: 40

2024

Part of a loaded rotation in 2021 at Eastern Oklahoma State JC with Christian McGowan and Andrew Walling (both now in the Phillies system), Sandler transferred to Oklahoma for 2022. After an inconsistent regular season with the Sooners, he struck out 10 in a win over Kansas State in the Big 12 Conference tournament, beat Florida in the NCAA regionals and fanned 12 in a College World Series victory over Texas A&M to earn an over-slot $397,500 bonus as a Royals 11th-rounder. He dominated Single-A hitters last season but strained his oblique in his second start after a promotion to High-A and missed the final three months, then joined the Red Sox in a February trade for John Schreiber.

Sandlin's four-pitch mix and strike-throwing ability allowed him to post a 79/13 K/BB ratio in Single-A in 2023. His fastball parks at 93-95 mph and peaks at 98 with riding action that's effective when he operates up in the zone. He always has demonstrated nice feel for spin and has a pair of solid breaking balls, favoring his mid-80s slider over his low-80s curveball with downer break.

Sandlin also gets good depth on his upper-80s splitter, though it doesn't have enough velocity separation from his heater to serve as a true change of pace. While he never has had any issues providing strikes with his easy delivery, his command isn't as sharp as his control and his fastball gets hit when he doesn't locate it well. He'll need more consistency and refinement, but he immediately became one of the best starting pitching prospects in a Boston system thin in that commodity.

2023

Sandlin spent two years at Eastern Oklahoma State JC before transferring to Oklahoma, where he endured an inconsistent 2022 spring (5.59 ERA, 102 strikeouts in 95 innings). He was at his best in the postseason, however, culminating in a 12-strikeout effort in the College World Series against Texas A&M, and he received an over-slot $397,500 bonus from the Royals in the 11th round. He earned a promotion to High-A midway though his first full pro season but injured his oblique after two starts there and missed the final three months. Sandlin came to the Red Sox in a February 2024 trade that sent John Schreiber to Kansas City.

Sandlin's fastball sits at 93-95 mph and he’ll top out around 98 with some carry that further fuels his ability to get whiffs. He stood out more for his breaking pitches in college, and it’s his 84-87 mph slider that has taken the step ahead so far in pro ball with good horizontal movement. He’ll still go to his 79-82 mph curveball for a different look, while his upper-80s changeup needs more separation to be even an average option.

Sandlin throws enough strikes to give himself a starting shot at every level, but there are times when he catches too much of the plate. As his velo has picked up and his slider remains a promising option, there’s always the possibility he could lean on his two best pitches in a future bullpen role.

Awards

EAS Pitcher of the Week

Week	Team
06/22/2025
06/01/2025

CAR Pitcher of the Week

Week	Team
06/11/2023

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	06/27/2026	Chicago White Sox optioned RHP David Sandlin to Charlotte Knights.
	06/26/2026	Chicago White Sox recalled RHP David Sandlin from Charlotte Knights.
	06/09/2026	Chicago White Sox optioned RHP David Sandlin to Charlotte Knights.
	05/26/2026	Chicago White Sox recalled RHP David Sandlin from Charlotte Knights.
	05/02/2026	Charlotte Knights activated RHP David Sandlin from the 7-day injured list.
	04/21/2026	Charlotte Knights sent RHP David Sandlin on a rehab assignment to Winston-Salem Dash.
	03/27/2026	Charlotte Knights placed RHP David Sandlin on the 7-day injured list.
	03/09/2026	Chicago White Sox optioned RHP David Sandlin to Charlotte Knights.
	03/05/2026	RHP David Sandlin assigned to Chicago White Sox Prospects.
	02/01/2026	Boston Red Sox traded RHP David Sandlin, RHP Jordan Hicks, Player To Be Named Later, Player To Be Named Later and cash to Chicago White Sox for RHP Gage Ziehl and Player To Be Named Later.
	11/18/2025	Boston Red Sox selected the contract of RHP David Sandlin from Worcester Red Sox.
	07/29/2025	RHP David Sandlin assigned to Worcester Red Sox from Portland Sea Dogs.
	07/29/2025	Worcester Red Sox activated RHP David Sandlin.
	03/06/2025	activated RHP David Sandlin.
	07/23/2024	RHP David Sandlin assigned to Portland Sea Dogs from Greenville Drive.
	06/15/2024	Greenville Drive activated RHP David Sandlin from the 7-day injured list.
	05/14/2024	Greenville Drive placed RHP David Sandlin on the 7-day injured list.
	03/07/2024	Boston Red Sox Prospects activated RHP David Sandlin.
	02/17/2024	Boston Red Sox traded RHP John Schreiber to Kansas City Royals for RHP David Sandlin.
	02/17/2024	RHP David Sandlin assigned to Greenville Drive.
	11/06/2023	Quad Cities River Bandits activated RHP David Sandlin from the 60-day injured list.
	07/25/2023	Quad Cities River Bandits transferred RHP David Sandlin from the 7-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.
	07/03/2023	Quad Cities River Bandits placed RHP David Sandlin on the 7-day injured list.
	07/03/2023	Quad Cities River Bandits placed RHP David Sandlin on the 7-day injured list.
	06/20/2023	RHP David Sandlin assigned to Quad Cities River Bandits from Columbia Fireflies.
	04/03/2023	RHP David Sandlin assigned to Columbia Fireflies from ACL Royals.
	08/22/2022	RHP David Sandlin assigned to ACL Royals.
	07/24/2022	Kansas City Royals signed RHP David Sandlin.
	06/11/2022	College Workout activated RHP David Sandlin.
	06/11/2022	RHP David Sandlin and assigned to College Workout.
	02/04/2022	RHP David Sandlin assigned to Oklahoma Sooners.

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Chicago White Sox	MLB	vs Left				4			10.2	48	13			3	6	11	1.78
Chicago White Sox	MLB	vs Right				4			8.2	32	2			1	4	9	0.69

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Chicago White Sox	MLB	May	1	0	1.50	1	1	6.0	19	1	1	1	1	0	4	0.17
Chicago White Sox	MLB	June	1	1	8.10	3	2	13.1	61	14	12	12	3	10	16	1.80
Chicago White Sox	MLB	Pre All-Star	2	1	6.05	4	3	19.1	80	15	13	13	4	10	20	1.29

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Chicago White Sox	MLB	Bases Empty	4	12.0	50	9	2	5	11	1.17
Chicago White Sox	MLB	Bases Loaded	2	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	1.50
Chicago White Sox	MLB	Runner at 1st	3	3.0	11	3	1	1	2	1.33
Chicago White Sox	MLB	Runners at 1st & 2nd	3	0.2	5	1	0	2	2	4.50
Chicago White Sox	MLB	Runners at 1st & 3rd	1	0.2	3	0	0	1	0	1.50
Chicago White Sox	MLB	Runner at 2nd	3	1.1	6	1	0	1	3	1.50
Chicago White Sox	MLB	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	1	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Chicago White Sox	MLB	Runner at 3rd	1	0.2	2	0	0	0	2	0.00
Chicago White Sox	MLB	Scoring Position	3	4.1	19	3	1	4	7	1.62

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Chicago White Sox	MLB	Home Games	2	0	1.50	2	2	0	12.0	41	4	2	2	1	3	10	0.58
Chicago White Sox	MLB	Away Games	0	1	13.50	2	1	0	7.1	39	11	11	11	3	7	10	2.45
Chicago White Sox	MLB	Day Games	0	0	8.10	1	0	0	3.1	16	3	3	3	2	3	6	1.80
Chicago White Sox	MLB	Night Games	2	1	5.63	3	3	0	16.0	64	12	10	10	2	7	14	1.19
Chicago White Sox	MLB	Leading Off Inning				4			4.1	20	5			2	2	3	1.62

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Chicago White Sox	MLB	No Outs	4	6.2	31	7	2	5	4	1.80
Chicago White Sox	MLB	One Out	4	6.2	25	4	1	3	9	1.05
Chicago White Sox	MLB	Two Outs	4	6.0	24	4	1	2	7	1.00

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
Chicago White Sox	MLB	First Inning	5.40	4	3.1	16	5	2	2	1	1	6	1.80
Chicago White Sox	MLB	Second Inning	4.50	4	4.0	15	2	2	2	1	1	4	0.75
Chicago White Sox	MLB	Third Inning	2.25	4	4.0	14	1	1	1	1	2	3	0.75
Chicago White Sox	MLB	Fourth Inning	11.25	4	4.0	19	4	5	5	1	4	4	2.00
Chicago White Sox	MLB	Fifth Inning	13.50	3	2.0	9	2	3	3	0	2	0	2.00
Chicago White Sox	MLB	Sixth Inning	0.00	2	2.0	7	1	0	0	0	0	3	0.50

Platoon Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2 Teams	Minors	vs Left				8			16.0	66	13			0	6	20	1.19
2 Teams	Minors	vs Right				8			10.2	53	8			0	10	15	1.69

Monthly Splits

Team	L	Type	W	ERA	G	GS	IP	BF	H	R	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
Winston-Salem Dash	High-A	April	0	0.00	2	2	4.1	22	3	0	0	5	9	1.85
Charlotte Knights	Triple-A	May	0	0.75	4	4	12.0	52	9	4	1	6	17	1.25
Charlotte Knights	Triple-A	June	1	2.45	2	2	11.0	45	9	3	3	5	9	1.27
2 Teams	Minors	First Half	1	1.32	8	8	27.1	119	21	7	4	16	35	1.35

Baserunner Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	BB	SO	WHIP
2 Teams	Minors	Bases Empty	8	15.0	67	10	8	24	1.20
2 Teams	Minors	Bases Loaded	4	1.1	5	1	0	1	0.75
2 Teams	Minors	Runner at 1st	8	5.1	20	6	1	6	1.31
Charlotte Knights	Triple-A	Runners at 1st & 2nd	4	1.1	5	0	1	1	0.75
2 Teams	Minors	Runners at 1st & 3rd	4	0.1	1	0	1	0	3.00
2 Teams	Minors	Runner at 2nd	5	2.2	13	3	2	2	1.88
2 Teams	Minors	Runners at 2nd & 3rd	4	1.0	5	0	2	1	2.00
2 Teams	Minors	Runner at 3rd	3	0.1	3	1	1	0	6.00
2 Teams	Minors	Scoring Position	7	7.0	32	5	7	5	1.71

Game Type Splits

Team	L	Type	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	H	R	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
Charlotte Knights	Triple-A	Home Games	1	0	1.50	3	3	0	12.0	46	7	2	2	6	13	1.08
2 Teams	Minors	Away Games	0	0	1.17	5	5	0	15.1	73	14	5	2	10	22	1.57
Winston-Salem Dash	High-A	Day Games	0	0	0.00	2	2	0	4.1	22	3	0	0	5	9	1.85
Charlotte Knights	Triple-A	Night Games	1	0	1.57	6	6	0	23.0	97	18	7	4	11	26	1.26
2 Teams	Minors	Leading Off Inning				8			7.2	29	4			1	12	0.65

Outs Splits

Team	L	Type	G	IP	BF	H	BB	SO	WHIP
2 Teams	Minors	No Outs	8	9.2	35	6	1	13	0.72
2 Teams	Minors	One Out	8	8.2	42	7	8	10	1.73
2 Teams	Minors	Two Outs	8	9.0	42	8	7	12	1.67

Inning Splits

Team	L	Type	ERA	G	IP	BF	H	R	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
2 Teams	Minors	First Inning	0.00	8	8.0	36	7	0	0	5	11	1.50
2 Teams	Minors	Second Inning	0.00	8	8.0	33	3	3	0	6	13	1.13
2 Teams	Minors	Third Inning	8.31	5	4.1	22	6	4	4	3	3	2.08
Charlotte Knights	Triple-A	Fourth Inning	0.00	4	4.0	14	1	0	0	1	4	0.50
Charlotte Knights	Triple-A	Fifth Inning	0.00	3	2.0	11	4	0	0	1	2	2.50
Charlotte Knights	Triple-A	Sixth Inning	0.00	1	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0.00

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	L	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2026-05-27	Chicago White Sox	Minnesota Twins	1	0	1.50	1	1	6.0	1	1	1	1	0	4	0.17
May	Chicago White Sox		1	0	1.50	1	1	6.0	1	1	1	1	0	4	0.17
2026-06-01	Minnesota Twins	Chicago White Sox	0	1	8.10	1	1	4.0	8	8	8	1	4	4	1.30
2026-06-07	Philadelphia Phillies	Chicago White Sox	0	0	8.10	1	0	3.1	3	3	3	2	3	6	1.43
2026-06-26	Chicago White Sox	Kansas City Royals	1	0	6.05	1	1	6.0	3	1	1	0	3	6	1.29
June	Chicago White Sox		1	1	8.10	3	2	13.1	14	12	12	3	10	16	1.80

Date	Home Tm	Away Tm	W	ERA	G	GS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
2026-04-21	Hub City Spartanburgers	Winston-Salem Dash	0	0.00	1	1	2.0	2	0	0	1	4	1.50
2026-04-26	Hub City Spartanburgers	Winston-Salem Dash	0	0.00	1	1	2.1	1	0	0	4	5	1.85
April	Winston-Salem Dash		0	0.00	2	2	4.1	3	0	0	5	9	1.85
2026-05-02	Charlotte Knights	Gwinnett Stripers	0	0.00	1	1	4.0	2	0	0	0	4	0.50
2026-05-08	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	Charlotte Knights	0	0.00	1	1	2.0	2	3	0	2	1	1.00
2026-05-14	Charlotte Knights	Norfolk Tides	0	0.00	1	1	2.0	1	0	0	3	5	1.25
2026-05-20	Gwinnett Stripers	Charlotte Knights	0	0.75	1	1	4.0	4	1	1	1	7	1.25
May	Charlotte Knights		0	0.75	4	4	12.0	9	4	1	6	17	1.25
2026-06-14	Charlotte Knights	Oklahoma City Comets	1	1.50	1	1	6.0	4	2	2	3	4	1.22
2026-06-20	Buffalo Bisons	Charlotte Knights	0	1.57	1	1	5.0	5	1	1	2	5	1.26
June	Charlotte Knights		1	2.45	2	2	11.0	9	3	3	5	9	1.27

Statcast Statistics

Season	Age	Pitches	Batted Balls	Barrels	Barrel %	Barrel/PA	Exit Velocity	Max EV	Launch Angle	LA Sweet- Spot %	xBA	xSLG	wOBA	xwOBA	xwOBAcon	HardHit%	K%	BB%	ERA	xERA
2026	25	313	50	6	12.0	7.5	87.9	111.5	9.6	40.0	.213	.372	.326	.305	.348	36.0	25.0	12.5	6.05	3.83
Player		313	50	6	12.0	7.5	87.9	111.5	9.6	40.0	.213	.372	.326	.305	.348	36.0	25.0	12.5
MLB					7.6	4.9	88.6	122.9	12.5	33.3	.243	.408	.316	.316	.369	37.1	22.2	8.4

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Sandlin relies on 6 pitches.

Four Seamer

(35.5%) ,

Curveball

(28.4%) ,

Cutter

(16.0%) ,

Sinker

(8.9%) ,

Changeup

(6.1%) ,

Sweeper

(5.1%) ,

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Pitch Tracking

Batted Ball Profile

Season	GB %	AIR %	FB %	LD %	PU %	Pull %	Straight %	Oppo %	Pull GB %	Straight GB %	Oppo GB %	Pull AIR %	Straight AIR %	Oppo AIR %
		AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups				All Batted Balls			Batted Ball Breakdown
2026	42.0	58.0	26.0	28.0	4.0	46.0	30.0	24.0	20.0	14.0	8.0	26.0	16.0	16.0
Player	42.0	58.0	26.0	28.0	4.0	46.0	30.0	24.0	20.0	14.0	8.0	26.0	16.0	16.0
MLB	44.2	55.8	24.2	24.6	7.1	37.5	37.3	25.1	20.7	17.6	5.8	16.8	19.7	19.2

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season	Weak %	Topped %	Under %	Flare/Burner %	Solid %	Barrel %	Barrel/PA
2026	4.0	34.0	24.0	16.0	10.0	12.0	7.5
Player	4.0	34.0	24.0	16.0	10.0	12.0	7.5
MLB	4.0	32.3	25.0	24.4	5.9	7.6	4.9

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.

						Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)				Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
Year	Pitch	Team	Hand	#	MPH	Vertical Drop	vs. Comparable	Horizontal Break	vs. Comparable	Vertical Break	vs. Avg	Horizontal Break	vs. Avg
2026	Sinker	CWS	R	28	95.1	17.8	-3.3	14.4ARM	-0.5	12.4	-4.8	14.4ARM	-0.8
2026	Changeup	CWS	R	19	91.5	25.2	-4.4	10.2ARM	-4.4	7.5	-3.6	10.2ARM	-4.2
2026	4-Seam Fastball	CWS	R	111	96.8	13.0	0.2	6.7ARM	-0.6	16.2	0.4	6.7ARM	-1.1
2026	Cutter	CWS	R	50	91.0	25.7	-0.9	3.2GLV	1.0	7.1	-1.0	3.2GLV	0.9
2026	Curveball	CWS	R	89	82.8	48.2	-2.3	4.7GLV	-2.7	-8.3	-1.9	4.7GLV	-4.5
2026	Sweeper	CWS	R	16	85.5	39.4	2.5	12.1GLV	-0.7	-1.7	2.8	12.1GLV	-1.7

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

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Run Values by Pitch Type

Year	Pitch Type	RV/100	Run Value	Pitches	%	PA	BA	SLG	wOBA	Whiff%	K%	PutAway %	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Hard Hit %
2026	4-Seam Fastball	-1.5	-2	111	35.5	29	.304	.565	.438	22.4	17.2	17.2	.280	.465	.396	44.4
2026	Curveball	0.4	0	89	28.4	23	.190	.476	.313	25.0	26.1	27.3	.176	.320	.255	33.3
2026	Cutter	1.4	1	50	16.0	12	.273	.364	.313	25.0	16.7	28.6	.272	.555	.378	33.3
2026	Sinker	2.2	1	28	8.9	5	.000	.000	.140	7.1	40.0	25.0	.038	.041	.169	0.0
2026	Changeup	-0.2	0	19	6.1	6	.167	.500	.267	40.0	50.0	18.8	.173	.269	.189	66.7
2026	Sweeper	4.9	1	16	5.1	5	.000	.000	.000	25.0	40.0	14.3	.113	.151	.112	0.0

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

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Spin Direction

Year	Pitch Type	Pitches	MPH	Active Spin %	Total Movement (In.)	Spin-Based	Observed	Deviation
2026	Changeup	18	91.5	86	13.3	1:15	2:00	-45
2026	Curveball	89	82.8	61	11.8	7:30	6:45	45
2026	Cutter	50	91.0	43	7.6	11:45	11:00	45
2026	4-Seam Fastball	111	96.8	89	17.2	1:00	12:45	15
2026	Sinker	28	95.1	87	19.2	12:45	1:45	-60
2026	Sweeper	16	85.5	56	13.7	7:45	8:30	-45

! Note: Years are in reverse order.

! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.

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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

				Runs
Year	Team	PA	Pitches	Heart	Shadow	Chase	Waste	All
2026		80	313	4	1	-2	-2	1
Player		80	313	4	1	-2	4	1

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Statcast Pitching Run Value (Leveraged)

These run values are leveraged, meaning the base/out situation at the time of the event does impact the run value (thus introducing context outside the batter's own contribution).

				Runs
Year	Team	PA	Pitches	Heart	Shadow	Chase	Waste	All	+/- Due To Leverage
2026		80	313	4	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3
Player		80	313	4	-2	-2	4	-3	-3

Plate Discipline

Season	Pitches	Zone %	Zone Swing %	Zone Contact %	Chase %	Chase Contact %	Edge %	1st Pitch Strike %	Swing %	Whiff %	Meatball %	Meatball Swing %
2026	313	44.7	65.7	82.6	30.6	66.0	39.3	60.0	46.3	23.4	6.1	57.9
Player	313	44.7	65.7	82.6	30.6	66.0	39.3	60.0	46.3	23.4	6.1	57.9
MLB		48.7	67.0	82.6	28.5	57.9	42.7	61.2	47.3	25.0	7.3	76.2

! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year	Pitching	Fastball	Breaking	Off Speed	xERA	Fastball MPH	Fastball Spin	Curve Spin	Avg EV	Chase%	Whiff%	K%	BB%	Barrel%	Hard- Hit%	GB%	Extension
	Run Value				Pitching
2026						81	49	49									50

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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year	Team	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone	No Doubters	No Doubter %
2026		21.84	4	3.9	0	2	4	1	25.0
Player		21.84	4	3.9	0	2	4	1	25.0

Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.

Standard

Year	Team	Avg HR Trot	Actual HR	xHR	HR-xHR	Doubters	Mostly Gone	No Doubters	No Doubter %
2026		21.84	4	3.6	0	2	4	1	25.0
Player		21.84	4	3.6	0	2	4	1	25.0

Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Standard" view here accounts for different wall heights and distances but excludes environmental effects. It is based purely on the observed trajectory of the hit.

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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year	HR
2026	4	6	2	4	1	5	3	4	5	3	2	4	3	4	5	6	4	4	5	6	3	3	5	6	4	2	3	4	4	3	3
Player	4	6	2	4	1	5	3	4	5	3	2	4	3	4	5	6	4	4	5	6	3	3	5	6	4	2	3	4	4	3	3

Standard

Year	HR
2026	4	6	2	6	1	4	4	4	2	3	2	4	4	5	5	3	2	3	4	6	3	5	5	4	3	3	1	1	5	5	4
Player	4	6	2	6	1	4	4	4	2	3	2	4	4	5	5	3	2	3	4	6	3	5	5	4	3	3	1	1	5	5	4

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Statcast Fielder Positioning

				vs RHH			vs LHH
Year	Alignment Type	PA	wOBA	PA	Total	%	PA	Total	%
2026	Shades	80	.326	32	3	9.4	48	31	64.6

! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

		Bases Empty				Runners On Base
Season	Team	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %	Pitches	Tempo	Fast %	Slow %
2026		94	15.2	42.6%	1.1%	40	19.4	0.0%	2.5%

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Pitch Distribution

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Statcast Fielding Run Value

			Infield/Outfield				Catching				Innings By Position
Year	Team	Run Value	INF/OF Runs	Range	Arm	Inf. DP	Catching Runs	Framing	Throwing	Blocking	Total Innings	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF
2026		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	19	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
Player		--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	19	--	--	--	--	--	--	--	--

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Statcast Fielding Breakdown

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