Patrick Sandoval
27-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
2-8
ERA
5.23
WHIP
1.47
K
75
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Sandoval came into last season as a breakout candidate after posting a career best 2.91 ERA the year prior, but instead he regressed with a 4.11 ERA and career-worst 1.51 WHIP. His fastball velocity remained the same and he continued to land well above league average at limiting hard contact and inducing groundballs, so the primary culprit for his drop-off can largely be linked to a decline in his ability to get hitters to miss pitches and to chase balls outside the strike zone. Whereas Sandoval ranked in the 76th and 73rd percentile, respectively, in whiff percentage and chase rate in 2022, he fell back closer to league average last season, finishing in the 63rd and 53rd percentile. Not coincidentally, the left-hander's strikeout rate dipped from 23.7% to 19.6%, and the impact of that drop was exacerbated by a career-worst 11.3% walk rate. Sandoval has good enough stuff to be able to bounce back, and working with a new pitching coach may help, but the inconsistency and modest punchout potential will likely keep him off the draft board in many fantasy leagues heading into the new campaign. Read Past Outlooks
Holds Padres to one run
Sandoval did not factor into the decision in Tuesday's win over the Padres, allowing one run on four hits and a walk while striking out seven over six innings.
ANALYSIS
Sandoval put together his second straight quality start but once again was left with nothing to show for it in the win column, as the Angels didn't take a lead until the bottom of the seventh. The lefty struck out the side in the second and retired nine straight at one point before Jurickson Profar banged out a base hit off him with two outs in the sixth. Sandoval has now recorded seven strikeouts in consecutive outings, something he only did three times over his first 11 starts of the year. He'll carry a 5.00 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 71:28 K:BB (66.2 innings) into his next start, which projects to come against the Astros this weekend.
Sandoval put together his second straight quality start but once again was left with nothing to show for it in the win column, as the Angels didn't take a lead until the bottom of the seventh. The lefty struck out the side in the second and retired nine straight at one point before Jurickson Profar banged out a base hit off him with two outs in the sixth. Sandoval has now recorded seven strikeouts in consecutive outings, something he only did three times over his first 11 starts of the year. He'll carry a 5.00 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 71:28 K:BB (66.2 innings) into his next start, which projects to come against the Astros this weekend.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
94
Last 10 Games
97
Last 5 Games
97
How many pitches does Patrick Sandoval generally throw?
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What part of the game does Patrick Sandoval generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-29%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-26%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .189 | 68 | 23 | 49 | 2 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .268 | 286 | 142 | 310 | 25 | |||
2024vs Left | .205 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | |||
2024vs Right | .276 | 59 | 24 | 67 | 6 | |||
2023vs Left | .228 | 20 | 8 | 23 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .262 | 108 | 66 | 122 | 11 | |||
2022vs Left | .151 | 32 | 8 | 18 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .271 | 119 | 52 | 121 | 8 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-23%
ERA on Road
2024
-27%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 4.34 | 1.45 | 180.1 | 8.6 | 3.5 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.35 | 1.42 | 185.1 | 8.8 | 4.6 | ||||
2024Home | 5.86 | 1.51 | 43.0 | 9.4 | 3.3 | ||||
2024Away | 4.30 | 1.40 | 29.1 | 9.2 | 4.6 | ||||
2023Home | 4.46 | 1.47 | 66.2 | 7.3 | 3.4 | ||||
2023Away | 3.81 | 1.55 | 78.0 | 8.5 | 5.7 | ||||
2022Home | 3.31 | 1.39 | 70.2 | 9.3 | 3.7 | ||||
2022Away | 2.54 | 1.29 | 78.0 | 9.0 | 3.6 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Patrick Sandoval compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.54K/9
9.6BB/9
3.8HR/9
0.9Fastball
93.8 mphERA
5.00WHIP
1.43BABIP
.339GB/FB
1.57Left On Base
63.4%Exit Velocity
80.8 mphBarrels/BBE
4.1%Spin Rate
2149 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.0%Swinging Strike
12.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Could be moved in trade
Sandoval was mentioned among a host of young players that the Angels could make available on the trade market for more established veterans this offseason by Jeff Fletcher of the OC Register.
ANALYSIS
"We have probably the most valuable type of players you can trade. They are 0-to-3 (service time) players that we've stripped out a lot of the risk because they are pretty much there," said GM Billy Eppler. Sandoval falls into that category. He failed to notch a win in his rookie season, but his 4.02 xFIP over 39.1 innings suggests the 23-year-old lefty pitched better than his 5.03 ERA would indicate.
"We have probably the most valuable type of players you can trade. They are 0-to-3 (service time) players that we've stripped out a lot of the risk because they are pretty much there," said GM Billy Eppler. Sandoval falls into that category. He failed to notch a win in his rookie season, but his 4.02 xFIP over 39.1 innings suggests the 23-year-old lefty pitched better than his 5.03 ERA would indicate.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Sandoval was healthy all year but only totaled 148.2 innings as the Angels rolled with a six-man rotation. The team was also cautious with Sandoval specifically, allowing him to throw 100-plus pitches four times in 27 starts. Sandoval is a unique pitcher not just because he throws lefty but because he throws his slider and changeup as his two primary pitches -- at least he did in 2022. The slider held up under heavier usage and the change was a good swing-and-miss pitch for him with a 44.5 Whiff%, according to Statcast. His four-seamer got knocked around to the tune of a .372 average and 14 extra-base hits, so things can go awry when he gets behind in the count and has to throw the fastball over the plate. Throwing so much breaking and offspeed stuff results in a good number of groundballs, and when combined with the strikeouts, Sandoval is an exciting arm for fantasy purposes. That said, don't expect many two-start weeks and don't expect him to approach 200 innings.
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Quality start in loss
Sandoval (2-8) was tagged with the loss against the Yankees on Thursday, allowing two runs on two hits and three walks over six innings while striking out seven.
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Shelled in loss
Sandoval (2-7) took the loss Friday against Cleveland, allowing eight runs on six hits and four walks over 3.2 innings. He struck out four.
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Steady versus Rangers
Sandoval allowed one run on three hits and three walks while striking out five over six innings in a no-decision versus the Rangers on Saturday.
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Allows four runs in loss
Sandoval (2-6) gave up four runs on 11 hits and struck out three without walking a batter over six innings to take the loss Sunday versus the Royals.
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Fans seven in win
Sandoval (2-5) picked up the win Tuesday against Pittsburgh after throwing seven scoreless innings and striking out seven batters while giving up three hits and a walk.
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