BOS · P

Patrick Sandoval

Age 30 B/T L/L 6′3″, 190 lb USA MLB debut 2019

40-man

Free agent est. 2 yr × $8.0M ($3M–$15M) · +0.8 wins to Pittsburgh’s Winter Plan as rotation depth
Injured list 2026: Left UCL surgery recovery (Mar 25–Jul 6)

Keystone Stuff 106 74th pct

2026 fWAR 1.3

Projected 2027 WAR 1.3 Keystone Marcel+ at 105 IP

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 1,219 pitches

Keystone Stuff 106

Keystone Location 105

Keystone Pitching 101

Run value (xRV) −0.36

Strikeout % 22.7%

Walk % 10.0%

Whiff % 25.3%

Chase % 28.4%

Fastball velo 93.6

Extension 6.2 ft

70.1 IP5.12 ERA3.77 FIP 50° arm

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

LHP · arm angle 50° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Changeup28% use	28%	83.2	9.5	+14.7	110	104	40%	+1.98
Four-seam25% use	25%	93.4	16.3	+7.4	93	114	16%	−0.18
Slider21% use	21%	86.7	4.2	−7.3	113	98	28%	−0.55
Sinker17% use	17%	93.9	13.0	+13.5	98	94	13%	−3.81
Sweeper5% use	5%	80.5	1.9	−16.5	113	103	19%	−1.78
Curveball4% use	4%	75.6	−11.7	−10.4	97	77	22%	−0.42

No mix change or new pitch clears its bar. The arsenal is efficient for its shapes.

Most similar pitchers

Pitches like Sandoval: same hand, shape, slot and mix

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
59	Jeffrey Springs ATH · ’92	96	−0.4	0.3	Free agent
56	Shane McClanahan TB · ’97	104	2.4	1.9	Arb
53	Gage Jump ATH · ’03	106	1.7	1.8	Pre-arb
53	Robbie Ray SD · ’91	96	0.9	0.7	Free agent
52	Carlos Rodón NYY · ’92	109	1.8	1.5	Signed $27.8M

Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.

Pitch locations · 2026

Where each pitch finishes, by batter side

Changeup 38%

35% zone

Four-seam 29%

57% zone

Slider 17%

38% zone

Sinker 9%

54% zone

Curveball 6%

31% zone

Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 1.3 WAR Free agent

2028 1.1 WAR Free agent

2029 1.0 WAR Free agent

2030 0.8 WAR Free agent

A pending free agent: no club controls his 2027. Contract Studio →

Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2026AA	AA	Portland Sea Dogs	29	2	8 IP	8 IP · 1.13 ERA · 40.7% K · 7.4% BB
2026AAA	AAA	Worcester Red Sox	29	6	15.2 IP	15.2 IP · 4.60 ERA · 14.7% K · 14.7% BB

ABS challenges · 2026

Baseball Savant

As pitcher 0% 0/1 won · 0.0 runs