Nick Sandlin
28-Year-Old
Free Agent
Out
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 2/1/2026
2025 Stats
W-L
0-2
ERA
2.20
WHIP
1.16
K
16
SV
1
2026 Projections
Signed a one-year, $1.63 million contract with the Blue Jays in January of 2025. Elected free agency in November of 2025.
Reaches free agency
Sandlin (elbow) elected to become a free agent Monday.
Analysis
Sandlin cleared waivers after being removed from the Blue Jays' 40-man roster and has opted for free agency rather than accepting an outright assignment. The 28-year-old missed much of the 2025 season with a right elbow injury and it's unclear what his current health status is. With a career 3.19 ERA and 27.3 percent strikeout rate over parts of five major-league seasons, Sandlin will draw plenty of free-agent interest as long as his medicals come back clean.
Sandlin cleared waivers after being removed from the Blue Jays' 40-man roster and has opted for free agency rather than accepting an outright assignment. The 28-year-old missed much of the 2025 season with a right elbow injury and it's unclear what his current health status is. With a career 3.19 ERA and 27.3 percent strikeout rate over parts of five major-league seasons, Sandlin will draw plenty of free-agent interest as long as his medicals come back clean.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
12
How many pitches does Nick Sandlin generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Nick Sandlin generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-17%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-52%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .178 | 55 | 20 | 32 | 8 |
| Since 2023vs Right | .214 | 95 | 39 | 63 | 18 |
| 2025vs Left | .115 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025vs Right | .242 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024vs Left | .217 | 29 | 7 | 20 | 4 |
| 2024vs Right | .226 | 39 | 20 | 26 | 8 |
| 2023vs Left | .145 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| 2023vs Right | .197 | 49 | 15 | 29 | 8 |
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-30%
ERA at Home
2025
-79%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 2.96 | 1.20 | 70.0 | 10.8 | 4.1 |
| Since 2023Away | 4.22 | 1.09 | 64.0 | 9.3 | 3.8 |
| 2025Home | 0.90 | 1.10 | 10.0 | 10.8 | 4.5 |
| 2025Away | 4.26 | 1.26 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 4.3 |
| 2024Home | 2.89 | 1.32 | 28.0 | 11.3 | 4.2 |
| 2024Away | 4.55 | 1.21 | 29.2 | 10.0 | 4.2 |
| 2023Home | 3.66 | 1.13 | 32.0 | 10.4 | 3.9 |
| 2023Away | 3.86 | 0.93 | 28.0 | 9.3 | 3.2 |
Stat Review
How does Nick Sandlin compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.00K/9
8.8BB/9
4.4HR/9
1.1Fastball
91.5 mphERA
2.20WHIP
1.16BABIP
.230GB/FB
0.94Left On Base
74.1%Exit Velocity
85.1 mphBarrels/BBE
7.5%Spin Rate
2207 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
31.3%Swinging Strike
15.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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2021 Fantasy Outlook
The 67th overall pick in the 2018 draft was dominant when last fully healthy in 2019 with a 1.56 ERA and 14.2 K/9 at Double-A. Sandlin had forearm surgery in July 2019 and didn't pitch in a game in 2020. He did return to pitch at Cleveland's alternative site last season. The sidewinder will likely need to show he's healthy at Triple-A before getting a shot at the majors.
More Fantasy News
Removed from 40-man
Sandlin (elbow) cleared waivers Saturday and was sent outright to Triple-A Buffalo, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Continuing throwing progression
Sandlin (elbow) threw a bullpen session over the weekend and will throw another one later this week, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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Moved to 60-day IL
The Blue Jays transferred Sandlin (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.
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Aiming to resume throwing
Sandlin received an injection Monday to reduce the inflammation in his right elbow and is aiming to resume his throwing program Saturday or Sunday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.
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Hits snag in recovery process
Sandlin rejoined the Blue Jays in Toronto on Monday after he experienced some discomfort in his right elbow when he recently played catch out to 120 feet, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
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