David

Sandlin

Sandlin heads back to the minors after picking up a win on Friday night against the Royals, his former organization, by allowing one run over six innings. The 25-year-old rookie holds a pedestrian 6.05 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 20/10 K/BB ratio across 19 1/3 innings during his first taste of the big leagues. He’s an intriguing arm to monitor, but isn’t exactly a fantasy-relevant option at this stage of his career.

It’s not too hard to pitch once given a 10-run lead as Sandlin’s lineup did for him after the third inning. They kept tacking on after that and Sandlin kept cruising. His 97 mph fastball and power-curve led the way accounting for 62% of his total pitches and seven of his nine whiffs. All in all, this was a solid outing and one that may earn him another turn in the White Sox’s rotation.

Sandlin will start against the Royals tonight. The 25-year-old has an 8.10 ERA in two starts and one relief appearance for the White Sox this season.

The 25-year-old right-hander has made three appearances (two starts) for the White Sox this season, posting an 8.10 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and a 14/7 K/BB ratio over 13 1/3 innings. He’s not a recommended streaming option against the Royals on Friday night.

Sandlin gets the demotion after struggling over 3 1/3 innings and allowing three runs against the Phillies on Sunday. The 25-year-old will likely be back before the season concludes, but fantasy managers should look elsewhere whenever that promotion takes place.

Sandlin gave up two homers in the outing while striking out six. Since being recalled by the White Sox, he has one great start, one terrible one, and now this not-so-good bulk relief appearance. He’ll remain off the fantasy radar for his next start, which currently lines up against the Dodgers.

Sandlin gave up eight hits, walked four and struck out four. Tristan Gray’s grand slam in the fourth was the big blow, but Sandlin then retired none of the three batters he faced in the fifth. Tyler Davis came in with the bases loaded and allowed everyone to score in another four-run inning for the Twins. Sandlin, who beat the Twins in his major league debut last week, now has an 8.10 ERA after two starts. If he stays in the rotation, he’ll probably face the Phillies on Sunday.

Sandlin’s second pitch of the game was blasted 438 feet into the stands by Byron Buxton. Sandlin would retire the next three batters he faced in the inning, and went on to pitch five-straight scoreless innings to pick up his first career win in his MLB debut. The rookie showed good command all night, throwing 41 of his 61 pitches for strikes while not allowing a walk. If he draws another start, Sandlin would be slated to take the mound on Monday against the Twins, again.

It’s a nice spot for Sandlin to break into the majors after a dominant run at Triple-A Charlotte where he posted a sparkling 0.75 ERA and 17/6 K/BB ratio across 12 innings. The 25-year-old top prospect, who came over from the Red Sox in the Jordan Hicks salary dump earlier this year, is unlikely to work deep into the contest, but he’s going to miss enough bats to be an interesting streaming option in deeper mixed leagues.

Sandlin, the major piece the White Sox got for taking on Jordan Hicks’ contract, will be making his major league debut after six starts split between Single-A Winston-Salem and Triple-A Charlotte. He had a 0.55 ERA with 26 strikeouts in 16 1/3 innings during those outings. The inning count is low enough that we’re not counting on him to go long enough to qualify for wins, but he could be effective out of the gate against the Twins if he can command his stuff.