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Patrick Sandoval 2022 Player Outlook: Some Injury Risk, With Elite Strikeout Upside, Could Smash Value At Current ADP
3 years agoLos Angeles pitcher Patrick Sandoval (back) started last season in the minors and was called up to the big leagues in early May. He was initially used as a swingman then eventually was promoted to the starting rotation. In August, Sandoval's season was cut short after sustaining a left lumbar spine stress reaction. The 25-year-old has electric stuff, posting a 3.62 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 15.5and 94 strikeouts over 87 innings in 2021. He limited the damage with a 51% ground ball rate and owned a career-high 25.9 K%. Sandoval is expected to fully recover from his back issue and projects to be the team's third starter in a six-man rotation behind Shohei Ohtani and Noah Syndergaard. The Angels right-hander can rack up the strikeouts, and Cutter's projections are on board, predicting 166 punch-outs over 151 innings. According to Rotoballer's Expected Draft Values, Sandoval is roughly fair value at 212 ADP. With an elite 15.2% swinging-strike rate and the ability to shut down hitters, there's some injury risk, but Sandoval could smash value at his current ADP.
