Angels southpaw Patrick Sandoval is out for the year with a stress fracture in his back, per Jeff Fletcher of the Southern California News Group (via Twitter). Sandoval was placed the injured list on August 15th, but the severity of the injury was not clear at that time.
For Sandoval, this is an unfortunate setback right at a time when he appeared to be establishing himself in manager Joe Maddon’s rotation. For the Angels, then, this is particularly disheartening considering how much they’ve struggled to find and develop arms.
Still, the 25-year-old can count 2021 as a success. He has a 3.62 ERA/4.03 FIP in 87 innings with a 25.9 percent strikeout rate, 9.9 percent walk rate, and solid 50.7 percent groundball rate. Sandoval’s walk rate remains a little high, but paired with an above-average strikeout rate, he’s been able to limit hard contact and post the best home run rate of his young career.
In the long run, the Angels will slot Sandoval into a rotation slot for 2022. Their success next year may very well depend on who else joins Sandoval and Shohei Ohtani in that rotation. Griffin Canning — also out for the season — will join them, and they’re sure to look for outside additions. Promising young arms like Reid Detmers, Chris Rodriguez, and Packy Naughton will also get a look.
For now, however, the Angels will continue to make due. Alex Cobb is working to return soon from injury after a better-than-usual start to the season. Cooper Criswell gets the start tonight, making his Major League debut.
Curse continues
Yup.
Thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.
Seriously.
The curse of CJ Wilson?
Or does it go back farther than that?
If you aren’t looking solely at pitchers, it goes back to the 60’s
The good news is that at least it isnt an arm injury.
How did that happen?
RIP he will be missed 🙁
Hey that’s my schtick! If you’re going to do though, don’t ruin it with the emoji.
RIP Steve Nebraska will be missed 🙂
You can’t ruin something that already sucks.
So your safe then I guess.
Hate to break it to you but you’re not the first or only person who has thought to post “RIP” (etc) when someone goes on the IL
Anyone heard of similar injuries and the usual timeline to return? I can’t recall fractured back for a pitcher before. I mean excepting car crashes.
“make do” not “make due”
Explain to me effect vs affect please
affect is usually a verb meaning to influence…..a good slider will “affect” my swing. effect is usually a noun…..The “effect” of a good slider caused me to swing badly.
However, “make due” was the more common spelling pre-WWII. Perhaps TC Zencka is simply an old soul!
Make doo!
In John Madden 99 I had a QB named Patrick Sandoval (well P. Sandoval, but I made that ap stand for Patrick.) he was rated an 82 his first year but after year 1…boom! He was a 99 with 99 arm and accuracy. Still to this day the best QB and player I’ve had on the game.
A first ballot hall of famer in the Jessau HOF!
Top 5 Madden Players of all Time:
1. Patrick Sandoval – QB
2. Andre Lott – WR (played only 1 season for the Steelers then had to retire with a broken neck, but he was that good!
3. Ray Jackson – CB
4. Charles Westbrook – LB
5. Antonio Lott – DT
Oh.
Honorable Mention HOF (should have mentioned…)
Kevin Askew – QB
Notice how it’s always the good players like Trout, Rendon, Sandoval… why not Lagares, Mayfield, and Bundy?!
Lagares has had plenty of injuries. Believe me. (Mets fan).
Lather, rinse, repeat….
Man he was doing so well. Angels are never allowed to have anything good happen lol.
the only good thing that happened at an Angel game, was when Frank Drebin saved the Queen of England
We need a veteran like scherzos next year to anchor the rotation and serve as a mentor to all our young pitchers. Not sure if 3 years would get it done.
Scherzer haha.