Boston Red Sox
Patrick Sandoval has thrown 9,651 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2019 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Slider (87mph) and Sinker (92mph), also mixing in a Change (84mph) and Fourseam Fastball (93mph). He also rarely throws a Curve (76mph).
In 2026, compared to other LHP:
Their slider is thrown extremely hard, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sliders, generates a very high amount of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sliders, has short glove-side cut and has less than expected depth. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 17 of them in 2026) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has little sinking action compared to a true sinker and has slightly above average velo. Their change (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 10 of them in 2026) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups and is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' changeups. Their fourseam fastball (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 8 of them in 2026) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has much less armside movement than typical and has slightly above average velo. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 2 of them in 2026) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' curves, has sweeping glove-side movement, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' curves and has a sharp downward bite.