David Sandlin Portland Sea Dogs Pitcher

       
 
Age: 23
Born: February 21, 2001
Birthplace: Owasso, OK
Height: 6-4
Weight: 215
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
   
Drafted: 11th round, 2022 by KC
How Acquired: Acquired from Kansas City for John Schreiber (Feb. 2024)
College: Oklahoma
High School: Owasso (OK)
ETA: 2026

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First Pro Contract: July 24, 2022 (KC)
Signing Scout: N/A
Signing Bonus: $400,000
Rule 5 Draft Eligible: December 2025
MLFA Eligible: November 2028
   
Pro Debut: August 22, 2022 (AZL Royals)
Added to 40-man: -
MLB Debut: -
Service Time (1/25): 0 days
Options Remaining: 3 (0 used)
Contract (2025): MiLB contract
   
Twitter: @Sandman__29
Instagram: @david.sandlin

 
 
 
 
 
     
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  Physical Description: Sturdy, athletic frame. Ideal pitcher’s build. Minimal remaining projection.

Mechanics: Throws from a three-quarters arm slot, starting on the third base side of the rubber. Repeats delivery well. High leg kick which he tucks behind. Short strider with well below-average extension. Some effort in delivery. Quick arm that comes through across his body. Lands on-line to the plate.

Fastball: 94-97 mph. Tops out at 99 mph in-game. Hit 100 mph in winter workouts prior to the 2024 season and velocity carried over in season. Plus life with the ability to miss bats in all quadrants of the zone. Average command and control profile. Potential plus offering.

Slider: 86-88 mph. Shorter 10-to-4 shape. Looks like a cutter at higher velocities. In some outings will show premium bat-missing ability, but in others will struggle to snap off. Shape varies, but at its best shows depth and tilt. Potential solid-average offering.

Sweeper: 83-85 mph. Long, sweepy, horizontal shape. Inconsistent feel, but improved as 2024 went on. Showed bat-missing ability and the ability to land in the zone. Potential solid-average offering.

Splitter: 88-91 mph. Late dive down and out of the zone. Deceptive and looks a lot like a fastball before falling off the table. Will show bat-missing potential at its best, but is inconsistent. Potential solid-average offering.
  Curveball: 77-81 mph. Fourth pitch, used primarily as a change-of-pace offering. Seemed to scrap in favor of a sweeper later in the 2024 season.

Career Notes: Did not play varsity baseball until his senior year of high school. Attended Eastern Oklahoma State College for two years prior to transferring to Oklahoma. Really impressed in the College World Series. Was drafted by the Royals in the 11th round and signed for an over-slot bonus of $397,500. Made two starts in High-A after a midseason promotion in 2023 before suffering an oblique injury that ended his 2023 season. Missed a month in May/June 2024 with forearm tightness. Participated in the Red Sox Rookie Development Program in January 2025.

Summation: Potential swingman type capable of giving multiple innings either as a starter or reliever. Ceiling of a mid-rotation starter or closer. High-variance prospect with starter upside. Will show four pitches that flash at least average with his fastball grading out very well analytically. Stuff ticked up heading into the 2024 season and carried over into the season, but he struggled at times to work deep into games. Needs to get more efficient with his pitches and show the ability to hold consistent stuff into the fifth and sixth innings. Exciting arm with considerable upside if things click.

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    Pitching Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l era g gs sv ip h r er hr hbp bb so whip k/9 bb/9
2020 Eastern Oklahoma St NJCAA JC -- 19 1 0 4.85 5 3 0 13.0 15 8 7 0 0 5 16 1.54 11.08 3.46
  2021 Eastern Oklahoma St NJCAA JC -- 20 9 2 3.18 13 11 1 65.0 50 31 23 7 0 29 100 1.22 13.85 4.02
  2022 Oklahoma Big12 NCAA -- 21 9 4 5.59 19 18 0 95.0 100 63 59 15 8 31 102 1.38 9.66 2.94
  2022 ACL Royals Blue ACL Rk KC 21 0 0 0.00 1 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.50 13.50 0.00
  2023 Columbia Fireflies Car A KC 22 4 1 3.37 12 12 0 58.2 57 23 22 8 0 13 79 1.19 12.12 1.99
  2023 Quad Cities River Bandits Mid A+ KC 22 0 1 4.50 2 2 0 8.0 6 4 4 1 1 5 8 1.38 9.00 5.62
2024 Greenville Drive SAL A+ Bos 23 0 2 5.12 10 10 0 31.2 31 20 18 7 0 11 50 1.33 14.21 3.13
2024 Portland Sea Dogs East AA Bos 23 0 2 5.61 8 8 0 25.2 30 19 16 7 1 7 32 1.44 11.22 2.45
2025 Portland Sea Dogs East AA Bos 24     stats                            
   
     
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  Carolina League Pitcher of the Week (June 5-11, 2023)   2024 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star   
   

   
     
 
 
 
     
 
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