Headlines

  • Red Sox Likely To Activate Alex Bregman Tomorrow
  • Astros To Promote Brice Matthews
  • Phillies Reportedly Targeting Controllable Relievers
  • Yankees Prioritizing Pitching, Also Searching For Infield Help
  • Orioles Trade Bryan Baker To Rays
  • Yankees Release DJ LeMahieu
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

Remove Ads
  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2025 Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Angels Recall Patrick Sandoval For Start, Option Luke Bard

By TC Zencka | August 8, 2020 at 8:19pm CDT

The Los Angeles Angels optioned Luke Bard to their alternate site today, recalling Patrick Sandoval in his place, per Jason Martinez of Roster Resource over at Fangraphs.

Sandoval made his major-league debut last season going 0-4 across 10 appearances (9 starts). His first start of the season came last week in a 10-2 Angels win over the Mariners. Sandoval didn’t get the win as he lasted only 4 innings, though he more than did his part in contributing to the win. Sandoval threw 62 pitches – 40 for strikes – notching 4 strikeouts, walking one, and giving up 2 runs (though only 1 was earned). The 23-year-old southpaw entered the year as the Angels’ #7-ranked prospect per MLB.com, #6 by Fangraphs. The Angels certainly hope/expect the lefty and his 55-grade curveball will establish himself as a rotation mainstay – a role they’ve struggled to consistently fill over the years.

Sandoval made his second start of the season tonight, going six strong innings while allowing two runs. He’s quickly becoming a favorite of manager Joe Maddon. While the plan was for Sandoval to throw between 70-80 pitches, Maddon allowed him to hang around for 94. Sandoval continues to develop nicely after the Angels acquired him from Houston for Martin Maldonado just before the 2018 trade deadline.

Bard, 29, is looking to establish himself as a righty out of Maddon’s pen. Across 32 appearances last season, Bard logged 49 innings with a 4.78 ERA/4.81 FIP, showing off his ability to hold the line for multiple innings at a time if need be. He has just one inning so far this season – it was scoreless. In all likelihood, he’ll find himself back in the Angels’ pen before too long.

Share 0 Retweet 2 Send via email0

Los Angeles Angels Transactions Jason Martin Josh Bard Patrick Sandoval

Quick Hits: Verlander, Seager, Soroka
Main
Marlins’ Roster Moves: Bleier, Venditte, Mejia, Moran
View Comments (14)
Post a Comment

14 Comments

  1. DarkSide830

    5 years ago

    are they still working with a 6 man rotation even with Ohtani out?

    Reply
    • angels fan 3

      5 years ago

      No

      Reply
  2. HalosHeavenJJ

    5 years ago

    Kid looked good today.

    1
    Reply
    • Jeff Zanghi

      5 years ago

      Yeah was thinking the same thing. I’m no Angels fan but this kid looks like he has some legit talent if he can put it all together he could really be a valuable P for them going forward. Especially given that he seems to have solid swing and miss type stuff (as evident by his K/9 #’s in the minors) he seems like a guy that if starting doesn’t wind up working out — he could still be a really valuable high leverage guy out of the pen — however at 23 he also looks like he’s got a legit shot to stick as a starter as well – granted he only went 4 innings today… he still seems to have a solid arsenal that could stick in the rotation long term.

      Reply
      • Rangers29

        5 years ago

        He went 6 innings, and only gave up a two run shot to Gallo.

        Reply
  3. Rangers29

    5 years ago

    Luckily Allard was taken out after the 5th today, because the only 2 runs of the game today came on a homer by Gallo in the… 6th, and it came off of Sandoval, whom was stretched out to the 6th unlike Allard. Good game today btw.

    The Rangers bullpen has SUCKED so far this season, but in this series, it’s like a switch was flipped because they are terrific. Montero is now our closer, with Hernandez falling into the setup man role. And tbh, when Leclerc comes back, I hope that Leclerc gets pushed back into a middle relief role with J-Rod and Volquez. The only bad part is that Leclerc, J-Rod, Martin, and Palumbo are all left handed, and I do not trust Chavez even as a middle reliever, and even though Volquez has had some good outings, I don’t trust him much either. I hope they bring up Demarcus Evans soon, but right now we have two aging guys that I really do not trust putting in innings.

    Reply
    • SashaBanksFan

      5 years ago

      The Angels seem to bring out the best in another team’s bullpen. When Rendon, Ohtani, Pujols, and Upton are hitting well below .200 pitchers tend to look good…and I’m an Angels fan

      Reply
      • Rangers29

        5 years ago

        I’m not arguing lol. Ohtani has looked lost.

        Reply
        • SashaBanksFan

          5 years ago

          Me either. Rangers pen has looked strong this serieswith some hard throwers. But half the Angels look lost. When Max Stassi is your 3rd best hitter that says something. And I like him and he seems more confident this year.

          Reply
  4. Jeff Zanghi

    5 years ago

    Luke Bard’s 2017 where he struck out a whopping 99 in 65 IPs (good for a 13.6 K/9) is really rather strange that he hasn’t even come close to numbers like that since. Wonder what it was that made him so effective at generating swings and misses that year that he hasn’t been able to replicate since.

    Reply
    • ryanw-2

      5 years ago

      Because it was at AAA and Bard is just another journeyman.

      Reply
  5. Jeff Zanghi

    5 years ago

    I knew Bard was Daniel’s brother… but had no idea they were also cousins of John Andreoli (the OF) that’s pretty cool! Apparently theyre a big baseball family! If I’m not mistaken there was also a 3rd brother who was a LH-RP in the minors at one point.

    Reply
  6. nentwigs

    5 years ago

    Angels to use P Sandoval as a pitcher !!

    Reply
  7. ryanw-2

    5 years ago

    Dark horse.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.

Log in Register

    Top Stories

    Red Sox Likely To Activate Alex Bregman Tomorrow

    Astros To Promote Brice Matthews

    Phillies Reportedly Targeting Controllable Relievers

    Yankees Prioritizing Pitching, Also Searching For Infield Help

    Orioles Trade Bryan Baker To Rays

    Yankees Release DJ LeMahieu

    Trevor Williams To Undergo UCL Surgery

    Nationals Fire PBO Mike Rizzo, Manager Dave Martinez

    Brewers Activate Brandon Woodruff

    Clarke Schmidt Expected To Undergo Tommy John Surgery

    Bobby Jenks Passes Away

    Braves Release Alex Verdugo

    Top 40 Trade Candidates For The 2025 Deadline

    Rays Reinstate Ha-Seong Kim

    Yankees Have Shown Interest In Ryan McMahon

    Royals Interested In Bryan Reynolds

    Rangers Option Josh Jung

    Kevin Pillar Announces Retirement

    Braves Place Spencer Schwellenbach On IL With Elbow Fracture

    Giants Exercise 2026 Option On Manager Bob Melvin

    Recent

    J.D. Davis Signs With NPB’s Seibu Lions

    The Opener: 2025 Draft, Pitchers’ Duel, Mets

    Trade Deadline Outlook: New York Yankees

    Trade Deadline Outlook: Atlanta Braves

    Which Other Relievers Might The Orioles Shop?

    Lee Elia Passes Away

    Red Sox Likely To Activate Alex Bregman Tomorrow

    Poll: Which Teams Should Make The Biggest Push For Jarren Duran?

    MLB Finalizes Home Run Derby Field

    Astros To Promote Brice Matthews

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Sandy Alcantara Rumors
    • Luis Robert Rumors
    • Alex Bregman Rumors

     

    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android App Store Google Play

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Remove Ads, Support Our Writers
    • Front Office Originals
    • Front Office Fantasy Baseball
    • MLBTR Podcast
    • Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • RSS/Twitter Feeds By Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    Do not Sell or Share My Personal Information

    hide arrows scroll to top

    Register

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version