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Patrick Sandoval Out For The Season

By TC Zencka | August 27, 2021 at 6:24pm CDT

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.

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  1. Tatsumaki

    4 years ago

    Curse continues

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    • Weasel 2

      4 years ago

      Yup.

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      • Fever Pitch Guy

        4 years ago

        Thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery.

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    • ShootyBabbit

      4 years ago

      If you aren’t looking solely at pitchers, it goes back to the 60’s

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      Reply
  2. Bart

    4 years ago

    The good news is that at least it isnt an arm injury.

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  3. hd-electraglide

    4 years ago

    How did that happen?

    Reply
  4. FletcherFan66

    4 years ago

    RIP he will be missed 🙁

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    • Deleted User

      4 years ago

      Hey that’s my schtick! If you’re going to do though, don’t ruin it with the emoji.

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      Reply
      • FletcherFan66

        4 years ago

        RIP Steve Nebraska will be missed 🙂

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      • lolmutzunder500

        4 years ago

        You can’t ruin something that already sucks.

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        • Cosmo2

          4 years ago

          So your safe then I guess.

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      • semut

        4 years ago

        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

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  5. Weasel 2

    4 years ago

    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.

    Reply
  6. Brewcats

    4 years ago

    “make do” not “make due”

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    • 2012orioles

      4 years ago

      Explain to me effect vs affect please

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      • hd-electraglide

        4 years ago

        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.

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    • Ted

      4 years ago

      However, “make due” was the more common spelling pre-WWII. Perhaps TC Zencka is simply an old soul!

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    • 5toolMVP

      4 years ago

      Make doo!

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      Reply
  7. jessaumodesto

    4 years ago

    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

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    • HubcapDiamondStarHalo

      4 years ago

      Oh.

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      Reply
    • jessaumodesto

      4 years ago

      Honorable Mention HOF (should have mentioned…)

      Kevin Askew – QB

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      Reply
  8. orange2001

    4 years ago

    Notice how it’s always the good players like Trout, Rendon, Sandoval… why not Lagares, Mayfield, and Bundy?!

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    • Cosmo2

      4 years ago

      Lagares has had plenty of injuries. Believe me. (Mets fan).

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      Reply
  9. Sealbeach Comber

    4 years ago

    Lather, rinse, repeat….

    Reply
  10. bigguccisosa300

    4 years ago

    Man he was doing so well. Angels are never allowed to have anything good happen lol.

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    Reply
  11. jopeness

    4 years ago

    the only good thing that happened at an Angel game, was when Frank Drebin saved the Queen of England

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    • ldubdj

      4 years ago

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  12. loafrgoffr

    4 years ago

    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.

    Reply
  13. loafrgoffr

    4 years ago

    Scherzer haha.

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