Cam SandersPIT · BAL · RP

2026 review

Cam Sanders was a swing-and-miss reliever this year, a 4.60 ERA in 29.1 IP over 28 games between PIT and BAL with a 30.5 K% and a 15.3 BB% over 131 BF. He shuttled between the majors and the minors on Mar 22, Apr 17, Apr 19, Apr 25, Apr 28, May 7, May 12, May 31, Jun 1, Jul 1 and Jul 10, then was designated for assignment by PIT Jul 11, picked up by BAL, optioned Jul 13, recalled Jul 17, optioned Jul 19 and recalled Aug 10. Undrafted in NFBC drafts, he finished 693rd of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank and 308th of 575 relievers. His 15.3 BB% and 30.5 K% over 131 BF were the 13th highest and 33rd highest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF, a limiter and a strength, while his 15.7 SwStr% over 547 pitches was the 18th highest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF, also a strength. His 4.60 ERA ran 0.76 above his 3.84 xERA over 131 BF. The TDK LABS card tracked his swings in role, from an ugly ERA with no closer implication in early May to a DFA by mid-Jul, a look filling leverage gaps behind worn closers by late Jul, and by late Sep the gap between his strikeout rate and his control.