David SandlinCHW · SP

2026 review

David Sandlin was an up-and-down rookie starter who showed swing-and-miss with shaky results: over 8 games and 6 starts for CHW he posted a 5.58 ERA and 1.21 WHIP in 40.1 IP, with a 24.0 K% and a 7.8 BB% over 167 BF, striking out 40 against 13 walks and 7 HR allowed. He was optioned and recalled repeatedly across the year (Mar 9, May 26, Jun 9, Jun 26, Jun 27, Aug 7, Aug 8, Sep 13), debuting May 27 and last pitching Sep 24. A rare pick at NFBC ADP rank 738, taken in just 7 of 674 drafts, he finished 744th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank and 111th of 236 starters. His 5.58 ERA ran 1.60 above his 3.98 xERA over 167 BF, and his best month was Sep at a 3.45 ERA in 15.2 IP against an 8.10 ERA in 13.1 IP in Jun. The TDK LABS card tracked him from a pure deep-league debut flier in late May, to a prospect awaiting his call in Jul, to bulk-innings depth in a fluid pen in early Aug, and by late Sep to an audition starter coming off a strong recent outing.