30.2 F
Pittsburgh

Pirates Release 2012 Third Round Pick Jonathan Sandfort

Published:

The Pittsburgh Pirates have released 2012 third round draft pick Jonathan Sandfort. The 6’6″ right-hander is just 20 years old, but in three seasons of pro ball, he has taken a step back from his original scouting reports from high school and this Spring Training, he left camp early in the process due to personal reasons.

Sandfort’s original draft report had him touching 94 MPH with his fastball, which along with his workhorse frame, helped get him a $462,900 bonus for signing. Once he got in the Pirates’ system though, his numbers were lower, topping out at 92 MPH in his second year. Last year for Bristol, the scouting reports had him in the high-80’s, with a lack of secondary stuff. The results last year were awful, which included a .401 BAA. In 88.2 total minor league innings, he had a 7.41 ERA and a 1.75 WHIP.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

Related Articles

Latest Articles