{"id":539447,"date":"2026-01-26T20:57:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/539447\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T20:57:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:57:25","slug":"los-angeles-angels-sign-former-toronto-blue-jays-rhp-nick-sandlin-to-minor-league-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/539447\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Angels sign former Toronto Blue Jays RHP Nick Sandlin to minor-league deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/player\/nick-sandlin\/1054438\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/player\/nick-sandlin\/1054438\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Sandlin<\/a> is headed out west.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The Orange County Register\u2019s Jeff Fletcher reports the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/team-page\/los-angeles-angels\/227\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/team-page\/los-angeles-angels\/227\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Angels<\/a> have signed the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/team-page\/toronto-blue-jays\/238\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/team-page\/toronto-blue-jays\/238\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> reliever to a minor-league contract.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Angels have signed RH reliever Nick Sandlin to a minor league deal with a spring training invite. <\/p>\n<p>Sandlin, 29, pitched in 19 games with TOR last season, with a 2.20 ERA. Career 3.19 ERA in parts of five MLB seasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Fletcher (@JeffFletcherOCR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffFletcherOCR\/status\/2015877521213161741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The deal comes with an invite to spring training.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Sandlin, 29, was acquired by the Blue Jays ahead of the 2025 season from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/team-page\/cleveland-guardians\/229\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/team-page\/cleveland-guardians\/229\" target=\"_blank\">Cleveland Guardians<\/a> in a deal that also saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/player\/andres-gimenez\/917114\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/player\/andres-gimenez\/917114\" target=\"_blank\">Andres Gimenez<\/a> come to Toronto.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">He made 19 appearances for the team last season, posting an 0-2 record with a 2.20 earned run average and WHIP of 1.163 over 16.1 innings pitched. He struck out 16 batters and walked eight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Sandlin was placed on the injured list on July 8 with right elbow inflammation and did not pitch again in 2025. He was transferred to the 60-day list on Sept. 1. On Nov. 1, he was removed from the 40-man roster and outrighted to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. Sandlin then elected free agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A native of Evans, GA, Sandlin is 19-10 with a 3.19 ERA and 1.148 WHIP over 211.2 IP in 228 career games with the Blue Jays and Guardians.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nick Sandlin is headed out west. 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