Most of that swing-and-miss comes with Sandlin's slider and splitter, which he used to finish nearly three-quarters of his strikeouts in 2024. Sandlin has used his slider as his primary pitch in each of his four MLB seasons, adding or subtracting from its velocity and shape - Sandlin threw the pitch anywhere from 75-83 m.p.h. last season with spin rates ranging from 2,200 to 2,800 - when he wants it sweepier to encourage hitters to chase or tighter to land for a strike.