Sandy Gonzalez  
Starting Pitcher | Vancouver Orcas

Pitching
His curveball is solid; he throws it better than your average starter. Gonzalez also has a decent changeup. The Vancouver Orcas hope he can work on his control a little bit. Every once and a while one slips away from him and either ends up at the backstop or in the right field bleachers. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
Though he lacks a good pickoff move, he checks the running game with a compact stretch delivery. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Gonzalez is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Gonzalez has some pop in his swing.

2025 Outlook
The Vancouver Orcas signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop Gonzalez like a hot potato if something better comes along.

          -- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2017 CRE 70 61 33 44 53 46 51 47 51 0 40 46 0 50 0 0 21 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 28 163
2018 CRE 70 72 36 47 53 46 51 47 51 0 40 46 0 64 0 0 22 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 30 199
2019 CRE 71 75 38 50 53 46 51 47 51 0 46 50 0 72 0 0 23 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 32 227
2020 VAN 73 75 41 53 53 46 51 47 51 0 50 52 0 76 0 0 24 0 Sidearm AA/AAA 0 0 0 34 245
2021 VAN 73 75 46 55 53 46 51 47 51 0 52 53 0 78 0 0 25 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 39 257
2022 VAN 73 75 48 61 53 46 51 47 51 0 52 53 0 80 0 0 26 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 41 266
2023 VAN 73 75 48 62 53 46 51 47 51 0 53 54 0 81 0 0 27 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 45 268
2024 VAN 73 75 48 66 53 46 51 47 51 0 54 55 0 81 0 0 28 0 Sidearm AA/AAA 0 0 0 47 271
2025 VAN 73 75 48 66 53 46 51 47 51 0 54 55 0 81 0 0 29 0 Sidearm AA/AAA 0 0 0 49 269
Ratings Delta                                 +1             +2 -2

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2015 19 USV 10 8 17 1 55 0 0 0 81.2 1.1 95 12 85 48 46 17 5.32 0.56 2.22 .288 .427 .294 .284 7.94
2016 20 USV 7 16 0 0 40 40 6 2 187 4.2 213 27 172 101 0 0 4.86 0.59 2.06 .283 .462 .310 .259 7.03
2017 21 USV 7 11 0 0 40 40 8 1 198 5.0 194 20 157 106 0 0 4.82 0.68 1.77 .253 .375 .253 .253 5.96
Totals     24 35 17 1 135 80 14 3 466.2 3.1 502 59 414 255 46 17 4.92 0.62 1.96 .271 .420 .299 .260 6.74

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

Transfer History for Sandy Gonzalez
Date Transferred with Gonzalez To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
June 17 2020 Barry Seiloff
Harry Edwards
Vancouver Orcas Frank Clark
Creston Kokanee

Sandy Gonzalez's Career Highlights
Year Details
2017 2nd round - 32nd overall selection by Creston Kokanee in the 2017 Amateur Draft

Sandy Gonzalez's Comparable Players
Player Names
George Papa 95.0% Brett Dwark 92.6%      

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