Billy Sadler

Infobox MLB player


width = 150
name=Billy Sadler
position=Relief pitcher
team=San Francisco Giants
number=34
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1981|9|21
birthplace=city-state|Pensacola|Florida
debutdate=September 15
debutyear=2006
debutteam=San Francisco Giants
statyear=September 20, 2008
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=0-1
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.29
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=38
teams=
*San Francisco Giants (by|2006, by|2008-present)

William Henry "Billy" Sadler IV (born September 21, 1981 in Pensacola, Florida) is a right-handed relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. He is a 2000 graduate of Pensacola (Florida) Catholic High School and was named Florida Class 3A Player of the Year his senior year [cite web
url = http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=107&p=8&c=1&nid=615239
title = Billy Sadler Profile
accessdate = 2007-07-13
publisher = Scout.com] He attended Pensacola Junior College in 2001 and 2002 and transferred to Louisiana State University in 2003.cite web
url = http://pressbox.mlb.com/pressbox/downloads/y2007/sf/players.pdf
title = San Francsico Giants 2007 Media Guide
accessdate = 2007-07-13
format = PDF
publisher = MLB Advanced Media, L.P.
pages = [http://pressbox.mlb.com/pressbox/downloads/y2007/sf/players.pdf#page=88 p. 228-229] ] He led LSU with four saves, but took the loss when the Tigers were eliminated from the 2003 College World Series by the University of South Carolina. [cite web
url = http://sports.espn.go.com/minorlbb/cws/recap?key=20030615CWSSOCAROLINALSU
title = Gamecocks eliminate Tigers in CWS slugfest
accessdate = 2007-07-13
date = 2003-07-15
publisher = Associated Press/ESPN.com]

Sadler was selected by Seattle in the 37th round (1106th overall pick) of the by|2000 amateur draft and in the 30th round (909th overall pick) of the by|2001 draft, but opted not to sign with the Mariners. He signed with the Giants after they made him their sixth round selection (183rd overall pick) in the by|2003 draft. [cite web
url = http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?name=William+Sadler
title = Draft Picks with the Name Matching: William Sadler
accessdate = 2007-07-13
publisher = Sports Reference, Inc.]

In his first four seasons in the Giants minor league system, Sadler played for the Hagerstown Suns of the Single-A South Atlantic League (2003); the San Jose Giants of the advanced Single-A California League (by|2004); the Norwich Navigators (2004–by|2005) and the Connecticut Defenders (by|2006) of the Double-A Eastern League; and the Fresno Grizzlies of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League (2006). Pitching almost exclusively out of the bullpen, he compiled a 14-13 win-loss record with 27 saves and a 3.06 ERA through the end of the 2006 season. In 2006, he posted 20 saves as the Defenders' closer. Between Connecticut and Fresno, he struck out 78 batters in 54⅔ innings while holding opponents to a .148 batting average.

Sadler's minor league success in 2006 earned him a spot on the Giants' September expanded roster when Armando Benitez was placed on the 60-day disabled list. [cite web
url = http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060914&content_id=1662589&vkey=news_sf&fext=.jsp&c_id=sf
title = Notes: Sadler arrives in SF
accessdate = 2007-07-13
last = Harvey
first = Coley
date = 2006-09-14
publisher = MLB.com] He made his major league debut the following night against St. Louis. After surrendering a walk to Scott Spiezio and a 3-run double to Scott Rolen, he settled down to retire the next four consecutive hitters, including his first big-league strike out.

Sadler was with the Giants in spring training in by|2007, but struggled with his control and was optioned to Fresno March 18. [cite web
url = http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070318&content_id=1849817&vkey=spt2007news&fext=.jsp&c_id=sf
title = Notes: Feliz's new approach paying off
accessdate = 2007-07-13
last = Haft
first = Chris
date = 2007-03-18
publisher = MLB.com]

He was called up to the majors in by|2008 to replace struggling pitcher Brad Hennessey.

References

External links

*baseball-reference|id=s/sadlebi01
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=452724 MLB.com Player File]
* [http://thebaseballcube.com/players/S/Billy-Sadler.shtml The Baseball Cube player page]

Persondata
NAME= Sadler, Billy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Sadler IV, William Henry
SHORT DESCRIPTION=American baseball pitcher
DATE OF BIRTH=1981-9-21
PLACE OF BIRTH=city-state|Pensacola|Florida, United States
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=