Sadler played baseball at
Clifton High School, and in 1999 the
Chicago Cubs selected him with the 920th pick of the
June draft, as part of the 30th round. The Cubs did so with the intention of treating him as a "
draft and follow" player, and he signed with the Cubs after 2 seasons at
Hill College, a
junior college in
Hillsboro, Texas. Sadler was traded from the Cubs to the
Pittsburgh Pirates on August 17, 2003, in a
deadline deal for
Randall Simon. When outfielder
Craig Wilson injured a tendon in his hand on May 8, 2005, the Pirates turned to Sadler as an emergency replacement, purchasing his contract from the
Altoona Curve. He had no time to prepare, but reported immediately to the Pirates' clubhouse, where he was mistaken for a construction worker by surprised manager
Lloyd McClendon. Sadler made his major league debut that night, and three days later, he collected his first major league
hit: a
home run to left field against Giants starter
Noah Lowry. After playing three games in
left field, Sadler was optioned back down to the minors on May 13, and he was
designated for assignment on September 16. This was the first outright assignment of Sadler's career, so he remained with the Pirates organization after clearing
waivers. After the 2006 season, Sadler was acquired by the
Houston Astros organization. He played the entire 2007 season as a member of the
Corpus Christi Hooks, Houston's AA affiliate, leading the team in home runs and
runs batted in while earning Team MVP honors. In 2008, Sadler split time between Corpus Christi and the Triple-A
Round Rock Express in the Astros' system. Sadler became a free agent at the end of the 2008 season and signed a minor league contract with the
Tampa Bay Rays in December. On August 6, 2009, Sadler was released by the Rays, and signed a minor league contract with the
Houston Astros two days later. He became a free agent again after the season, and in 2010 signed with the
Kansas City T-Bones of the independent
Northern League. He played for the club in the 2011 season as well. Sadler played for the
Kansas City T-Bones of the
American Association of Independent Professional Baseball in 2012. In 2013, Sadler played for the
Winnipeg Goldeyes and T-Bones of the
American Association of Independent Professional Baseball. Sadler played for the Goldeyes and T-Bones during the 2014 season as well and played for the
Sussex County Miners in 2015. ==References==