Cole Sands

Cole Sands

25-Year-Old PitcherRP
Minnesota Twins
15-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 6/19/2023
2023 Fantasy Outlook
After a strong season at Double-A in 2021 (2.46 ERA and 10.7 K/9), Sands looked like a top rotation prospect. Despite a 5.55 ERA at Triple-A, Sands was called up to the majors several times last season thanks to a strong strikeout rate (10.5 K/9). What Sands lacks in velocity (91.7 average mph fastball) he makes up for with a sharp curve ball as his spin rate ranked in the 88th percentile per Statcast. Sands fared better as a reliever (3.44 ERA compared to a 9.49 ERA in three starts), so he may be a better candidate to compete for a middle relief role this spring. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year contract with the Twins in March of 2023.
Placed on 15-day IL
PMinnesota Twins
Shoulder
June 4, 2023
The Twins placed Sands on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a right shoulder impingement.
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Sands had not worked in a game since May 30 after throwing 2.1 scoreless frames against the Astros. The right-hander will be out for two-plus weeks while he recovers, and the Twins reinstated Caleb Thielbar (oblique) off the 15-day IL in a corresponding move.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
32
Last 10 Games
32
Last 5 Games
34
How many pitches does Cole Sands generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Cole Sands generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-30%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-24%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-32%
BAA vs LHP
2021
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2021vs Left .208 91 21 12 16 4 0 2
Since 2021vs Right .299 108 20 8 29 8 0 3
2023vs Left .182 26 5 4 4 2 0 1
2023vs Right .240 28 8 3 6 1 0 0
2022vs Left .218 65 16 8 12 2 0 1
2022vs Right .319 80 12 5 23 7 0 3
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
 
 
-31%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
2022
 
 
-27%
ERA on Road
2021
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2021Home 5.16 1.54 22.2 0 2 0 8.7 5.2 1.2
Since 2021Away 3.54 1.48 20.1 0 1 1 8.4 3.1 0.9
2023Home 0.00 1.60 5.0 0 0 0 10.8 9.0 0.0
2023Away 1.23 1.23 7.1 0 0 0 8.6 2.5 1.2
2022Home 6.62 1.53 17.2 0 2 0 8.2 4.1 1.5
2022Away 4.85 1.62 13.0 0 1 1 8.3 3.5 0.7
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Cole Sands compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
1.86
 
K/9
9.5
 
BB/9
5.1
 
HR/9
0.7
 
Fastball
93.5 mph
 
ERA
0.73
 
WHIP
1.38
 
BABIP
.292
 
GB/FB
0.73
 
Left On Base
102.6%
 
Exit Velocity
84.1 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
8.7%
 
Spin Rate
2111 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
27.5%
 
Swinging Strike
8.1%
 
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More Fantasy News
Called up from Triple-A
PMinnesota Twins
May 13, 2023
The Twins recalled Sands from Triple-A St. Paul on Saturday, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
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Optioned to Triple-A
PMinnesota Twins
April 14, 2023
Sands was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Friday.
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Looks set to make bullpen
PMinnesota Twins
March 26, 2023
Sands looks set to make the Opening Day roster for the Twins as a long reliever, Do-Hyoung Park of MLB.com reports.
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Four-inning save
PMinnesota Twins
October 5, 2022
Sands picked up a four-inning save in Wednesday's 10-1 victory over the White Sox. He allowed one run on four hits and one walk while striking out one.
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Rejoins team for finale
PMinnesota Twins
October 5, 2022
The Twins recalled Sands from Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday.
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