15-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 6/19/2023
2023 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.73
WHIP
1.38
K
13
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
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
Placed on 15-day IL
The Twins placed Sands on the 15-day injured list Sunday with a right shoulder impingement.
ANALYSIS
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.
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+
What part of the game does Cole Sands generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
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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
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021vs Left | .208 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 2 | |||
| Since 2021vs Right | .299 | 20 | 8 | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .182 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .240 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .218 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .319 | 12 | 5 | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2021vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-31%
ERA on Road
2023
-100%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021Home | 5.16 | 1.54 | 22.2 | 8.7 | 5.2 | ||||
| Since 2021Away | 3.54 | 1.48 | 20.1 | 8.4 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0.00 | 1.60 | 5.0 | 10.8 | 9.0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 1.23 | 1.23 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2022Home | 6.62 | 1.53 | 17.2 | 8.2 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2022Away | 4.85 | 1.62 | 13.0 | 8.3 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021Away | 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.
* 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
1.86K/9
9.5BB/9
5.1HR/9
0.7Fastball
93.5 mphERA
0.73WHIP
1.38BABIP
.292GB/FB
0.73Left On Base
102.6%Exit Velocity
84.1 mphBarrels/BBE
8.7%Spin Rate
2111 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
27.5%Swinging Strike
8.1%Prospect Rankings History
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Called up from Triple-A
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
Sands was optioned to Triple-A St. Paul on Friday.
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Looks set to make bullpen
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
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
The Twins recalled Sands from Triple-A St. Paul on Wednesday.
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