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Cole Sands

#44 - Relief Pitcher

Minnesota Twins

Bats / Throws Right / Right
Date of Birth 7/17/1997 (29)
Height, Weight 6'3", 215 lb
Hometown Tallahassee, FL

2026 Season Stats

Needs more playing time to qualify
MLB Rank MLB Average
Sv IP ERA WHIP K% BB%
1 12.0 8.25 1.67 19.6% 8.9%
141st 3
Sv
351st 52.0
IP
347th 4.19
ERA
313th 1.34
WHIP
240th 22.7%
K%
152nd 9.8%
BB%
FB MPH SwStr% CSW% Str-ICR MTK% PLV PLA
93.1 12.0% 27.3% 48.3% 5.3% 4.92 3.75
277th 94.7
FB MPH
162nd 12.2%
SwStr%
224th 28.5%
CSW%
284th 51.2%
Str-ICR
234th 4.7%
MTK%
190th 4.94
PLV
224th 3.56
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Cole Sands Overview

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Year Team G GS IP W-L Sv Hld ERA WHIP xERA FIP xFIP PLA K% BB% H/9 HR/9 BABIP HR/FB% LOB% ICR% GB% SwStr% CSW% IPR% PLV
2022 MIN 11 3 30.2 0-3 1 0 5.87 1.57 4.25 4.77 5.09 4.83 19.3% 9.0% 10.3 1.17 .326 14.8% 67.5% 35.4% 44.3% 10.4% 26.4% 0.45 4.78
2023 MIN 15 0 21.2 0-0 0 0 3.74 1.52 6.06 5.57 5.52 5.17 21.2% 14.1% 8.3 1.66 .267 20.0% 83.9% 43.8% 42.2% 8.5% 26.4% 0.45 4.69
2024 MIN 62 0 71.1 9-1 4 5 3.28 1.00 2.62 2.63 3.58 3.20 29.1% 4.1% 7.4 0.76 .291 9.8% 68.5% 39.7% 38.2% 13.4% 29.5% 0.60 5.04
2025 MIN 69 3 72.0 4-6 3 13 4.50 1.17 4.03 3.58 4.08 3.08 21.4% 6.4% 8.1 0.87 .287 13.5% 60.1% 39.6% 46.7% 10.8% 26.9% 0.46 5.01
2026 MIN 13 0 12.0 1-1 1 3 8.25 1.67 5.29 6.02 5.16 3.75 19.6% 8.9% 11.3 2.25 .343 25.0% 59.5% 43.6% 46.2% 12.0% 27.3% 0.46 4.92
RP MLB Percentile 3 0 0 12-67 37 36 1 11 13 6 11 36 31 55 5 4 13 15 4 6 60 52 34 38 44
RP MLB AVG 42 2 52.0 3-3 3 7 4.19 1.34 4.16 4.17 4.24 3.56 22.7% 9.8% 8.3 1.08 .291 17.6% 72.5% 36.8% 44.0% 12.2% 28.5% 0.50 4.94
Career 170 6 207.2 14-11 9 21 4.42 1.23 3.87 3.77 4.26 3.64 23.5% 7.1% 8.4 1.04 .296 14.0% 66.7% 39.6% 43.1% 11.4% 27.7% 0.50 4.94

Cole Sands Repertoire

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Cole Sands Game Log

Cole Sands Standard

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Year Team G GS IP W-L QS Sv Hld P Strikes Balls TBF H 1B 2B 3B HR K BB HB WP
2022 MIN 11 3 30.2 0-3 0 1 0 603 376 227 145 35 22 9 0 4 28 13 5 1
2023 MIN 15 0 21.2 0-0 0 0 0 413 255 158 99 20 11 5 0 4 21 14 0 3
2024 MIN 62 0 71.1 9-1 0 4 5 1,154 769 385 292 59 43 10 0 6 85 12 6 3
2025 MIN 69 3 72.0 4-6 0 3 13 1,143 739 405 299 65 42 13 3 7 64 19 4 3
2026 MIN 13 0 12.0 1-1 0 1 3 209 135 74 56 15 9 2 1 3 11 5 1 1
RP MLB Percentile 3 0 0 12-67 0 37 36 0 0 100 0 98 98 93 22 70 1 98 64 51
RP MLB AVG 42 2 52.0 3-3 0 3 7 884 565 319 227 48 32 9 1 6 52 21 3 2
Career 170 6 207.2 14-11 0 9 21 3,522 2,274 1,249 891 194 127 39 4 24 209 63 16 11

Cole Sands Advanced

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Year Team K% BB% AVG SLG OPS wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA xERA
2022 MIN 19.3% 9.0% .276 .441 .807 .356 .326 .354 .228 .328 .262 .354 89.3 91.8 13.8 4.25
2023 MIN 21.2% 14.1% .235 .435 .778 .340 .267 .313 .273 .379 .310 .433 91.5 92.8 14.6 6.06
2024 MIN 29.1% 4.1% .221 .326 .591 .259 .291 .314 .202 .254 .253 .325 88.7 90.6 17.4 2.62
2025 MIN 21.4% 6.4% .242 .390 .687 .296 .287 .311 .245 .312 .279 .363 88.1 88.5 11.4 4.03
2026 MIN 19.6% 8.9% .313 .583 .965 .409 .343 .395 .271 .359 .292 .398 93.5 97.4 13.7 5.29
RP MLB Percentile 31 55 4 1 1 2 13 5 13 13 33 17 0 0 43 13
RP MLB AVG 22.7% 9.8% .241 .389 .712 .314 .291 .321 .235 .314 .280 .358 87.6 89.3 13.1 4.16
Career 23.5% 7.1% .244 .393 .701 .308 .296 .324 .233 .309 .272 .363 89.2 90.9 14.2 3.87

Cole Sands Pitch › Mix

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Year Team FF% (MPH) SI% (MPH) FC% (MPH) SL% (MPH) ST% (MPH) CB% (MPH) CH% (MPH) FS% (MPH) KN% (MPH) Fastball% Secondary%
2022 MIN50.3% (91.6)-6.0% (84.4)3.5% (80.4)-20.7% (78.7)11.3% (85.1)8.3% (84.7)- 50.2% 49.8%
2023 MIN37.5% (93.8)11.9% (92.9)7.3% (88.5)--17.9% (80.5)-23.7% (86.2)- 49.4% 48.9%
2024 MIN28.8% (95.6)10.3% (94.8)29.5% (90.8)--14.1% (82.4)-17.2% (87.9)- 39.1% 60.8%
2025 MIN26.6% (95.0)9.0% (94.0)24.2% (89.4)--18.6% (81.7)-21.6% (88.2)- 35.6% 64.4%
2026 MIN39.7% (93.1)7.2% (92.0)23.0% (87.6)0.5% (88.1)-12.9% (80.6)-16.8% (87.2)- 46.9% 53.1%
RP MLB Percentile 51 (21) 6 (21) 67 (28) 0 (76) - 47 (45) - 50 (57) - 41.3% 59.0%
RP MLB AVG 38.7% (94.7) 26.6% (94.1) 19.6% (89.4) 25.9% (86.1) 20.7% (82.3) 15.3% (80.3) 17.7% (86.1) 18.9% (86.6) 42.7% (61.5) 48.7% 51.2%
Career33.4% (94.0)8.1% (94.1)20.7% (89.6)0.6% (80.7)-17.1% (81.1)1.9% (85.1)17.9% (87.4)- 41.5% 58.2%

Cole Sands Pitch › Results

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Year Team FF CSW% SI CSW% FC CSW% SL CSW% ST CSW% CB CSW% CH CSW% FS CSW% KN CSW% Fastball CSW% Secondary CSW%
2022 MIN27.4% (28)-27.8% (2)38.1% (5)-25.6% (16)19.1% (7)26.0% (5)- 27.4% 25.3%
2023 MIN24.5% (15)36.7% (1)30.0% (3)--28.4% (4)-21.4% (12)- 27.5% 25.2%
2024 MIN33.4% (54)22.7% (3)33.8% (55)--33.1% (20)-17.1% (23)- 30.6% 28.9%
2025 MIN28.3% (36)27.2% (7)28.6% (33)--31.5% (17)-19.4% (30)- 28.0% 26.4%
2026 MIN22.9% (6)20.0% (1)41.7% (9)0.0% (0)-29.6% (5)-20.0% (4)- 22.4% 31.5%
RP MLB Percentile 14 (92) 9 (2) 95 (47) 0 (0) - 56 (55) - 37 (63) - 4.8% 72.1%
RP MLB AVG 27.2% (32) 27.6% (13) 26.9% (15) 29.7% (28) 28.4% (20) 27.3% (15) 22.3% (21) 22.6% (21) 19.3% (9) 27.9% 28.8%
Career28.6% (139)26.6% (12)31.9% (102)36.4% (5)-30.2% (62)19.1% (7)19.6% (74)- 28.2% 27.3%

Cole Sands Batted Ball › Contact

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Year Team GB% LD% FB% PU% SS% Pull% Cent% Oppo% Foul Str% PC% Fl&B% Solid% Brl% ICR%
2022 MIN 44.3% 18.6% 27.8% 9.3% 28.9% 46.5% 29.3% 24.2% 19.6% 63.9% 18.6% 10.3% 7.2% 35.4%
2023 MIN 42.2% 18.8% 31.3% 7.8% 35.9% 42.2% 39.1% 18.8% 19.9% 56.2% 20.3% 12.5% 10.9% 43.8%
2024 MIN 38.2% 19.4% 32.8% 9.7% 34.9% 35.1% 38.3% 26.6% 20.7% 59.6% 27.4% 7.0% 5.9% 39.7%
2025 MIN 46.7% 19.3% 24.5% 9.4% 34.0% 46.7% 32.1% 21.2% 19.2% 60.4% 22.6% 9.0% 8.0% 39.6%
2026 MIN 46.2% 15.4% 30.8% 7.7% 33.3% 41.0% 41.0% 17.9% 18.7% 56.5% 23.1% 10.3% 10.3% 43.6%
RP MLB Percentile 60 93 91 29 59 51 94 6 59 7 63 3 8 6
RP MLB AVG 44.0% 21.7% 24.1% 10.2% 34.6% 40.9% 33.7% 25.4% 18.1% 63.0% 24.5% 5.8% 6.8% 36.8%
Career 43.1% 18.9% 28.8% 9.2% 33.6% 42.2% 34.9% 22.9% 19.8% 60.0% 23.2% 9.0% 7.7% 39.6%

Cole Sands Batted Ball › Outcomes

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Year Team AVG wOBA BABIP BACON xAVG xwOBA xBABIP xwoBACON EV FB EV LA HR/FB ICR% IPA%
2022 MIN .276 .356 .326 .354 .228 .328 .262 .354 89.3 91.8 13.8 14.8% 35.4% 24.1%
2023 MIN .235 .340 .267 .313 .273 .379 .310 .433 91.5 92.8 14.6 20.0% 43.8% 28.3%
2024 MIN .221 .259 .291 .314 .202 .254 .253 .325 88.7 90.6 17.4 9.8% 39.7% 25.7%
2025 MIN .242 .296 .287 .311 .245 .312 .279 .363 88.1 88.5 11.4 13.5% 39.6% 28.1%
2026 MIN .313 .409 .343 .395 .271 .359 .292 .398 93.5 97.4 13.7 25.0% 43.6% 30.4%
RP MLB Percentile 4 2 13 5 13 13 33 17 0 0 43 15 6 7
RP MLB AVG .241 .314 .291 .321 .235 .314 .280 .358 87.6 89.3 13.1 17.6% 36.8% 24.4%
Career .244 .308 .296 .324 .233 .309 .272 .363 89.2 90.9 14.2 14.0% 39.6% 26.8%

Cole Sands Approach › Plate Discipline

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Year Team Zone% Str% Swing% O-Sw% Whiff% Foul Str% Con% Z-Con% O-Con% CS% SwStr% CSW% BIP% PLUS% IPR% Str-ICR
2022 MIN 42.1% 62.4% 46.4% 29.5% 22.5% 19.6% 77.5% 87.0% 61.2% 15.9% 10.4% 26.4% 16.4% 56.6% 0.45 50.7%
2023 MIN 47.2% 61.7% 43.8% 24.3% 19.3% 19.9% 80.7% 89.8% 58.5% 17.9% 8.5% 26.4% 15.5% 56.9% 0.45 48.2%
2024 MIN 47.7% 66.6% 50.5% 32.8% 26.6% 20.7% 73.4% 80.7% 59.1% 16.1% 13.4% 29.5% 16.4% 61.5% 0.60 53.6%
2025 MIN 49.3% 64.7% 48.5% 30.6% 22.2% 19.2% 77.8% 84.4% 63.8% 16.2% 10.8% 26.9% 18.5% 59.0% 0.46 50.0%
2026 MIN 48.3% 64.6% 49.3% 27.8% 24.3% 18.7% 75.7% 79.5% 66.7% 15.3% 12.0% 27.3% 18.7% 57.4% 0.46 48.3%
RP MLB Percentile 89 59 71 15 44 59 44 84 16 30 52 34 73 36 38 19
RP MLB AVG 44.5% 63.8% 47.4% 31.7% 25.6% 18.1% 74.4% 83.9% 58.5% 16.4% 12.2% 28.5% 17.1% 58.3% 0.50 51.2%
Career 47.2% 64.6% 48.3% 30.2% 23.6% 19.8% 76.4% 83.8% 61.3% 16.3% 11.4% 27.7% 17.1% 59.1% 0.50 51.0%

Cole Sands Approach › Locations

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Year Team Zone% aLoc% x-mLoc% gLoc% hiLoc% y-mLoc% loLoc% iLoc% oLoc% mmLoc%
2022 MIN 42.1% 37.8% 25.0% 37.1% 35.2% 22.4% 42.5% 25.4% 49.6% 7.3%
2023 MIN 47.2% 33.7% 23.6% 42.6% 27.6% 27.3% 45.1% 33.7% 42.6% 5.9%
2024 MIN 47.7% 28.9% 26.9% 44.2% 30.4% 26.3% 43.4% 29.1% 44.0% 8.2%
2025 MIN 49.3% 35.9% 26.4% 37.7% 28.1% 25.4% 46.5% 33.1% 40.5% 6.0%
2026 MIN 48.3% 34.4% 25.4% 40.2% 46.4% 21.1% 32.5% 24.4% 50.2% 4.8%
RP MLB Percentile 89 50 66 64 91 72 10 10 94 3
RP MLB AVG 44.5% 34.6% 27.0% 38.4% 36.2% 22.9% 40.9% 29.9% 43.1% 6.6%
Career 47.2% 33.6% 26.0% 40.5% 31.1% 25.1% 43.8% 30.0% 44.0% 6.9%

Cole Sands Approach › Counts

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Year Team Early% Behind% 2-Str% Early BIP% F-Str% TF-Str% ECS% 2-Str O-Sw% PAR%
2022 MIN 55.4% 11.9% 32.7% 12.6% 57.6% 47.2% 22.8% 27.9% 14.2%
2023 MIN 53.8% 11.1% 35.1% 14.9% 60.2% 46.9% 26.1% 22.1% 14.5%
2024 MIN 57.2% 10.0% 32.9% 15.0% 64.8% 53.9% 21.8% 25.5% 22.4%
2025 MIN 59.9% 10.4% 30.4% 15.2% 60.9% 50.2% 22.3% 21.3% 18.4%
2026 MIN 58.9% 12.4% 28.7% 15.4% 55.4% 44.6% 18.7% 21.7% 18.3%
RP MLB Percentile 55 41 30 62 11 11 21 11 38
RP MLB AVG 58.5% 12.1% 29.9% 14.5% 61.0% 50.1% 21.1% 26.7% 19.3%
Career 57.5% 10.7% 32.1% 14.7% 61.3% 50.2% 22.4% 24.0% 18.5%

Cole Sands PLV

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Year Team P PLV QP% AP% BP% Q-BP% MTK% HP HL PLA
2022 MIN 603 4.78 41.8% 18.2% 40.0% 1.8% 6.8% 8.1 +5 4.83
2023 MIN 413 4.69 42.9% 19.1% 38.0% 4.8% 6.3% 1.8 -2 5.17
2024 MIN 1,154 5.04 45.3% 19.0% 35.7% 9.6% 7.2% -9.3 -10 3.20
2025 MIN 1,143 5.01 46.6% 20.4% 33.0% 13.5% 6.1% 6.0 +5 3.08
2026 MIN 209 4.92 42.6% 20.1% 37.3% 5.3% 5.3% 5.0 +3 3.75
RP MLB Percentile 0 44 15 88 44 44 31 29 30 36
RP MLB AVG 884 4.94 45.9% 17.3% 36.8% 9.1% 4.7% 0.6 -1 3.56
Career 3,522 4.94 44.7% 19.4% 35.9% 8.7% 6.6% 11.6 +1 3.64
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