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Cole Sands
- Minnesota Twins - MLB
- SP
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- Bats: R / Throws: R
- Age: 27
- Rule 5 Eligible: On 40-Man Roster
- Acquisition Method: Draft
Scouting Report
August 2022 Update
It's been a consistently tough go for Sands this year, who's been roughed up during a few short stints in the big leagues and frankly hasn't looked a whole lot better in Triple-A, where the impressive strikeout rate is outweighed by a persistent susceptibility to giving up big contact (opponents hit .304 against him with an .861 OPS in June and July). He definitely has the makings of a guy who could quickly turn a corner in the bullpen, but the Twins may be inclined to keep him stretched out as SP depth for the rest of this year.
Monthly Splits
| Split | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Late / Close | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.2 | 6 | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .375 | 1.50 | 0.33 |
| vs Left | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.2 | 7 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .233 | 1.15 | 1.00 |
| Runner at 1st | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.0 | 2 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | 0.67 | 1.33 |
| Runner at 2nd | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .167 | 1.50 | 2.00 |
| Runner at 3rd | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.2 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Behind in Count | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.0 | 5 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 2.75 | 0.57 |
| vs Right | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10.2 | 6 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | .167 | 0.84 | 0.73 |
| Reliever | MIN | 2 | 1 | 2.29 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19.2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 15 | .197 | 0.97 | 0.86 |
| Bases Empty | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9.0 | 6 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .182 | 0.89 | 0.64 |
| Day Games | MIN | 2 | 1 | 1.50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | .162 | 0.75 | 1.00 |
| Scoring Position | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7.2 | 5 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .217 | 1.17 | 1.00 |
| Away Games | MIN | 0 | 1 | 2.70 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .206 | 0.90 | 0.67 |
| Leading Off | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 15 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.2 | 3 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .214 | 1.36 | 1.50 |
| Batting First | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.2 | 2 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | 1.13 | 2.50 |
| Runners at 1st & 3rd | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.1 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | 1.50 | 1.00 |
| Batting Second | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | 1.00 | 0.50 |
| Runners at 1st & 2nd | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.1 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.43 | 4.00 |
| Batting Third | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.2 | 1 | -- | -- | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | 1.20 | 0.67 |
| Pre All-Star | MIN | 2 | 1 | 2.29 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19.2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 15 | .197 | 0.97 | 0.86 |
| Batting Fourth | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0.50 | 3.00 |
| Home Games | MIN | 2 | 0 | 1.86 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | .188 | 1.03 | 1.10 |
| On Grass | MIN | 2 | 1 | 2.29 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19.2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 15 | .197 | 0.97 | 0.86 |
| April | MIN | 2 | 1 | 4.82 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | .212 | 1.29 | 0.62 |
| Batting Ninth | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .143 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| March | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Batting Fifth | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.1 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.40 |
| Batting Sixth | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.2 | 3 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429 | 1.80 | 3.00 |
| Night Games | MIN | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .241 | 1.30 | 0.70 |
| Batting Seventh | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.1 | 3 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .300 | 1.29 | 0.00 |
| Batting Eighth | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.2 | 2 | -- | -- | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .400 | 1.80 | 0.50 |
| No Outs | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 17 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.1 | 4 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | .182 | 1.11 | 1.25 |
| One Out | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.2 | 8 | -- | -- | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .348 | 1.35 | 0.88 |
| Ahead in Count | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8.2 | 6 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .188 | 0.69 | 1.00 |
| May | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .200 | 0.75 | 1.57 |
| Two Outs | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.2 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .048 | 0.45 | 0.70 |
| Extra Innings | MIN | -- | -- | 0.00 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Runners at 2nd & 3rd | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.1 | 2 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.00 | 0.00 |
| Ninth Inning | MIN | -- | -- | 0.00 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.33 |
| Eighth Inning | MIN | -- | -- | 2.45 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .400 | 1.64 | 1.00 |
| Seventh Inning | MIN | -- | -- | 6.23 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .214 | 1.15 | 0.57 |
| Bases Loaded | MIN | -- | -- | -- | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| Sixth Inning | MIN | -- | -- | 0.00 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .231 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| Fifth Inning | MIN | -- | -- | 2.45 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .077 | 0.82 | 1.00 |
| Fourth Inning | MIN | -- | -- | 0.00 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Season | Team | LG | Level | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | HLD | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | NP | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 teams | - | Minors | 7 | 3 | 2.68 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97.1 | 81 | 32 | 29 | 4 | 1529 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 108 | .228 | 1.03 | 0.26 |
| 2019 | CR | MID | A(Full) | 2 | 1 | 3.05 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 705 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 49 | .258 | 1.26 | 0.66 |
| 2019 | FTM | FSL | A(Adv) | 5 | 2 | 2.25 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.0 | 36 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 753 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 53 | .199 | 0.83 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | PNS | SOU | AA | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .267 | 1.25 | 0.00 |
| 2021 | WCH | AA C | AA | 4 | 2 | 2.46 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.1 | 59 | 27 | 22 | 6 | 1384 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 96 | .203 | 1.17 | 0.79 |
| 2022 | STP | INT | AAA | 3 | 6 | 5.55 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61.2 | 78 | 42 | 38 | 9 | 1087 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 72 | .310 | 1.65 | 0.88 |
| 2023 | STP | INT | AAA | 0 | 2 | 1.47 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 30.2 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 477 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 41 | .156 | 0.88 | 1.13 |
| Date | Team | OPP | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | SVO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | HB | BB | IBB | SO | AVG | WHIP | GO/AO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-27 | MIN | @ STL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2025-04-01 | MIN | @ CWS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | 0.50 | 0.00 |
| 2025-04-05 | MIN | vs HOU | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .100 | 0.33 | 0.25 |
| 2025-04-06 | MIN | vs HOU | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .077 | 0.25 | 0.17 |
| 2025-04-08 | MIN | @ KC | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .071 | 0.46 | 0.14 |
| 2025-04-10 | MIN | @ KC | 0 | 1 | 3.60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .176 | 0.80 | 0.13 |
| 2025-04-13 | MIN | vs DET | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .150 | 0.83 | 0.20 |
| 2025-04-15 | MIN | vs NYM | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 | 0.90 | 0.27 |
| 2025-04-16 | MIN | vs NYM | 1 | 0 | 2.35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .130 | 0.91 | 0.33 |
| 2025-04-18 | MIN | @ ATL | 0 | 0 | 3.24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .185 | 1.08 | 0.31 |
| 2025-04-23 | MIN | vs CWS | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .188 | 1.18 | 0.43 |
| 2025-04-25 | MIN | vs LAA | 0 | 0 | 4.35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 | 1.16 | 0.53 |
| 2025-05-01 | MIN | @ CLE | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .179 | 1.11 | 0.73 |
| 2025-05-03 | MIN | @ BOS | 0 | 0 | 3.55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .209 | 1.18 | 0.80 |
| 2025-05-06 | MIN | vs BAL | 0 | 0 | 3.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .213 | 1.17 | 0.93 |
| 2025-05-08 | MIN | vs BAL | 0 | 0 | 3.07 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | 1.23 | 1.00 |
| 2025-05-10 | MIN | vs SF | 0 | 0 | 2.87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | 1.21 | 0.88 |
| 2025-05-14 | MIN | @ BAL | 0 | 0 | 2.70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | 1.14 | 0.84 |
| 2025-05-16 | MIN | @ MIL | 0 | 0 | 2.55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .217 | 1.08 | 0.80 |
| 2025-05-18 | MIN | @ MIL | 0 | 0 | 2.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .197 | 0.97 | 0.86 |
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