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Cole Sands

P · MIN

28 yrs

Pitcher

15-Day IL

Description

Position: P
Team: MIN
Type: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Born: 1997-07-17
Age: 28
Country: USA
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 215 lb
Last active: 2026

Career Résumé

5 seasons

Seasons	5 2022–2026
Games	169
W-L	14-11
ERA	4.21
WHIP	1.22
IP	207
SO	209
SV	9

Pitching Projections

2026 · per ~700 BF

Stat	Proj	Range (p10–p90)	vs LY
SO	160	129–209	-8
BB	51	33–65	+3
HR	19	12–30	+1
Hits	154	126–174	+5
ER	72	54–97	-3

Pitching

Regular season

Season	Tm	W	L	ERA	WHIP	G	GS	SV	IP	SO	BB	HR	ER	xERA	Brl%
2026	MIN	1	1	4.63	1.37	12	0	1	11.2	11	4	2	6	4.44	8.6%
2025	MIN	4	6	4.50	1.17	69	3	3	72.0	64	19	7	36	3.88	9.9%
2024	MIN	9	1	3.28	1.00	62	0	4	71.1	85	12	6	26	3.39	6.3%
2023	MIN	0	0	3.74	1.52	15	0	0	21.2	21	13	4	9	6.04	12.5%
2022	MIN	0	3	5.87	1.57	11	3	1	30.2	28	13	4	20	4.58	7.1%

Fielding

Regular season · OAA 2016+

Season	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	FLD%	RF/9	OAA
2026	P	12	0	11.2	0	1	0	1.000	0.77	—
2025	P	69	3	72.0	6	7	1	.929	1.63	—
2024	P	62	0	71.1	5	4	1	.900	1.14	—
2023	P	15	0	21.2	2	1	0	1.000	1.25	—
2022	P	11	3	30.2	1	3	1	.800	1.17	—

Pitching game log

2026 · last 12

Date		Opp	Res	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	Pit
2026-04-28	vs	SEA	L	ND	0.2	3	2	2	1	0	1	13
2026-04-26	@	TB	L	ND	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
2026-04-21	@	NYM	W	W	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3	23
2026-04-18	vs	CIN	L	L	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	12
2026-04-17	vs	CIN	L	ND	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	2	20
2026-04-14	vs	BOS	W	ND	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	15
2026-04-11	@	TOR	W	ND	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	22
2026-04-08	vs	DET	W	H	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	1	9
2026-04-07	vs	DET	W	H	0.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	12
2026-04-05	vs	TB	L	ND	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	21
2026-04-02	@	KC	W	H	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	11
2026-03-28	@	BAL	W	S	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	2	16

Pitching Profile2025 · vs 402

K/9

8.038

BB/9

2.480

HR/9

0.967

ERA

4.5027

WHIP

1.1768

xERA

3.8852

Brl%A

9.9%22

PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league

Career Highs

Stat	Best	Year
Wins	9	2024
SO	85	2024
SV	4	2024
ERA	3.28	2024
WHIP	1.00	2024

Comparable Players

2025 · stat-profile similarity

Ben CaspariusLAD27y
4.64 ERA · 71 K · 1.27 WHIP
93%
vs
Mason EnglertTB26y
3.83 ERA · 44 K · 1.21 WHIP
90%
vs
Joey LucchesiSF33y
3.76 ERA · 31 K · 1.23 WHIP
89%
vs
José FerrerWSH26y
4.48 ERA · 71 K · 1.27 WHIP
88%
vs
Justin SlatenBOS28y
4.24 ERA · 25 K · 1.09 WHIP
88%
vs

Career Arc

ERA by season · taller = better

Year over Year

pitching trajectory

Yr	Tm	W	ERA	WHIP	SO	IP
22	MIN	0	5.87	1.57	28	31
23	MIN	0	3.74▼	1.52▼	21▼	22▼
24	MIN	9▲	3.28▼	1.00▼	85▲	71▲
25	MIN	4▼	4.50▲	1.17▲	64▼	72▲
26	MIN	1▼	4.63▲	1.37▲	11▼	12▼

Career Milestones

chase to the next mark

Wins14

36 to 50

Strikeouts209

791 to 1,000

Saves9

91 to 100

Season

Pitch Arsenal

2025 · Statcast

Pitch	Use	Velo	Spin
4-Seam	27%	95.0	2354
Cutter	24%	89.5	2437
Splitter	21%	88.2	1523
Curve	19%	81.7	2937
Sinker	9%	94.0	2242

Plate Discipline

2025 · induced

28.4%

Chase

lg 28.5%

66.7%

Z-Swing

lg 67%

21.9%

Whiff

lg 24.5%

78.1%

Contact

lg 76%

52.2%

Zone

lg 48.5%

26.6%

CSW

lg 28%

1,184 pitches · green/red vs league avg

Statcast Trend

xERA by season · taller = better

Barrel% Against by season · taller = better

Per game	2.6
Ceiling (90th)	5.9
Floor (10th)	-2.2
Std dev	4.7
Boom rate	33%
Bust rate	42%
Profile	Volatile